The batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs) and store energy are vital to cutting harmful emissions and they should be as low-impact as possible The very much needed transition to EVs is underway ...

If you are a leader of a scientific society and want to sign on to this letter, email Melissa Varga, Science Network Senior Manager, at [email protected]. Read the media alert for the letter ...

Hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—one of the premier science agencies in the federal government— were laid off today, continuing an unrelenting ...

President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order paving the way for federal agencies to reclassify tens of thousands of federal employees as at-will workers, making them easier to fire. The ...

Lee Shaver is a Senior Energy Analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists' Climate and Energy Program. In this role, he studies microgrids and distributed generation, with a focus on policies and ...

The current system of moving around people and goods is outdated, inequitable, and focuses on roads, not people. We can do better. Table of Contents The current system of moving around people and ...

DeShawn L. Blanding is a senior Washington representative for the Food and Environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. In his role, he advocates to administration officials, Congress, ...

Sam Wilson is a senior vehicles analyst in the Clean Transportation Program, focusing primarily on regulations, laws, and policies that accelerate the transition to zero-emissions trucks and buses. A ...

UCS has been documenting the problem of political interference in science in the US federal government since its landmark 2004 Scientist Statement on Scientific Integrity. In addition to tracking ...

Certain states require written disclosures for nonprofit organizations soliciting contributions. Individual state disclosures are below. Florida: A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL ...

On March 4, 1969, the day on which the Union of Concerned Scientists held its very first public event at MIT, the role and mission of the nascent group was envisioned in a statement entitled "Beyond ...

The science advocacy movement is gaining momentum. By working in collaboration with our partners, the Union of Concerned Scientists Science Network helps build the power of this movement and broadens ...