Justice means addressing past and current wrongs. All efforts to live with, adapt to, and prepare for the changing climate ...

WASHINGTON—Following the illegal shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Elon Musk and his “DOGE” representatives have reportedly set their sights on dismantling the ...

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has nominated meteorologist Dr. Neil Jacobs to serve as administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency which operates under ...

Juan Declet-Barreto is Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability for the Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. At UCS, he researches, maps, analyzes, communicates, and ...

WASHINGTON (February 6, 2025)— On behalf of the Trump administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leaders notified Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights employees on ...

Julie McNamara is a deputy policy director with the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Her research focuses on policies and measures that facilitate a rapid, sustained, and ...

WASHINGTON—On his first day in office, President Trump clearly signaled, with an onslaught of executive orders, his intent to dismantle decades worth of science-based public health and environmental ...

WASHINGTON (February 6, 2025) – Today, a bipartisan group of U.S. representatives introduced the Scientific Integrity (SI) Act. The SI Act is a crucial piece of legislation that would safeguard ...

Rachel Cleetus is the policy director with the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She leads the program’s efforts in designing effective and equitable policies to address ...

WASHINGTON—Dr. Gretchen Goldman, an environmental engineer who previously served in the Department of Transportation, White House and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), will be joining UCS on ...

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