Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. UCS combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Thursday, October 04, 2018 FERC Nomination Shows Trump’s Intent to Politicize Independent Commission President Donald Trump has nominated Bernard McNamee, a key player in the administration’s failed coal and nuclear bailout proposal, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). McNamee currently serves as the executive director of the Energy Department’s Office of Policy and, if confirmed,... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Analysis of Water Contamination at Military Sites Finds Health Risks Due to Toxic Chemicals Worse than Thought A Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) analysis released today highlights the significant health risks posed to military families and communities by a class of synthetic chemicals found in firefighting foam, nonstick cookware and other products. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are long-... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Millions of Americans are Unknowingly Bailing out Coal-Fired Power Plants Electricity customers in four competitive power markets paid at least $1 billion per year more than they needed to pay for their electricity over each of the last three years because utilities sold them power from their own coal-fired plants instead of from cheaper power sources on the grid,... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 18, 2018 BLM Rollback of Methane Rules Betrays Taxpayers and Will Exacerbate Climate Change The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today it will repeal rules requiring oil and gas extractors to limit the release of methane from existing operations on public and tribal lands. Below is a statement by Jeremy Martin, senior scientist in the Clean Vehicles Program at the Union of... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Proposed Clean Power Plan Replacement Would Do Close to Nothing on Reducing Emissions The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler has reportedly signed a plan to curb carbon emissions from the power sector—a plan so scaled back from the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan that it would do close to nothing and under some circumstances could even... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, August 17, 2018 Communities, Workers and Science Group Win Case Against EPA Today, the D.C. Circuit Court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to immediately implement the 2017 Chemical Disaster Rule, which requires industrial facilities to take steps to prevent chemical disasters. The rule was developed to protect first responders, workers and neighborhoods... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, August 14, 2018 New Survey Offers First Look into Science in the Trump Era Over the past year and a half, the news from inside the Trump administration has been disturbing: reports of studies cancelled, public-facing information altered or removed from websites, and scientists coming under political pressure. A survey released today with responses from nearly 5,000... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, July 10, 2018 Pruitt’s Truck Decision a Test for New Administrator Wheeler On his last day as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt announced the agency would not enforce pollution rules for “glider” trucks, which often use higher-polluting older engines. That’s a mistake—and an opportunity for Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator, to... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, July 05, 2018 Pruitt’s Departure Welcome, But Overdue Following a series of scandalous revelations about his conduct in office, Scott Pruitt will no longer serve as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). His departure is a positive step, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists—not just because of his personal... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, June 18, 2018 2.5 Million Homes, Businesses Totaling $1 Trillion Threatened by High Tide Flooding Accelerating sea level rise in the lower 48 states, primarily driven by climate change, is projected to worsen tidal flooding, putting as many as 311,000 coastal homes with a collective market value of about $117.5 billion today at risk of chronic flooding within the next 30 years—the lifespan of a... Read more |