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 Monday, November 18, 2019 New Study in Nature Climate Change Finds Nearly All US Endangered Species Sensitive to Climate Change U.S. government agencies are not doing enough to protect endangered species from the threat posed by climate change, according to a paper published today in Nature Climate Change by Aimee Delach , a biologist at Defenders of Wildlife, and Astrid Caldas , a climate scientist at the Union of... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, November 12, 2019 New EPA Science Restrictions Would Devastate Public Health and Environmental Protections U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler is set to issue a supplemental notice on a proposed rule that will dramatically restrict what science the agency can consider. The supplemental notice expands the scope and severity of the proposed rule, stipulating that the agency... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, November 11, 2019 Study Predicts Additional Month of 100-Degree Days at US Military Bases by Midcentury Over the next three decades U.S. military bases in the contiguous United States could average an extra month of dangerously hot days each year when the heat index—or “feels like” temperature—exceeds 100 degrees Fahrenheit, according to an analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, November 04, 2019 Trump’s Decision to Leave Paris Agreement Puts Health and Wellbeing of Americans at Risk The Trump administration has given written notice to the United Nations Secretary General of its intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, which was adopted by nearly 200 countries in 2015 to limit global climate change; under the provisions of the Agreement, the withdrawal... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Air Pollution Experts Say Current Standards Must Be Strengthened to Protect Public Health Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dismissed its panel of experts on particulate matter, depriving the agency of critical advice for setting standards around one of the most common and harmful air pollutants. The dismissed scientists came together anyway this month to review the... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, October 04, 2019 77 Groups Join to Counter Trump Administration Attack on Science Advice Political appointees in the Trump administration are already starting to eliminate science advisory committees, following a presidential executive order earlier this year directing agencies to reduce the total number of advisory committees by a third. This effort to undermine science advice has... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Latest IPCC Report Says Time to Safeguard Earth’s Most Critical Systems is Running Out The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its special report assessing the impacts of climate change on our oceans and cryosphere—the portion of Earth’s water that is frozen—in Monaco today. The report was written by more than 100 scientists from 36 countries, draws from nearly... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Trump Upends Law, Undermines Climate and Clean Air by Rescinding California’s Clean Air Authority The Trump administration has announced its intention to withdraw California’s current Clean Air Act waiver and assert that federal vehicle rules pre-empt state authority. This would remove the state’s long-standing ability to set strong vehicle emissions standards that other states can adopt , as... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Science Group Calls for Secretary Ross to Resign, Full Investigation of Manipulation of Science at NOAA Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) called on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to resign after reports emerged that he ordered the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to disavow accurate statements contradicting President Donald Trump. This is an abuse of power that... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, August 29, 2019 Trump Administration Proposal to Gut Methane Rules Would Accelerate Climate Change According to numerous media reports, today the Environmental Protection Agency will issue a new proposed rule that would loosen safeguards on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. This proposal would allow increased methane emissions from oil and gas operations and weaken efforts to fight climate... Read more |