Statement by Ken Kimmell, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (September 18, 2014) — In advance of the UN Climate Summit in New York City next week, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) issued the following statement from …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 16, 2014)—California Governor Edmund G. Brown approved sweeping oversight of groundwater resources today in an unprecedented step for the state, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). “This will help …
Statement by the Union of Concerned Scientists' Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sep. 16, 2014) -- Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced new commitments for sourcing …
Quarter-Million Sales Milestone and New California Law Expected as National Drive Electric Week Kicks Off WASHINGTON (September 16, 2014)—Sixty percent of Americans now live in regions where electric vehicles (EVs) produce fewer heat-trapping global …
Recent Die-Offs Could Mark Beginning of Range’s Climate-Driven Transformation WASHINGTON (September 10, 2014) — Forests in the Rocky Mountains are under an unprecedented assault from wildfires, tree-killing insects, and heat- and drought-related stress …
Statement by Jeremy Martin, senior scientist, Clean Vehicles Program, Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON (September 3, 2014)—Poet-DSM’s opening of a cellulosic biofuel production facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa marks the beginning of commercial- …
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (Aug. 29, 2014) — As California suffers through the third year of a record-breaking drought, state lawmakers agreed today to require more sweeping oversight of the state’s groundwater resources. California legislators approved Senate …
SACRAMENTO (Aug. 28, 2014) — The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) commends the California Legislature for approving the Charge Ahead Initiative, which aims to bring one million electric cars, trucks and buses to California by 2023. The bill will …
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (August 28, 2014) — The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) applauds the California Legislature for its passage of a bill that will help to reduce carbon pollution by encouraging more widespread adoption of advanced technologies for …
Statement by Lael Goodman, Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 27, 2014) – Yesterday Burger King announced a merger with the Canada-based Tim Hortons restaurant chain, and today, reactions to the merger are echoing across the …
INDIANAPOLIS (August 12, 2014)—Journalists and scientists are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop banning leading national scientists from talking to media outlets and the public. The EPA is placing new restrictions on independent …
WASHINGTON (Aug. 04, 2014) – Hospitals and health insurers help Americans return to health once they become sick, but what if they could prevent illnesses instead of just treating them? A factsheet by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the …
WASHINGTON (July 28, 2014) – More than 280 scientists, physicians and public health officials are calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include a line for added sugar on the ubiquitous Nutrition Facts label. In a letter submitted as a …
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES CAN TURN CROP RESIDUES AND MANURE INTO BIOENERGY WITHOUT COMPETING WITH FOOD SUPPLIES WASHINGTON (July 21, 2014) -– U.S. agriculture could provide up to 155 million tons of crop residues and 60 millions tons of manure to produce …
Union of Concerned Scientists, Truman Security Project Call for Smart Energy Solutions WASHINGTON (July 1, 2014)—Our nation’s continued oil use is posing a dangerous threat to our nation’s armed forces and security, but engineers and national security …
Press Statement by David Reichmuth, Senior Engineer in the Clean Vehicles Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists SACRAMENTO (June 26, 2014)—The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today approved a funding plan to encourage the continued …
Congress and Agencies Debate School Lunches, Added Sugar Label WASHINGTON (June 24, 2014)—Food and beverage companies regularly obscure the negative health effects of over-consuming sugar when trying to influence food policy, according to a new report …
Regardless of Outcome, System Not Ready for Prime Time, UCS Says WASHINGTON (June 19, 2013) — The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has scheduled a long-delayed, $200-million missile defense test for this Sunday, June 22. It is just shy of a year since the …
Efforts Reduce Climate Change Emissions without Obstructing Commodities Boom BONN, Germany (June 05, 2014) – Programs and policies to reduce tropical deforestation, and the global warming emissions resulting from deforestation, are seeing broad success …
New Data Shows Renewables, Energy Efficiency Could Dramatically Lower Emissions WASHINGTON (June 2, 2014) – In a historic step, the Environmental Protection Agency today proposed the first-ever limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants …
