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UCS research shows that vehicle-grid integration (VGI) enables electric system savings, ranging from $1.8 billion - $11.7 billion per year in 2045.

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Protecting wetlands in the Upper Midwest from industrial agriculture could prevent up to $754 billion in residential flood damages.

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Should High-Cobalt EV Batteries be Repurposed

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May 16, 2023

Nuevo estudio de UCS encuentra que las principales empresas de combustibles fósiles son responsables de más de un tercio del área quemada por incendios forestales en el oeste de Norteamérica en los últimos 40 años

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New UCS Study Finds Top Fossil Fuel Companies Responsible for Over a Third of Area Burned by Wildfires Across Western North America in Last 40 Years

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The Infuriating Link Between Wildfires and Fossil Fuel Companies

Groundbreaking science shows how oil and gas companies bear at least some responsibility for worsening forest fires.
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JPMorgan Chase Shareholders Vote against Climate Action, for Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion

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The World's Top Polluters

These 10 companies are responsible for more than one-fifth of global heat-trapping emissions.
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Wildfires and Fossil Fuel Companies

Leading experts weigh in on wildfire attribution, climate science, and vapor pressure deficit.
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Wildfire Impacts, 2017-2021

Wildfires are burning increasingly large areas with impacts for communities, livelihoods, and ecosystems.
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