Climate
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New England’s Offshore Wind Solution
The New England winter is no match for what offshore wind offers.
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Power After the Storm
As climate change can exacerbate extreme events the need for science-based, proactive grid modernization is more pressing than ever.
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Colliding Crises
Across the US, the housing crisis and climate change-fueled extreme heat are increasingly colliding.
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UCS: What We Do
Breathtaking imagery from photographer Daniel Beltrá showcases the range of issues that UCS works on.
Energy
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New England’s Offshore Wind Solution
The New England winter is no match for what offshore wind offers.
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Data Center Power Play
Unmitigated data center growth puts the public at risk of higher utility bills and public health costs.
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Driving Towards a Clean Grid
Integrating bidirectional vehicles into California's grid can reduce the projected costs needed for reaching the state's clean energy goals.
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Power After the Storm
As climate change can exacerbate extreme events the need for science-based, proactive grid modernization is more pressing than ever.
Food
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Less Fertilizer, Better Outcomes
US farmers apply far more synthetic nitrogen fertilizer than their crops can actually absorb, harming people, ecosystems, and the climate.
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UCS: What We Do
Breathtaking imagery from photographer Daniel Beltrá showcases the range of issues that UCS works on.
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Road Map Toward Just Land Transition California
Through California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the San Joaquin Valley is undergoing a just land transition aiming to address groundwater depletion caused by irrigated agriculture.
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Scientific Societies Call on Congress to Save Science
This open letter, signed by more than 40 prominent scientific societies and organizations, was delivered to Congress in March 2025.
Nuclear Weapons
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Nuclear Weapons Without Limits?
Once the New START treaty expires in February 2026, there will be no limits on the number of strategic nuclear weapons the US and Russia can deploy.
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UCS: What We Do
Breathtaking imagery from photographer Daniel Beltrá showcases the range of issues that UCS works on.
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Golden Dome: A Science-based Assessment
A comprehensive missile defense system such as Golden Dome is almost certainly technically infeasible and pursuing such a system will likely waste hundreds of billions of dollars on inherently ineffective systems.
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Scientific Societies Call on Congress to Save Science
This open letter, signed by more than 40 prominent scientific societies and organizations, was delivered to Congress in March 2025.
Transportation
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STR
An activist resource for UCS Science Network members and supporters to take action on funding for US transportation through the surface transportation reauthorization.
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Driving Towards a Clean Grid
Integrating bidirectional vehicles into California's grid can reduce the projected costs needed for reaching the state's clean energy goals.
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UCS: What We Do
Breathtaking imagery from photographer Daniel Beltrá showcases the range of issues that UCS works on.
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Harnessing the Power of Electric Vehicles
UCS research shows that vehicle-grid integration (VGI) enables electric system savings, ranging from $1.8 billion - $11.7 billion per year in 2045.
Science & Democracy
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Nearly 4.6 million people across 46 US states and Puerto Rico live within two miles of at least one exemption-eligible facility.
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Using the FACA Database
Learn how to use existing resources to help set up your independent advisory committee.
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The Independent Science Initiative
UCS is building an alliance for independent science.
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Independent Science Committees
Establish science infrastructure outside of government and ensure that essential science advice remains available for those who need it.