All climate resources
Explainer
Drought and Climate Change
Learn about the different types of drought, the many factors that contribute to their development, and how climate change can have a significant effect on many of them.
Report
Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits
Analysis shows that federal tax credits are an effective near-term path to expand renewable energy.
Podcast
Making Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay
Climate accountability expert Kathy Mulvey shows how science can hold fossil fuel companies accountable.
Podcast
A Long Record of Lies on Climate Change
How did fossil fuel companies get away with deceiving the public for so long about climate change, and how their products contribute to it?
Podcast
The Science of Disinformation on Social Media
Social media analyst Erin McAweeney explains how disinformation spreads on social media.
Explainer
The Clean Power Plan
Analysis and information on the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
Report
"Advanced" Isn't Always Better
We studied the most prominent “advanced” nuclear reactor designs. Unfortunately, few are safer or more secure than current generation reactors.
Report
Walking Our Talk Sustainability Report
A periodically updated analysis of internal efforts to lower the carbon footprint of UCS.
Explainer
Does Cold Weather Disprove Climate Change?
It most certainly does not—but it does change the intensity of the heaviest storms.
Podcast
Communities Living the Climate Crisis
Dr. Pablo Ortiz discusses the intersecting impacts of climate change in the San Joaquin Valley.
Explainer
Are Humans the Major Cause of Global Warming?
A straightforward explanation of how we know that humans cause global warming, using charts, graphs, and plain language.
Feature
How Soil Erosion Threatens Food and Farms
Almost a century after the Dust Bowl, the unsolved problem of soil erosion clouds the future of US agriculture.