Assembled below is a list of recent UCS-driven wins, chronicling the many ways we act at the intersection of science and policy. Each success is made possible through the power of our staff, Science Network, activists, and committed members.
UCS filed an amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief in a case that challenges President Trump’s Executive Order requiring agencies to revoke two regulations for every new rule they issue.
For the second year in a row, the International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) has ranked UCS as one of the world’s top 3 climate think tanks, out of more than 200 assessed.
After UCS held pre-shareholder-meeting panels in Texas on the urgency of climate action, ExxonMobil shareholders voted in favor of the company reporting how climate change affects its bottom line.
During the March for Science in April, UCS recruited more than 800 new Science Network members and activists, in Washington, D.C., and across the country.
At the urging of UCS and partners, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder named representatives from communities affected by environmental racism to the state’s Environmental Justice Work Group—which previously had none. Learn more.
UCS set up meetings between food researchers and key members of Congress before a budget vote. The result: two crucial programs received a combined $27.3 million increase in funding.
After a midterm review of rules for cleaner cars, California agreed to maintain and strengthen emissions standards—with UCS staff and membership weighing in with petitions, letters, and testimony.
Our California clean freight coalition scored a victory with a state-managed air quality plan that starts the process of reducing emissions from ports, warehouses, and rail yard to cut emissions. Learn more.
The Barnard College Board of Trustees voted to divest from all fossil fuel companies that deny climate science—informed by a task force that cited the UCS Climate Accountability Scorecard as a guide.
Close to UCS headquarters, Governor Charlie Baker signed into a law a bill expanding access to electric vehicles. UCS worked in coalition to meet with legislators on the bill and tout its benefits.
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