Explainers
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Voting Rights and Environmental Justice
Disenfranchisement through voter suppression and gerrymandering prevents overburdened communities from fighting back against threats to their well-being.
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Sustainable Agriculture Practices
Here are four key methods 21st-century farmers are adopting to take better care of the land that they—and we—depend on.
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Climate Change and Agriculture
Industrial agriculture makes farms more vulnerable to climate impacts.
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CO2 and Ocean Acidification
Rising CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere are changing the chemistry of the ocean, and putting marine life in danger.
Features
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2019 UCS Science Defenders
UCS is proud to announce the 2019 Science Defenders—five individuals and groups who have taken a stand for science.
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2019 Annual Report
How did UCS perform in 2019?
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Killer Heat: Congressional Districts
District-specific fact sheets for all 433 Congressional districts in the contiguous United States.
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Killer Heat Interactive Tool
How much heat can you endure? Our tool shows what to expect in every region of the country.
Videos
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Ten Minutes to Decide the Fate of the World
The current nuclear launch policy gives the President of the United States sole authority to launch nuclear weapons within 10 minutes of learning of a possible nuclear attack.
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Why We Need a Safer Nuclear Launch Policy
Our current policy puts the decision to launch our nuclear weapons in the hands of a single person.
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Where Do the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Nuclear War?
What is the plan for the 2020 presidential candidates to keep Americans safe from nuclear war and what will they do about the current nuclear policies?
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Jeffery Darensbourg
Jeffery U. Darensbourg is a tribal councilperson of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation of Indians and a freelance writer, speaker, and editor. He is Editor-Who’s-not-a-Chief of the zine Bulbancha Is Still a Place: Indigenous Culture from New Orleans.
Podcasts
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When Science is Neglected, Who’s Hurt?
Research scientist Anita Desikan digs into the data to uncover the communities most at risk from the Trump administration ignoring science
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The Science of Keeping Satellites Safe
Physicist and global security expert Dr. Laura Grego fills us in on the past, present, and future of satellites.
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Carbon Emissions Rise, Rice Nutrition Falls
Former USDA senior scientist Lewis Ziska discusses his research on rice and carbon dioxide—and how the Trump USDA suppressed his findings.
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How “Evidence-Based” Became a Dirty Word
Dr. Jacob Carter explores the consequences of the Trump administration’s attacks on science.