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Comparing Electric Vehicles
The difference between a conventional hybrid electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and fuel cell electric vehicles explored.
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No First Use Explained
What's a No First Use (NFU) Nuclear Policy and would adopting one make the United States safer?
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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.
Features
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UCS and the Coronavirus
The Union of Concerned Scientists is actively monitoring the coronavirus pandemic and its implications for scientific integrity.
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Science Hub for Climate Litigation
We're connecting scientific experts, legal scholars, and practitioners working at the intersection of science and climate litigation.
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Voting and COVID-19
COVID-19 has amplified the US electoral system's many problems. Will state governments do what's needed to ensure a free and fair 2020 election?
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COVID-19 Climate Hazards
Climate hazards across the world will inevitably collide with the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that will disrupt emergency responses to both.
Videos
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Uber and Lyft Facts: How Clean Are They Actually?
Do you know what the emissions impacts are when taking an Uber or Lyft? What about when you make it a shared or pool ride? UCS went to the streets to ask these exact questions.
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The Future of Dangerously Hot Days
Watch while a woman lives her life in an increasingly hot world.
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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.
Podcasts
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Climate Change, Stronger Hurricanes and COVID-19 Response
Senior climate scientist Dr. Astrid Caldas discusses the connections between climate change and more intense hurricanes and underscores the challenges when they converge with COVID-19.
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COVID-19 and the 2020 Election, Part 2
Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner explains how science can keep us safe when casting our votes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 and the 2020 Election, Part 1
Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner explains how science can keep us safe when casting our votes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19, Air Pollution, and Racism
Scientist and lawyer Dr. Adrienne Hollis connects the dots of the pandemic, and why a disproportionate number of Black and Brown people are dying.