Explainers
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What is Solar Geoengineering?
Solar geoengineering technologies cool the earth by reflecting sunlight back into space—but they pose many risks, challenges, and uncertainties.
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Vote-By-Mail and the 2020 Election
More voters than ever before will cast their ballots by mail this year. How do we know it's reliable, and how it will make this year's election different?
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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?
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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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.
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2020 UCS Science Defenders
2020 UCS Science Defenders
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2020 Annual Report
How did UCS perform in 2020?
Videos
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Political Science Guide to Election 2020
The 2020 election is one of the most unusual in our lifetimes.
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Science, Climate Litigation, and the Law
This webinar explores the broad and continually evolving landscape of science and climate litigation in the United States and around the world.
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Voting Rights Video Series
A series of videos focused on issues with our electoral system.
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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.
Podcasts
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Clean Energy in 2021
Energy expert John Rogers is back with new renewable energy milestones and advances in wind and solar power
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Communities Living the Climate Crisis
Dr. Pablo Ortiz discusses the intersecting impacts of climate change in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Restoring Federal Science
Dr. Gretchen Goldman details what is needed to bring back and strengthen the role of science in government.
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Farming While Black
Leah Penniman discusses how community farms can uproot the food system and create opportunities for Black and Brown farmers.