US Department of State June 26, 2025 The US Attack on Iran May Have Damaged Disarmament Efforts More Than Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities Instead of eliminating Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon, the US attack may push Iran’s leaders toward actually building one. Laura Grego Research Director, Senior Scientist
Mario Tama/Getty Images June 27, 2025 What’s Happening with California’s Gasoline Supply? Jeremy Martin Director of Fuels Policy
Yuhan Zhang/Wikipedia June 26, 2025 We Need Sound Policy Informed by Science. The Trump Administration Is Undermining it. Gretchen Goldman President of UCS
Photo: Quinn Dombrowski/Flickr May 31, 2019 Court Records Reveal Plan to Use Census for Racial Discrimination Michael Latner Former UCS Fellow
May 30, 2019 It’s National Heat Awareness Day—Let’s Protect Farmworkers from Extreme Heat Rafter Ferguson Former Contributor
Photo: Alexander Gerst/Flickr May 30, 2019 Hurricane Season 2019: Global Warming, Forecasts, and Probabilities Astrid Caldas Senior Climate Scientist
Photo: mliu92/Flickr May 30, 2019 Trump Administration Puts Offshore Oil Rig Workers’ Lives at Risk Jacob Carter Former Contributor
Science and Democracy Fellows, along with trainers and fellows at COMPASS, gather for their first training. May 29, 2019 Managing the Work: Reflections on a year of science advocacy from the 2018 UCS Science and Democracy Fellows (Part 2) UCS Science Network
Photo: Ad Meskens May 28, 2019 Offshore Wind’s Next Steps: 6 to Watch For John Rogers Energy Campaign Analytic Lead
Photo: Julian Osley/Geograph May 28, 2019 You Can’t Ignore the Future: 5 Reasons Climate Science Looks Beyond 2040 Brenda Ekwurzel Director of Scientific Excellence
May 28, 2019 Drops, Ripples, Waves: Reflections on a year of science advocacy from the 2018 UCS Science and Democracy Fellows (Part 1) UCS Science Network
Photo: Famartin/Wikimedia Commons May 28, 2019 Energy Collision Coming: Technology Evolved, Why Haven’t Utilities? Mike Jacobs Senior Energy Analyst
Photo: Staff Sgt. Herschel Talley/Nebraska National Guard May 23, 2019 The Wettest 12 Months: New Analysis Shows Spikes in Flood Alerts in the US Juan Declet-Barreto Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability
Jose Jimenez Tirado / Getty Images file May 23, 2019 PREPA’s Agreement is Terrible for Puerto Rico Paula Garcia Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead
Photo: Elena Koycheva/Unsplash May 23, 2019 The Basics of Integrated Resource Planning in California Mark Specht Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst
Photo: EPA May 22, 2019 Children’s Health Research Centers Protect Our Kids. The EPA Just Defunded Them. Kathleen Rest Former Executive Director
Morgan Swofford/UCS May 21, 2019 How Scientists are Responding to On the Media’s Reporting on Researcher Harassment Michael Halpern Former Contributor
Jose Jimenez Tirado / Getty Images file May 21, 2019 Acuerdo de Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica Es Pésimo Para Puerto Rico Paula Garcia Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead
US Navy May 20, 2019 If 3M Really Cares About the PFAS Science, Here’s How They Should Move Forward Genna Reed Former Staff
Photo by Zbynek Burival on Unsplash May 20, 2019 Xcel Energy’s Plan to Eliminate Coal and Boost Solar in Minnesota James Gignac Midwest Policy Director
EsbenS/Pixabay May 17, 2019 California’s Infrastructure Earns a C-. We Need More Equitable and Climate-Safe Infrastructure Now Jamesine Rogers Gibson Former Contributor
Photo: Climatereanalyzer.org May 17, 2019 Hot Arctic and a Chill in the Northeast: What’s Behind the Gloomy Spring Weather? Brenda Ekwurzel Director of Scientific Excellence
Photo: John and Christina/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (Flickr) May 16, 2019 A Stroller Debacle at CPSC Politicizes Child Safety and I Have No Chill Genna Reed Former Staff
Nuclear Regulatory Commission May 16, 2019 5 Reasons Why HB 6, Ohio’s Nuclear Plant Subsidy Proposal, Should Be Rejected Steve Clemmer Director of Energy Research & Analysis
Photo: John Rogers May 14, 2019 Three Ways Federal Infrastructure Policy Can Speed Up Our Clean Energy Transition Sam Gomberg Senior Analyst
Photo: nickton/CC BY-NC 2.0 (Flickr) May 14, 2019 ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips Climate Risk Reports Miss the Mark Nicole Pinko Former Contributor
USDA May 13, 2019 Improving Transparency and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest for Science Advisory Committees Andrew Rosenberg Former Contributor