Climate
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Look For The Helpers – Part 2
In the second part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess visits the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project to talk with co-founder and co-director Ms. Margaret Gordon.
Report
![A road winding through wind turbines](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/wind-road-thumbnail.jpg?itok=0_ZcWM_K)
Accelerating Clean Energy Ambition
With concerted action, the US can meet its climate goals—and see huge benefits to the economy and public health.
Position statement
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The UCS Position on a Fossil Fuel Phaseout
We support a fast and fair phaseout of fossil fuels around the world.
Explainer
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What is Climate Loss and Damage?
Wealthy, polluting nations should pay for climate damages.
Energy
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Barriers and Solutions to Building Clean Energy in California
For California to achieve its 2045 clean energy goals, it needs to roughly triple its clean energy capacity.
Report
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Accelerating Clean Energy Ambition
With concerted action, the US can meet its climate goals—and see huge benefits to the economy and public health.
Position statement
![A wind turbine being erected with workers](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/wind-turbine-being-constructed.jpg?itok=00MgiaJx)
The UCS Position on a Fossil Fuel Phaseout
We support a fast and fair phaseout of fossil fuels around the world.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 9: Bad Neighbors](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-08/Episode_9_1500x900.jpg?itok=HssfX-F-)
Something Strange in your Neighborhood
Jess tells the stories of three invisible threats harming residents of major US cities with help from Julie McNamara and Darya Minovi of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Food
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How Long Has The Farm Bill Been Expired?
Congress has let the once-every-five years food and farm bill expire—but the 332 million people in the US still need to eat.
Activist Resource
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The Good Food for All Collaborative
A coalition that's transforming the food system through community engagement, political education, and collaborative advocacy strategies.
Activist resource
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The Bilingual Glossary of Environmental Activism
We frequently translate a range of technical terms into Spanish. This is our reference glossary.
Feature
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2022 Annual Report
How did UCS perform over the last year?
Nuclear Weapons
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![Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence, Director of the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, head of the Chemistry Division of the Laboratory, and Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist on the Berkeley facility. c. 1946](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-10/j-robert-oppenheimer-and-friends.jpg?itok=kZxY88Uf)
Understanding Oppenheimer
Critical analysis of the Oppenheimer movie and the nuclear weapons issues it examines.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 7: Destroyer of Worlds](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-07/EP_7_Promo%20graphics%20template1500x900.jpg?itok=XbGxYJtw)
Destroyer of Worlds
Jess speaks with Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird about one of Earth's most influential humans and his scientific and political legacies.
Video
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A World Without Nuclear Weapons
We can build a future that promotes diplomacy, environmental justice for frontline communities, and one where we abolish these uniquely destructive weapons.
Activist resource
![Close up of a dictionary page](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-02/glossary.jpg?itok=P396rMeA)
The Bilingual Glossary of Environmental Activism
We frequently translate a range of technical terms into Spanish. This is our reference glossary.
Transportation
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![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 17: Look for the Helpers - Part 2](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/TISWJ-Ep_17pt2_1500x900.jpg?itok=nUgRIqg_)
Look For The Helpers – Part 2
In the second part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess visits the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project to talk with co-founder and co-director Ms. Margaret Gordon.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 17: Look for the Helpers - Part 1](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/1500x900%20%282%29.jpg?itok=PUSnIkw6)
Look For The Helpers – Part 1
In the first part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess talks with Adam Browning of Forum Mobility about the future of heavy-duty electric trucks.
Report
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Hydrogen-Powered Heavy-Duty Trucks
Is investing in hydrogen-powered trucks as a solution for addressing emissions and other air pollutants from heavy-duty vehicles a good idea?
Report
![A road winding through wind turbines](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/wind-road-thumbnail.jpg?itok=0_ZcWM_K)
Accelerating Clean Energy Ambition
With concerted action, the US can meet its climate goals—and see huge benefits to the economy and public health.
Science & Democracy
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What We Need to Make Democracy Work
Journalist Jesse J. Holland talks with Jess about changes in journalism and communicating science in the age of social media.
Activist Resource
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2024 CSD Election Science Task Force
We've assembled an Election Science Task Force, who are actively working to make our electoral system as representative and reflective of our society as it can be.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 19: The State of the Science](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-02/1500x900_romero.jpg?itok=iFvOz3LX)
The State of the Science
Dr. Mindy Romero, founder of the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the University of Southern California, talks with Jess about election science.
Report
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Strengthening Diversifying the Federal STEM Workforce
A report on strengthening and diversifying the STEM workforce at federal agencies