A new study reveals how the geography of global climates influences the rich patterns of species diversity in an ever-changing world.

Here at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), we started referring to the period between June and October in the Northern hemisphere as “Danger Season” in 2022. But summer 2023 was when the climate crisis got real for a lot of people. We all felt some impact of it—blistering heat, unprecedented flooding, oppressive wildfire smoke,

Working a day on the firelines as a wildland firefighter can require the endurance of riding the Tour de France. That takes a toll, as a physiologist explains.

A scholar of national service programs points out that the government hasn't spelled out what this one will cost, what its participants will earn or how it will operate.

We currently face one of the greatest threats ever to our blue planet and all its inhabitants: the climate crisis. It is all too clear that we need a healthy ocean for a healthy climate, and vice versa, and we need significantly stronger local, national, and international action from both government and corporate leaders. Now. The post Announcing the World Ocean Day 2024 Action Theme appeared first on The Ocean Project.

Heather Faubert has spent decades working with Rhode Island farmers and landowners to diagnose and manage pests damaging their plants. But when she responded to a call from a concerned resident in...

FEMA's funding is running low, and Congress must act to save communities--and lives--before the next climate-fueled disaster.

A draft proposal from the Biden Administration is currently open for public comment until September 29th and is worthy of your support.

Climate activists and advocates should apply a transitional justice lens to their work.

When state agencies manipulate or suppress scientific research, the burden falls unevenly on Latinos and Black Americans. This post was originally published by the Brennan Center for Justice With a population that is more than 95 percent Hispanic, the city of Laredo, Texas, has one of the highest proportions of Latino residents in the United

UCS Kendall Fellow Kristie Ellickson breaks down the findings of an analysis she co-authored that reviews the effects of pollutants on developing brains.

A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice and the Union of Concerned Scientists spotlights the lack of policies and laws needed to safeguard science in Florida and other states across the country.