Press Releases

2015

October 15, 2015

UCS Skeptical of Oil and Gas Industry's Prescription for Addressing Climate Change

October 14, 2015

Illegal Wood Imports to U.S. Have Declined, Science Group Finds

October 8, 2015

Gambling With Natural Gas: Will Your State Play Its Cards Right?

October 7, 2015

California Governor Signs New Clean Energy Law

October 1, 2015

New EPA Ozone Standard Overdue – But Could Have Gone Further to Protect the Public

October 1, 2015

New Survey Shows More Progress Needed on Protecting Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies

September 30, 2015

U.S. States Bring Electric Vehicle Leadership to the World Stage

September 25, 2015

Joint US-China Climate Announcement a Game Changer

September 16, 2015

William Borucki, Principal Investigator for NASA’s Kepler Mission, Will Give Portion of Shaw Prize Funds to Union of Concerned Scientists

September 12, 2015

California Legislature Strengthens State’s Clean Energy Laws

September 10, 2015

New Report Provides Roadmap for Implementing California’s Historic Groundwater Law

September 9, 2015

UCS Report Analyzes Emission Reduction Targets of Canada, China, Ethiopia, Morocco

September 3, 2015

Clorox Company’s New Palm Oil Commitment is a Step Forward

August 31, 2015

Scientists and Economists Urge California Legislators to Pass Climate Leadership Bills

August 28, 2015

NRC Rejects Recommendation to Require Nuclear Plant Owners to Establish Plans to Address a Core-Melt Accident

August 20, 2015

DOE Study Concludes MOX Facility More Expensive, Much Riskier than Disposing of Surplus Plutonium at New Mexico Repository

August 13, 2015

New Analysis Finds 31 States Will Be More Than Halfway Toward Meeting Their 2022 Clean Power Plan Goals

August 10, 2015

Global Warming Emissions Linked to Worsening Heat Waves in California’s Central Valley, New Peer-Reviewed Paper Finds

August 10, 2015

Seed Diversity Critical for Agriculture’s Future but Inadequate Funding Threatens Potential

August 7, 2015

Shell to Leave ALEC

August 6, 2015

Carbon Market Funding for Reducing Deforestation: Big Debate, Small Potatoes

August 4, 2015

Reporters See Barriers to Science Information at Federal Agencies

August 3, 2015

Obama Administration Issues “Strong and Smart” Final Clean Power Plan—Biggest U.S. Carbon Emission Reduction Measure in History

July 31, 2015

Energy Bill Modest Step Forward for Clean Energy, but Falls Short of What’s Necessary

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