All reports
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Fuel Economy Fraud
Fuel economy standards have remained essentially unchanged over the past 20 years—and automakers have increasingly exploited loopholes in Congressional and regulatory language.
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The Physics of Space Security
A few basic laws of physics have important implications for the way satellites, space-based weapons, and anti-satellite weapons can be designed and operated.
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Survey: NOAA Fisheries Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) distributed a 34-question survey to more than 460 NOAA Fisheries scientists to obtain their perceptions of scientific integrity within the agency.
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Protecting the Food Supply in an Era of Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crops
A 2004 report analyzing how to protect our food supply from unwanted contamination by pharma crops.
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Increasing the Texas Renewable Energy Standard
The Texas RPS is one of the most effective and successful in the nation. It could be even better.
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Survey: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Scientists
Political interference in science threatens our nation's prosperity, research capacity, and leadership within the global scientific community.
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Automaker Rankings '04
Honda continues to be the Greenest Automaker—but all automakers can improve.
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Genetically Engineered Crops & Pesticide Use
The Union of Concerned Scientists works to strengthen the federal oversight needed to prevent genetically engineered crops from contaminating our food supply.
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Clearing the Air in the San Joaquin Valley
Poor air quality is affecting the region's residents, public health, and the economy. Without further action, the problem will only get worse.
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Gone to Seed
Contamination of non-GE crops with DNA from genetically engineered crops is widespread, and federal standards need to be updated to protect our seed supply.
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Impacts of a Terrorist Attack at Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
Since 9/11, the specter of a terrorist attack at the Indian Point nuclear power plant, thirty-five miles upwind from midtown Manhattan, has caused great concern for residents of the New York metropolitan area.
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The Colorado Renewable Energy Standard Ballot Initiative
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) analyzed the costs and benefits of the renewable energy standard as written in Colorado's Amendment 37.