Reports

President Joseph Biden can immediately declare that the United States will never be the first nation to use nuclear weapons without worrying about the effect of such a declaration in Japan.

Agricultural soil carbon is an important tool in battling the climate crisis—but it's not a silver bullet.

The Greenlining Institute and the Union of Concerned Scientists explore low- and zero-emissions zones as policy tools for achieving local air quality improvements and other benefits.

A peer-reviewed article in Food Policy.

Hypersonic weapons are named after a specific velocity regime—five times the speed of sound or greater. But this nomenclature is misleading, as these flight speeds are nothing new.

Analysis finds it is possible to support coal workers in the clean energy transition and that these comprehensive policies are affordable.

Analysis shows that federal tax credits are an effective near-term path to expand renewable energy.

Farmland consolidation—the trend toward fewer, bigger farms—has been accompanied by social and economic consequences that threaten the long-term health of farm communities.

We studied the most prominent “advanced” nuclear reactor designs. Unfortunately, few are safer or more secure than current generation reactors.

Policies to increase EV adoption are an important component of a broad agenda to increase access to all modes of clean personal mobility and goods movement.

With the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant retiring, California needs to replace all of Diablo Canyon’s output with clean energy.

A periodically updated analysis of internal efforts to lower the carbon footprint of UCS.