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Podcast
Too Hot to Work: How Climate Change Threatens Outdoor Workers
Climate scientist Dr. Rachel Licker discusses how climate change will affect outdoor worker’s health and earnings.
Activist Resource
How Scientists Can Help Fight Gerrymandering
We need a fair and transparent process for redistricting. Scientists can help.
Video
Video: Too Hot to Work
The Union of Concerned Scientists released a new report titled “Too Hot to Work,” which examines the effects of extreme heat on outdoor workers’ health and livelihoods.
Report
Too Hot to Work
Study shows outdoor workers in the US have up to 35 times the risk of dying from heat exposure than the general population.
Feature
Too Hot to Work: Congressional Districts
This interactive map allows you to download district-specific fact sheets for all 433 Congressional districts in the contiguous United States.
Feature
Too Hot To Work: GIS Map
This series of interactive maps presents an original analysis that quantifies the health and economic impacts of extreme heat on the outdoor workers in a changing climate.
Report
Tyson Spells Trouble
Many Arkansas farmers, workers, and communities suffer from Tyson’s monopoly-like power in the state.
Podcast
What Traditional Ecological Knowledge Can Teach Us
Dr. Daniel Wildcat explains how Traditional Ecological Knowledge can work in tandem with science.
Video
Global Security Talks with New Diplomacy Initiative
On August 4, 2021, UCS and Japan's New Diplomacy Initiative will hold a virtual discussion on how Japan can move beyond nuclear deterrence.
Report
Higher-diet quality is associated with higher diet costs when eating at home and away from home
A peer-reviewed article in Public Health Nutrition.
Report
Building Racial Equity
How the Union of Concerned Scientists is working to center justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in our science-based advocacy, impact, and workplaces.
Report
Census Redistricting
The Census Bureau ran into many problems conducting the decennial census in 2020, beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic.
