Union of Concerned Scientists

As this exhausting election season wraps up, it’s easy to feel frustrated, especially if results take time. However, “understanding the process and preparing for a long haul is a critical step to making sure we stay engaged, no matter who wins in the end.” #ElectionScience

Science can play a vital role in advocacy. Listen to UCS's Delta Merner’s story and learn more about how you can apply your scientific expertise to promote change. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e9486i-C

Over the past four years, government employees have worked hard to build scientific integrity in the executive branch, but challenges remain. A new report issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) shows agencies still need to ensure scientists can work without political interference.

No matter where we come from, most of us want to connect with loved ones, be healthy, and make a better future for our families. More transportation choices and smarter community planning can help us do just that. Lear more in our new report:

ASK A SCIENTIST: On a clean energy grid, energy storage is key to keeping the lights on during high demand and low renewable generation. How much storage has California added recently? UCS’s Western States Energy Manager Mark Specht explains.

What is radiation? Where does it come from? What are the health impacts of radiation exposure? Check out UCS’s activist guide for understanding radiation, radioactive materials, and the threats they pose to human health.

Chitra Kumar, director of UCS’s Climate & Energy Program, explains that if Project 2025 were implemented, it "would "undermine and decimate an important tool in the US government’s arsenal to protect human health and the environment, now and for generations to come." #EnvironmentalJustice #Project2025 #HealthAndEnvironment

Gas-fired power plants are the largest source of carbon emissions in the US electricity sector and a major source of pollution. But the fossil fuel industry and its allies are increasingly proposing gas-oriented solutions for addressing gas plant carbon pollution. UCS's latest issue brief takes a look at the downsides of these approaches to cutting pollution from gas plants—and the imperative is clear: use renewables more, use gas plants less.

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency issued updated final guidelines on how the agency plans to engage the public in health and environmental protection. In her latest blog, UCS’s Darya Minovi explains what the guidance does, what’s missing, and why it matters.

Over 150 million US voters will come together to take part in the 2024 general election, but several battleground counties in swing states will likely determine the presidency. UCS researchers created a landscape map sharing which ballots were more likely to be counted in the 2020 Presidential Election, highlighting the extreme racial inequalities in voter turnout and rejection rates in battleground counties. Learn more here: