Erika Spanger, the Director of Strategic Climate Analytics in the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned ...

Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced legislation that would extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) as-is, without needed improvements to provide health care screenings and ...

Building a cleaner power grid in Massachusetts will require new infrastructure—but deciding where that infrastructure goes requires care, clarity on the principles guiding decisionmaking, and ...

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final “Phase 3” rule to reduce emissions from heavy-duty trucks. This rule would set stricter limits on emissions from new heavy-duty ...

Jess talks with California's Attorney General Rob Bonta about a historic lawsuit he filed against Big Oil to hold them accountable for the devastating effects of climate change caused by their fossil ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that three non-profits will manage the distribution of the National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF), a $14 billion fund that can ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today ruled that the Swiss government violated human rights by failing to take action to curb its heat-trapping emissions. Under Article 8 in the European ...

US concerns about the People’s Republic of China (PRC) exert a significant influence on US government decisions about US foreign and defense policy, including how many nuclear weapons the United ...

WASHINGTON (April 4, 2024)—Today, the White House Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a final package of rules designed to protect federal employees from political interference in their work.

WASHINGTON (April 10, 2024)—Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new rules to protect people from drinking water contaminated by a group of chemicals known as PFAS (per- and ...

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) delivered a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders outlining serious health, safety, and environmental concerns with the nuclear energy ...

WASHINGTON—The Florida legislature passed a bill today that will leave outdoor workers in the state at increasing risk of heat-related illness and death. Per the bill, cities, counties, and other ...