Black farmers lost some 90 percent of their land in the 20th century due in part to discriminatory government policies. The new farm bill could take steps to right some of these wrongs.

The heat is on: it’s burning down forests and towns, it’s melting down grids, and it’s making hard jobs even harder. Beyond the staggering human and environmental toll of danger season’s extreme weather, there are rising costs associated with climate

El 13 de agosto, la tormenta tropical Ernesto se intensificó rápidamente justo antes de pegarle a Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. La intensificación y trayectoria merecieron aviso de huracán para las Islas Vírgenes tanto como para las islas municip

On August 13, Tropical Storm Ernesto rapidly intensified just before hitting Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The intensification and trajectory merited a hurricane warning for the Virgin Islands as well as the island municipalities of Vieques and

The 45Y and 48E tax credits, foundational to the Inflation Reduction Act, must be rigorously implemented. The risk is high that heavily polluting power plants co-opt the credits for themselves.

The 45Y and 48E tax credits are critical for driving deployment of clean electricity resources—but if loopholes aren't closed, they could end up subsidizing polluters instead. The stakes are incredibly high for getting these rules right.

Conducting meaningful community engagement processes within transportation projects and plans is vital for fostering inclusive decisionmaking and promoting connected communities.

The iconic yellow school bus is a familiar sight on our streets no matter where you live in the US, transporting millions of kids safely to and from school every day. While the color of school buses is still the same old yellow that it was when I was

The hard-working civil servants who take on the task of administering elections are vital to democracy and under intense pressure. We need to support them so they can do their job.  

Recent analysis of the Sentinel nuclear weapons program found the estimated costs to be much higher than anticipated--and the system will not make us any safer from the threat of nuclear war than we already are.

A new NASEM report shows that government regulations need to focus more on women's health, especially in relation to nuclear weapons and radiation exposure.

This blog was written in coordination with Ellie Peichel at Plug In America. The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on our roads has been increasing at an exceptional rate, reaching 9.5 million EVs sold around the world in 2023. The EV transition offe

There are readily available solutions to achieve a clean grid—but there are also a lot of distractions that end up slowing progress.

August began with nearly half the US population under heat alerts that were 3 times as likely due to climate change.

Science-backed recommendations for Improving ballot design and participation in US democracy.

Steve Kress’s smile lit up the dusk as research assistants at least 50 years younger than him regaled him with tales of their vigilance to save tern chicks on Stratton Island, Maine. For an hour, all talk centered around a mortal enemy of tern chicks

In the United States, it seems that political violence—which can be broadly understood as acts of violence aimed at individuals or property with the intention of affecting or resisting political, social and/or cultural change—is on the rise, with the

Explore voter turnout and ballot rejection rates in 11 counties across seven battleground states

Explore the key findings from a precinct-level analysis of 2020 voting in pivotal counties that will likely determine the 2024 election

In this final dispatch from Sofia, Bulgaria, Delta Merner summarizes the outcomes of the latest IPCC meeting.

The region should "go big" on an offshore wind fleet to reduce the risk of energy shortfalls.

Texas utility Centerpoint says the combined costs of repairing grid damage from Hurricane Beryl and a series of storms earlier this year will result in a 2% bill increase for the next 15 years.

The co-authors of a new study show that the level of sea level rise is affected by how the Earth reacts as ice sheets melt.

Environmental protections—or a clean energy transition? Why don't we have both? (We totally can.)

Kristy Dahl reflects on the feat of achieving consensus among hundreds of people from around the world.

A group of climate and energy experts and enthusiasts enters a theater to watch Twisters, hoping for a renewable energy twist. Little did they know they would be left chasing for more… But really, as I entered the movie theater with my Chicago-based

I was a young’n when I first saw Twister in the 90s. Even though we rarely had tornadoes in my hometown in Kentucky back then, it left an impression. The opening scene shows a young girl losing her dad to a tornado as he gets her to safety, and it ab

Two UCS representatives are in Sofia, Bulgaria, at a planning session for the 7th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.

Danger Season 2024 now includes raging wildfires in the Western US and Canada. Are we prepared? (Spoiler: no.)

Athletes of wealthy nations will be able to cool off after a workout, while athletes from other countries who aren’t able to afford their own air conditioning will be forced to sweat it out, creating a potentially unfair advantage.