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![A figure labeled "Generation Failures by Fules Type During Five Extreme Winter Storms" showing that gas plants accounted for most of the failed capacity in five recent extreme winter weather events.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/Fig1_web-01.jpg?itok=7DwtLfkW)
Gas Malfunction
The United States is overly reliant on gas plants—and extreme weather is causing them to fail at alarming rates.
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![Three panelists lined up at SACNAS.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/UCS-SACNAS-thumbnail.jpg?itok=7aasSmem)
UCS JEDI Report 2023
This document summarizes the past year of efforts by staff and board members to transform UCS into an anti-racist organization.
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![Semi truck driving away from mountains in Colorado](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/semi-truck-snowy-mtns-bkrd.jpg?itok=KlwP75EA)
Hydrogen-Powered Heavy-Duty Trucks
Is investing in hydrogen-powered trucks as a solution for addressing emissions and other air pollutants from heavy-duty vehicles a good idea?
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![A road winding through wind turbines](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/wind-road-thumbnail.jpg?itok=0_ZcWM_K)
Accelerating Clean Energy Ambition
With concerted action, the US can meet its climate goals—and see huge benefits to the economy and public health.
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![woman scientist looking into microscope](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/Copy%20of%20Blog%20Lead%20Image%20Template%20-%202023-11-06T145236.021.jpg?itok=wlBKwhF4)
Strengthening Diversifying the Federal STEM Workforce
A report on strengthening and diversifying the STEM workforce at federal agencies
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![Image of a woman farmer working near solar panels in a field.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-10/Agrisolar-farm1.jpg?itok=CR2CSDat)
Cropland Repurposing in California
Cropland repurposing in California informed by communities and science can provide social, environmental, and economic benefits for all stakeholders.
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![microscope in silhouette](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-09/Microscope%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=T1R3s-6o)
Safeguarding Science in State Agencies
This report finds that states lack policies and laws needed to safeguard science at government agencies from politicization, and makes recommendations for reform.
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![Large trucks parked](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-06/trucks-parked.jpg?itok=nk3XzJ2i)
Truck Pollution in the United States
State-level fact sheets on tailpipe pollution from trucks and buses.
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![Voter canvassing and relationship building in Cleveland](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-07/greater-cleveland-congregations-canvassing.jpg?itok=bcdPPnGD)
Building Relationships, Building Power
Analysis shows how relational organizing, together with data-driven outreach, can increase voter turnout in historically marginalized communities.
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![photo of an Arkansas soybean and rice farmer in the middle of a field, waist-deep in his crop, holding the stalk of one plant in his hands as he examines it](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-06/Arkansas%20farmer_scaled.png?itok=OELrKBoM)
Lost Inheritance
Unless the legal issue known as heirs' property is resolved, Black farmers will continue to lose their land.
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![UCS scientists with community leaders](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-06/Community%20partners_0.jpg?itok=eDqd50pE)
Building Community Resilience
Our policy recommendations based on community partners’ experiences of climate impacts and well-established scientific data and literature.
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![Older Nissan SUV parked in residential neighborhood](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-05/green-suv-parked-in-residential-neighborhood.jpg?itok=jwabCbOH)
Cleaner Cars Cleaner Air
Driving older gasoline and diesel vehicles exposes people to a significant amount of harmful air pollution.