Science fictions are widely held dangerous beliefs that are not supported by science. Jess explores a few of these in anticipation of the continued propagation of science myths during the next US ...

This report, a joint project of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, finds that US states lack the policies and laws needed to ...

Elsevier, one of the world’s largest academic publishing companies, is closely linked with the fossil fuel industry. It should cut those ties. Elsevier is a publishing company that specializes in ...

Washington (September 27, 2023) — At state and local agencies across the country, scientific research is vulnerable to manipulation and suppression by political officials, according to a report ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a pilot program to help agricultural employers address a need for more workers while also promoting safer and healthier work environments for ...

WASHINGTON—President Biden announced today that he will use his executive authority to launch the American Climate Corps—a new workforce initiative that will train more than 20,000 young adults to ...

Every day, decisions are made that affect all of us—laws, regulations, and other policy choices that have the potential to make our communities safer, healthier, fairer, and better prepared for a ...

The National Climate Resilience Framework, released today by the White House, provides critical, strategic guidance at a time in which the nation is experiencing back-to-back disasters and needs all ...

Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) delivered to the Senate and House agriculture committees a letter signed by nearly 1,000 scientists calling for increased funding for agricultural ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today released its updated data tallying the toll of extreme weather and climate disasters in the United States for 2023 thus ...

WASHINGTON—At the World Heritage Committee meeting, member nations today ignored UNESCO’s recommendation by deciding against adding Venice—a city increasingly vulnerable to severe flooding and water ...