Electric vehicles (EVs) have come a long way with dozens of models available to US drivers.

We know the next four years will be a dangerous time for our country and for everyone who cares about a safe, sustainable, and just future. There’s every reason to expect that a second Trump ...

Washington, D.C.—The Hague Court of Appeal’s ruling in favor of Shell removes a binding mandate for emissions reductions, yet it firmly upholds a critical principle: corporations have an unequivocal ...

WASHINGTON—At COP29 today in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Biden administration rolled out a “framework for action” to triple nuclear power capacity in the United States by 2050 by adding 200 gigawatts (GW) ...

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump has officially been declared the winner of the U.S. presidential elections—an outcome with monumental repercussions on the international stage, especially given his withdrawal ...

Rachel Cleetus is the policy director with the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She leads the program’s efforts in designing effective and equitable policies to address ...

Lee Shaver is a Senior Energy Analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists' Climate and Energy Program. In this role, he studies microgrids and distributed generation, with a focus on policies and ...

More transportation options such as transit, walking and biking are good for the environment, economy, and social equity. Yet, the system we currently have revolves around car dependence, bolstered by ...

Across the United States, health and environmental policies do too little to protect people and communities from harmful chemicals and pollution in the real world. One key reason is that the nation's ...

Earlier this month, American energy company Phillips 66 announced it would close its Southern California refinery complex. For over a century, Phillips 66 has pumped out millions of barrels of ...

WASHINGTON—The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its annual emissions gap report today. According to this latest analysis, global heat-trapping emissions have yet to peak, and the ...