Is "natural" gas actually a cheaper energy source for consumers? UCS Energy Analyst Ashtin Massie shares the results of her team's analysis of how two regional power providers often operate uneconomically--and pass the costs on to customers.

It's summer, aka Danger Season, in the Midwest—and Principal Climate Scientist Rachel Licker is already observing a confluence of extreme and dangerous weather events where she lives in Wisconsin.

UCS Campaign Coordinator Alicia Race describes the lingering effects of a devastating tornado on Bowling Green, Kentucky, and how they point to the need for holistic action on climate change, climate resilience and preparedness, and housing.

We at the Union of Concerned Scientists think a lot about wind power. In honor of Global Wind Day, here’s a roundup of what we’re seeing and what we’ve been thinking—five facts about wind energy to keep in mind as you celebrate, or at least make note

Every year, as the calendar flips from May to June, I feel a sense of dread sink into my chest. By June 1 each year, the West’s rainy season is long over, hurricane season is likely to have kicked off, and the grim annual parade of heatwaves has begu

Deadly heatwaves, extreme drought, food and water shortages, catastrophic flooding, rapidly intensifying tropical storms, raging wildfires—around the world, climate change is exacerbating extreme conditions and their harsh toll on people and ecosyste

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed that corporations reveal their climate impacts—and how they will address them—to investors.

Every delay in action means another day that local communities are inundated with freight pollution.

Investments in clean energy, energy efficiency, and programs supporting energy-insecure households could start to provide rapid relief for families struggling to pay their utility bills.

Los datos sobre la energía solar en Estados Unidos para el 2021 ya están aquí, y están repletos de buenas noticias. Y como tenemos a la energía y al cambio climático más presentes que de costumbre, vale la pena tener en cuenta estas cinco claves: La

Updated first paragraph to include Hurricane Agatha, the first named storm of the Pacific Hurricane season which made landfall Monday, after this post was originally published. Here we are again, on the cusp of another Atlantic hurricane season. June

Imagine: you can break free of the cycle where you take a trip to the gas station just to get gasoline

Nearly 11,000 people signed our letter to Tyson Foods calling on the company to keep its promise of making 2 million acres of farmland sustainable.