Group Is Requesting Same Records as Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli WASHINGTON (Nov. 2, 2011) – Late yesterday, Prince William County Circuit Court Judge Gaylord Finch approved an Oct. 18 request from the University of Virginia (UVA) to alter an …
Statement by Francesca Grifo, Union of Concerned Scientists White House Science Advisor John Holdren told federal departments and agencies yesterday that they must submit “final draft [scientific integrity] policies” to the White House by Dec. 17, …
Statement by Jeffrey O’Hara, Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON (October 24, 2011) – While Americans celebrate the first annual Food Day today, experts at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) point out that current government policies make …
Letter from More Than 150 Scientists and Economists Shows broad scientific consensus on the importance of land use impacts in carbon calculations for biofuels production Today, a group of more than 150 scientists and economists from around the world …
WASHINGTON (October 6, 2011)—According to a new report, ratepayers in Florida and Georgia would be better served by investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, rather than building new nuclear reactors in those states. The report, “ …
UCS called for moving spent fuel from pools to dry casks and expanding 10-mile emergency evacuation zones WASHINGTON—The Union of Concerned Scientists offered two dozen recommendations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a few months ago to …
Statement by Francesca Grifo, Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON (Sept. 28, 2011) – The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) inspector general (IG) today released a report that examined how the agency handled the peer review of the science …
WASHINGTON (September 21, 2011) – The House is expected to take up a bill today, called the TRAIN Act, which would waste $2 million of taxpayer money by mandating redundant cost-benefit analyses of environmental and health regulations. Where applicable, …
Statement by Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy at the Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON (September 15, 2011) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will delay climate change rules, just weeks after the …
Statement by Justin Tatham WASHINGTON (September 14, 2011) –The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report yesterday on the overuse of non-therapeutic antibiotics in livestock that concluded federal agencies have not taken necessary …
Statement by Margaret Mellon WASHINGTON (September 13, 2011) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that six types of E. coli will be banned from U.S. meat . The USDA declared these six pathogens, known as the “Big Six,” as …
Statement by Michael Halpern, Scientific Integrity Program Manager WASHINGTON (September 6, 2011) — Former University of Virginia climate scientist Michael Mann filed a legal intervention last Friday to block the American Tradition Institute (ATI) …
Statement by Francesca Grifo, Scientific Integrity Program Director WASHINGTON (September 2, 2011) — President Obama today asked the Environmental Protection Agency to ignore its obligation under the Clean Air Act to update ground-level ozone …
Every hurricane season, climate scientists are asked how climate change is impacting hurricanes . The short answer is that global warming makes the ocean warmer and increases sea surface temperatures, which can make hurricanes stronger. But several …
Statement by Noel Gurwick, Senior Scientist WASHINGTON (August 19, 2011) – An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) today released a report, “ Reactive Nitrogen in the United States: an Analysis of Inputs, Flows, …
BERKELEY (August 18, 2011)—Adrienne Alvord joined the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) earlier this week as the organization’s California and Western states director. She left her post as environmental policy director for State Sen. Fran Pavley to take …
WASHINGTON (August 9, 2011)—On the heels of a historic agreement to cut passenger vehicle fuel consumption and pollution, the Obama administration has finalized the first-ever global warming pollution and fuel-efficiency standards for new medium- and heavy …
With More Heat Risk, Coaches Need to Closely Follow Safety Guidelines WASHINGTON (August 4, 2011)—The combination of more frequent heat waves and overweight players is increasing the risk of heat-related illness and death for high school football …
They’re Growing Nationally, but Federal Policies Favoring Industrial Agriculture Hold Them Back WASHINGTON (August 4, 2011) – Over the last several decades, thousands of farmers markets have been popping up in cities and towns across the country, …
Renewables and Energy Efficiency Shortchanged by Flawed EIA Methodology WASHINGTON (August 3, 2011) — The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest report on federal energy subsidies, released on Monday, underreported direct and indirect …
