Ask a Scientist

Our monthly ‘Ask a Scientist’ column answers questions that come from UCS members and supporters.

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September 8, 2022

Ask a Scientist: How to Thwart Threats to Democracy

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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August 10, 2022

Ask a Scientist: ‘Danger Season’ Summers Disproportionately Harm Disadvantaged Communities

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

A view under the hood of a 2017 Chevrolet Volt

July 13, 2022

Ask a Scientist: In Search of a ‘Green’ Electric Car Battery

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Highlighted definition of disinformation from a a dictionary page

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June 8, 2022

Ask a Scientist: How to Disarm Disinformation

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Source: Marcia Cassidy Communications

May 12, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Two Dozen States Can Meet 100 Percent of Electricity Demand with Renewables by 2035

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Aerial view of a tractor towing an applicator is spraying liquid nitrogen fertilizer on a late Spring corn field. The left field and behind the spreader is wet with darker soil. Shot from the open window of a small plane.

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April 13, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Taking a Holistic Look at Big Ag

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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February 10, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Assessing the Biden Administration’s Progress in Its First Year

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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January 12, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Will the Biden Nuclear Policy Wind Up Being the Same Old Same Old?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Electric vehicles at EVgo charging stations

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December 8, 2021

Ask a Scientist: How to Get a Charge out of Your EV

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Ortal Ullman/UCS

November 10, 2021

Ask a Scientist: While Nations Dither, US Cities, Counties and States Are Suing Fossil Fuel Companies

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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October 7, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Will Congress Finally Tackle the Climate Crisis?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Lance Cheung/USDA

September 15, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Tyson’s Near Monopoly is Bad for Workers, Farmers and Communities

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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August 17, 2021

Ask a Scientist: How Can We Cool Off Urban Heat Islands and Protect the Most Vulnerable?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Black woman holding up sign at voting rights march

MIchael Fleshman/Flickr

July 7, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Defending the Right to Vote

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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June 9, 2021

Ask a Scientist: As Predicted, Electric Vehicles Are Getting Cleaner

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Xcel Energy decommissioned coal-fired power unit in Denver's Arapahoe Station.

Will von Dauster, NOAA

May 10, 2021

Ask a Scientist: What Can We Do to Help Displaced Coal Workers?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

April 2, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Calling Out the Hype Over Hypersonic Weapons

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Sign outside a retail location for COVID-19 vaccination

Baltimore County Government

March 11, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Pandemic Maps Tell the Story of Racial Inequity

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

February 10, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Electric Vehicles are the Cleanest Option Today

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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January 14, 2021

Ask a Scientist: What Should the Biden Administration and Congress Do to Address the Climate Crisis?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

January 6, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Iran and the Bomb: Some Factors to Consider

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

The White House/Pete Souza

December 9, 2020

Ask a Scientist: What Must the Biden Administration Do to Protect Federal Science?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

AP (1 time only DO NOT USE)

October 26, 2020

Ask a Scientist: Voter Suppression 101: An Introduction to a Stain on US Democracy

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

www.weisspaarz.com

October 9, 2020

Ask a Scientist: Nearly Everything You Want to Know about Climate Lawsuits

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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