climate change

A drought-stricken soybean field in Texas

Photo: Bob Nichols, USDA/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr)

September 9, 2019

The World Is in a Water Crisis and Climate Change Is Making it Worse

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Senior Bilingual Water and Climate Scientist

Melting glaciers are a clear sign of climat change and global warming.

September 5, 2019

Gut Check Time for the Paris Agreement

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

Photo: Tim Hurst/Flickr

August 9, 2019

Why Colorado Needs a Zero Emission Vehicles Standard

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Photo: Ma. William Carraway/Wikimedia Commons

August 1, 2019

An Absence of Energy Leadership in a Climate Crisis

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Public Domain

July 31, 2019

What do Alaska Wildfires Mean for Global Climate Change?

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

James Palnisad

July 25, 2019

Climate Risk Disclosure Act Is Good for Your Investments

Nicole Pinko
Former Contributor

Photo: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

July 23, 2019

Vulnerable Populations Across US Metro Areas at Risk of Fatal Heat by Mid-Century

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

As temperatures soar above the 100ºF mark, hitting a high of 106ºF by mid-day, children play in open fire hydrants during a heat wave in New York, NY.

Anthony Behar/Sipa Press

July 22, 2019

African Americans Are Disproportionately Exposed to Extreme Heat

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

July 22, 2019

UCS Extreme Heat Report: A Call to Action on Midwest Clean Energy

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

Amanda Ouellet wipes her face with a cold wet towel to cool off while working outside. AP Photo/John Locher, File

July 19, 2019

This Weekend’s Heatwave Is the Future of Extreme Heat: 3 Things You Should Know and Do

Erika Spanger-Siegfried
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

AP Photo/Daily News, Miranda Pederson

July 16, 2019

Top Ten Heat-Related Terms You Need to Pay Attention to While Reading UCS’s Killer Heat Report

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

Adam Markham

July 2, 2019

A New Way to Assess Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Sites

Adam Markham
Deputy Director of Climate and Energy

Photo: Leaflet/Wikimedia Commons

June 26, 2019

Congress Must Lead with National Energy Standards to Save the Climate

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

Photo: Rainforest Action Network/Flickr

June 24, 2019

Chevron Earns Shareholder Distrust on Climate Action

Nicole Pinko
Former Contributor

Oregon State Capitol

June 21, 2019

Hey, Oregon Senators: You Can’t Run Away from Climate Change

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

Photo: Carl Wycoff/Flickr

June 20, 2019

The House Ways and Means Committee—Will it Throw Climate Under the Bus?

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Photo: Jonathan Johannes/Flickr

June 5, 2019

Climate Change and Human Health – The Win-Win of Tackling Air Pollution

Rachel Licker
Principal Climate Scientist

Photo: Alexander Gerst/Flickr

May 30, 2019

Hurricane Season 2019: Global Warming, Forecasts, and Probabilities

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

Photo: Julian Osley/Geograph

May 28, 2019

You Can’t Ignore the Future: 5 Reasons Climate Science Looks Beyond 2040

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

Photo: Staff Sgt. Herschel Talley/Nebraska National Guard

May 23, 2019

The Wettest 12 Months: New Analysis Shows Spikes in Flood Alerts in the US

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

EsbenS/Pixabay

May 17, 2019

California’s Infrastructure Earns a C-. We Need More Equitable and Climate-Safe Infrastructure Now

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

May 16, 2019

5 Reasons Why HB 6, Ohio’s Nuclear Plant Subsidy Proposal, Should Be Rejected

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

House Speaker’s Office/Facebook

April 30, 2019

Challenging Trump’s Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

US Department of the Interior/Flickr

April 30, 2019

Taking the “Public” out of Public Service, New Interior Secretary Bernhardt Refuses to Address Climate Change

Joel Clement
Former Contributor