community decision making

A child welfare advocate testifies during a U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means hearing in 2024.

Samuel Corum/Getty Images

September 9, 2024

Robust Public Participation Makes for Better Regulations

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

Trolley crossing intersection in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Denis Tangney Jr/Getty Images

August 20, 2024

What Does Meaningful Community Engagement Look Like in Massachusetts?

UCS Science Network

March 1, 2022

Building Local Power With Neighborhood Microgrids

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

October 5, 2021

What Does It Mean to Let Communities Choose? A New Report by UCS and Soulardarity

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

a group of people hold signs demonstrating against the Bresco trash incinerator, which is visible in the background

South Baltimore Land Trust

July 15, 2021

Stop the Burn, Save Lives: The case for a community-led zero waste model in Baltimore

UCS Science Network

March 10, 2016

What’s Been Going On with the EPA’s Fracking Report?

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

September 10, 2014

The Colorado Oil and Gas Task Force: Still a Chance for Science to Inform Fracking Policy

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor

August 8, 2014

The Colorado Hydraulic Fracturing Deal: Amidst Politics, A Chance for Science

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor

November 6, 2013

Colorado Towns Pass Fracking Moratoria, Bans Despite Big Spending by the Oil and Gas Industry

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor

November 1, 2013

Clearing the Air on Fracking: Reflections from our Recent Webinar

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor

October 24, 2013

Satellites, Storm Surge, and Sandy: The Need for Science to Inform Our Coastal Planning

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor

September 13, 2013

Is Fracking Safe? What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Risk

Gretchen Goldman
Former Contributor