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Amid a heat wave, beachgoers pack their belongings near the end of day at Sunset Beach in Huntington Beach, California, on July 21st, 2018.

A Report on ‘Killer Heat’ Reiterates How Climate Change Puts Vulnerable Populations at the Greatest Risk

The Union of Concerned Scientists warns that extreme heat days will become more frequent and severe if carbon emissions continue at current levels.

Kelley Czajka

Environment

Vehicle Pollution Disproportionately Affects People of Color in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that, across 12 states, non-white residents bear disproportionate pollution from cars and trucks.

Sharon Zhang

A butcher arranges meat products at a grocery December 29th, 2003, in New York City.

News in Brief

Can Food Choices Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

A new study finds that substantial reductions in spending on red meat resulted in lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Emily Moon

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a memorandum on increasing access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in the Oval Office of the White House on September 25th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Ideas

‘He’s Created a Culture of Fear’: How Trump Has Politicized Science in an Unprecedented Way

The Trump administration is undermining scientists by disparaging the scientific process.

Sharon Zhang

The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

Federal Scientists Are Worried About Policies That Harm America’s Most Vulnerable Populations

In an anonymous survey, government scientists expressed concerns about plans to reduce focus and research on racial and sexual minorities and the poor.

Francie Diep

People walk down the elevated, raised wooden sidewalks—created so people don't sink into the melting permafrost—on July 5th, 2015, in Newtok, Alaska. Newtok, which is having to relocate due to melting permafrost and rapid erosion of the river it is established next to, has to have all its fuel and fresh water brought in aboard tankers.

Environment

A Brief Survey of Trump’s Assault on Science

In a new report, the Union of Concerned Scientists strives to document and detail all of the Trump administration's anti-science actions.

Jimmy Tobias