Reports

This report shows how the U.S. can build an electricity system that protects our water resources and dramatically reduces global warming emissions.

Cutting oil use can create jobs, reduce global warming emissions, and clean the air.

Learn the most effective strategies for reducing your global warming emissions -- and discover which changes in your lifestyle will make the biggest difference. The Union of Concerned Scientists shares its findings from an in-depth, two-year study.

The development of renewable energy resources supports local economies, creates jobs, and moves the United States toward a cleaner, more reliable energy future.

The Union of Concerned Scientists has a practical plan to dramatically reduce U.S. oil consumption, save consumers billions of dollars, and position the United States as a global leader in transportation technology.

Farmers and scientists are transforming U.S. agriculture in a more sustainable direction—and smart policies can help speed the transition.

Sea level is rising -- and at an accelerating rate -- largely in response to global warming. A 2013 fact sheet from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Many aging, water-intensive coal-fired power plants are vulnerable to energy-water collisions, which can have a significant impact on electricity production.

UCS report looking at U.S. nuclear declaratory policy and its effects on U.S. relations with Japan.

UCS's 2013 report, Grading Government Transparency, looks at policies governing scientists' communications through traditional and social media at 17 federal agencies.