Union of Concerned Scientists
@UCSUSA
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The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet's most pressing problems. 🦋BlueSky: @ucs.org
Joined January 2009
"The wealthiest companies are building extraordinarily expensive data centers that you & I are subsidizing." @UCSUSA's new policy brief walks through this problem & provides recs for several ways to assign the new costs to the customers that cause them. https://t.co/2KHtTZ0Leq
blog.ucs.org
Electric bills are going up around the country and some of those increases are due to an outdated practice that requires consumers to pay billions for tech giants’ grid connections. Our new analysis...
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NEW REPORT: In 2024, utilities in 7 PJM states charged ratepayers $4.3 billion for local transmission upgrades built to provide transmission-level service to data centers.
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Half the world reads and writes in character-based languages — and now, so does Halo!
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"A recent study with @UCSUSA found that the Trump administration in the first 6 months has attacked science around 400 times." ⚠️ Climate scientist Carlos Martinez tells us more about the state of science in the #USA at The Climate Hub. #climateweeknyc #MakeScienceGreatAgain
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📢 Ready to put science into action? Join #SACNAS Sept 24 for Intro to #SciComm & Advocacy with @UCSUSA 📅 12–1 PM PST | Online 💻 Register: https://t.co/ifYvx9zUBc
#ScienceAdvocacy #STEM #STEMWorkforce
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As we saw earlier this year in Eaton and Palisades fires, CA residents continuously face dangerous wildfires made worse by climate change. Thank you to those who shared their stories at our Extreme Weather People's Hearing in LA and spoke out against Trump’s #ClimateChaosPlan.
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A new report written by climate science deniers hand-picked by Trump Energy Secretary Wright is packed with cherry-picked data and is being used to dismantle climate protections—to the benefit of polluters. (1/2)
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#CaLeg will vote next week on dangerous #SB34. 🚨It weakens local authority to cut port pollution. 🚨It puts lives at risk. @CaliforniaLung needs our help telling legislators to choose healthy air for kids and VOTE NO on #SB34! TAKE ACTION: https://t.co/fUXtGuRpQo
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What do the Trump administration's layoffs, budget cuts and policy rollbacks mean for the fight against climate change? @climate's @Zhirji28 talks with @UCSUSA's Gretchen Goldman at #BloombergGreen. https://t.co/6Dy6jq9KNR
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“There is something called a tipping point in climate science, and we’re pushing closer and closer to that tipping point, when perhaps we will not be able to bounce back, as nature has the capacity to do right now.” –Omanjana Goswami, @UCSUSA
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Thanks to those in Asheville who shared their experiences living through the devastation of Hurricane Helene and spoke up against Trump’s #PollutersFirst Agenda that will worsen hurricanes, fires, and other extreme weather events that harm our communities.
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Have you heard of "Danger Season"? It’s the term coined by @UCSUSA to describe the deadly mix of extreme heat, storms, floods & wildfires made worse by global warming. Join us tomorrow for this urgent convo & learn what it means for our communities. 💻 https://t.co/Q0dH9fduMV
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Happening NOW: #OSHA Hearings on the #heat injury and illness prevention proposed rule @UCSUSA is #FiredUpforHeatJustice
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🔬 New from @UCSUSA: Fool’s Gold—The Trump administration’s new executive order claims to set a “gold standard” for science, but actually puts political appointees in charge, threatening scientific independence and public trust.
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"These actions are all in the interest of pushing a political agenda under the guise of science." The US executive order establishing “Gold Standard Science” does anything but, write Gretchen Goldman and Jules Barbati-Dajches @UCSUSA
https://t.co/S3Z7Lzlrxd
bmj.com
Policy decisions must be based on the best available science and protected from political interference, write Gretchen Goldman and Jules Barbati - Dajches The Trump administration recently released...
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For decades, fossil fuel giants consciously chose planetary degradation for profit. Our hidden gem of the week reveals the industry's long campaign of political obstruction to derail climate action. By @kathy_mulvey, @seth_shulman et al. at @UCSUSA
https://t.co/xQqeYAteFV
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Great blog by Paul Arbaje about how Louisianans could get stuck footing the bill and bearing the risk for Meta's proposed data center in Richland Parish. Read more on @UCSUSA's blog ⤵ https://t.co/adQPdvFwGi
blog.ucs.org
The state's largest utility company is trying to get approval for a project that could have major negative consequences for both grid reliability and affordability.
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The Zayed Sustainability Prize recognises pioneers of change driving climate action. Win US $1M to scale your impact, transform lives and protect the planet. Submit your application before 23 June 2025 and be part of the #PowerOfProgress.
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"Eliminating US science advisory committees will harm the public and open the door to special interests," by Melissa Finucane, Vice President of Science & Innovation @UCSUSA. https://t.co/EbswPepIIg
thebulletin.org
In recent weeks, the landscape of science advisory committees in the United States federal government has changed significantly as agencies eliminate committees to follow an executive order from...
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🛢️ Fossil fuel companies must be held accountable for their #DecadesOfDeceit and the climate harms their products have caused. A new report from @ucs.org lays out the case against major fossil fuel companies for climate fraud and damages. #MakePollutersPay
https://t.co/GN3nwKk1OA
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