Union of Concerned Scientists

Goodbye, adiós, farewell…

CARTOON OF THE MONTH: It’s looking like a déjà vu.

CARTOON OF THE MONTH: Discard immediately. No refills.

The Trump admin & DHS Sec #Noem are continuing their ongoing assault on #FEMA with reports of major cuts to FEMA staff, which will put people’s lives and well-being at risk when disasters strike. Congress — we have a problem & oversight is needed ASAP. washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/0…

🧵WATCH: Movement leaders from the U.S. speak at #COP30 about resisting the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on working families and our climate with solidarity + care for our communities. @uscan @MNIPL @SoutheastClimate @scennetwork1 @UCSUSA

Who’s surprised? #DHS Sec. #KristiNoem changes draft FEMA review council report. Former #FEMA head Cameron Hamilton asks blunt Q. “What degree of confidence do you have that the report that you submit to DHS will be what is submitted to the president?” washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

No country—not even the United States—can stop global climate action AND it will take a lot of countries acting together to tackle this problem at the scale and with the urgency required, says Rachel Cleetus of @UCSUSA. commondreams.org/opinion/exceed…

"A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is required viewing for anyone who wants to understand the systematic risks -- and the human stakes -- of the nuclear weapons complex." - @UCSUSA Read more: blog.ucs.org/jknox/five-thi…

Join us THIS Thursday to discuss “Science in a shifting political landscape.” Darya Minovi & Dr. Kristie Ellickson @UCSUSA & Dr. Rashmi Joglekar @UCSF_PRHE will explore how current attacks on science are undermining research & public health. RSVP: healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars/9…

"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. blog.ucs.org/mike-jacobs/da…

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. ucs.org/sites/default/…

"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

📢 Ready to put science into action? Join #SACNAS Sept 24 for Intro to #SciComm & Advocacy with @UCSUSA 📅 12–1 PM PST | Online 💻 Register: hubs.la/Q03GMjNq0 #ScienceAdvocacy #STEM #STEMWorkforce

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.

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)

1/9. A House Oversight subcommittee is holding a #nuclear power hearing today. The first order of business must be to investigate how the troubling takeover of the formerly independent @NRCgov by the executive branch is jeopardizing nuclear safety and security. For example:

#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: lung.org/ca/clean-air-t…

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. bloom.bg/4lNiiCT

“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 buff.ly/IeVvYtM

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.