Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

A 2022 study in Environmental Science and Technology detected more than 20 volatile organic compounds, including hexane, toluene and benzene, in unburned stove gas. Federal Agencies Fail to Protect the Public The federal government has been aware of gas stove pollution issues for decades.

2013 361

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 361

ESA

MARCH 20, 2023

Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. The comment period ends March 31, 2023.

2023 96

2023 Ocean 2022 2024 96

ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Congress passes a deal to keep the government funded through Dec. Lawyers for the government shared the Biden administration expects to issue a new Clean Water Act proposed rule by the end of the year.

2022 75

2022 Clean Water Act 2027 Ocean 75

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

A National Science Foundation grant in 2015 helped to uncover the extent of lead contamination in Flint, Michigan. The GOPs move against the National Science Foundation is part of a broader Republican rejection of federally funded climate and environmental science that does not align with the partys political and cultural aims.

2015 301

2015 2028 Government Renewable Energy 301

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The Republican effort to rid the federal government of initiatives promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion is expanding to publicly funded research, ensnaring in its wide net scientific endeavors at the National Science Foundation that seek to expand access to clean water, reduce the cost of water purification, and minimize flood damages.

2028 130

2028 Government Renewable Energy 2015 130

ESA

MARCH 6, 2023

Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities. The comment period ends March 31, 2023.

2023 98

2023 Endangered Species Act Clean Water Act 2022 98