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Science, Democracy and Fracking: People Have Questions and They Deserve Answers
In late July, the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, in collaboration with UCLA, held a workshop and public forum on “Science, Democracy and Community Decisions on...
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Fracking and My Community’s Water: What Do We Know or When Will We Know It?
Controversy concerning the practice of hydraulic fracturing and unconventional oil and gas development is about more than just breaking up underground rock deposits to release gas and oil. The policy...
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Science and Superstorm Sandy, One Year Later: Looking to the Future
Over the past year, UCS experts have shared knowledge of the consequences of sea level rise on coastal communities, convened leaders to discuss risks and evaluate appropriate responses, and analyzed...
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Human Nature and Creeping Environmental Threats
To state the obvious, rare events don’t occur frequently. While this is good in the case of large-scale natural hazards, it may increase our vulnerability in the long run. But why do uncommon events...
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Satellites, Storm Surge, and Sandy: The Need for Science to Inform Our...
The following is an accurate description of Sandy, the superstorm that tore through the northeastern United States almost one year ago: Sandy slammed into the New Jersey Coast Monday night, bringing...
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Lessons from Hurricane Sandy for Flood Risk and Flood Insurance
Hurricane Sandy caused record flooding along the coasts of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, much of it resulting from storm surge. Sea level rise means that these kinds of storm surges are now...
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The Long Road to Healthier Living
In February, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published data in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggesting that obesity rates for pre-school-aged children are declining. On Monday,...
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Transforming Food Policy Through Science from Coast to Coast
From Let’s Move! to farmers markets, the conversation about how public health science is informing and leading to healthier food policies and food environments is growing. And at every level, good...
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Building Healthier Food Environments: Seven Organizations Making a Difference...
What will it take to transform the food system we have in the United States today—with all its misaligned priorities, junk food, and diet-related diseases—into a healthier one for all Americans? That’s...
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Fed Up about Food? New Film Highlights Concerns around Sugar, Science, and...
Today, a new documentary entitled Fed Up premieres in 19 cities. Different from other films that detail the problems that plague our food system, Fed Up focuses on a single entity that is responsible...
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