Environmental News: Union of Concerned Scientists

A set of gas-saving tips to help you preserve the environment and your checkbook this holiday weekend

Science advocacy group supports NRC commissioner's decision to move high-level radioactive waste from pools to dry cask storage.

Automaker Chrysler's plans to pay for three years of gas for newly-purchased vehicles is a gimmick designed to keep consumers addicted to oil.

As the House kicks off debate over the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex, a new report calls for a halt to production of new nuclear warheads.

Starting in July, a Massachusetts-based utility company will give customers the option of purchasing all or a portion of their electricity from nearby wind power farms.

A new UCS report shows that confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, produce unsanitary conditions and cost taxpayers billions in subsidies, despite the existence of efficient, clean, and cost-ef