Paula García

Marc Alessi of the Weather and Climate Livestream Team, honored as a 2025 Science Defender for organizing against funding cuts.

It’s been a rough year for science. But bright spots remain! We’re honoring our 2025 Science Defenders: people who use science to improve the world, taking a stand to protect science from political or other interference.

First up: Dr. Marc Alessi from the Weather & Climate Livestream team!

UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms

“The fossil fuel playbook has undermined the protection of all human rights that are negatively impacted by climate change for over six decades” -- report of Elise Morgera, UN special rapporteur on human rights and climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our 💯 hours to #SaveAmericasForecasts starts tomorrow!

Tune in to hear over 200+ US meteorologists and climate scientists share the importance of federally funded weather and climate research!

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You Need Science. Science Needs You. Supporters of science across America are uniting with one voice to send this very simple message to our elected officials: You need science. Science needs you. #ScienceMatters

The last 100 days have been an unprecedented assault American science. Our scientists. Our institutions. And the people around the world who rely on it. We must stand united and speak up. Our collective future depends on it. #ScienceMatters savesciencenow.org

YouTube video by Union of Concerned Scientists Haz la Diferencia: Science Advocacy Training Series

Paula García ( @paulagarcial.bsky.social ) nos cuenta cómo su trabajo con comunidades rurales en Colombia la llevó a mezclar su amor por la ciencia y la naturaleza con la defensa del medioambiente y nuestras comunidades.

Here Comes the Fossil Fuel Agenda A whole-of-government approach to selling the nation out.

President Trump's fossil fuel agenda is NOT for the betterment of anything beyond boosting bottom line for a select polluting few. People overwhelmingly favor clean air and commonsense standards; support innovation; and want real solutions to climate change. blog.ucsusa.org/julie-mcnama...

Five Ways Offshore Wind Benefits Us All Last year saw the first commercial-scale US offshore wind project come online. Here are five reasons offshore wind is a good thing for all of us.

Here are five reasons offshore wind is a good thing for all of us. But offshore wind doesn’t just happen. Read also a few ways you can help. blog.ucsusa.org/john-rogers/....

Grid operator PJM can prevent our energy bills from skyrocketing Power grid operator PJM is pushing a path to keep up with energy demand that would pass on a cost increase of over $12 billion to households in the region. Power…

Households throughout PJM Interconnection’s footprint will pay up to $25 more each month on their electricity bills this year. Luckily, there are fixes that PJM can implement now to keep this from happening again. Listen to my colleague Mike Jacobs @ucsusa.bsky.social vimeo.com/1046442877?s...

How Transmission—Not Gas—Will Bolster Winter Grid Reliability: A Look at MISO South Dangerous grid failures over roughly the last decade left millions in the dark and cold, sometimes with deadly consequences. Clean energy solutions are readily available to help.

As millions in the US face snow and ice, power outages are a major safety and health concern, partly due to the country's reliance on gas plants. In his new blog, UCS’s Paul Arbaje explains how long-range transmission lines can prevent costly grid failures during extreme winter storms.

Gráfico promocional del nuevo episodio del podcast Ciencia Consciente.

🌎 En nuestro podcast Ciencia Consciente, el científico climático Ángel Fernández-Bou habla sobre la agrivoltaica, una solución para una transición justa de trabajadores del campo afectados por la automatización y la falta de agua.

🎧 Escucha la primera parte: act.ucsusa.org/3PpiHw7

A battle for the soul of Title VI in Cancer Alley - PRRAC — Connecting Research to Advocacy Amy Laura Cahn

Interrupting the cycle of generational harm caused by the proliferation of industry in Cancer Alley is not discriminatory [...] Ensuring the right to clean air, water, soil, and a safe & healthy home for all is not zero-sum game–it’s a win-win @amylauracahn.bsky.social www.prrac.org/a-battle-for...

There's still time to apply for the Science for Public Good Fund! We're looking to fund projects that aim to advance equitable, science-based policy and/or emphasize local and community impacts. Applications are open now through January 6.

➡️Apply here: act.ucsusa.org/41DXmXm

Tweet that says if your concern with trans women is that men might claim to self-ID as trans to gain access to women’s spaces and assault them, then your problem is actually with predatory men and not trans women.

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Hope Amidst the Heat: Massachusetts' New Legislation to Combat Climate Crisis and Protect Communities It may feel like we are facing a grim reality. Regardless of people’s beliefs, the facts show us the increasing toll from an unaddressed climate crisis. Globally, this year is going strong as the warm...

Massachusetts´ state legislators passed a new clean energy bill. The new law will codify the state’s commitment to a clean energy grid, advance equity and protect ratepayers. This is a huge reason for hope and celebration! blog.ucsusa.org/paula-garcia...

Headline reading Trump Judge Blocks Overtime Pay For 4 Million Workers The overtime rule is one of the most far-reaching economic reforms that President Joe Biden has fought for.

President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.

Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.

It's #DangerSeason all right, but you know what else it is? Summer blockbuster season! Our experts beat the heat by seeing #Twisters and blogging and Instagram-live-ing about it. A riveting, must-read, must-see! #SpoilerAlerts ahead:

Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience Between now and 2050, climate change–driven sea level rise will expose more than 1,600 critical buildings and services to disruptive flooding at least twice per year.

📢 NEW: @ucsusa.bsky.social finds that fossil fuel-driven #ClimateChange will expose more than 1,100 schools, public and affordable housing facilities, and other critical coastal infrastructure along U.S. coasts to disruptive flooding by 2050. Policy makers must act now: bit.ly/3xmgpsv