UCS Climate & Accountability Campaigns

ICJ ruling expected to shape US climate lawsuits Trump's attack on climate policies go against the top court's opinion, which could be used by lawyers to fight back

Dr. Carly Phillips: “While the fedl govt in the US is quite obviously not concerned about climate change, this [opinion] provides a lot of weight for cities, states, local communities, who are also grappling with these same questions, to really align their policies with what’s happening globally."

This made us laugh… and cry. If you felt it too, here’s one way to help two agencies in the bunker 👇

A promotional graphic for "MindLab" weekly virtual mindfulness sessions, co-hosted by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Environmental Protection Network. The background shows two people walking on a forest path surrounded by tall trees. Text reads: MindLab – Weekly Virtual Mindfulness Sessions. Open to all scientists, public servants, and science supporters. Facilitated by Dr. Lena Adams Kim. Wednesdays, 11:30am–12:00pm ET, through the end of October 2025.” A QR code in the bottom right corner invites people to scan to register.

🧘‍♀️ Struggling to find a moment of calm amidst all the bad news this summer? MindLab offers practical, science-based techniques to help science supporters manage stress, regulate emotions & navigate uncertainty.

Join us for free virtual sessions every Wednesday, 11:30 am ET.

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UCS staff walked through calling members of Congress, posting on social media to raise public awareness, and creating videos to post on social media to get your networks to take action. Want to #ActOnClimate too? See our toolkit: 🔗http://bit.ly/4lcHpxj

YouTube video by Union of Concerned Scientists Action Hour: Protect NOAA and FEMA

On 7/29, we hosted a virtual action hour featuring our experts sharing updates on the current status of funding for #NOAA and #FEMA, as well as the current timeline for the appropriations process. UCS staff then shared 3 different actions to protect funding for these critical agencies. Watch now:

Tell the EPA: Uphold Power Plant Pollution Limits & Protect Public Health The Environmental Protection Agency just proposed rolling back all limits on carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Comments on the proposed repeal may be submitted now through August 7...

Oppose the repeal of limits on emissions from power plants, too. #EPA #PowerPlant #PowerPlantPollution #PublicHealth #pollution

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Heat Kills—Congress Must Protect Workers Urge your members of Congress to support the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act and ensure essential protections from extreme heat for outdoor workers.

Demand protections for people whose jobs expose them to grave risk during #ExtremeHeat. #ClimateChange

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Tell Congress: No Immunity for Big Oil Big Oil must not be let off the hook for its decades of deception and climate harms. Tell Congress to stand up to the Trump administration’s corporate giveaways.

The #EndangermentFinding is now critically endangered and they're going along with the #FossilFuel industry's agenda and parroting their talking points. Yes, the same #FossilFuel companies that are trying to evade accountability for #climate damages.

Tell Congress, no immunity for #BigOil. ⬇️

What We’re Watching: Endangered in Danger Season Erika Spanger and Ashley Seifert-Nunes contributed to this post. This week in Danger Season, many of us are trying to avoid the health impacts of an extended heat dome while watching the craven and...

🧵7/31 in #DangerSeason: Staying safe under a #HeatDome while watching the craven and shameless efforts of the Trump administration. The con: #ClimateChange isn't a danger. Let's roll back the #EndangermentFinding.

Believe your own experience, not their gaslighting. And act accordingly.

Heat Kills—Congress Must Protect Workers Urge your members of Congress to support the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act and ensure essential protections from extreme heat for outdoor workers.

Workers must be able to access basic, life-saving measures without fear of retaliation or docked pay. The Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act will hold employers accountable to keep workers safe from extreme heat and prevent more senseless deaths. ⬇️

Thanks to Georgia state representatives Viola Davis, Kim Schofield, and Sandra G. Scott, who are taking steps to protect workers from deadly heat. Here's the report they cited 🔗https://www.ucs.org/resources/too-hot-to-work

#ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #DangerSeason

"Heat is not just uncomfortable, it’s deadly. (...) That’s why we introduced House Resolution 393, which calls for the urgent creation of heat safety standards to protect Georgia’s workforce, especially those working outdoors or in unregulated indoor heat environments... "

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We can call out #climate gaslighting. Don't let them get way with #disinformation: 🔗https://caad.info/

Don’t give bogus science attention by refuting it. Point out what they’re trying to do: distract, deny, delay, and keep on profiting.🔗https://bit.ly/473OM6M

We can defend and restore federal climate science by holding members of Congress accountable during August recess.
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Heat Kills—Congress Must Protect Workers Urge your members of Congress to support the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act and ensure essential protections from extreme heat for outdoor workers.

Want to do something about it? Great! There's plenty do, like practice heat safety and encouraging others to as well: 🔗http://bit.ly/4mjLl04

We can also push Congress to pass legislation to protect workers from dangerous heat. ⬇️

Hot Summer 2025 Could Be the Coolest for the Rest of Our Lives: 6 Things to Know It's hot and getting hotter. But climate action is cool.

#KillerHeat is... killing us🌡️ 💀. The ocean is losing its cool🌊🥵. We're making a U-turn away from solutions. (!!!). BUT heat responds quickly to reduced emissions if we #ActOnClimate.

#DangerSeason is baking us. And this could be the coolest summer for the rest of our lives. This is #ClimateChange

Trump Administration Launches Broadside Attack on Science-Backed Endangerment Finding, Public Health Protections Trump Administration Launches Broadside Attack on Science-Backed Endangerment Finding, Climate and Public Health Protections

It's a sad day when our leaders turn their back on long established science to try and roll back public health protections while the dangers of climate change are palpable on a daily basis. We cannot let this stand. www.ucs.org/about/news/t...

Today, the EPA released a proposal that would gut the 2009 Endangerment Finding. “These actions by Lee Zeldin are anti-science and backed by the fossil fuel industry, said Chitra Kumar, Managing Director, UCS Climate & Energy campaign.

" Their rationales are nonsensical on all fronts and are blatantly aimed at shredding regulations to prop up the fortunes of the polluting fossil fuel industry while the public foots the bill. " Statement by UCS President Gretchen Goldman

🚨The EPA released a proposal that would gut the 2009 Endangerment Finding & undermine the foundational scientific finding that global warming pollution endangers public health & the environment. At the same time, it’s repealing strong car & truck pollution limits & threatening other vital standards.

Trump Administration Launches Broadside Attack on Science-Backed Endangerment Finding, Public Health Protections Trump Administration Launches Broadside Attack on Science-Backed Endangerment Finding, Climate and Public Health Protections

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Trump's EPA just proposed a plan making climate denial official U.S. policy, claiming climate change and the pollution that causes it pose no threat to public health or the environment as a favor to Big Polluters. Tell them the public isn't on board: actonclimate.now/stopclimatec...

The Endangerment Is Us As the EPA guts the legal basis for addressing climate change, Dr. Mustafa Ali warns Black, Brown, and poor communities will pay the price.

“We Are the Endangered!”
As the EPA moves to dismantle the ‘Endangerment Finding,’ the very foundation of climate protection, Dr. Mustafa Ali sounds the alarm: Black, Brown, & low-wealth communities will bear the brunt. This is not just an article—it’s a wake-up call.
wordinblack.com/2025/07/the-...

As a Heat Wave Roiled Illinois, People Incarcerated Suffered The Most - Inside Climate News Deteriorating conditions in the state’s prisons and climate change could be a potentially deadly combination, advocates warn.

"In a July 24 letter to Gov. JB Pritzker from Uptown People’s Law Center, the local public interest law firm alleges that people inside multiple Illinois Department of Corrections facilities are being kept in dangerous conditions, exacerbated by extreme heat." #DangerSeason

Congress is attacking D.C.’s climate deception lawsuit against Big Oil.

It’s part of a bigger effort by fossil fuel companies and their allies to get a legal shield from accountability.

Big Oil is not above the law!

Cuts at NOAA and FEMA jeopardize weather forecasting accuracy and disaster assistance. I call on Congress to protect these critical agencies.

Join the call to action:
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@ucsclimate.bsky.social
@vargas.house.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
@padilla.senate.gov

Too Hot to Work Study shows outdoor workers in the US have up to 35 times the risk of dying from heat exposure than the general population.

#KillerHeat is especially deadly for children, elderly, disabled, and unhoused populations, those living in urban #HeatIslands, correctional facilities. During #DangerSeason outdoor workers also face staggering risks. bit.ly/3TEIB11

@vargas.house.gov‬ @schiff.senate.gov‬ @padilla.senate.gov‬

Trump Administration Attempts Burying Climate Change Evidence to Further Fossil Fuel Agenda If there aren't government records of climate change, is climate change still happening? (Yes.)

This administration’s assault on policies and safeguards that keep people safe during #DangerSeason and beyond include cuts at NOAA, EPA, FEMA, etc., & jeopardize weather forecasting accuracy and disaster assistance. Under Trump, NOAA also plans to stop tracking disaster data🚨 bit.ly/4ljYNk1

Trump Administration Attempts Burying Climate Change Evidence to Further Fossil Fuel Agenda If there aren't government records of climate change, is climate change still happening? (Yes.)

Congress must reclaim its power-of-the-purse authority to halt attacks on vital agencies and safeguards and work quickly to undo the damage already done. The answer to worsening #DangerSeason will never lie in anti-science solutions. Can we count on you to push back @lisamurkowski.bsky.social?

Honolulu's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies leads climate change legal fight Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, over climate change impacts.

Honolulu is closer than ever to putting Big Oil companies on trial for their climate lies.

“The fossil fuel industry and its allies and surrogates created an organized campaign to foster and sustain doubt about anthropogenic global warming and prevent meaningful action.” @naomioreskes.bsky.social

County leaders call on Congress to oppose Big Oil immunity | Center for Climate Integrity The NACo resolution comes after Big Oil companies and allies have called on Congress to shield them from the growing wave of climate accountability lawsuits.

As communities across the U.S. are devastated by increasingly severe climate disasters, the group that represents the nation’s 3,000+ counties is calling on Congress to oppose any legislation that would restrict their ability to recover associated damages from companies in court.