Climate Resources

The workers at Peach Bottom artfully—and likely illegally—played games with safety and operating license requirements to keep the Unit 2 reactor operating despite known safety shortcomings.

Massive new subsidies will only further mask nuclear power’s considerable costs and risks while disadvantaging more cost-effective and less risky carbon reduction measures that can be implemented much more quickly.

With climate change, the water cycle is expected to undergo significant change.

For most scientific research, scientists like to point out the level of uncertainty. Why?

We rank the states most dependent on coal imports, highlighting this annual drain on state economies, and suggest how states can keep their funds in-state through investments in energy efficiency and homegrown renewable energy.

Rising temperatures on Earth are changing the climate, including the timing of spring, which is having myriad domino effects on people and the environment.

The Scientists' Letter on the Copenhagen Commitment for Tropical Forests is a letter asking members of Congress to keep the commitment made by the United States in Copenhagen on

Carbon dioxide increases the growth rate of many plants and increases the amount and potency of pollen. Rising temperatures extend the growing season and the duration of allergy season.

Climate change increases the probability of heavy rains and flooding. This happens because warmer air holds more moisture.

Increasing the state's renewable electricity standard is achievable and affordable

An analysis of the climate talks in Copenhagen detailing the pros and cons of the Copenhagen Accord.