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Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 20: Near The Water](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-02/1500x900_Karletta.jpg?itok=G10ni52Z)
Near The Water
Dr. Karletta Chief talks with Jess about the unique scientific problems facing indigenous communities in the US.
Activist Resource
![A voting sign](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-08/voting-sign.jpeg?itok=-OQ7b7CM)
2024 CSD Election Science Task Force
We've assembled an Election Science Task Force, who are actively working to make our electoral system as representative and reflective of our society as it can be.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 19: The State of the Science](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-02/1500x900_romero.jpg?itok=iFvOz3LX)
The State of the Science
Dr. Mindy Romero, founder of the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the University of Southern California, talks with Jess about election science.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 17: Look for the Helpers - Part 2](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/TISWJ-Ep_17pt2_1500x900.jpg?itok=nUgRIqg_)
Look For The Helpers – Part 2
In the second part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess visits the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project to talk with co-founder and co-director Ms. Margaret Gordon.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 17: Look for the Helpers - Part 1](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/1500x900%20%282%29.jpg?itok=PUSnIkw6)
Look For The Helpers – Part 1
In the first part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess talks with Adam Browning of Forum Mobility about the future of heavy-duty electric trucks.
Report
![A figure labeled "Generation Failures by Fules Type During Five Extreme Winter Storms" showing that gas plants accounted for most of the failed capacity in five recent extreme winter weather events.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/Fig1_web-01.jpg?itok=7DwtLfkW)
Gas Malfunction
The United States is overly reliant on gas plants—and extreme weather is causing them to fail at alarming rates.
Activist Resource
![Person taking notes during a meeting.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/1500-900-town-hall-notes.jpg?itok=hKTZNZJf)
Questions for Candidates 2024
We're pushing candidates to fight for science, justice, and progress.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 16: The Highest Stakes](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/1500x900_hafijkhan_1.jpg?itok=rhHuFoCz)
The Highest Stakes
Jess catches up with lawyer and climate negotiator Hafij Khan about the critical Loss and Damage fund and this year's conference.
Feature
![2023 Science Defenders](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/Science%20Defenders%206.png?itok=8f7zcwyy)
2023 UCS Science Defenders
The 2023 UCS Science Defenders share a special commitment to leverage science to help their communities. We are so pleased to introduce them, and their great work.
Explainer
![photo of a tractor in a turned-over field pulling a trailer with two tanks of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer that is being sprayed on the field; farm buildings and silos are in the distance](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/ammonia%20fertilizer_scaled.png?itok=lTvBlASk)
What’s Wrong with Fossil Fuel–Based Fertilizer?
Massive overapplication of nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture damages soil, causes pollution, and contributes to climate change.
Report
![Three panelists lined up at SACNAS.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/UCS-SACNAS-thumbnail.jpg?itok=7aasSmem)
UCS JEDI Report 2023
This document summarizes the past year of efforts by staff and board members to transform UCS into an anti-racist organization.
Report
![Person reading screen with coding software open](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-09/laptop-reading.jpg?itok=cFnDNNja)
Drivers of Domestic Wells Vulnerability During Droughts in California's Central Valley
A peer-reviewed article in Environmental Research Letters.
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