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A blog on science, solutions, and justice

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  • Aug 18, 2026earliest in window
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blog.ucs.org > seth-michaels > ask-a-scientist-how-can-we-make-sure-environmental-rules-work-in-the-real-world

Ask a Scientist: How Can We Make Sure Environmental Rules Work in the Real World?

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (370+ words) The study of these interactions, and how they can accumulate, is known as cumulative impacts analysis. And the US government only recently began working to update its guidance about exposure to pollution based on cumulative impacts. Since then, the Union…...

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blog.ucs.org > mike-jacobs > talk-on-data-center-reform-is-cheap-our-electricity-bills-are-not

Talk on Data Center Reform is Cheap. Our Electricity Bills Are Not.

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (824+ words) The list of folks who claim to care about protecting consumers from paying for costs caused by data centers is lengthy. Utilities. Data center companies. Politicians. Even the utility regulators with actual authority to set rates. What should we make…...

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blog.ucs.org > sandra-sattler > to-build-a-reliable-and-affordable-grid-we-need-better-data-from-data-centers

To Build a Reliable and Affordable Grid, We Need Better Data From Data Centers

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (171+ words) Inaccurate data about electricity demand leads to poor planning of infrastructure expansion. Over-building leads to higher short-term costs and heat-trapping emissions, while under-building leads to reliability issues. Long-term, both lead to even more costs when the problems must inevitably be…...

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blog.ucs.org > carly-phillips > 3-ways-scientists-can-help-hold-major-polluters-accountable-under-the-trump-administration

3 Ways Scientists Can Help Hold Major Polluters Accountable Under the Trump Administration - The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (398+ words) Climate change is adding pressure to an already precarious situation, threatening the livelihoods, ecosystems, and economy of the region. The events of 2026 show the harms that climate change is already inflicting and the threat that unchecked emissions pose to our…...