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![UAW Local 5960 member Kinethia Black fills the brakes of a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV during vehicle production](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-12/20220-chevrolet-bolt-assembly.jpg?itok=lJCFtARr)
Making the Most of Electric Vehicle Batteries
With smart policies and investments, the US can reduce the need for newly mined lithium by nearly half.
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UCS JEDI Report 2024
This document summarizes the past year of efforts by staff and board members to transform UCS into an anti-racist organization.
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Wetlands in Peril
Protecting wetlands in the Upper Midwest from industrial agriculture could prevent up to $754 billion in residential flood damages.
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Storing the Future
Illinois has an ambitious goal to eliminate heat-trapping emissions from its power plants. Smart energy storage policy can help get us there.
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Freedom to Move
We need a transportation system that centers the communities it’s meant to serve.
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Beyond the Smokestack
By investing in renewable energy, we can directly ramp down gas—and decrease its climate, health, and environmental harms.
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Petroleum Phaseout Plan for California
A changing fuel landscape in California will require new rules.
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![An active oil refinery located next to a single family home in Wilmington, California on September 21, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-10/image_refinery_2.jpg?itok=pQfkuax6)
The Community Guide to Cumulative Impacts
This guide is a resource to help protect us from cumulative impacts of pollution—especially in disproportionately impacted and overburdened communities.
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State Electric Vehicle Benefits
In virtually every state, electric vehicles are cheaper than gasoline-powered cars to fuel and drive.
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Fair Maps
This fact sheet provides best practices for drawing fair legislative district maps by encouraging greater public participation.
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Research Areas for Climate Litigation
Climate litigation continues to grow and evolve as climate action lags and as impacts become increasingly severe.
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Protecting Government Science from Political Interference
This analysis evaluates 38 government agencies on scientific integrity and offers recommendations for the next presidential administration.