UCS Climate & Accountability Campaigns
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Climate & Accountability Campaigns at the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org. Your place for rigorous, independent, intersectional climate science. #EnvironmentalJustice always.
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“We Don’t Deserve This”
Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette are taking Shell to court in the UK, arguing its fossil fuel expansion helped supercharge the storm that devastated their communities.
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Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette are taking Shell to court in the UK, arguing its fossil fuel expansion helped supercharge the storm that devastated their communities.
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“We Don’t Deserve This”: Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette File Claims Against Shell
Last week the survivors of Super Typhoon Odette that struck the Philippines in 2021 filed what may be the most ambitious climate lawsuit to date against global oil giant Shell.
drilled.media
December 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“We Don’t Deserve This”
Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette are taking Shell to court in the UK, arguing its fossil fuel expansion helped supercharge the storm that devastated their communities.
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Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette are taking Shell to court in the UK, arguing its fossil fuel expansion helped supercharge the storm that devastated their communities.
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As 2025 wraps and we look to 2026, @ucs.org lays out how disinfo is being used to undermine science, and what we're doing about it!
Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science
What I wrote in the UNESCO report on World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development.
blog.ucs.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
As 2025 wraps and we look to 2026, @ucs.org lays out how disinfo is being used to undermine science, and what we're doing about it!
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With so much uncertainty and fear in the air, one thing is certain - we are ALWAYS here to protect & defend researchers against abuse, harassment, unlawful firings, & other attempts to silence their critical work. csldf.org/contact for free, confidential legal help.
Contact - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
CONTACT If you’re a scientist and would like a free, confidential consultation with one of our attorneys, please reach out.…
csldf.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
With so much uncertainty and fear in the air, one thing is certain - we are ALWAYS here to protect & defend researchers against abuse, harassment, unlawful firings, & other attempts to silence their critical work. csldf.org/contact for free, confidential legal help.
An important new report from @climateintegrity.org illustrates how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil & Shell have inundated the public w/ deceptive advertisements, positioning themselves as "green" when in fact they are actively fueling climate catastrophe around the globe. #Greenwashing #ClimateAccountablity
Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads | Center for Climate Integrity
How Four Oil Majors Sold False Promises from 2000-2025
climateintegrity.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
An important new report from @climateintegrity.org illustrates how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil & Shell have inundated the public w/ deceptive advertisements, positioning themselves as "green" when in fact they are actively fueling climate catastrophe around the globe. #Greenwashing #ClimateAccountablity
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"Deliberately dismantling an institution so central to weather forecasting and climate change prediction would not only undermine scientific research, it would leave people across the nation less prepared for the dangers of a warming world." Said @carlonimbus.bsky.social.
Devastating and dangerous blow to the weather and climate community tonight, as 20,000 earth and space scientists meet at #AGU25.
New @ucs.org statement from @carlonimbus.bsky.social on the Trump administration plans to dismantle @ncar-ucar.bsky.social:
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New @ucs.org statement from @carlonimbus.bsky.social on the Trump administration plans to dismantle @ncar-ucar.bsky.social:
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Trump Administration Threatens to Dismantle Leading Climate and Weather Research Center
The Trump administration is threatening to dismantle one of the U.S.’ leading weather and climate research institutions.
www.ucs.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Deliberately dismantling an institution so central to weather forecasting and climate change prediction would not only undermine scientific research, it would leave people across the nation less prepared for the dangers of a warming world." Said @carlonimbus.bsky.social.
This Trump Admin executive order is the latest move by the administration to violate the public’s right to information and science.
New Trump order reining in proxy advisers could weaken shareholder rights
A new White House order aiming to rein in proxy advisory firms marks a major step in a broader Republican effort to weaken the role of investors and put more power in the hands of CEOs, corporate gove...
www.reuters.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This Trump Admin executive order is the latest move by the administration to violate the public’s right to information and science.
"One bright spot from COP30 was the launch of the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change, which 20 countries from Austria to Uruguay have now signed. Here’s to a 2026 in which we continue to fight for that right, ever more effectively, together."
Disinformation Undermines Our Right to Science
What I wrote in the UNESCO report on World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development.
blog.ucs.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"One bright spot from COP30 was the launch of the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change, which 20 countries from Austria to Uruguay have now signed. Here’s to a 2026 in which we continue to fight for that right, ever more effectively, together."
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Amazon Watch Responds to Reports That Ecuador Told To Pay $220 Million to Chevron. “We stand with affected communities & urge Pres. Noboa to reject this illegitimate award & enforce Ecuadorian law by ensuring Chevron pays its debt to those it poisoned.” amazonwatch.org/news/2025/12...
Amazon Watch Responds to Reports That Ecuador Told To Pay $220 Million to Chevron | Amazon Watch
“A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation."
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December 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Amazon Watch Responds to Reports That Ecuador Told To Pay $220 Million to Chevron. “We stand with affected communities & urge Pres. Noboa to reject this illegitimate award & enforce Ecuadorian law by ensuring Chevron pays its debt to those it poisoned.” amazonwatch.org/news/2025/12...
“I want this to be understood: #Chevron is not the victim, Chevron is the perpetrator,” said Donald Moncayo, president of the Union of Peoples Affected by Chevron-Texaco.
Latest Twist in Chevron’s Amazon Pollution Saga: Ecuador Ordered to Pay the Oil Company $220 Million - Inside Climate News
Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, those victims’ tax dollars will go to Chevron, which acquired Texaco ...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“I want this to be understood: #Chevron is not the victim, Chevron is the perpetrator,” said Donald Moncayo, president of the Union of Peoples Affected by Chevron-Texaco.
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Outside of a #WorldCup event at the Kennedy Center: Bank of America continues to fund the methane gas buildout on the Gulf Coast, making huge profits at the expense of all of us, but especially Southwest Louisiana residents.
BofA must SAY NO to financing big methane export terminals like CP2
#NoLNG
BofA must SAY NO to financing big methane export terminals like CP2
#NoLNG
December 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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The Trump administration has given free rein to some of the most polluting industries in the country. We created an interactive map showing 546 industrial sites across the US and Puerto Rico deemed eligible for exemptions from their Clean Air Act requirements. #DirtyDeeds (🧵)
December 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Trump administration has given free rein to some of the most polluting industries in the country. We created an interactive map showing 546 industrial sites across the US and Puerto Rico deemed eligible for exemptions from their Clean Air Act requirements. #DirtyDeeds (🧵)
"If we, the nations of the world, fail to keep our word, the Paris Agreement won’t save us. But if we are bold enough and brave enough to make those words we pledged in the Paris agreement a reality, the future we leave the world’s children can still be a good one."
Paris Agreement Turns 10, an Uplifting and Sobering Anniversary
The future we leave the world’s children can still be a good one.
blog.ucs.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"If we, the nations of the world, fail to keep our word, the Paris Agreement won’t save us. But if we are bold enough and brave enough to make those words we pledged in the Paris agreement a reality, the future we leave the world’s children can still be a good one."
“The fundamental issue is how transnational corporations have engineered an international system of impunity that allows them to violate human rights, environmental laws and the rights of nature.” - Donald Moncayo, president of the Union of Peoples Affected by Chevron-Texaco
December 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“The fundamental issue is how transnational corporations have engineered an international system of impunity that allows them to violate human rights, environmental laws and the rights of nature.” - Donald Moncayo, president of the Union of Peoples Affected by Chevron-Texaco
Why were there fewer hurricanes than usual in 2025? And why were they so strong? Could 2025 be just an abnormal year, or was 2025 a glimpse of future hurricane seasons more significantly influenced by fossil fuel-caused #ClimateChange? @marc-alessi.bsky.social breaks it down:
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More Powerful Hurricanes but Less Frequent: Was 2025 Hurricane Season a Glimpse of the Future?
Why we can expect stronger hurricanes in a climate-changed world.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Why were there fewer hurricanes than usual in 2025? And why were they so strong? Could 2025 be just an abnormal year, or was 2025 a glimpse of future hurricane seasons more significantly influenced by fossil fuel-caused #ClimateChange? @marc-alessi.bsky.social breaks it down:
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The Science for Public Good Fund is back! Apply today for up to $1500 to support your science advocacy efforts.
Science for Public Good Fund—Apply Today
The Union of Concerned Scientists wants to fund your efforts to defend science. Apply today for up to $1,500 to support creative approaches for reaching people and and to advance equitable science-based policy. Application deadline is Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Science for Public Good Fund is back! Apply today for up to $1500 to support your science advocacy efforts.
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The toxic behavior of Trump’s EPA continues. In a move that will further endanger public health and result in greater cumulative exposure to cancer-causing formaldehyde, the agency is now proposing to gut the methods they use to evaluate the health risks of this harmful chemical.
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The toxic behavior of Trump’s EPA continues. In a move that will further endanger public health and result in greater cumulative exposure to cancer-causing formaldehyde, the agency is now proposing to gut the methods they use to evaluate the health risks of this harmful chemical.
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The Trump admin’s FEMA review council convenes Dec. 11 to discuss and vote on draft report recommendations. In her blog, UCS’s Shana Udvardy explains what to expect, including major concerns that the council will ignore the realities of climate change and the effects of Sec. Noem’s interference.
Secretary Noem's FEMA Review Council Report Likely to Continue President Trump's Heartless Policies
Secretary Noem's interference with FEMA Review Council Report is just the latest Trump Administration attack on the nation's disaster policy
blog.ucs.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Trump admin’s FEMA review council convenes Dec. 11 to discuss and vote on draft report recommendations. In her blog, UCS’s Shana Udvardy explains what to expect, including major concerns that the council will ignore the realities of climate change and the effects of Sec. Noem’s interference.
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The Trump administration has removed scientific data and climate change information from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) webpages, including all references to human activities driving climate change.
EPA’s Climate Science Erasure Part of Trump Administration’s Agenda to Boost Fossil Fuels, Harm People
A statement by Dr. Rachel Cleetus, senior policy director for the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists on EPA's removal of scientific data and climate change information.
www.ucs.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The Trump administration has removed scientific data and climate change information from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) webpages, including all references to human activities driving climate change.
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A federal court ruled that the Trump administration must release records tied to the secretly formed Climate Working Group (CWG), which produced a widely discredited report now central to attacks on U.S. climate efforts.
Read UCS & @envdefensefund.bsky.social statement:
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Read UCS & @envdefensefund.bsky.social statement:
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December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A federal court ruled that the Trump administration must release records tied to the secretly formed Climate Working Group (CWG), which produced a widely discredited report now central to attacks on U.S. climate efforts.
Read UCS & @envdefensefund.bsky.social statement:
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Read UCS & @envdefensefund.bsky.social statement:
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New from Dr. Delta Merner:
"This year climate litigation has evolved into a forward-looking strategy to secure rights, protect communities, and keep science at the center of public decision-making." #ClimateAccountability #ClimateLitigation
"This year climate litigation has evolved into a forward-looking strategy to secure rights, protect communities, and keep science at the center of public decision-making." #ClimateAccountability #ClimateLitigation
The Courts Delivered Important Climate Wins in 2025
Over the last year, communities, states and advocates have driven some of the most meaningful climate progress by turning to the court. In case after case, communities and states have secured real vic...
blog.ucs.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New from Dr. Delta Merner:
"This year climate litigation has evolved into a forward-looking strategy to secure rights, protect communities, and keep science at the center of public decision-making." #ClimateAccountability #ClimateLitigation
"This year climate litigation has evolved into a forward-looking strategy to secure rights, protect communities, and keep science at the center of public decision-making." #ClimateAccountability #ClimateLitigation
New from @emdashsanders.bsky.social: "Facing a growing number of lawsuits that could hold them liable for billions of dollars in climate damages, oil companies for the fifth time in three years are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the cases before they can reach trial." #ClimateAccountability
Exxon's next Supreme Court play
Oil companies are once again asking the high court to intervene in climate deception lawsuits — part of an all-hands-on-deck effort by Big Oil and the Trump administration to shut the cases down.
www.exxonknews.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New from @emdashsanders.bsky.social: "Facing a growing number of lawsuits that could hold them liable for billions of dollars in climate damages, oil companies for the fifth time in three years are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the cases before they can reach trial." #ClimateAccountability
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The first-of-its-kind lawsuit aims to hold Big Oil accountable for escalating home insurance costs, which Washington residents argue are being fueled by the industry's “coordinated and deliberate scheme to hide the truth about climate change and the effects of burning fossil fuels.”
Washington residents sue Big Oil for fueling insurance crisis | Center for Climate Integrity
The class action lawsuit is the first case from individuals demanding Big Oil be held accountable for its role in skyrocketing insurance premiums.
climateintegrity.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The first-of-its-kind lawsuit aims to hold Big Oil accountable for escalating home insurance costs, which Washington residents argue are being fueled by the industry's “coordinated and deliberate scheme to hide the truth about climate change and the effects of burning fossil fuels.”
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We, the people, deserve an EPA that will protect our children’s health, that will uphold our interests, instead of boosting the profits of polluters. UCS will continue to fight for that alongside many others.
Make America Polluted Again: Trump’s Deregulatory Blitz Will Harm Americans
The Trump administration is ignoring the people in favor of special interests. Here's what's at stake, and how to fight back.
blog.ucs.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We, the people, deserve an EPA that will protect our children’s health, that will uphold our interests, instead of boosting the profits of polluters. UCS will continue to fight for that alongside many others.
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In just 10 years, #ClimateLitigation has evolved into a global accountability system recognised by the world's highest courts.
Rulings have led to govs. amending laws & ditching #FossilFuel projects. Read Climate Litigation Network's report 👇 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...
Rulings have led to govs. amending laws & ditching #FossilFuel projects. Read Climate Litigation Network's report 👇 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...
Ten years of climate litigation - Climate Litigation Network
report: laying the foundations for our shared future How ten years of climate cases built a legal architecture for climate protection President of PISFCC, Cynthia Houniuhi, speaks at the Peace Palace,...
climatelitigationnetwork.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
In just 10 years, #ClimateLitigation has evolved into a global accountability system recognised by the world's highest courts.
Rulings have led to govs. amending laws & ditching #FossilFuel projects. Read Climate Litigation Network's report 👇 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...
Rulings have led to govs. amending laws & ditching #FossilFuel projects. Read Climate Litigation Network's report 👇 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...
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Connecticut is now one of a growing number of state and local governments whose climate deception lawsuits against Big Oil companies are advancing toward discovery and trial after courts denied the companies’ motions to dismiss them. 🙌
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Connecticut Wins Major Ruling Against Exxon, Sending Climate Deception Case Toward Trial | Center for Climate Integrity
A Connecticut court rejected all of Exxon’s motions to strike Attorney General Tong’s lawsuit that aims to hold the oil giant accountable for deceiving consumers about climate change
climateintegrity.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Connecticut is now one of a growing number of state and local governments whose climate deception lawsuits against Big Oil companies are advancing toward discovery and trial after courts denied the companies’ motions to dismiss them. 🙌
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