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A neon light installation by artist Alicia Eggert in the Smithsonian Institute reads in hot pink lettering: this present moment used to be the unimaginable future.

Gretchen Goldman/UCS (artwork by Alicia Eggert, Smithsonian American Art Museum)

January 15, 2026

The Future Is Not Written. It Is Ours to Create.

After one year of President Trump’s second term, let’s challenge ourselves to imagine and bring to life a much, much better future.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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January 15, 2026

One Year of the Trump Administration’s All-Out Assault on Climate and Clean Energy

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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January 14, 2026

Divide and Destroy: A New Year of the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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March 3, 2017

What We Need Are Farms That Support Farmers, Consumers AND the Environment

Andrea Basche
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March 3, 2017

President Trump’s Opening Salvos on Clean Water—and Other Public Health Safeguards

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

March 3, 2017

President Trump’s Visit to Newport News, VA and His Speech Aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford: The Climate Connection

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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March 3, 2017

A Dozen Doozies: Setting the Record Straight on Richard Lindzen’s Letter to President Trump

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

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March 2, 2017

Beryllium Exposure: Trump Administration Delays Protecting Workers from a Devastating Risk

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

March 2, 2017

The Consequences of Connecticut’s Tesla Ban

Daniel Gatti
Former contributor

March 1, 2017

China’s Changing Foreign Policy

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

February 27, 2017

The NRC and Nuclear Safety Culture: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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February 27, 2017

Will the US Choose to Be on the Right Side of History and Welcome Climate Refugees?

Adam Markham
Former Staff

February 24, 2017

A Tribute to Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel Prize Winner and a Giant Among Economic Thinkers

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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February 23, 2017

Congress Does Industry’s Bidding by Cutting Public Safeguards

Genna Reed
Former Staff

February 23, 2017

Overpopulation, and a Movie that Definitely Won’t Get the Oscar

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

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February 23, 2017

Marginalizing Transgender Students Weakens Science and Diminishes America

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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February 22, 2017

Governor Dayton Must Step Up to Protect Energy Consumers

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

February 22, 2017

Why You Can't Buy a Tesla in Connecticut (and 5 Other States)

Daniel Gatti
Former contributor

February 21, 2017

Will New Mexico Join the Next Generation of Clean Energy Leaders?

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

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February 17, 2017

The Man Who Sued the EPA is Now Running It. What Does That Mean for the Environment?

Ken Kimmell
Former President

February 15, 2017

Learning from Oroville Dam Disaster: State Water Board Proposes Climate Change Resolution

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

February 15, 2017

Kudos to NRC for Lessons-Learned Review at Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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February 15, 2017

Solar vs Nuclear: The Tale of Two Energy Sources

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

February 14, 2017

One Way You Can Help Fight Against Political Interference in Science: Tell Us About It

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 14, 2017

UCS Founder Kurt Gottfried Wins AAAS Award

David Wright
Former Contributor

February 13, 2017

Love Local Food? Here’s a Promising Way to Protect the Local Land that Grows It

Andrea Basche
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