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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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January 20, 2025

An Open Letter to Federal Science Workers in the Second Trump Administration

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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January 17, 2025

Five Ways Offshore Wind Benefits Us All

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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January 17, 2025

I Didn’t Lose My Home in the Fires…But Can I Drink the Water?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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January 17, 2025

Mass Deportation Is an Inhumane Policy and Bad for the United States

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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January 17, 2025

The Trump Administration Playbook Likely to Target Science and Scientists—We’re Ready to Fight Back

Pallavi Phartiyal
Vice President of Programs, Policy & Advocacy

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January 16, 2025

Cruel Trump Deportation Plan Will Hurt Farmers, Food Workers, and All of Us

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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January 16, 2025

New Analysis Shows Public Health Impacts of Proposed Gas Plants in Wisconsin

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

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January 16, 2025

Will Environmental Justice Grants Disappear in the Next Administration?

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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January 16, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Plans to Fire Federal Science Workers Is Not a Done Deal

Taylor Pendergrass
Director, Policy & Advocacy

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January 15, 2025

Setting the Record Straight on Federal EV Charging Investments

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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January 15, 2025

Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE Strategy: Bully Federal Scientists

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

UCSUSA

January 15, 2025

What Does “Best Available Science” Mean?

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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January 14, 2025

Trump’s Pick for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, Is Wrong on Purpose. Here Are the Facts.

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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January 14, 2025

What’s at Stake if the Data at Federal Agencies Disappears?

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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January 14, 2025

Ask A Scientist: How Can Scientists Drive Change Through Climate Lawsuits?

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January 13, 2025

Congress Needs to Ask Pete Hegseth Tough Questions

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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January 13, 2025

Organizations Call on Senators to Consider Nominees’ Respect for Science

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

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January 10, 2025

Six Facts About Water and Wildfire in the West

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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January 8, 2025

Climate Science Deniers and Fossil Fuel Greenwashing: Danger in Trump’s Second Term

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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January 7, 2025

How Farm Policy Was Caught Up in a Dramatic End to 2024

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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January 7, 2025

Why Were 2023 and 2024 So Hot?

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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January 6, 2025

How Transmission—Not Gas—Will Bolster Winter Grid Reliability: A Look at MISO South

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For Scott Pruitt To Become EPA Administrator

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January 2, 2025

How to Vet Presidential Nominees for Their Science Savvy—a Handy Checklist for Senators

Melissa L. Finucane
Former Staff

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December 30, 2024

2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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