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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

two armed federal agents standing in a cloud of tear gas on a suburban street

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January 14, 2026

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

Jennifer Jones
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June 9, 2016

UCS at NRC Region II: Downsizing without Compromising Nuclear Safety Margins

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June 8, 2016

Challenging ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson on Climate Change

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The Massachusetts Energy Bill: 5 Key Questions To Ask

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ExxonMobil’s Virtual Reality: A Distorted View of Climate Change

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Nuclear Plant Emergency Preparedness (or Pretending)

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Concerned Parents Dish on New Added Sugar Label

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The “Omega Block” – Torrential Rains Linked to Extreme Jet Stream Pattern

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June 2, 2016

JASON Critiques the 3+2 Nuclear Stockpile Plan

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

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New Analysis Shows Fixing Illinois Clean Energy Policies Is Essential to Any “Next Generation Energy Plan”

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Solar Panel Prices, Solar Growth, and the Incredible Valley of Life

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May 31, 2016

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May 27, 2016

Next Generation Energy Plan Doesn’t Fix Illinois’ Energy Policy

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May 27, 2016

All-in for Offshore Wind in Massachusetts

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