The Equation

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

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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

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The Depressing Comments of Justice Scalia on African-American Students

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Midwest States Finally Catching on to Solar Power’s Potential

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Letter from Paris: Impressions from the Inside

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Support for Anti-Science Group Withers: American Electric Power Leaves ALEC

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Porqué el sistema alimentario debe ser tema para la campaña presidencial

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Three Innovative Ways to Power Clean Transportation with Wastes

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The Long-Term Goal We Need: The Science of Climate Neutrality

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Independent Report Confirms that Downblending and Geologic Disposal is Best Option for Plutonium

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Inner Resilience: Connecting Heart, Mind and Faith

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Cautious Optimism as Second Week of Climate Negotiations Begins

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Indian Point: Fire Reveals Flooding Hazard

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The Washington Post Gets it Wrong on Electric Cars

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Hundreds of Scientists Speak Up to Support NOAA Climate Research

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Energy, Climate Experts Call on Presidential Candidates to Lay Out Their Plans for Clean Energy Leadership

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The Climate Summit: Hope for a Deal in Paris and Shame on Would-Be Saboteurs at Home

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Taking a Stand for Science: Documents Show FWS Scientists Disagreed with Wolverine Decision

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