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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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
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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June 3, 2015

EIA Analysis Shows the EPA's Clean Power Plan Is Affordable, Renewable Energy Makes a Key Contribution

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

June 3, 2015

School Lunch: Just Say "No" to the Opt-out Cop-out

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

June 3, 2015

The Surprising Facts About the Clean Power Plan: Most States Are Already On Track to Meet 2020 Benchmarks for Reducing Carbon Emissions

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

June 3, 2015

States Sue the EPA Over Clean Power Plan, Disprove Their Own Argument with Existing Efforts to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

June 3, 2015

4 Ways “Fast Track” Is a Bad Deal for Science

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

June 2, 2015

All Over the Nuclear Safety Map

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 29, 2015

Nuclear Near-Miss at Pilgrim

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 29, 2015

The Science Community Must Fight Attacks on Science-Based Regulations

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

May 27, 2015

Wind Power: A Great American Resource

Ken Kimmell
Former President

May 27, 2015

How Much Is Your Life Worth?

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 27, 2015

Crop Diversity in Danger (If You Carrot All about the Future of Food and Farms, Read This)

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

May 26, 2015

2015 Wildfire Season in Oregon: Dangerously High Risks Underscore Need for Action on Climate Change

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

May 26, 2015

Perils of New Nuclear Fuel: Part 4 – Grand Gulf’s Painted Water

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 22, 2015

The NRC’s MOX Decision: Out of Step on Cybersecurity

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

May 21, 2015

Which Cities Are Most Energy Efficient? Boston, NYC, and DC Take Top Honors

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

May 21, 2015

Jeb Bush on Climate Change: What Do We Really Want Politicians to Debate?

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

May 21, 2015

Comparing Electric Vehicles: Review of a 2015 BMW i3 Test Drive

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

May 20, 2015

China and MIRVed Warheads

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 20, 2015

Palm Oil and the Art of Procrastination

Lael Goodman
Former contributor

May 20, 2015

Sea Level Rise, National Security, and Hope for Bipartisan Action on Climate Change: Obama’s Commencement Speech

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

May 19, 2015

Nuclear Near-Misses

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 18, 2015

NPT Brief: Keeping Chinese Nuclear Weapons Off Hair-Trigger Alert

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

May 15, 2015

Deceit and Disinformation on Full Display in ALEC’s New ‘Carbon Reduction’ Policy Measure

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

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