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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Access Denied? A Survey of Science Writers Sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Union of Concerned Scientists

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April 9, 2015

Condemning Conversion Therapy is Supporting Science

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April 8, 2015

A Tough Week for Missile Defense Advocates

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April 8, 2015

An Interview with Eric Schlosser on the Risks of Hair-Trigger Alert

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April 7, 2015

Building Community Power: Science and Storytelling

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April 7, 2015

Dear Humans: Industry is Causing Global Warming, Not Your Activities

Aaron Huertas
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April 7, 2015

Nuclear Safety Perfection

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April 6, 2015

Proof that California's Water Sector Can Be a Climate Leader: Sonoma County Celebrates “Carbon-Free” Water

Juliet Christian-Smith
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April 6, 2015

Fracking in Colorado: Did the Oil and Gas Taskforce Finish Its Tasks?

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

April 3, 2015

Forests, Agriculture, and Climate Change: Why the U.S. Needs Action, Not Just Accounting, in its INDC

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

April 3, 2015

Electric Vehicles: The Right Choice for Oregon

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

April 3, 2015

A First Look at the Iranian Nuclear Deal

David Wright
Former Contributor

April 2, 2015

Three Reasons the UCS Satellite Database is Different from Other Satellite Catalogs

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

April 2, 2015

How Do We Make Scientists Human?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 2, 2015

Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell's New Relationship with Palm Oil: It's Complicated

Lael Goodman
Former contributor

April 1, 2015

Not Where You Expected to Find Deforestation?: Examining the Palm Oil Commitments of 40 of America's Top Companies

Lael Goodman
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April 1, 2015

The School Nutrition Association—Opposing Better Nutrition in Schools Since 2013

Karen Perry Stillerman
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April 1, 2015

Why is China Modernizing Its Nuclear Arsenal?

Gregory Kulacki
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March 31, 2015

A Lunchroom Lesson: Repackaging Tobacco for a Food Fight, Part 2

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

March 31, 2015

More Than Scientists, Mauna Loa, and Better Climate Communication

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

March 31, 2015

U.S. Can Lead on Global Climate Action: Clean Power Plan Is a Linchpin

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

March 31, 2015

High and Dry: Reservoir Levels Tell Only Half the Story, Leaving California Dry as Drought Continues

Juliet Christian-Smith
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March 31, 2015

Censorship of Government Scientists Spreads to the United Kingdom

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