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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Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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March 3, 2015

www.UNready.gov??

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

March 2, 2015

Heart of Science: Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

March 2, 2015

China's Not So Silent Spring: Can One Video Save China's Environment?

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

February 27, 2015

Smothering Snow, Spiking Sea Levels, and Other Climate Plot Twists: Expecting the Unexpected in the Northeast

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

February 27, 2015

Lessons from the Lunchroom: What Do We Know About School Lunch and Kids' Diet?

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

February 26, 2015

Rep. Grijalva’s Requests and the Real Problem with Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 26, 2015

Counting the Benefits of Agroecology: We Have the Tools, Let’s Use Them

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

February 26, 2015

Is Small Farmers’ Firewood Use Burning up the Forests?

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

February 25, 2015

5 Reasons Why Colorado Should Increase—Not Roll Back—Its Renewable Energy Standard

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

February 25, 2015

Stormy Seas, Rising Risks: New Analysis Shows Undisclosed Climate Change Impacts at Oil Refineries

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

February 24, 2015

What Kinds of Scrutiny of Scientists are Legitimate?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 24, 2015

Willie Soon’s Failure to Disclose Industry Funding for Contrarian Climate Research is Another Reason to Support Transparency

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

February 24, 2015

Supporting the Nuclear Front Line

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 23, 2015

Obama’s Nuclear Legacy #4: Give Nuclear Weapons a Sole Purpose

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

February 20, 2015

The Problem with the Environmental Movement

UCS Science Network

February 20, 2015

No Scientist Should Face Harassment. Period.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

February 20, 2015

USA Today Gets it Wrong – The Benefits of EVs Are Real

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

February 19, 2015

Big Sugar Is Watching You: Four Ways the Food Industry Is Trying to Rig the Game

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

February 19, 2015

Four Ways Scientists Can Give Good Answers to Bad Questions

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

February 18, 2015

The Potential for Clean Fuels in Washington

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

February 17, 2015

Millstone Unit 3 Reactor’s AFW Near-Miss (to be continued)

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 13, 2015

What Snow and the U.S. Army Tell Us About Coal vs. Renewable Energy

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

February 13, 2015

Obesity and Vaccine Efficacy

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

February 13, 2015

A Dam Waste: Outdated Reservoir Rules Dump Water During Drought

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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