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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.

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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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January 20, 2015

TEPCO’s Fukushima Folly

Dave Lochbaum
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January 16, 2015

President Obama's Plan to Cut Methane Emissions: Taking a Closer Look

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

January 16, 2015

President Obama's State of the Union: What to Expect, and What to Hope For

Alden Meyer
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January 16, 2015

Three Ways Citizens United Helped Undermine Science Policy Debates

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

January 16, 2015

Born after 1976? You’ve Lived Your Entire Life on a Hotter Planet

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

January 16, 2015

Solar Jobs Continue to Grow in 2014

Laura Wisland
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January 15, 2015

Rooftop Solar Panels Can Produce All the Electricity You Need. Just Ask This Family.

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

January 15, 2015

You Can Help Investigate the Link between Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events

Roberto Mera
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January 14, 2015

Virginia State of the Commonwealth: Powering Ahead with Renewable Energy

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

January 14, 2015

New Jersey's State of the State: What Gov. Christie Really Said about Climate and Energy

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

January 13, 2015

Climate Change Is Impacting West Virginia…but Will Our Students Learn about It?

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

January 13, 2015

NRC’s Transparency: Glasnost or Half-Glasnost?

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

January 9, 2015

Response to Nature’s “Speak up for science.” We Have to Do More

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

January 9, 2015

Beware of This Zombie Bill: The Regulatory Accountability Act Returns from the Dead

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

January 9, 2015

Obama’s Nuclear Legacy #2: Ending Prompt Launch

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

January 7, 2015

Red Guards and Nuclear Missiles

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

January 7, 2015

Carbon Pricing, Income Inequality, and Shakespeare: Highlights from the 2015 American Economic Association Meeting

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

January 6, 2015

California Governor Signals New Commitment to Renewable Energy: 50% Renewables by 2030

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

January 6, 2015

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant in Hot Water

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

December 23, 2014

Obama’s Nuclear Legacy #1: 1,000 Deployed Warheads

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

December 23, 2014

UCS’s Standard for Nuclear Power Safety

Dave Lochbaum
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December 22, 2014

The Vienna Conference on Nuclear Weapons

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December 19, 2014

Confronting the Elephant in the Room: Differentiation of Obligations in the Paris Climate Agreement

Alden Meyer
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December 19, 2014

For Some, Climate Change Already Means Adapting or Saying Goodbye

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