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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Embracing Change: Equipping Ph.D.s for Careers Outside Academia

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Independent Review of DOD’s Nuclear Enterprise: Money, Maintenance, and Morale

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Global Security Analyst

November 20, 2014

2014 on Track to be Hottest Year on Record

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November 20, 2014

It’s Cold Out But it’s Not the Polar Vortex

Roberto Mera
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November 20, 2014

Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Mariotte

Dave Lochbaum
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November 19, 2014

Visualizing the UCS Satellite Database

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

November 18, 2014

Here’s a Utility Hiding Some Facts About the EPA Clean Power Plant Rule

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

November 18, 2014

Have Two Minutes? Call Congress, as the House is Voting on Whether to Paralyze the EPA

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

November 18, 2014

Is the Hummer Back? How Falling Gas Prices Impact Clean Vehicles and Transportation

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

November 18, 2014

NRC: Obstructing Justice?

Dave Lochbaum
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November 17, 2014

Top 9 Technology Trends to Watch at the 2014 LA Auto Show

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

November 17, 2014

The Vital Role of Protected Areas in Climate Disaster Risk Reduction

Adam Markham
Former Staff

November 14, 2014

Debunking an Attack on Energy Efficiency and the Clean Power Plan: NERA Study Falsely Inflates Costs

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

November 14, 2014

McDonald’s Palm Oil Commitment Fails on National Fast Food Day

Lael Goodman
Former contributor

November 13, 2014

We All Have Something to Contribute: Environmental Justice and the Importance of Place

UCS Science Network

November 12, 2014

Carbon Capture, Water, and the U.S.-China Climate Agreement

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

November 12, 2014

Why We Need a Policy for Food, Health and Wellbeing

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

November 12, 2014

Good News for the Climate: U.S. & China Agree to Cut Emissions (Finally!)

Ken Kimmell
Former President

November 12, 2014

World Heritage Sites Among Many Cultural Resources Threatened by Climate Change

Adam Markham
Former Staff

November 12, 2014

The Bering Sea Bomb and the Polar Vortex in our Warming World

Roberto Mera
Former contributor

November 11, 2014

Veterans Day in Asia

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November 11, 2014

Simplified Drawings: Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (P&IDs)

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

November 10, 2014

Out of Facts, Climate Contrarians Seek to Intimidate

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A Bad Day for the Climate, But Hope in the West

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