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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.

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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October 10, 2014

Chemical Accidents: Speak Up for Our Right to Know What is Happening in Our Communities

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October 10, 2014

Wall Street Journal Offers a Skewed Climate Perspective from Judith Curry

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

October 10, 2014

China in Focus #17: Serving the People

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October 10, 2014

ALEC Can't Deny Its Record of Climate Change Disinformation

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

October 9, 2014

Another Faulty New York Times Op-ed: 5 Reasons Why an Attack on LEDs Is Way Off the Mark

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

October 9, 2014

A Fuel Cell Vehicle Test Drive: The 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

October 8, 2014

Trending Towards Efficiency: EPA Shows New Vehicles are Saving Money and Lowering Emissions

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

October 8, 2014

Who’ll Plant the Trees for Our Grandchildren to Use?

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

October 8, 2014

Want to Talk to a Scientist in Canada? Don't Look to the Federal Government

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

October 8, 2014

Encroaching Tides: How Sea Level Rise and Tidal Flooding Threaten U.S. East and Gulf Coasts Communities over the Next 30 Years

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

October 7, 2014

Dorks for LEDs, Unite! 5 Reasons Why the 2014 Nobel Physics Prize is Right On

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

October 7, 2014

Oconee Irony

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

October 3, 2014

Doing Science that Matters: Engaging with Communities in Collaborative Scientific Research

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October 3, 2014

The U.S. National Missile Defense System Turns 10

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

October 2, 2014

Sea Level Rise and Tidal Flooding: Forthcoming Report on Encroaching Tides Signals a New Chapter for Many Coastal Communities

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

October 1, 2014

You Can’t Close a Safe, Economical Nuclear Reactor

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

October 1, 2014

Clean Tech Comes In All Shapes and Sizes, Including Really Big Trucks

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

October 1, 2014

Combatting Panic: Ebola, the CDC, and Crisis Communication

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

September 30, 2014

How to Cut Carbon, Ramp up Renewable Energy, and Rebuild the Energy Sector

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

September 30, 2014

Big Oil, Climate Change, and California's AB32

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

September 30, 2014

Nuclear Cops with Badges, Guns and Handcuffs

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 29, 2014

More Misrepresentations of Climate Science in Legal Briefs Criticizing Michael Mann

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

September 29, 2014

Facebook “Dislikes” ALEC’s Climate Change and Clean Energy Deception

Angela Anderson
Former Contributor

September 29, 2014

Warming Trends in the Pacific Northwest Are Not Due to Natural Variability

Roberto Mera
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