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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Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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Using Science to Address Inaction, Not Just Uncertainty

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December 19, 2013

The Science Behind the Grants on Senator Coburn's Hit List: The Waste that Wasn't

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 18, 2013

Ohio's Clean Energy Standards: Another Battle Won, but Opponents Vow to Fight On

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

December 18, 2013

On Congressman Wolf

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

December 18, 2013

What is Lifecycle Assessment—and Why Does it Matter?

Rachael Nealer
Former Contributor

December 17, 2013

Safety and Security Concerns about Small Modular Reactors: NuScale’s Design

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

December 17, 2013

Consumers, Carbon Majors, and the Start of a New Conversation about Climate Change

Angela Anderson
Former Contributor

December 17, 2013

How Many Nuclear Weapons Does the U.S. Have? Don’t Ask Congress…

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

December 17, 2013

Don’t Mix Politics and Public Protections: Delays Harm Us All

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

December 17, 2013

Holding Big Carbon Accountable: Response to Severin Borenstein

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

December 17, 2013

Certainty About Uncertainty: Plant Closures

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

December 16, 2013

West Virginia Looks to the Future

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

December 12, 2013

Should Michigan Commit to More Renewable Energy? All Signs Point to Yes.

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

December 12, 2013

10% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Come from Deforestation

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

December 12, 2013

Monsanto Supersizes Farmers’ Weed Problem

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

December 11, 2013

Tackling the Epidemic of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds with Sustainable Solutions

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

December 11, 2013

Modest Carbon Price Will Significantly Lower Power Sector Emissions

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

December 11, 2013

Survey Says: Over 40% of American Drivers Could Use an Electric Vehicle

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

December 10, 2013

New Wind Power Cheaper than Existing Coal and Natural Gas in Many Parts of the Country

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

December 10, 2013

Lumps of Coal in the House-Passed Farm Bill

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

December 10, 2013

Senate Nuclear Waste Bill: No Near-Term Benefit for Public Safety

David Wright
Former Contributor

December 10, 2013

To Be or Not to Be (Shutdown)

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

December 9, 2013

Renewable Energy, an Aging Electricity Grid, and the Solutions that Matter

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

December 9, 2013

Ripe for Retirement: Examining the Competitiveness of U.S. Coal Plants

Jeff Deyette
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