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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Misquoting Science in the Texas Textbook Battles

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December 6, 2013

Nuclear Fuel and the Titanic Principle

David Wright
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December 6, 2013

Nelson Mandela and the Politics of Science

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 6, 2013

Iran Space Launch Program: Update

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

December 5, 2013

LED Christmas Lights: Merry, Bright, and 17X Cheaper to Power

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

December 5, 2013

The NRC and Nuclear Terrorism: Still Out of Step on the Insider Threat

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

December 4, 2013

Reducing Public Risks from Nuclear Reactor Waste

David Wright
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December 4, 2013

Crowded Spent Fuel Pools

David Wright
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December 3, 2013

Meltdown Proof

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

December 2, 2013

Misleading IER Report on Wind Power Ignores Some Crucial Facts

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

December 2, 2013

The Heartland Institute Hijacks American Meteorological Society's Name, and AMS Fights Back

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 2, 2013

Cyber Monday Meets Growing Truck Fuel Economy

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

November 27, 2013

Japan and America’s Nuclear Posture: Lost Promise

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

November 26, 2013

The Iran Nuclear Deal: A Positive First Step

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

November 26, 2013

Nuclear Plant Security Report for 2012

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

November 25, 2013

Do We Need GMOs?

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

November 25, 2013

Francesca Grifo Leaves UCS to Oversee Scientific Integrity at EPA

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

November 25, 2013

Coal Mining and Public Health: How the Coal Industry, Lawyers, and Doctors Have Betrayed Miners and Their Families

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

November 25, 2013

Through the Blend Wall or Not: Experts Weigh in on Ethanol Blends and the Future of Biofuels

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

November 25, 2013

How Should California Design its Renewable Energy Future?

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

November 22, 2013

North Carolina Museum Bans Screening of Film “Shored Up” – Is the Political Climate a Factor?

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November 22, 2013

Talking Turkey: Saying “No Thanks” to the Poultry Rule This Thanksgiving

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

November 22, 2013

Missile Defense Doesn’t Seem to Work for Job Creation, Either

Laura Grego
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