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

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January 14, 2026

Divide and Destroy: A New Year of the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism

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June 25, 2013

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June 25, 2013

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June 25, 2013

Nuclear Energy Activist Toolkit #9: OpE

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June 24, 2013

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June 19, 2013

Ohio Experts Endorse State's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Standards

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June 19, 2013

New U.S. Nuclear Weapons Guidance: Not Bold Enough

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Interference in the Science of Atrazine (Again): Syngenta Tears a Page from the Tobacco Industry Playbook

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Fission Stories #139: Arkansas Nuclear One Fatal Event

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We Need a Clear Signal that the Obama Administration Will Issue Power Plant Carbon Standards Soon

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June 12, 2013

News on Energy Alternatives—Wind, Efficiency Are In, Small Nukes Are Out

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