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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June 10, 2013

New IEA Report Shows (Yet Again!) that We Have the Tools to Cut Global Warming Emissions; Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency are Critical

Rachel Cleetus
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June 10, 2013

The Interview That Wasn’t

Gregory Kulacki
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June 10, 2013

Military and Civilians Alike are Battling Sea Level Rise in Tidewater Virginia

Adam Markham
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June 7, 2013

Appeals Court Rules Emergency Contraception Should Become Available Over The Counter

Michael Halpern
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June 7, 2013

Risk Assessments Are Missing Harmful Effects of Neonics on Honey Bees

Margaret Mellon
Former contributor

June 7, 2013

Transferring Forest Land to Communities Helps Reduce Deforestation – and Can Help Government Budgets Too

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

June 5, 2013

Money for Nothing

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

June 4, 2013

China in Focus #11: Of Summits Past and Present

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

June 4, 2013

Gene Silencing: New Products and New Risks

Margaret Mellon
Former contributor

June 4, 2013

Fission Stories #138: U-235–Return to Somebody?

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

June 3, 2013

Solar Dawns on Southern Tea Parties

Mike Jacobs
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June 1, 2013

What Accounts for the Varying Rates of Sea Level Rise in Different Locations?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

May 31, 2013

Russia Torpedoes Cleaner Shipping

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

May 31, 2013

Why Are Electric Companies Standing on Their Own Ignorance to Block Solar Savings? Because the Regulator Lets Them.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

May 30, 2013

Patriot Coal: Broken Promises

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

May 30, 2013

Don’t Be Fooled by the “Moderate” Tag: The Regulatory Accountability Act Threatens Federal Scientific Integrity

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

May 29, 2013

Climate Debate Stuck in a Washington Rut

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

May 29, 2013

Solar Power Heats Up in Minnesota

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

May 28, 2013

Playing a Shell Game with a Power Plant: Ratepayers Lose

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

May 28, 2013

Nuclear Energy Activist Toolkit #7: Monthly Operating Reports

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 24, 2013

Pesticide Use is Actually Much Greater Than Reported

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

May 23, 2013

Cautiously Open to Open Science

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

May 23, 2013

Surf, Sunscreen, and Gasoline: How Much Will Americans Spend at the Pump this Memorial Day Weekend?

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

May 22, 2013

What Is All the Fuss Over the Last Decade of Global Average Temperature?

Brenda Ekwurzel
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