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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March 11, 2013

Dear Mr. President: UCS Letter Outlines Concrete Steps Obama Can Take to Address Climate Change

Kevin Knobloch
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March 11, 2013

Surprising Research on Bicycle Helmet Laws — and Why It Matters for Gun Research

Michael Halpern
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March 8, 2013

Two Years After Fukushima: Status of NRC Safety Reforms

Ed Lyman
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March 8, 2013

The American Community Survey: It's Common Sense!

Celia Wexler
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March 8, 2013

We Know How to Fix Farming

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

March 8, 2013

Have We Restored Science to its Rightful Place?—The Scientific Integrity Memo Turns Four Years Old

Francesca Grifo
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March 7, 2013

UCS 3rd Annual NRC Review

Dave Lochbaum
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March 6, 2013

Time to Reduce Nuclear Dangers

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

March 5, 2013

Into Africa: Palm Oil’s Next Frontier?

Calen May-Tobin
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March 5, 2013

Nuclear Energy Activist Toolkit (NEAT) Series

Dave Lochbaum
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March 1, 2013

Containment Venting is Cool(ing)–But Needs Filters

Dave Lochbaum
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February 26, 2013

White House Memo Asks Agencies to Figure Out Open Access Publishing

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor

February 26, 2013

Fission Stories #131: You Can’t Fix Stupid

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 25, 2013

Weaker Antibiotic Regulation: Another Problem with FDA's Voluntary Cooperation Program

Margaret Mellon
Former contributor

February 25, 2013

Will Clean Energy Research and Development Be Sequestered?

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

February 22, 2013

Markus Schiller’s Analysis of North Korea’s Unha-3 Launcher

David Wright
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February 22, 2013

PTC Extension Already Making a Big Difference for Wind

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

February 22, 2013

Tradition of Transparency at EPA

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor

February 20, 2013

Putting the Interests of Patients First: Conference Endorses Science-Focused Health Care

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

February 19, 2013

Fission Stories #130: Fukushima’s Dividends or Mea Culpas

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 15, 2013

President’s Proposed Energy Security Trust Could Help, But Much More Needed to Address Oil Use

David Friedman
Former contributor

February 15, 2013

Shining A Light On Physician Payments: Delayed Rule Imperfect But Useful

Celia Wexler
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February 14, 2013

Monsanto Wants You to Know How Much It Hearts Farmers

Karen Perry Stillerman
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