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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Dave Lochbaum
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June 26, 2012

The Impact of Title IX Beyond Women and Sports

Michael Halpern
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June 26, 2012

Fission Stories #98: Fires at Browns Ferry: Get Your Fiddles Ready

Dave Lochbaum
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June 25, 2012

Science, a Cartoon Contest, and a Top Ten List

Michael Halpern
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June 25, 2012

Tracking Pit Production

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

June 23, 2012

Shenzhou 9 Mission Update

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

June 22, 2012

Rio+20: Stopping Short of the Summit

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 21, 2012

Rio+20: Where’s the Science?

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 21, 2012

Shareholder Resolutions and Nuclear Power Safety

Bettina Fest
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June 20, 2012

The Top Ten International Negotiation Terms for [In]action

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 20, 2012

DEJA-vu: Another Oil-Backed Attack on Public Health

Michelle Robinson
Former Contributor

June 20, 2012

Rio+20: What Does It Mean for Climate Change and Renewable Energy?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

June 20, 2012

UCS Comments on Expedited Transfer of Spent Fuel from Pools to Dry Casks

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

June 19, 2012

The Storm Before the Storm: A Day of Rest (?) at Rio+20

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

June 19, 2012

Negotiation Nostalgia: How Diplomats Negotiate International Agreements

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

June 19, 2012

Rio+20 Week 2: Reflecting on the Past and Moving Ahead(?)

Calen May-Tobin
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June 19, 2012

Fission Stories #97: His Left Foot

Dave Lochbaum
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June 18, 2012

We Found Independent Experts—the FDA Can Too

Michael Halpern
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June 18, 2012

Rio+20: Too Little, Too Late?

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

June 18, 2012

Shenzhou 9 – Tiangong 1 Docking

Gregory Kulacki
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June 18, 2012

Update of UCS Satellite Database

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

June 16, 2012

Shenzhou 9 Launch

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June 15, 2012

Speaking Up for Scientists Who Receive Death Threats

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