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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January 27, 2012

The State of Clean Energy in the State of the Union

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

January 26, 2012

On Toxic Dioxin, Will the EPA Fold or Stand Tall?

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor

January 26, 2012

Frontline’s “Nuclear Aftershocks” and Lochbaum Interview

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 25, 2012

From an EU to International Code of Conduct in Space

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

January 24, 2012

What Makes a Car a Truck and Why it Matters for Fuel Economy

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

January 24, 2012

Fission Stories #76: Whodunnit?

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

January 20, 2012

In the City of Brotherly Love, Much Love for Clean Car Standards

Jim Kliesch
Former contributor

January 20, 2012

Clean Car Hearings Hit the Road – First Stop: Detroit

Michelle Robinson
Former Contributor

January 19, 2012

Are Genetically Engineered Herbicide-Resistant Crops Undermining Sustainable Weed Control?

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

January 18, 2012

On Plan B, Did Secretary Sebelius Go Back on a Promise?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

January 17, 2012

A Swift Kick, or a Polite Tap on the Shoulder

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

January 17, 2012

California On Track to Meet Clean Energy Requirements

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

January 17, 2012

Fission Stories #75: Letter of the Law

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

January 15, 2012

Space Debris: Controlling the Growth

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 12, 2012

Code-Talking: Tauscher on Space

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

January 11, 2012

Zip Up Your Parka and Go…to a Farmers Market!

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

January 10, 2012

Genetically Engineered Crops in the Real World – Bt Corn, Insecticide Use, and Honey Bees

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

January 10, 2012

Fission Stories #74: All Dressed Up and No Place to Glow

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

January 9, 2012

X-37B: How Much is Valet Parking Worth?

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 9, 2012

Iran Oil Threats, Yet Another Reason to Resolve to Cut Our Oil Use

David Friedman
Former contributor

January 6, 2012

Science Advocates Tell PCAST to Engage on Scientific Integrity

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor

January 6, 2012

The 2 Percent Factor—Where We Live

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

January 6, 2012

Creating the new nuclear war plan

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

January 4, 2012

UCS Resources on Nuclear Power Safety

David Wright
Former Contributor

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