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

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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October 6, 2011

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October 5, 2011

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October 5, 2011

NRC Doesn’t Know the Meaning of Commitment

Dave Lochbaum
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October 4, 2011

The National Academy Offers a Bracing Assessment of the Renewable Fuel Standard

Jeremy Martin
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October 4, 2011

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October 4, 2011

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October 3, 2011

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September 30, 2011

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Jeremy Martin
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September 30, 2011

Ozone, the Best Available Science, and a Game of Kick the Can

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September 30, 2011

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Margaret Mellon
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September 30, 2011

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September 29, 2011

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Fission Stories #59: Pilgrim Rollercoaster

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September 26, 2011

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September 23, 2011

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