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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Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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September 23, 2011

A Recipe for Nuclear Disaster

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 22, 2011

China in Focus #1: Language Lesson: Don’t Rely on Google Translate

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

September 21, 2011

The Latest News on Gas Prices is Bad News for Our Economic Recovery

David Friedman
Former contributor

September 21, 2011

Oil For Jobs – Why Fuel Economy Standards Are Good for the Economy

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 21, 2011

China in Focus: A UCS Series on Modern China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

September 20, 2011

New Launch Window Set for Tiangong 1

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

September 20, 2011

A Bite of the Big (local, organic) Apple

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

September 20, 2011

Fission Stories #58: Millstone Rollercoaster

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 19, 2011

Good News for Consumers: Solar PV Costs Continue to Fall

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

September 19, 2011

Produce to Reduce: The Hedge Gamble

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

September 16, 2011

Mayors, Governors, CEOs, and Citizens Take Note – National Climate Assessment At Your Service!

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson speaking at the California Governor's Global Climate Summit in 2009

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September 16, 2011

Yet Another Disappointing Delay in Climate Rules

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

September 15, 2011

Hydrodynamic Tests: Not to Scale

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

September 13, 2011

Biodiversity: It’s Not Just about Pandas and Polar Bears

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

September 13, 2011

Ambitious Warhead Life Extension Programs

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

September 13, 2011

Fission Stories #57: Near-Miss at Perry

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 12, 2011

Nuclear Plan Conflicts with New Budget Realities

Hans Kristensen
Former Contributor

September 9, 2011

Ten Years Later: A Breath of Fresh Air?

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor

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September 9, 2011

Republican Party's Moment of Truth on Science

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

September 9, 2011

NRC Document Details the Secret History of Nuclear Industry Stonewalling After 9/11

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

September 9, 2011

So Who Influenced the President's Ozone Decision?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

September 9, 2011

Honoring Steve Schneider: Climate Scientist, Communicator, Advocate

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

September 7, 2011

What I Saw At the North Pole 20 Years Ago Today

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

September 6, 2011

Fission Stories #56: Locked out at Limerick – Twice

Dave Lochbaum
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