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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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April 21, 2023

It’s Time for EPA to Regulate Chemicals by Class

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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April 20, 2023

EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Are Critical—and Complex. Here’s What to Know, and What to Watch.

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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April 20, 2023

Historic Opportunity to Strengthen Scientific Integrity Policies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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April 19, 2023

California Ready to Take Giant Leap Toward Zero-Emission Trucks

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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April 19, 2023

Civil Society Wants Deeds, Not Words, on Nuclear Disarmament: The G7 Should Listen

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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April 19, 2023

Western Grid Regionalization Is Back on the Drawing Board. Why Now?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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April 18, 2023

People Won’t Be Able to Eat Healthier Unless We Make It Possible

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

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April 17, 2023

Cold War Nuclear Weapons Put St. Louis Community At Risk—in 2023

Chanese A. Forté
Scientist

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April 17, 2023

Congress Needs to Carefully Chart NOAA’s Path Forward

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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April 17, 2023

With Abortion Pill Ruling, Texas Judge Sidelines Science

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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April 13, 2023

EVs Critical Solution For Climate Crisis, But Biden Administration Stopping Short on Trucks

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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April 13, 2023

Ask a Scientist: The Electric Car and Power Grid’s Shared Future

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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April 13, 2023

Memo to JPMorgan Chase Shareholders: Stop Banking on Climate Chaos

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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April 12, 2023

Tornadoes and More: What Spring Can Bring to the Power Grid

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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April 11, 2023

Tips for Scientists to Work Effectively with Communities

UCS Science Network

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April 11, 2023

Energy Storage Can Help People with Disabilities Through Extreme Weather Events

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

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April 10, 2023

Reúso de tierras de cultivo en California: ¿una solución para todos?

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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April 6, 2023

How Do Californians Perceive Climate Risks to Their Household Water Supplies?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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April 6, 2023

California y la lucha de sus comunidades entre sequías e inundaciones

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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April 6, 2023

Gas Generators Get Caught with their Plants Down

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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April 6, 2023

Why Would North Korea Conduct Another Nuclear Test?

Sulgiye Park
Former Staff

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April 5, 2023

Will Climate Change Force More Farmworkers to Go Hungry?

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

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April 5, 2023

El sediento futuro de California: Qué es el déficit de presión de vapor y que significa para la sequía

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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April 5, 2023

California’s Thirsty Future: The Role of Vapor Pressure Deficit in Our Changing Climate and Drought

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
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