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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.

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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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July 7, 2021

Risk Managed? New Report Finds Chemical Disaster Risks from Climate Change

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July 7, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Defending the Right to Vote

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July 7, 2021

Fighting Climate Change Might Have Just Gotten Easier

Brenda Ekwurzel
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July 6, 2021

How One Science Nerd Became Involved in Movement Building

Melissa Varga
Science Network Senior Manager

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July 1, 2021

Can We Trust Our Power Plants to Keep Us Cool During Dangerous Heat?

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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July 1, 2021

I Testified on the Risks of Climate Change to the Financial Sector. Here’s What I Said

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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June 25, 2021

New President, Same Wasteful Spending: Why Is the US Still Spending So Much on Nuclear Weapons?

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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June 25, 2021

As Dangerous Heat Becomes Norm in Pacific Northwest, Will Oregon Pass Needed Climate Bills?

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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June 24, 2021

California Takes Big Step Towards Clean Electricity, But Not Without Stumbling

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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June 24, 2021

DOJ’s Forensic Science Guidance is Putting the Innocent At-Risk

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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June 23, 2021

Election Protection: Congress may have failed to act For the People, but they can still prevent election subversion

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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June 23, 2021

Congress Must Advance Bold Power Sector Targets

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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June 23, 2021

DC Statehood is Our Right

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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June 23, 2021

Using Science for Equitable Policies: A framework for climate scientists

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June 21, 2021

Undercutting Climate Goals, Biden Administration Greenlights Oil Drilling in Alaska

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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June 21, 2021

Keystone Cancellation Is a Hard-Won Victory for a Social Movement That Must Keep Pushing for More

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June 17, 2021

Juneteenth Is Now a Federal Holiday, But Justice is Delayed (Again) for Black Farmers

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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June 16, 2021

The Save Our Future Act Offers Blueprint for Supporting Coal Workers and Communities

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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June 16, 2021

Everyone Involved with Renewable Energy is Looking at FERC for Reforms

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 16, 2021

Why did the FDA Ignore the Science When Approving New Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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June 15, 2021

Science Activism After Trump

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June 15, 2021

Public Comment: EPA Must Consider Climate Change When Reforming Chemical Disaster Rule

Casey Kalman
Former Contributor

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