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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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March 2, 2021

With New FERC Office of Public Participation, You Can Help Shape Energy in Your Community

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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March 2, 2021

The Social Cost of Carbon Gets an Interim Update from the Biden Administration

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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February 26, 2021

For Years, the Federal Workforce Languished. Congress is Planning to Revive It

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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February 25, 2021

To Save Its Soil and Clean Up Its Water, Iowa Needs to Act Fast(er)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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February 25, 2021

Renewable Energy Technology is Not Fully Helping Communities That Need it Most

UCS Science Network

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February 23, 2021

Diablo Canyon is Shutting Down. Is California Ready?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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February 23, 2021

Diablo Canyon cerrará. ¿Está preparada California?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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February 22, 2021

President Biden’s Science Policies Are…Good, Actually. And That’s Worth Celebrating.

UCS Science Network

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February 19, 2021

El vórtice polar ha matado a 24 en Texas hasta ahora. ¿De quién es la culpa?

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

NOAA

February 19, 2021

The Polar Vortex Has Killed 24 in Texas So Far. Who’s to Blame?

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

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February 18, 2021

Power Outages in Texas and California Have Less in Common than You Think

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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February 18, 2021

As the US Rejoins the Paris Agreement, What’s Next on the Road to COP26?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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February 17, 2021

500,000 US COVID-19 Deaths and Counting: A Shameful Public Health Failure

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

NASA

February 17, 2021

Satellite Database Update: More than 3,300 Active Satellites Orbiting the Earth

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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February 16, 2021

Polar Vortex Power Outages: 6 Things to Know about Supply, Demand, and our Electricity Future

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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February 12, 2021

Will Oregon Join the Race to 100% Clean Energy?

Adenike Adeyeye
Former Contributor

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February 12, 2021

Tyson Foods Wants to Be Our Valentine. Thanks, But No Thanks.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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February 11, 2021

The Top Ten US Questions about China in the Year of the Ox

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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February 11, 2021

Black History Is American History

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

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February 11, 2021

BP and Shell Must Leave the American Petroleum Institute: Here’s Why

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

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February 11, 2021

This Valentine’s Day is Time To Ask If Your Utility Has a Commitment Problem

Joseph Daniel
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February 10, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Electric Vehicles are the Cleanest Option Today

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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Jackie James

February 9, 2021

Forging Equitable Scientist-Community Partnerships for Citizen Science Projects

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February 9, 2021

Has Consumers Energy Found a Loophole in its Clean Energy Pledge?

Joseph Daniel
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