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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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November 7, 2020

A Comeback for Science in the Biden-Harris Administration

Andrew Rosenberg
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November 7, 2020

With Biden Victory, It’s Time to Follow the Science and Rebuild Our Food System and the USDA

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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November 7, 2020

The Biden Opportunity: Clean Transportation for All

Jonna Hamilton
Former Contributor

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November 6, 2020

No Surprises – Counting All the Votes is Taking A Long Time

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

November 2, 2020

What to Expect on Election Night: Where to Look—and What to Look For

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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October 30, 2020

Cracking the Code on Recycling Energy Storage Batteries

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

US Department of Energy

October 30, 2020

Wind Turbine Blades Don’t Have To End Up In Landfills

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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October 30, 2020

Solar Panel Recycling: Let’s Make It Happen

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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October 30, 2020

Introducing: A Blog Series On Recycling Clean Energy Technologies

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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October 29, 2020

What Civically Engaged Science Can Look Like: Our Work Doesn’t End With Elections

UCS Science Network

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October 29, 2020

Fighting the Voting Battles One Community at a Time

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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October 29, 2020

ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Chevron Climate Pledges and Actions Fall Short

Nicole Pinko
Former Contributor

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October 29, 2020

It’s Time For Transparency in the Electric Grid

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 28, 2020

A New and Direct Assault on Federal Scientists: an Executive Order Designed to Politicize Public Service

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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October 26, 2020

Five Facts about Energy Storage that Every Californian Should Know

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October 26, 2020

During Pandemic, It’s All Tricks and No Treats for Mars Wrigley Workers

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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October 26, 2020

Ask a Scientist: Voter Suppression 101: An Introduction to a Stain on US Democracy

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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October 24, 2020

A Historic Nuclear Ban Treaty Is Set to Become International Law: Here’s What That Means

Jennifer Knox
Policy & Research Analyst

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October 23, 2020

Herding People to Slaughter: The Dangerous Fringe Theory behind the Great Barrington Declaration and Push toward Herd Immunity

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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October 23, 2020

Who Do You Trust?: Mobilization, Polarization and the Erosion of Public Expertise

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October 22, 2020

ExxonMobil Claims Shift on Climate But Continues to Fund Climate Science Deniers

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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October 22, 2020

Earthquakes and the H.B. Robinson Plant: A Case Study of the NRC’s Failure to Learn from the Fukushima Accident

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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October 21, 2020

Supreme Court Allows Census to Be Cut Short—and Considers Defying 150 Years of Precedent

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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October 19, 2020

What to Expect at FDA’s Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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