The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists - page 90

view of El Palito oil refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

Jesus Vargas/Getty Images

January 13, 2026

President Trump’s Imperial and Illegal Grab for Venezuelan Oil Is a Losing Bet

President Trump’s addiction to fossil fuels will not make people in the United States safer or richer. In fact, it will do the opposite by dragging us into a 19th-century-style imperial adventure that will impose high costs for everyone on the planet.

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against U.S. military action in Venezuela on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Heather Diehl/Getty Images

January 13, 2026

Illegal, Aggressive, and Unstable: President Trump’s Foray into Venezuela Increases Security Risks

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

photo looking up at a brick wall, at the bottom of which is an old sign with a radiation symbol and the words "fallout shelter"

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

January 13, 2026

Ask a Scientist: What Happens When There Are No Limits on US and Russian Nuclear Weapons?

Guest Commentary

Top reads

Explore our topics

Meet our bloggers

Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura

See more authors

The latest

Tareq Ismail/Unsplash

April 15, 2020

Analysis: Voter Fraud Proponents Are Frauds

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Omari Spears/UCS

April 14, 2020

Activism in Hard Times

Fernando Tormos-Aponte
Former Staff

U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Stanfield/Released

April 13, 2020

While Pandemic Unfolds, EPA is Attempting to Sideline Science with Exclusionary New Policies

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Bureau of Land Management

April 13, 2020

Trump Administration Considers Hunting in Wildlife Refuges a Celebration of COVID-19 “Success”

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

April 13, 2020

The Price We Will Pay for Suppressing CDC Scientists During Pandemic

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Matthew Henry/Unsplash

April 13, 2020

Forging Ahead on DTE’s Energy Future

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

April 13, 2020

Continued Social Distancing Critical for US Regions Where Flooding and COVID-19 Are Set to Collide

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

April 10, 2020

Reminder to Congress: The Coal Industry Trade Association Doesn’t Give a Damn About Its Workers

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

Gage Skidmore/Flickr

April 10, 2020

President Trump Is More Focused on TV Ratings than Saving Lives from COVID-19

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Ronnie Pitman/Flickr

April 9, 2020

Why the White House Must Address Coronavirus’s Disproportionate Impacts on African Americans

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 9, 2020

Ask a Scientist: 2030 or Bust? What is the Importance of the Year 2030 Climatewise?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Daniel Acker/Reuters

April 9, 2020

The Election Travesty in Wisconsin is a Wake-up Call for the Nation

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

April 8, 2020

EPA Science Advisory Board’s Job Gets Harder—and More Important—By the Minute

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Daniel Acker/Reuters

April 8, 2020

COVID-19 Has Put Our Democracy in Critical Condition

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Family of Aikichi Kuboyama

April 8, 2020

Housewives and Fishmongers Defeat the US Nuclear Establishment

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

Smoggy morning conditions in Los Angeles

April 8, 2020

New Harvard Study Links COVID Deaths and Air Pollution: An Interview with Study Author Dr. Francesca Dominici

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Governor Tom Wolf/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr)

April 7, 2020

Roundup: Sidelining Science Hits New Lows in Response to Public Health Crisis

UCS Science Network

President Donald J. Trump at Andeavor Refinery in Mandan, North Dakota.

D. Myles Cullen; Official White House Photo

April 6, 2020

Trump Administration Finalizes Car Rule as Handout to Fossil Fuel Industry

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Derrick Jackson

April 6, 2020

La lucha por una respuesta justa al COVID-19

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

April 3, 2020

EPA Advances Broad Science Restrictions in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Matt Chesin/Unsplash

April 2, 2020

Lessons From A Small-Town Fire Department On Prevention, Preparation, and Leadership

Sean Meyer
Former Contributor

Photo: Roy Luck/Flickr

April 2, 2020

EPA Watchdog Report Reveals a Failure to Talk to Communities with Higher Ethylene Oxide Health Risks

Genna Reed
Former Staff

U.S. Department of Energy

April 2, 2020

How Clean Energy is Part of Economic Recovery after Pandemic

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Derrick Jackson

April 2, 2020

Fighting for a Just COVID-19 Response

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Older posts Newer posts