Funding freeze

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.

Gretchen Goldman/UCS (artwork by Alicia Eggert, Smithsonian American Art Museum)

January 15, 2026

The Future Is Not Written. It Is Ours to Create.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

A hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center--an office under NOAA--tracks a developing storm on six separate computer monitors.

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May 22, 2025

One NOAA: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

UCS Science Network

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin at his congressional confirmation hearing

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May 14, 2025

Seven Questions for EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin as He Testifies Before Congress

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

People carrying signs, one of which reads "facts not fascism," and another "I'm an environmental scientist trying to save the planet you live on. Let me do my job" at the Stand Up for Science 2025 rally at the Lincoln Memorial on March 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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May 5, 2025

Science Is Stronger When We Live Our Values: Take the Pledge

UCS Science Network

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April 30, 2025

Ten Vital Services Provided by NOAA (Beyond the National Weather Service)

UCS Science Network

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February 5, 2025

Russell Vought Is a Dangerous Choice to Head OMB. Congress Should Vote No on His Nomination.

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director