When people think about energy, they don’t often think of industrial heat. But that heat is critical for sustaining modern life. Without a lot of […]
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Our policy blog contains shorter news, overview, or analysis of issues giving the general public, policymakers, and industry leaders an update or review of a new issue or refresher of a longstanding one. They cover a number of public policy challenges, focusing on pro-innovation solutions that can be implemented in a nonpartisan way through law, regulation, or simply best practices. These include an issue background, explanation of the challenge, and proposed solutions or recommendations. Aii white papers are longer than policy briefs, but not more complicated. To ensure you are up to speed and ready for these reports, try reading our policy blogs and briefs. Want a deeper dive on a single topic? Visit our Issues pages for background, challenges, solutions, and all our analysis on the subject.
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New Nationwide Student Scholarship Competition
For Immediate Release August 24, 2023 RE: Student Scholarship Competition Hi Education Boosters, Would you mind sharing this opportunity with your students and network? […]
Read MoreAn NTSB for Natural Disasters?
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has become one of the most trusted organizations in the wake of both national tragedies and lesser known transportation […]
Read MoreHow Excavation Damage Harms the Vulnerable
The world beneath our feet is vibrant and complex. Although we cannot see it and often do not think about it, tens of millions of […]
Read MoreNew Rail Report Offers Policymakers Insight into Train Length
To Fill or Not to Fill, The Uncertain Future for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Preparing Infrastructure for a New Kind of Natural Disaster: Solar Storms
Severe natural disasters are increasing in frequency –at least as measured by cost impact – in the United States, costing billions of dollars to infrastructure […]
Read MoreThe Role of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling in Sustainability
Just over a month ago, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $2 million investment in Lithium-ion battery recycling. You can find these batteries in […]
Read MoreWater and Irrigation in the Western U.S.
The western United States needs more water. The 2022-2023 winter season brought record amounts of snowpack and has filled reservoirs across the west, but it […]
Read MoreIs Climate Throwing the Housing Market into a Frenzy?
At any given moment the United States is facing an unparalleled number of crises. While there’s much debate over which ones are actual threats to […]
Read MoreHow Smart Vehicles Can Change Our Roads
As technology and connectivity continue to improve, many things around us continue to become “smarter” – smartphones, smart watches, smart TVs, and even smart refrigerators. […]
Read MoreFederal Government Push Away from Diesel Buses
The Department of Transportation under the Biden administration recently announced $1.7 billion in federal grants will be awarded to regional transit agencies so that they […]
Read MoreHow 3D Printing Can Change Infrastructure Construction
3D printing has come a long way over the past few decades, with the first iterations patented in the 1980s. Since then, the technology has […]
Read More21st Century Mining and the Renewable Energy Transition
Much of the developed world is undergoing an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable and technology-based natural energy sources. To date, 96 countries representing […]
Read MoreCleaning Up Clean Energy and Handling Renewable Waste
In the past decade, wind and solar have made massive strides in our energy economy. As of 2022, they account for 13.6 percent of the U.S. energy […]
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