All reports
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How Secure is Space?
Today, military space capabilities are less clearly “peaceful” and are a yet greater source of contention.
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Accelerating US Leadership in Electric Vehicles
Financial incentives for electric vehicles boost sales and decrease costs, benefiting consumers and industry.
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Fuel Efficiency and Income
Fuel efficiency and tailpipe pollution standards save money for all drivers, especially low- to middle-income earners
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State Benefits of Vehicle Efficiency Standards
Proposals to weaken the standards are gaining traction in the Trump administration.
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Turning Soils into Sponges
Floods and droughts in farm country do billions of dollars in damage every year. Farmers can reduce that damage by building healthier soils.
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Sidelining Science Since Day One
Six months in, the Trump presidency has shown a clear pattern of actions that threaten public health and safety by eroding the role of science in policy.
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When Rising Seas Hit Home
There comes a threshold of chronic flooding that makes normal routines impossible and forces communities to make difficult, often costly choices.
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Space-Based Missile Defense
A spaced-based missile defense system would require many hundreds of orbiting interceptors to defend against one or two missiles, and it would have serious inherent vulnerabilities that would render it ineffective.
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Biomethane as a Transportation Fuel
Biomethane can be used as a direct replacement for natural gas in vehicles, yet policymakers must not conflate the two fuels because they have significantly different life cycle emissions.
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Strengthening SNAP for Rural and Urban Americ
SNAP is a smart long-term investment that helps millions of people stay out of poverty and lead healthier lives. We need to make it stronger, not weaker.
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Charging Smart
Drivers, electric utilities, and the environment can all benefit when electric vehicles are better integrated with the grid.
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Rotating Crops, Turning Profits
Shifting Iowa's dominant two-crop farming system toward a more diverse crop mix can be a win-win for farmers and the environment.