New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
The Debt Limit Since 2011, February 12, 2014
The Corporate Income Tax System: Overview and Options for Reform, February 14, 2014
The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy: In Brief, February 10, 2014
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Policy, February 14, 2014
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations, February 12, 2014
The FutureGen Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project: A Brief History and Issues for Congress, February 10, 2014
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy, February 10, 2014
Food Fraud and “Economically Motivated Adulteration” of Food and Food Ingredients, January 10, 2014
Just as sports fanatics had plenty to celebrate this year, so does the heat policy team at FAS. In response to recent heat events, leaders across the country have taken steps to build heat resilience.
Congress should establish a Modeling, Analysis, and Technical Talent for Energy Regulation Hub (MATTER Hub) within the Department of Energy (DOE).
Western states functionally manage trillions in global climate risk (permafrost, forest carbon, etc.) and can do so in ways that drive state economic development.
Implementation will not be easy. Several of the plan’s critical strategies challenge established utility business models.