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A Plan for Revitalizing the U.S. Auto Industry

Don’t like the Chinese-backed EVs that are undercutting your market? Start with a well-designed statute to strengthen market oversight and competition while also providing American companies with support.

04.23.26 | 13 min read
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Hot Takes: What the FY27 Presidential Budget Request Means for Climate and Energy

Once upon a time, the President’s budget was a realistic proposal to Congress about what the federal government should spend money on. These days, it’s essentially just a declaration of everything the President would do if Congress didn’t matter at all.

04.07.26 | 11 min read
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2026 Is Year of the Female Farmer. We Spoke to Five Who Are Also Technologists.

For International Year of the Woman Farmer and International Women’s Month, we spoke to five women farmers in America about planting the next generation.

03.27.26 | 6 min read
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Blog
Igniting Innovation: Progress and a Path Forward for Wildfire Policy

From California to New Jersey, wildfires are taking a toll—costing the United States up to $424 billion annually and displacing tens of thousands of people. Congress needs solutions.

03.11.26 | 3 min read
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Environment
Press release
FAS Launches New “Center for Regulatory Ingenuity” to Modernize American Governance, Drive Durable Climate Progress

FAS is launching the Center for Regulatory Ingenuity (CRI) to build a new, transpartisan vision of government that works – that has the capacity to achieve ambitious goals while adeptly responding to people’s basic needs.

02.12.26 | 4 min read
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Press release
FAS Opposes EPA Move to Revoke 2009 Endangerment Finding

This runs counter to public opinion: 4 in 5 of all Americans, across party lines, want to see the government take stronger climate action.

02.12.26 | 2 min read
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Article
To scale up climate solutions, local governments need to accelerate system changes

Cities need to rapidly become compact, efficient, electrified, and nature‑rich urban ecosystems where we take better care of each other and avoid locking in more sprawl and fossil‑fuel dependence.

01.16.26 | 11 min read
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Environment
Issue Brief
Long-term effects of disasters: an ongoing threat to public health

Hurricanes cause around 24 deaths per storm – but the longer-term consequences kill thousands more. With extreme weather events becoming ever-more common, there is a national and moral imperative to rethink not just who responds to disasters, but for how long and to what end.

01.15.26 | 10 min read
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Blog
Scanning the Horizon: Reflections on the Red Sky Summit and the Future of Wildfire Technology

This year’s Red Sky Summit was an opportunity to further consider what the role of fire tech can and should be – and how public policy can support its development, scaling, and application.

12.01.25 | 5 min read
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Issue Brief
Collaborative Action in Massachusetts to Counter Extreme Heat

Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations.

11.24.25 | 17 min read
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Public Comment
Position on Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act

FAS supports the bipartisan Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act under review in the House, just as we supported the earlier Senate version. Rep. David Min (D-CA) and Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) are leading the bill.

11.19.25 | 1 min read
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Public Comment
Re: Request for Information on Technology Roadmap To Increase Wildfire Firefighting Capabilities

The current wildfire management system is inadequate in the face of increasingly severe and damaging wildfires. Change is urgently needed

11.18.25 | 7 min read
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