To implement environmental initiatives efficiently, the federal government should build and deploy digital resources in ways that meet the needs of multiple environmental and ecological agencies at once.
Federal STEM-funding agencies — led by NSF and NIH, as the two largest sources of federal funding for academic research — should explore and pursue strategies for changing grant-funding incentives in ways that strengthen and elevate the role of the career research scientist in academia.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol should immediately update its Use of Force policy to include restrictions on use of force by mobile sentry devices.
The federal government can accelerate capabilities and applications of environmental biotechnology by establishing the CLimate Improvements through Modern Biotechnology (CLIMB) Center.
The Biden-Harris Administration can combat the impacts of redlining through a new place-based program called “Putting Redlines in the Green”.
The federal government must ensure that success for early-career STEM professionals does not demand mental-health sacrifice.
A significant increase in transmission capacity is needed to meet the Biden Administration’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
The federal government should create a Reduce, Repurpose, Recharge Initiative (RRRI): a voluntary program designed to keep farmers engaged in groundwater conservation in the Ogallala Aquifer.
The Biden Administration should create the “AYA Research Institute” to increase federal capacity to identify and resolve environmental justice issues.
The Biden Administration should create the Make it in America Regional Challenge (MIARC) to activate demand in underinvested regions with cluster-based techno-economic development efforts.
Establishing a new ECE-focused branch of AmeriCorps is an innovative solution that builds on existing programmatic infrastructure to use talent and funds efficiently and equitably.
The Biden-Harris Administration should establish a National Endemic Disease Surveillance Initiative (NEDSI) to remove barriers to tracking and predicting endemic, infectious diseases.