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Environment
Press release
Position on S. 1462, the Fix Our Forests Act

The Fix Our Forests Act provides an opportunity to speed up the planning and implementation of wildfire risk reduction projects on federal lands while expanding collaborative tools to bring more partners into this vital work.

09.10.25 | 3 min read
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Environment
Issue Brief
Impacts of Extreme Heat on Federal Healthcare Spending

Public health insurance programs, especially Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), are more likely to cover populations at increased risk from extreme heat, including low-income individuals, people with chronic illnesses, older adults, disabled adults, and children.

09.08.25 | 4 min read
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Global Risk
Report
All the King’s Weapons: Nuclear Launch Authority in the United States

Is sole authority solvable, or is it truly the best system possible for nuclear launch authority? If the latter, should we accept that reality?

09.05.25 | 3 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
Nuclear Weapons At China’s 2025 Victory Day Parade

On September 3, 2025, China showcased its military power in a parade commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II. The parade featured a large number of new military weapons and equipment, including new and modified nuclear systems that had not been previously publicly displayed. This parade was also the first time […]

09.04.25 | 6 min read
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Clean Energy
Blog
Want abundant energy? Ask who benefits from scarcity.

Achieving energy abundance requires reforming electricity markets, refreshing electric utility regulation and rethinking the way we pay for grid infrastructure.

09.04.25 | 5 min read
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Environment
Blog
Beyond Binary Debates: How an “Abundance” Framing Can Restore Public Trust and Guide Climate Solutions

Of course badly designed regulatory approaches can block progress or dry up the supply of public goods. But a theory of the whole regulatory world can’t be neatly extrapolated from urban zoning errors.

09.02.25 | 10 min read
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Environment
Issue Brief
Impacts of Extreme Heat on Agriculture

Congress should design strategic insurance solutions, enhance research and data, and protect farmworkers through on-farm adaptation measures.

09.02.25 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
ASTRA: An American Space Transformation Regulatory Act

If space is there, and if we are going to climb it, then regulatory reform must be a challenge that we are willing to accept, something that we are unwilling to postpone, for a competition that we intend to win.

09.02.25 | 16 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Clean Water: Protecting New York State Private Wells from PFAS

To what extent does EPA have ready access to data to measure drinking water compliance reliably and accurately?

08.27.25 | 11 min read
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MetroLab
Blog
Gil’s Corner: A View from D.C. on Science and Tech Policy, Politics, and Power

Our Director of Government Affairs gives you the skinny on the latest from the Hill and White House – and what it means for S&T policy.

08.27.25 | 6 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Turning the Heat Up On Disaster Policy: Involving HUD to Protect the Public

How do the impacts, costs, and resulting needs of slow-onset disasters compare with those of declared disasters, and what are implications for slow-onset disaster declarations, recovery aid programs, and HUD allocation formulas?

08.26.25 | 13 min read
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Environment
Blog
Looking Beyond AC to Cool the Crises: How State and Local Policymakers Can Advance Resilient Cooling Solutions

FAS’s new Resilient Cooling Strategy and Policy Toolkit is designed to help state and local policymakers implement resilient cooling in ways that cut costs, protect public health, and reduce grid strain.

08.26.25 | 3 min read
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