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It’s Time to Move Towards Movement as Medicine

Movement, whether through structured exercise or general physical activity in everyday life, has a major impact on the health of individuals and as a result, on the health of societies.

09.22.23 | 7 min read
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Policy Memo
Towards a Well-Being Economy: Establishing an American Mental Wealth Observatory

Enhancing recovery rates among individuals grappling with mental health and substance use issues requires a multi-pronged approach.

09.18.23 | 10 min read
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Seeing Through the Haze: How the federal government does (and doesn’t) work to reduce public exposure to wildland fire smoke

As the wildfire season has grown longer in the West, smoke events now sometimes stretch for weeks and across the continent. What is the federal government doing about wildland fire smoke, and who’s doing it?

09.13.23 | 24 min read
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Six hot opportunity areas to beat the heat through federal policy

Extreme heat is the number one weather-related killer of Americans, yet receives minimal targeted federal support and dedicated funding for planning, mitigation, and recovery.

08.13.23 | 13 min read
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Policy Memo
Climate-Smart Cattle: US Research and Development Will Improve Animal Productivity, Address Greenhouse Gases, and Hasten Additional Market Solutions

One-third of U.S. anthropogenic methane emissions come from cattle and other ruminants, and addressing these emissions could lead to a 3% decrease in the U.S. greenhouse gas footprint.

08.07.23 | 8 min read
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We need to address the housing supply crisis

Housing costs have ballooned, far outpacing the broader cost of living in the U.S. Addressing the housing crisis is a bipartisan issue.

07.17.23 | 3 min read
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Policy Memo
Protecting Consumers by Reforming Food Labeling Regulations

Comprehensive food labeling regulation reform can help consumers avoid deceptive marketing and allow farmers and grocers to compete fairly.

06.29.23 | 9 min read
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Policy Memo
Next-Generation Fire and Vegetation Modeling for a Hot and Dry Future

Our current models cannot predict this extreme fire behavior—nor can they reproduce recent catastrophic wildfires, making them likely to fail at predicting future wildfires or determining when it is safe to light prescribed fires. 

06.20.23 | 9 min read
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Policy Memo
Save Lives by Making Smoke Tracking a Core Part of Wildland Fire Management

Data infrastructure critical for identifying and minimizing smoke-related hazards is largely absent from our wildland fire management toolbox despite its life-saving potential.

06.16.23 | 7 min read
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Policy Memo
Increasing National Resilience through an Open Disaster Data Initiative

Inconsistent data collection makes disaster resilience more challenging than it needs to be. By opening up and making this data consistent, the Biden-Harris Administration can change the way we prepare and mitigate disaster for the better.

06.08.23 | 9 min read
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Cultural Burning: How Age-Old Practices Are Reshaping Wildfire Policy

The Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission called for input from diverse stakeholders and FAS, along with partners Conservation X Labs (CXL), COMPASS, and the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST), answered the call. Recruiting participants from academia, the private sector, national labs, and other nonprofits, the Wildland Fire Policy Accelerator produced 24 ideas […]

06.05.23 | 8 min read
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Policy Memo
Building a National Network of Composite Pipes to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The U.S. would need 65,000 miles of pipeline to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Here’s how the Biden Administration can expanding the use of low-emission, composite materials to support a net-zero vision.

05.22.23 | 9 min read
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