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Costs Come First in a Reset Climate Agenda

…has helped influence moderate Democrats to support permitting reform in a collaborative way with conservatives.  Permitting reform has long been championed by conservatives for its economic benefits, with climate considerations…

02.12.26 | 42 min read
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Government Capacity
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From Ambition to Action: A Policy Primer

How public leaders can boost climate progress, restore trust in government, and make lives better…starting today. People across the nation are clamoring for solutions that make their lives better. And…

02.12.26 | 41 min read
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Government Capacity
Policy Memo
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Bureaucracy as Social Hope: An Argument for Renewing the Administrative State

I. Why Isn’t Government Working? The “administrative state” is an unlovely bureaucratic term for a bureaucracy that has grown increasingly unloved: the network of government agencies that implements and enforces…

02.12.26 | 29 min read
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Government Capacity
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Barriers to Building: A Framework for the Next Era of Electricity Policy

…communities have not previously experienced. The Past Playbook Siting and permitting reforms have increasingly been part of the federal and state policy agenda. Reforms have largely focused on process changes…

12.15.25 | 26 min read
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Gil on the Hill: Who Won the Shutdown?

…a time when they’re needed most. Keep That Energy Permitting Reform. Congress is energized about simplifying permitting. Lawmakers across both parties and chambers are treating the upcoming markup by the…

11.25.25 | 7 min read
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