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A Convening on The Future of U.S. Infrastructure Innovation

Background and Purpose On July 26, 2022, MIT Mobility Initiative, MIT Washington Office, and The Engine hosted a workshop with leaders from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and infrastructure…

07.26.22 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
CLimate Improvements through Modern Biotechnology (CLIMB) — A National Center for Bioengineering Solutions to Climate Change and Environmental Challenges

Summary Tackling pressing environmental challenges — such as climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental toxins and pollution — requires bold, novel approaches that can act at the scale and expediency needed…

05.19.22 | 11 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Putting Redlines in the Green: Economic Revitalization Through Innovative Neighborhood Markets

Summary The systemic effects of past redlining in more than 200 U.S. cities continue to persist. Redlining was a 20th-century policy that explicitly denied Black Americans the opportunity to secure federal mortgage…

05.16.22 | 11 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Establishing the AYA Research Institute: Increasing Data Capacity and Community Engagement for Environmental-Justice Tools

Summary Environmental justice (EJ) is a priority issue for the Biden Administration, yet the federal government lacks capacity to collect and maintain data needed to adequately identify and respond to…

05.03.22 | 6 min read
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Clean Energy
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Policy Memo
Carbon Capture in the Industrial Sector: Addressing Training, Startups, and Risk

This memo is part of the Day One Project Early Career Science Policy Accelerator, a joint initiative between the Federation of American Scientists & the National Science Policy Network. Summary…

04.19.22 | 7 min read
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