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Article
To scale up climate solutions, local governments need to accelerate system changes

…people suddenly running for local office on climate. Political organizing coalitions such as Run on Climate and Climate Cabinet helped elect more than 50 local leaders running on climate in…

01.16.26 | 11 min read
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State & Local Innovation
Press release
FAS Launches the 2026 INRIX x MetroLab Challenge to Foster Data-Driven Mobility Solutions

fas.org/initiative/inrix. Researchers and local government partners are encouraged to share the Challenge broadly and submit applications over the next seven weeks. For questions, contact metrolab@fas.org. ### ABOUT INRIX Founded in…

01.13.26 | 3 min read
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Global Risk
Report
Tracking the DF Express: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Chinese Media and Public Data for Studying Nuclear Forces

…its own words. Combined with the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)’s annual report on nuclear forces, there is a growing and vibrant open-source intellectual community on the People’s Liberation Army…

12.16.25 | 10 min read
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Clean Energy
Report
Barriers to Building: A Framework for the Next Era of Electricity Policy

…Commissions have more limited capacity to conduct analysis and interrogate utility proposals.  Organized markets also have flawed incentive structures. For example, incentive structures in organized markets were generally designed around…

12.15.25 | 26 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
NSF Plans to Supercharge FRO-style Independent Labs. We Spoke with the Scientists Who First Proposed the Idea.

…launch and scale a new generation of independent research organizations” for up to $1 billion. FAS CEO Daniel Correa recently spoke with Adam Marblestone and Sam Rodriques, former FAS fellows…

12.12.25 | 10 min read
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