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Infrastructure
How NEPA Will Tax Clean Energy
The National Environmental Policy Act has become a barrier to environmental policy
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July 25th 2024
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High-Skilled Immigration
Expelling Excellence: Exchange Visitor Restrictions on High-Skill Migrants in the United States
Examining the Exchange Visitor Skills List, a little-known restriction on high-skill immigration to the United States
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August 8th 2024
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Emerging Technology
Will We Ever Get Fusion Power?
The private sector is taking a fresh look at the challenging technology
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July 10th 2024
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Emerging Technology
The Case for a NIST Foundation
Four ways a non-profit foundation could supercharge NIST’s work on emerging technologies
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June 18th 2024
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High-Skilled Immigration
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July 12th 2024
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Emerging Technology
How to Build an AI Data Center
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June 20th 2024
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Emerging Technology
Compute in America: Building the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure at Home
A new series from the Institute for Progress
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June 10th 2024
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Infrastructure
Seven Frequently Asked Questions About NEPA
Debunking common myths about the National Environmental Policy Act
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June 4th 2024
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Infrastructure
We Must End the Litigation Doom Loop
It's time for Congress to impose a time limit on injunctions.
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May 29th 2024
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Infrastructure
A Cheat Sheet for NEPA Judicial Reform
How do different reform proposals stack up?
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May 28th 2024
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High-Skilled Immigration
The Talent Scout State
How the U.S. can proactively recruit high-potential immigrants
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May 1st 2024
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Infrastructure
Moving Past Environmental Proceduralism
If the activists of fifty years ago had known what we know now, what might they have done differently?
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April 22nd 2024
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Emerging Technology
How to Make the NSTC a Moonshot Success
The new National Semiconductor Technology Center can reshape America's semiconductor industry
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April 22nd 2024
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