Infrastructure
How can we make it easier to build things in the world of atoms?
Construction productivity has actually fallen over the last 50 years in the U.S. And with the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS and Science Act, hundreds of billions in public investment will be spent in the coming decade on energy, transportation, manufacturing, and other critical areas of American infrastructure.
We need to unblock the bottlenecks to building, ensuring that public money translates into real physical infrastructure that benefits Americans.
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Call for Proposals: The Transit Policy Playbook
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Defining “Major Federal Action” in NEPA
Federal agencies need to concentrate their efforts on projects that cause considerable environmental disruption
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Environmental Assessment Reform
Allow agencies the autonomy to act as soon as they can accurately determine a "finding of no significant impact"
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Why Does Nuclear Power Plant Construction Cost So Much?
The source of clean energy shouldn't be displaying "negative learning" over time
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Time Limit on Injunctions
NEPA review needs a judicial shot clock
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“Demand Commitment Mechanisms” Can Jumpstart Long-Duration Energy Storage
A response to the DOE's request for information on advanced market commitments
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How Biofuel Mandates Raise Food and Energy Prices
Blending requirements harm consumers and the environment
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Decarbonization Won’t Require as Much Land as You Think
We can reach net zero emissions without devoting hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land to energy farms
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Climate Relief Can’t Wait for Utopia
Wishful thinking hampers the clean-energy revolution
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How to Stop Environmental Review from Harming the Environment
Permitting reform is an opportunity to accelerate decarbonization
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