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Policy Blog
Our policy blog contains shorter news, overview, or analysis of issues giving the general public, policymakers, and industry leaders an update or review of a new issue or refresher of a longstanding one. They cover a number of public policy challenges, focusing on pro-innovation solutions that can be implemented in a nonpartisan way through law, regulation, or simply best practices. These include an issue background, explanation of the challenge, and proposed solutions or recommendations. Aii white papers are longer than policy briefs, but not more complicated. To ensure you are up to speed and ready for these reports, try reading our policy blogs and briefs. Want a deeper dive on a single topic? Visit our Issues pages for background, challenges, solutions, and all our analysis on the subject.
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Push Toward Renewables Requires Mining and Fossil Fuels
The current push to electrify the U.S. transportation sector along with homes and businesses means that massive amounts of raw material will be needed to […]
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South Carolina State Rep Joins Thank Tank Advisory Council
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 23, 2022 Contact: Andrew Jefferis, ajefferis@aii.org. South Carolina State Representative Joins Aii Advisory Council Charleston, S.C. (February [...]
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Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Shows Need for Immediate Bridge Investment
Embed from Getty Images Bridges are so integral to U.S. infrastructure and commonplace in our lives that we only notice them when something is wrong. […]
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Measuring the Impact of Storms on Critical Infrastructure
With harsh winter conditions ramping up and COVID-19 requiring more people to quarantine or work remotely, broadband resiliency has never been more important. Unfortunately, storms […]
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Proactive Steps to Minimize Oilfield Footprints
Running ahead of public policy, the corporate world is adopting new and innovative ways to ensure responsible operations and stewardship of their environments. The approach […]
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A Sustainable Model
Thriving society requires energy. The source of that energy can come from an array of natural resources and technological processes to convert light, heat, and […]
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Infrastructure Think Tank Calls For New Energy Model
Washington, D.C, January 26, 2021 — The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) on Wednesday released its newest report, A Sustainable Energy Model: Ensuring Robust […]
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5G Flight Interference
Between snowstorms hitting large swathes of the East Coast of the United States, the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and continued supply chain crises, airlines have […]
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A $90 Billion Problem with Obvious Solutions
Every year, nearly $100 billion are lost in the U.S. economy due to excavation damage and the inefficiencies in the system designed to prevent them. […]
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Group Calls for Implementing Technology to Protect Underground Infrastructure
Washington, D.C, December 20, 2021 — The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) calls for implementing existing technological solutions into the damage prevention process in […]
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Flood Mitigation Policies and Practices
As the U.S. comes out of hurricane season and the Infrastructure and Jobs Act allocates multi-million dollar resources for infrastructure repairs, flood mitigation infrastructure stands […]
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Building New Infrastructure, Damaging the Old
Constructing new infrastructure, buildings, or even planting trees all require breaking ground. These excavation projects use shovels, augers, jackhammers, backhoes, and other excavation equipment to […]
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Climate Change: A Differential Diagnosis
If Gregory House, MD has taught us anything it is that people lie and people have bias. On a topic as politically charged as climate […]
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Supply Chain is a Green Choke Point
Green energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries help facilitate emissions-free energy to the U.S. power grid. While the promise of greenhouse gas […]
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