In 2025, The American Society for Civil Engineers gave the United States a C on its annual infrastructure report card, while nine out of 18 […]
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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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Scrap The Gas Tax
The gas tax no longer matches the reality of the road. It is time to modernize how America funds infrastructure. In the face of […]
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Public, Private, and Often Misunderstood: What P3s Are – and Are Not
P3s are a tremendous tool to help build large-scale complicated and critically important infrastructure. As useful as they are, they are also greatly misunderstood. […]
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The Rural Grid Squeeze
This analysis was originally featured in the Innovation & Infrastructure Review ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– How Data Centers, Copper Thieves, and Pipeline Physics Are Converging on America’s Cooperatives […]
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The U.S. House Could Make Pipelines Safer Tomorrow
Pipeline safety is not a partisan issue. It is a public safety issue, an infrastructure issue, an energy issue, and a damage prevention issue. Clearly, […]
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The Transitional Electric Grid: From Centralized to Distributed
This is part of a series on electric utilities in the United States. Follow along to learn more about both electric infrastructure and markets. […]
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The Traditional Electric Grid: Centralized, One-Way Power
This is the first blog in a series on electric utilities in the United States. Follow along to learn more about both electric infrastructure and […]
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The Infrastructure America Cannot Forget It Built
There’s a good chance that somewhere beneath the street outside your office, there is at least one strand of optical fiber among hundreds or even […]
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When Perceived Urgency Outruns Evidence in Policymaking
Tragedy deserves attention. It often demands action. But action for its own sake is a poor foundation for policy. In the aftermath of a high-profile […]
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Encryption Is Not Enough: The Limits of Network Privacy
Most Americans assume that “encrypted data” means private. Encryption has been marketed as a powerful, almost fool-proof tool for privacy, and has become a foundational […]
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The Gap California Hasn’t Named
This analysis was originally featured in the Innovation & Infrastructure Review The Gap California Hasn’t Named What California's refinery crisis reveals about infrastructure cost management [...]
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Diving Deeper into Damage Prevention: Protecting Underwater Pipelines and More
Diving Deeper into Damage Prevention: Surveying State Dig Laws to Ensure Rules, Regulations, and Best Practices Adequately Address Submerged Facilities Executive Summary Despite decades […]
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The Gulf Coast Illusion: The Energy Vulnerability No One is Tracking
This analysis was originally featured in the Innovation & Infrastructure Review The Gulf Coast Illusion: The nation’s implicit fuel insurance policy is being sold overseas [...]
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The Canary in California’s Coal Mine: Imminent Lessons From the Philippines
This analysis was originally featured in the Innovation & Infrastructure Review ____________________________________________________________________________________ The Canary in California’s Coal Mine What the Philippines Energy Crisis Tells Us […]
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Over 900 Days without a Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill
In 2020, Congress let PHMSA, the nation’s primary pipeline regulator, lapse without reauthorization for more than a year. In 2026, the same problem is back, […]
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