The year was 1977, and the last major oil refinery to be built in the United States began operations in Garyville, Louisiana. While smaller refineries […]
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Artificial Thirst: How Data Center Water Consumption Could Affect Rural Water Infrastructure
In July 2020, Amazon Web Services (AWS) purchased 56 acres of land in Gilroy, California. Five years later, the site is set to be transformed […]
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Highways or Transit: The Ongoing Debate About BUILD America 250’s Spending Cuts
On May 18, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I Committee) released H.R. 8870, ‘The BUILD America 250 Act’, which is […]
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Meet the 2026 Summer Intern Cohort
Each year, Aii brings in a dynamic set of interns for the summer. In conjunction with The Fund for American Studies, these students live and […]
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America’s Global Competitiveness Starts with Infrastructure at Home
Since 2013, when Communist Chinese President Xi Jinping first introduced his Belt and Road Initiative (“BRI”), it has become the largest infrastructure program in history, […]
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Implications of Trade for Building New Infrastructure
Effective trade depends on strong physical infrastructure. But the converse is also true: the ability to build many forms of infrastructure depends on imported materials. […]
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Funding Transit Through Value-Capture
Public transportation systems are notorious money-sinks that rarely, if ever, earn back their operational and maintenance expenses. This does not mean public transportation provides no […]
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Thorium Nuclear Power: An Unspoken Alternative?
The United States of America is currently undergoing a period of significant change, both politically, economically and technologically. However, one of the most persistent questions […]
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Eyes in the Sky: Increasing the Efficacy of Drones in Disaster Response.
When natural disasters strike, a clock begins ticking for first responders. Every minute that passes could be the difference between life and death for survivors. […]
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Preventing “White Elephants” in Sport Event Infrastructure
December 18, 2022, Qatar’s National Day, Lusail Stadium pulsed with energy as Argentina and France clashed in that year’s World Cup final. An estimated 1.42 billion […]
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Human Touch vs Automation: How Local Policy can Adapt to an Changing World
Today, finding the right balance between automation and human interaction is a significant challenge for businesses. Starbucks, the largest specialty coffee shop in the United […]
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Recent Advances in Green Steelmaking
For much of its history, the United States and its steel industry developed in tandem, with steel being fundamental to the nation’s infrastructure and economic […]
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From Sea to Tap: Desalination Explained
More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, but only 2.5 percent of it is freshwater. This underscores the need for […]
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Implications of Trade for Innovation
The tangible benefits of global trade are widely recognized by researchers and felt by ordinary people daily. You might be reading this blog on a […]
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On the Preservation of Species: Protecting Natural Infrastructure
When you think of the term “infrastructure,” you might default to processes like power lines, pipe networks, and interstate highways. However, infrastructure is a much […]
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