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State Automated Retirement Programs Don’t Crowd Out Private Plans
Note: This article updates with new data a piece published in April 2023. Throughout 2022, businesses in California, Illinois, and Oregon—three of the first states to implement statewide automatic ...
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Pew and Partners Celebrate Unprecedented Indigenous-Led Initiative to Protect Northwest Territories
WASHINGTON—Indigenous Nations from the Northwest Territories (NWT) of Canada celebrated today the signing of a historic agreement that will provide sustained resources for stewarding their lands and ...
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Heights Philadelphia’s Programs Help Students Prepare for College and Career
Heights Philadelphia, a Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia growth grant recipient and participant in Pew’s Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative, works with low-income students, ...
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New Federal Plan Balances Conservation, Other Uses Across Vast Public Lands in Alaska
After nearly a decade of public outreach, scientific study, and negotiations, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) enhanced protections for more than 13 million acres in central Alaska. The agency ...
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How More Housing Revitalized a Suburban Downtown
In growing metropolitan areas such as New York City, suburbs often experience market pressure that leads to housing cost increases. As mayor of New Rochelle, New York, from 2006 to 2023, Noam Bramson ...
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Pew Announces Roger-Mark De Souza as Vice President
WASHINGTON—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that Roger-Mark De Souza will join the organization as vice president, environment, effective Nov. 19, 2024. In this role, De Souza will help shape ...
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‘Better Data Doesn’t Just Save Money; It Saves Lives’
Maria Cervania is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the state’s 41st district, and serves on the Health House Standing Committee. An epidemiologist by training, ...
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Global Climate Talks to Focus on Financing, Political Will, and More
World leaders and civil society representatives gathering in Baku, Azerbaijan, for their annual climate policy negotiations face a grim challenge: how to stem greenhouse gas emissions and reverse ...
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Wildlife Crossings Save Lives, Money, and Improve the Environment
Lately, it seems our major political parties can find little to agree on. Nevertheless, some policies still garner strong bipartisan support, including protecting America’s public safety and wildlife ...
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How the University of Georgia Champions Nature’s Ability to Reduce Climate Impacts
When most people hear "infrastructure," they picture roads, buildings, and other human-made structures. But experts at the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) ...
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Women’s Employment Rates Surge But Still Lag Men’s
Robust employment rates among prime-age Americans are a key driver of state finances, and women’s contributions are on the rise. In most of the country, higher shares of women were employed in 2023 ...
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Improved Antibiotic Use Will Keep People Healthier
Dr. Shantel Hébert-Magee is the Chief Medical Officer of Louisiana Medicaid, and Kolynda Parker is the state’s Medicaid deputy director for program operations and compliance. As part of the leadership ...