Antibiotics have revolutionized modern medicine by making it possible to prevent and treat previously life-threatening infections, but their overuse and misuse can cause bacteria to mutate and develop ...

As extreme weather events become more intense and more common, states already face an estimated backlog of nearly $1 trillion for deferred maintenance and needed upgrades to public infrastructure. To ...

From diapers to day care and beyond, it’s getting more expensive to raise a family in the U.S. And just keeping up with daily costs makes saving for a rainy day or retirement all the harder. We speak ...

In April, the international North Pacific Fisheries Commission adopted an interim harvest strategy for Pacific saury, a small pelagic species and an important source of food for tuna, sharks, and ...

In 2018, as one of the youngest members of the Washington state House of Representatives (she was 38 at the time), Kristine Reeves began advocating for ways to help her generation of Americans do what ...

Many of the estuaries in the United States were once much larger than previously known, a critical finding as policymakers work to protect and restore these ecosystems. Estuaries—where a freshwater ...

Crucial protections for more than 28 million acres of wildlife habitat and traditional Tribal land in Alaska will remain—precluding large-scale development—thanks to a recent decision from the U.S.

Effectively administering health care programs is a critical element of sound fiscal management for state and local governments. As health care and corrections have emerged in recent years as fiscal ...

Retirement security depends on individuals saving for their future, but millions of Americans lack access to an employer-provided savings plan that might help them do so. Research shows that workers ...

The Pew Charitable Trusts announced the appointments of Clayton Rose and David Williams to its board of directors, a body committed to guiding the institution in its mission to serve the public. Their ...

Philadelphia’s immigrant population has steadily grown over the past three decades, reaching levels not seen since the mid-20th century, even while the U.S.-born population has experienced some ...

State policymakers are developing and employing a range of strategies to take full advantage of flexible federal pandemic funding ahead of upcoming deadlines. Lawmakers in Vermont and Mississippi, for ...