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The Tanners Creek Generating Station, a former 1000 MW, coal-fired electrical plant, is being taken down along the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S., September 14, 2017. The plant was shut down in 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "SNYDER BARGES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Industrial decline and the rise of populists in Russia, the U.S., and Britain

Fiona Hill and David Dollar

Monday, October 11, 2021

An affordable housing development is under construction in an area of Los Angeles deemed an opportunity zone. Handout photo by Martin Cuellar/SoLa Impact.

Unpacking Opportunity Zones tax havens

David Wessel and Jim Tankersley

Friday, October 8, 2021

An essential delivery worker wearing personal protective equipment in Tribeca, New York during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why it’s harder for American workers to get ahead, and what we can do about it

Marcela Escobari and Fred Dews

Friday, August 13, 2021

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How does the Senate infrastructure bill invest in future resilience and growth?

Adie Tomer and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Aerial view of Broadway Street of Philipsburg, Montana, Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States.

Sustainable Development Spotlight: Investing in rural America

Anthony F. Pipa

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

A Now Hiring sign at Rally's Drive-In restaurant, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Cleveland. (Photo by Image of Sport/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Why did US jobs growth slow in April?

Stephanie Aaronson and Adrianna Pita

Friday, May 7, 2021

Aerial view of a massive highway in Los Angeles, CA at night

Sustainable Development Spotlight: Federal infrastructure investment can put America to work

Marcela Escobari

Thursday, March 18, 2021

MOSCOW, RUSSIA JANUARY 7, 2021: Work underway to clean up a former dumping ground at the construction site of Moscow State Universitys Vorobyovy Gory Innovative Science and Technology Center (INTTs). The site with an area of 300,000 square metres is expected to be cleaned up in one and a half months. The project is unofficially referred to as research and technology valley or science valley. In 2019, the Russian government announced plans to establish 15 specialised scientific and educational centres (referred to as valleys) based at Russias leading universities as part of the Nauka Project. Vorobyovy Gory Innovative Science and Technology Centre will be granted special legal regimes and tax breaks similar to those granted to Skolkovo. Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS.No use Russia.

Disrupting the waste management industry through technology

Sanjay Patnaik and Michael Allegretti

Thursday, January 14, 2021

People walk past a sign while wearing masks to prevent contracting and spreading novel coronavirus in San Francisco, California, United States on January 3, 2021. California has implemented shelter-in-place order to encourage people to stay home during the winter holiday to counter the surge of the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the global pandemic. U.S. confirmed cases has surpassed 20 millions on the first day of 2021. (Photo by Yichuan Cao/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

The top economic issues in 2021

Stephanie Aaronson, Wendy Edelberg, and Fred Dews

Friday, January 8, 2021

Image: US flag, dollar bill, COVID-19 relief check

Does the latest COVID relief bill do enough?

William G. Gale and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, December 22, 2020