US Policy
Building Smarter: How Investing in More Transportation Choices Cuts Infrastructure Costs
Last month, Illinois lawmakers brought the Chicago transit system back from the brink of financial insolvency largely by deploying one transformative solution: shifting transport revenues away from excess roadway construction and instead into turbocharging the region’s trains and buses. This groundbreaking measure comes at a time when Americans are experiencing…
Competing Through Creativity and Resilience: How Regions Can Lead on Advanced Energy
Creativity and efficiency are becoming the new operating models for economic and community development, defining which regions will lead in the next chapter of the energy transition. This was made clear earlier this month at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) conference in Detroit, where RMI convened a…
What’s Next for Advanced Energy Manufacturing in the United States?
In July 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. While the megabill resolves some tax uncertainty, it also raises new questions for industries looking to build in the United States. Here, we break down the key OBBBA provisions that impact the advanced energy manufacturing…
Six State Priorities to Get Clean Energy Wins
How states can optimize federal funding before it’s too late and fill in any funding gaps.
How We Can Keep Cool Without Frying the Grid (Or the Planet)
The US power grid is facing another major test. After a massive heat dome settled over the US last week, temperatures pushed into the triple digits across major cities from St. Louis to Boston. In several places, especially in the Southeast and Midwest, high humidity,…
