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4 Ways to Improve and Accelerate Broadband Expansion Nationwide
Research shows that access to broadband correlates with greater economic opportunity and workforce participation as well as improved health outcomes. But the mere presence of networks is not enough— ...
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In Western Canada, Abalone Recovery Creates New Opportunity for Indigenous Management
Northern abalone, or gálgahl’yaan in the Skidegate Haida language, have long been an important cultural symbol to the Indigenous community of Haida Gwaii, an archipelago 450 miles northwest of ...
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Federal Government Lifts Key Barrier to Stimulant Addiction Care
To expand the use of a proven approach to reducing the misuse of stimulants, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced in January that it was raising the ...
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Conservation of Coastal Wetlands in Latin America and the Caribbean
In 2019, The Pew Charitable Trusts worked with Belize and Costa Rica on updating nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement to include protections for coastal wetlands as nature ...
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In the South Pacific, a Prime Chance to Improve Fisheries Management
The international waters of the South Pacific Ocean are home to numerous commercially valuable fisheries, and now the organization that oversees those fisheries has a chance to ensure they thrive far ...
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Pew Biomedical Scholar Seeks to Develop 'Universal Vaccine' for HIV
Each year, millions of Americans travel to their doctors’ offices and local clinics to get vaccinated against dangerous, and potentially deadly, viruses. That’s because viruses rapidly mutate and ...
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Coastal Wetlands Conservation on the Global Stage
The Pew Charitable Trusts works with nations around the world to build global recognition of the critical role of coastal wetlands—mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes—in carbon sequestration, ...
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Protecting Coastal Wetlands in the Western Indian Ocean
The Pew Charitable Trusts’ partnership with Seychelles, which began in 2019, resulted in the country committing in its 2021 nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement to protect ...
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State and Local Correctional Health Care
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 ...
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How Canada Can Make On-Demand Fishing a Reality—and a Success
Temporary and season-long closures of fishing areas are increasingly used as a tool to protect whales, especially the endangered North Atlantic right whale, from entanglement in fishing gear. To ...
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Substance Use Disorder Increases Risk of Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts
Each year, suicide and drug- and alcohol-related deaths account for more than 200,000 lives lost and hundreds of billions of dollars in medical, economic, and societal costs. 1 Multiple studies show ...
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Tennessee Workplace Savings Program Would Help 1,200,451 Workers Save for a More Secure Financial Future
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 ...