I grew up in a Philadelphia where each generation had greater opportunity than the one before—and where working-class people could have fulfilling lives. One of my grandfathers was a longshoreman, the ...

The Pew Charitable Trusts is committed to helping Philadelphians achieve economic security, advancement, and overall well-being. Public benefits are important but often underutilized resources that ...

Indiana’s energy landscape has transformed over the past decade, and the state is seeing significant growth in demand, largely driven by data centers, electrification, and increased domestic ...

Along the coasts of Alaska and British Columbia, seaweed farming is growing rapidly, driven by growing demand for the marine algae in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and other products.

In a major milestone in the global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, today China – which has the world’s largest fishing fleets – joined a landmark treaty to ensure that ...

Human well-being and ocean health are closely intertwined: The marine environment plays a critical role in climate regulation and provides important resources to people—from food and medicines to ...

This is the second of two articles about the four pillars of effective compliance mechanisms within regional fisheries management organizations. Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) ...

Story: Wildfires have once again made headlines, highlighting the growing intensity and frequency of natural disasters across the United States. And these disasters leave more than destruction in ...

PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced the appointment of Diana Farrell to its board of directors, effective April 14. “Diana possesses an impressive combination of board leadership ...

To help states address the economic and public health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government provided the largest influx of emergency relief funds in the nation's history, a ...

Across the country, state legislatures are turning to evidence-based policymaking to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent efficiently and effectively. One example is family support and coaching. In ...

The average length of time served by federal inmates more than doubled from 1988 to 2012, rising from 17.9 to 37.5 months. 1 Across all six major categories of federal crime—violent, property, drug, ...