What we’re reading
CRI takes inspiration from the incredible work that’s coming to the surface across our network every day. This page shares writing and projects that have particularly caught our attention. Have something for us to consider posting? Reach out!
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03.03.26
Beyond 'Endangerment': Finding a Way Forward for U.S. on Climate
Environmentalists are challenging the EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding,” which empowered it to regulate greenhouse gases. Whether or not the action holds up in court, now is the time to develop climate strategies that can be pursued when the political balance shifts.
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Mar 2026
Is Place-Based Green Industrial Policy Effective? Evidence from the Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act’s place-based Energy Community incentives raised the probability of solar investment in targeted areas by 144% relative to the counterfactual, but wind investment didn’t respond and job gains were modest.
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02.13.26
Market-Shaping States: A New Theory of Public Sector Capacities and Capabilities
In an era of climate, industrial, and technological transitions, modern governments need specific capacities and capabilities to actively shape markets, not just correct their failures.
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01.21.26
Lessons from YIMBYism: Taking "Abundance" Back to Its Fundamentals
Abundance began as the YIMBY insight that high costs stem from supply constraints created by poorly designed planning regimes, and returning to that core idea shows how supply-side reforms, public investment, and state capacity can make progressive policy work as intended.
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11.24.25
What are planning hearings actually for?
Public hearings on new development don’t accomplish what most people assume they do, and they end up distorting local land-use decisions in ways that hurt housing supply.
