According to Pew Research Center, 55% of U.S. parents report being extremely or very concerned about the mental health of teens today. And several factors are driving that concern: increased influence ...

Conserving natural spaces conveys benefits far beyond the obvious gains to wildlife and their habitats. As scores of studies show, protecting and restoring lands and waters, particularly when done in ...

Scientists forecast that the amount of plastic entering the ocean—approximately 11 million metric tons each year—could triple by 2040. To help find solutions, The Pew Charitable Trusts and Gerstner ...

A new website, created by the South Carolina Center of Excellence in Addiction (COE), makes it easier for state and local leaders, health care providers, researchers, and citizens to understand how ...

Since 2020, the U.S. has experienced an average of 23 disasters a year that caused at least $1 billion of destruction each, and policymakers at every level of government are grappling with those ...

The unprecedented revenue wave that states experienced from mid-2020 to the end of 2022—attributed to multiple factors, including the influx of federal funds to confront the COVID-19 pandemic—enabled ...

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series examining the changing nature of the nonprofit sector in Philadelphia. Nonprofit organizations play a critical role in Philadelphia and represent a ...

About the metrics Fiscal sustainability: Do funding policies yield predictable and affordable costs? Net amortization—the amount of money needed to pay for new benefits earned by current employees in ...

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is a $42.5 billion federal effort to expand affordable, high-speed internet access throughout the United States by funding the planning and ...