New paper! The current approach to space regulation threatens to slow down U.S. companies, or worse, drive them overseas. Published by @thecgo.org, our paper highlights the key issues that Congress should address: Regulating Outer Space: Of Gaps, Overlaps, and Stovepipes - The CGO

Via @thecgo.org: Keeping Kids Safe Online: How Should Policymakers Approach Age Verification?

Fact-checking alone may not be enough to combat misinformation. New research shows how competition among media outlets can combat misinformation and promote reliable news. https://www.thecgo.org/research/reducing-misinformation-on-social-media-an-experimental-evaluation-of-two-policy-interventions/

From our brief ”’Virtually no modern website would function if users had to sort through content themselves.' ... All would thus be harmed if Section 230 were constricted to exclude automated recommendation systems." https://www.thecgo.org/research/amicus-curiae-brief-filed-in-gonzalez-v-google-llc/

33% of US landowners want $1+/hour to allow commercial drones to fly over their home. 35% of landowners wouldn't allow commercial drones for any price. Drone delivery vs. landowner rights: https://www.thecgo.org/research/can-landowners-exclude-drones-from-their-low-airspace/

If you find the Coruscant Airspace inspirational then this paper is for you: https://www.thecgo.org/research/can-landowners-exclude-drones-from-their-low-airspace/

NEW RESEARCH from @thecgo.org that analyzes the attitudes of Americans towards commercial drone overflights; how much they'd need to be paid for that; and the level of gov best situated to regulate local airspace: https://www.thecgo.org/research/can-landowners-exclude-drones-from-their-low-airspace/

As 1.6 million people await an asylum decision, CGO Undergraduate Fellow Kallin Kelley lays out two promising reforms to insulate immigration courts from political pressure. https://entrypoint.substack.com/p/ensuring-the-rule-of-law-by-creating

Hi @aoc.bsky.social, so glad you are here! Can I shill you my paper on NEPA reform? The problem is that current NEPA practice goes well beyond any plain reading of the law as it was originally passed. https://www.thecgo.org/research/bringing-nepa-back-to-basics/

New research shows that after Utah built a wildlife bridge across a busy interstate - Wildlife vehicle collisions ⬇️ 66%-77% - $15M+ in net social improvement, more than double the cost of the overpass https://www.thecgo.org/research/wildlife-crossing-ahead-costs-and-benefits-of-avoided-collisions/

I was in entrepreneur.com this week writing about the proposed TikTok ban, small businesses, and what Congress should be doing to balance those issues: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/banning-tiktok-would-hurt-small-businesses-heres-what/449607

This isn't quite what we mean by fighting fires from space but satellite imaging could revolutionize wildfire detection. https://www.thecgo.org/benchmark/fighting-fires-from-outer-space/