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eGRID: Estimating Air Pollution Emission Rates for Power Generation in the United States

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) is the preeminent source of data on the environmental characteristics of electric power generated in the United States. It’s based on available plant…
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VIDA Program Shows Promising Educational Results

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Low-income workers with only a high school education face poor and declining employment prospects. Policymakers, workforce development organizations, educators  and other key stakeholders are interested in how to facilitate a better match between the…
Open Government Program Helping to Prevent Corruption in Mexico

Open Government Program Helping to Prevent Corruption in Mexico

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Abt worked with Mexican government leaders to create and implement innovative, practical policies and processes that improve transparency and reduce corruption.
Spotlight On: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)

Spotlight On: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)

Spotlight On
By combining technical, communications, and behavior-change expertise while applying the principles of behavioral-economics, Abt campaigns successfully encourage audiences to adopt recommended actions.
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Measuring Photo-Induced Toxicity of North West Shelf Oil in Australia

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Photo-induced toxicity of crude oil occurs when ultraviolet light (UV) contacts certain photo-active polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which act as catalysts and produce reactive oxygen species. When this reaction occurs in the tissues of…
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Helping Promise Neighborhoods Institute Fulfill Its Promise

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The Promise Neighborhood program is a place-based initiative designed to improve the educational outcomes of children through linked, holistic and evidence-based cradle-to-career interventions.  The program’s grantees provide a menu of services to the…