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August 11, 2022

Energy and Environment
How the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry Works

The United States is the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas. Its decision to either continue at this pace or curb production to achieve its climate goals will have global consequences.

An oil refinery is seen from above at night. Lights shine throughout the refinery and a U.S. flag hangs in the center.
Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland and Anshu Siripurapu Renewing America

June 10, 2015

Fossil Fuels
Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)

Hydraulic fracturing has unlocked huge reserves of shale gas and oil, transforming the energy outlook in the United States and the world, even as local opposition and falling world prices threaten th…

Shale gas fracking facility
Backgrounder by James McBride and Mohammed Aly Sergie Renewing America

February 22, 2006

Corporate Governance
Governing Corporations in a Shrinking World

Assessing the SEC’s changing role in a world where corporations increasingly operate across-borders and globally.

Backgrounder by Lee Hudson Teslik

May 23, 2013

Yemen
Targeted Killings

Targeted killings, especially those conducted by drone strikes, have become a central component of U.S. counterterrorism operations around the globe.

U.S. Drone Targeted Killings
Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters

March 7, 2013

Religion
Papal Succession in the Catholic Church

The election of pope to lead the world’s one billion Catholics stirs debate over the spiritual authority of the pontiff and the church’s role in the world.

Backgrounder by Robert McMahon