America's current fleet of cars and trucks leaves us dependent on oil, and contributes to air pollution that fuels global warming and harms our health. Plug-In Cars: Powering America Toward a Cleaner Future, explores the potential of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles to address our energy and global warming challenges.

Global warming and the loss of open space are two of the largest environmental challenges facing Maryland. The creation of compact neighborhoods near transit stations - known as "transit-oriented development" - can contribute to solving both problems. Building Maryland's Future documents the benefits for Maryland's environment of using transit-oriented development to accommodate the state's growing population. Tony Dutzik writes about the report on the Frontier Group blog.

North Carolina is renowned for its natural beauty, but rapid development has threatened some of its most treasured open spaces. Recognizing the importance of preserving its natural places for future generations, North Carolina’s General Assembly established the Million Acre Initiative to protect one million acres of land by 2010. Unfulfilled Promise highlights the state’s progress under the initiative, and documents how North Carolina fell short of its goal. See local news coverage of the report in our Media Center.