Overview By many measures, Philadelphia is on an upswing, with a growing population, an influx of new investment, and rising household incomes. Yet at the same time, a significant share of the city’s ...

The ocean plays an essential role in sustaining life on our planet. Covering nearly three-fourths of the globe, it is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s known species and many more yet to be ...

Founded in 1948, The Pew Charitable Trusts uses data to make a difference. Pew addresses the challenges of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious ...

Like most major American cities, Chicago and Washington, D.C., are struggling with a trio of real estate challenges: a housing shortage that has driven up rents, record rates of homelessness (in large ...

Since the start of the pandemic, Pew’s “After the Fact” podcast has explored COVID-19 and its impact. Listen to episodes that answer questions about the virus with public health experts and ...

Federal and state incentives, combined with changing consumer preferences, have helped to boost sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States at a time of growing concerns about climate change ...

In the waters off Sri Lanka, the number of sawfish, a rare and globally threatened group of marine rays, has declined so much that the animal is now considered “functionally extinct.” That finding, ...

This is one in a series of five articles examining key debates that will unfold in the nation’s statehouses in the year ahead. As states move from studying generative artificial intelligence to ...

The Pew Charitable Trusts is committed to helping Philadelphians achieve economic security, advancement, and overall well-being. Public benefits are important but often underutilized resources that ...

The Pew Charitable Trusts sent a letter April 2 to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar urging the agency to implement without delay new regulations promoting patient access to data and ...

Welcome to our lab and please don’t mind the fish smell. The basement of this building in Baltimore houses more aquariums than you could easily count, in a variety of sizes, and there’s also a pump ...

Earlier this year, the Chicago-based national nonprofit Healthy Schools Campaign published a report on how Medicaid—the public health insurance program for low-income people in the United States—can ...