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A handyman looking at the laptop on rooftop testing solar panels

Silver Linings? How to Seize the Moment to Create Better Environmental Regulations That Are Built on Science and Economics

Bryan Hubbell and Alan Krupnick

Oct. 6, 2026

A view of the Antofalla salt flats in the Catamarca province of Argentina

Argentina Needs a Better Strategy to Benefit from Its Mineral Resources

Emilia Ravetta, Victor Freret, America Rocio Quinteros Condoretty, Beia Spiller, and Jason Yao

Oct. 6, 2026

Firefighters containing a wildfire on a mountainside in California

If/Then: To Reduce Wildfire Risk, Agencies Need to Manage Both Fire Prevention and Response

Matthew Wibbenmeyer

Oct. 6, 2026

A painting of a river with farms, cattle, and mountains in the background

The Conservation Reserve Program and Rural Communities in the United States

Brandon Holmes and Matthew Wibbenmeyer

Oct. 6, 2026

Large data center building with windmills in the background on a sunny day

Four Lessons from Energy and Climate Policy for Governing Artificial Intelligence

Daniel Raimi

Oct. 6, 2026

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What’s at the Top of Your Stack?

Kristin Hayes, Daniel Raimi, and Margaret A. Walls

Oct. 6, 2026

Crowd of employees entering a building in business attire.

Supporter Spotlight: Getting to Greater Collective Impact

Alex DeGolia

Oct. 6, 2026

A picture of the globe with half of the Earth uncovered and showing the layers of the planet and rays streaming out of the center.

Geothermal Energy Is Heating Up

Alan Krupnick, Kristen McCormack, and Jan Mares

May 14, 2026

A coastal community on a windy and cloudy day

Weather Extremes Disrupt Insurance Markets

Margaret A. Walls, Yanjun (Penny) Liao, and Emily Joiner

May 14, 2026

An illustration of people discussing energy and climate economics with floating figures in the foreground

Resources for the Future Welcomes New Senior Fellows

Bryan Hubbell, Kevin Stiroh, and Carlos Martín

May 14, 2026

A freight full of shipping containers in the ocean on a sunny day

Carbon Borders and Global Signals: Assessing the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Paola Rocchi and Milan Elkerbout

May 14, 2026

The NASA Hubble space telescope orbiting Earth

Space: The Final Frontier

Kristin Hayes

May 14, 2026

Woman posing next to a large wooden bear

Supporter Spotlight: Measuring the Unknown to Improve Decisionmaking

Marion Wittmann

May 14, 2026

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If/Then Progress Report: The First 100 or So Days of a New Administration

Alan Krupnick, Carlos Martín, Kevin Rennert, and Anna Kramer

Jan. 22, 2026

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Evidence in a Time of Policy Extremes: Launching the If/Then Series from Resources for the Future

Carlos Martín

Jan. 22, 2026

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If/Then: The Slippery Slope of Federal Land Sales

Margaret A. Walls and Alexandra Thompson

Jan. 22, 2026

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If/Then: New Cuts to Oil and Gas Royalty Rates in Budget Reconciliation Will Reduce Federal Revenues

Brian C. Prest

Jan. 22, 2026

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If/Then: Repealing the Endangerment Finding Doesn’t Just Affect Domestic Climate Policy

Milan Elkerbout

Jan. 22, 2026

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Evidence and Policy: Resources for the Future Responds to Proposed Federal Rules

Karen Palmer, Brian C. Prest, Joshua Linn, and Carlos Martín

Jan. 22, 2026

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What’s Next for the If/Then Series from Resources for the Future?

Alan Krupnick, Carlos Martín, and Kevin Rennert

Jan. 22, 2026

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Investing in Mitigating the Economic Impacts of Extreme Events

Margaret A. Walls

Oct. 6, 2025

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Hot Spots Are Getting Hotter for Wildfire-Exposed Jobs in the US West

Emily Joiner

Oct. 6, 2025

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Investing in Power and Electricity Affordability

Karen Palmer and Molly Robertson

Oct. 6, 2025

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What’s Happening to Electricity Affordability? in Five Charts

Jesse Buchsbaum and Jenya Kahn-Lang

Oct. 6, 2025