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The Strategic Costs of Carbon Emissions: Global versus Domestic Policy Considerations

Casey Wichman

Sept. 28, 2017

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Climate Change: Might Present Harm Improve Policy Prospects?

Tim Brennan

Sept. 28, 2017

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Challenges to Reducing Air Pollution in China amid Economic Slowdown

Mun Ho and Chris Nielsen

Sept. 28, 2017

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Message from the President: Insights from RFF’s History as Resources Magazine Goes Digital

Richard G. Newell

April 6, 2017

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Reducing Risk after the Flood

Carolyn Kousky and Leonard Shabman

April 5, 2017

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Managing Uncertainty in the US Electric Power Sector: Can Shadow Carbon Prices Light the Way?

Joseph Kruger

April 5, 2017

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Voluntary Conservation: A Return on Investment Framework for the Private Sector

James Boyd and Rebecca Epanchin-Niell

April 4, 2017

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Capturing the Value of Data from Earth Observations

Yusuke Kuwayama

April 4, 2017

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Trump’s Regulatory Reform Process: Analytical Hurdles and Missing Benefits

Alan Krupnick

April 4, 2017

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Investing in Coastal Protected Lands under Threat from Sea-Level Rise

Rebecca Epanchin-Niell, Carolyn Kousky, Alexandra Thompson, and Margaret A. Walls

April 4, 2017

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What Private Tolling Gets Wrong for America’s Roads

Stephen Salant and Nathan Seegert

April 4, 2017

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Economic Principles for “Spaceship Earth”

Edward Barbier and Joanne Burgess

April 4, 2017

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“Conservation Reconsidered” Turns 50: The Environmental Turn in Natural Resource Economics

H. Spencer Banzhaf

April 4, 2017

Commentary: Why California’s Cap-and-Trade Program Works

Commentary: Why California’s Cap-and-Trade Program Works

Dallas Burtraw

Sept. 14, 2016

Protecting Our National Parks: New Entrance Fees Can Help

Protecting Our National Parks: New Entrance Fees Can Help

Margaret A. Walls

Sept. 14, 2016

Water Conservation Policies: Prices versus Restrictions

Water Conservation Policies: Prices versus Restrictions

Casey Wichman

Sept. 14, 2016

In Loving Memory of Molly K. Macauley

In Loving Memory of Molly K. Macauley

RFF Staff

Sept. 14, 2016

From the President: RFF’s Compelling Future

From the President: RFF’s Compelling Future

Richard G. Newell

Sept. 14, 2016

Lighting Up the Last Mile: The Benefits and Costs of Rural Electrification

Lighting Up the Last Mile: The Benefits and Costs of Rural Electrification

Ujjayant Chakravorty, Kyle Emerick, and Majah-Leah Ravago

Sept. 14, 2016

Is Halting the Clean Power Plan Economically Justified?

Is Halting the Clean Power Plan Economically Justified?

Joshua Linn, Dallas Burtraw, and Kristen McCormack

Sept. 14, 2016

Q&A: Increasing Flood Insurance Take-Up for Economic Resilience: An Interview with Carolyn Kousky

Q&A: Increasing Flood Insurance Take-Up for Economic Resilience: An Interview with Carolyn Kousky

Carolyn Kousky

Sept. 14, 2016

Measuring Fuel Economy and Emissions in the Wake of the VW Diesel Scandal: A Look at US and EU Approaches

Measuring Fuel Economy and Emissions in the Wake of the VW Diesel Scandal: A Look at US and EU Approaches

Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn

Sept. 14, 2016

Inside RFF: RFF Announces 2016–2017 Fellowship Recipients, Introduces New Fellow

Inside RFF: RFF Announces 2016–2017 Fellowship Recipients, Introduces New Fellow

Resources Staff

Sept. 14, 2016

Ten Recommendations for Plugging the Gaps in Inactive Well Policy

Ten Recommendations for Plugging the Gaps in Inactive Well Policy

Alan Krupnick

Sept. 14, 2016