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If/Then: The Ambitions of the Litigated Community Change Grants

Zach Whitlock and Jordan Wingenroth

Aug. 25, 2025

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What’s Happening to Electricity Affordability? in Five Charts

Jesse Buchsbaum and Jenya Kahn-Lang

Aug. 21, 2025

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If/Then: Unintended Effects of Recent Federal Actions on Electricity Prices

McKenna Peplinski and Nicholas Roy

Aug. 7, 2025

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Your August Listening Guide: Favorites from the Resources Radio Team

Maya Krainc and Camille Vandeveer

Aug. 5, 2025

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If/Then: How Congress Made a Weird Energy Law Even Weirder with Nuclear Energy Communities

Daniel Raimi

Aug. 4, 2025

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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Will See Improvements as Part of Third Program Review

Dallas Burtraw and Franz Litz

July 18, 2025

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If/Then: Terminated Projects at the US Department of Energy Need Evidence of True Cost Savings

Alan Krupnick and Katarina Nehrkorn

July 15, 2025

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If/Then: Resources for the Future Experts React to the Budget Reconciliation Bill

Liam Burke

July 3, 2025

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If/Then: Staff Reductions at Federal Agencies Strain the Process of Informing Policy

Matt Fleck

June 27, 2025

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If/Then: Removing Federal Support for Electric Vehicles—Will It Help or Hurt Society?

Beia Spiller and Joshua Linn

June 11, 2025

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If/Then: The Economics of Regulatory Repeal

Alan Krupnick

May 13, 2025

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

Brian C. Prest

May 9, 2025

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Do the Advantages of Geothermal Energy Justify Greater Federal Support?

Jan Mares and Alan Krupnick

May 8, 2025

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If/Then: Shifting Federal Funds for Disaster Infrastructure Puts State and Local Governments in the Driver’s Seat—But Not Without Possible Disadvantages

Carlos Martín

May 7, 2025

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If/Then: What’s the Cost of Vehicle Import Tariffs?

Beia Spiller and Joshua Linn

May 2, 2025

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If/Then: The Slippery Slope of Federal Land Sales

Margaret A. Walls and Alexandra Thompson

April 24, 2025

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Vehicle-to-Grid Programs for Electric School Buses: Worth It?

Beia Spiller, Suzanne Russo, and Michelle Levinson

April 18, 2025

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If/Then: We’ve Done 10-to-1 Before

Alan Krupnick

April 17, 2025

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If/Then: Decreasing US Energy Prices Won’t Unleash Energy Dominance

Daniel Raimi

April 10, 2025

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Leveraging Investments in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to Maximize Public Benefits

Beia Spiller and Suzanne Russo

April 7, 2025

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

Carlos Martín

April 2, 2025

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The Hype on Hyperscalers: Data Centers and Growing Electricity Demand

Molly Robertson and Karen Palmer

March 24, 2025

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Three Policy Options for Maryland to Achieve Its Decarbonization Goals via the Electricity Sector

Dallas Burtraw, Nicholas Roy, and Karen Palmer

March 20, 2025

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Market Power in Critical Mineral Supply Chains for Electric Vehicle Batteries

Sangita Gayatri Kannan and Michael A. Toman

March 20, 2025