Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
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Storm Watch: Trends in Extreme US Weather Events
July 26, 2024
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Does Flood Risk Disclosure Hold (Enough) Water?
July 12, 2024
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Community Responses to Flooding Are Significant, but Not Sufficient
July 3, 2024
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We Need to Know More about Who Benefits from Policies that Reduce Traffic Congestion
June 20, 2024
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Bending (Not Breaking) Fisheries Management to Help Fishing Communities Adapt to Climate Change
June 13, 2024
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A New Interdisciplinary Critical Minerals Research Lab for PhD Students
June 12, 2024
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Resources for the Future Evaluates First Set of Climate Policies under Carbon Scoring Project
June 7, 2024
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Wrapping Up RFF’s Resources Radio series: What Lies Ahead on the Road to Vehicle Electrification
May 23, 2024
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Reducing Power Plant Pollution: An Overview of Recent Federal Emissions Rules
May 22, 2024
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Advanced Economic Modeling Can Support the Transition to Electric Vehicles
May 20, 2024
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A Guide to Improving Electricity Affordability
May 6, 2024
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A CEO’s Farewell: Richard G. Newell Reflects on His Years Leading Resources for the Future
April 25, 2024
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Why Are Electric School Buses So Expensive?
April 22, 2024
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Assessing China’s New Nationwide Effort to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
April 18, 2024
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After the Pause: Understanding the Economic, Environmental, and Geopolitical Implications of Increased US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
April 17, 2024
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There’s a Better Way to Mine for Electric Vehicle Batteries
March 29, 2024
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Feedbacks between Emissions Markets and Political Outcomes: A Case Study of Washington State’s Cap-and-Trade Program
March 22, 2024
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Climate and Trade in a World of Resurgent Industrial Policy
March 15, 2024
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Speeding Up Solar Projects: Siting Review under the National Environmental Policy Act
March 12, 2024
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Living with Wildfire: Adapting to the New Normal
March 12, 2024
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Critical Minerals for Electric Vehicles: What You Need to Know
March 7, 2024
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Modeling Deep Decarbonization in the Industrial Sector: Opportunities and Challenges for Modelers and Policymakers
Feb. 22, 2024
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How a Tax Incentive for Clean Energy in the Inflation Reduction Act Could Affect Low-Income Communities
Feb. 8, 2024
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Accurately Quantifying “Super-Emitting” Leaks Is Key for the Methane Fee to Be Effective
Feb. 6, 2024