Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive

Wetland Conservation Is Worth the Cost
April 18, 2022

Kathy Sullivan Explores Marrying the Economy and the Environment, with Tim Dunn
April 15, 2022

Partners, Not Rivals: Supply- and Demand-Side Policies Pursued in Parallel Can Mitigate or Eliminate Leakage
April 15, 2022

Managed Fires Can Help Mitigate the Risks Posed by Increasing Frequency of Wildfires
April 4, 2022

“Can We Please Stop Talking about Energy Independence?”
March 16, 2022

Remembering Cliff Russell
March 10, 2022

Bringing the Future into the Present
Feb. 28, 2022

Modernizing the Electric Grid: RFF’s Policy Leadership Series
Feb. 24, 2022

Consumers in Sweden Will Experience Low Costs When Industry Goes to Zero Emissions
Feb. 16, 2022

Meeting the US Nationally Determined Contribution and Saving Lives
Jan. 31, 2022

Is There a Trade-off Between Equity and Effectiveness for Electric Vehicle Subsidies?
Jan. 21, 2022

Smooth Waters Ahead for Offshore Wind?
Jan. 14, 2022

More Than Just Jobs: Assessing the Public Finance Implications of the Energy Transition
Jan. 13, 2022

The Build Back Better Act Could Speed Deployment of Cleaner Commercial Vehicles
Jan. 11, 2022

Remembering Thomas Lovejoy
Jan. 5, 2022

RFF Commemorates its 70th Anniversary with a Year of Research, Events, and Analysis
Jan. 5, 2022

RFF’s Top Stories of the Past Year
Dec. 20, 2021

Buy Clean: Can the New Executive Order Make a Real Difference?
Dec. 17, 2021

Kathy Sullivan Explores the Courage to Step Out, with Dawn Wright
Dec. 13, 2021

What Happened in Glasgow at COP26?
Nov. 19, 2021

The Build Back Better Act and Green Procurement
Nov. 19, 2021

Breathe Easy: Smartphone Apps Can Reduce Exposure to Air Pollution
Nov. 19, 2021

Effective Incentives for Hydrogen Production, with Long- and Near-Term Climate Benefits
Nov. 15, 2021

The Supreme Court’s New Threat to Climate Policy
Nov. 5, 2021