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Storm Watch: Trends in Extreme US Weather Events

Yanjun (Penny) Liao and Margaret A. Walls

July 26, 2024

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Does Flood Risk Disclosure Hold (Enough) Water?

Margaret A. Walls

July 12, 2024

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Community Responses to Flooding Are Significant, but Not Sufficient

Annie McDarris and Matt Fleck

July 3, 2024

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We Need to Know More about Who Benefits from Policies that Reduce Traffic Congestion

Joshua Linn and Nafisa Lohawala

June 20, 2024

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Bending (Not Breaking) Fisheries Management to Help Fishing Communities Adapt to Climate Change

James Sanchirico, Anthony Rogers, and Matthew N. Reimer

June 13, 2024

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A New Interdisciplinary Critical Minerals Research Lab for PhD Students

Karan Bhuwalka, Nicole Smith, Beia Spiller, and Kate Whitefoot

June 12, 2024

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Resources for the Future Evaluates First Set of Climate Policies under Carbon Scoring Project

Kevin Rennert and Aaron Bergman

June 7, 2024

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Wrapping Up RFF’s Resources Radio series: What Lies Ahead on the Road to Vehicle Electrification

Kristin Hayes

May 23, 2024

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Reducing Power Plant Pollution: An Overview of Recent Federal Emissions Rules

Brad Harris

May 22, 2024

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Advanced Economic Modeling Can Support the Transition to Electric Vehicles

Nafisa Lohawala, Joshua Linn, and Beia Spiller

May 20, 2024

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A Guide to Improving Electricity Affordability

Brad Harris

May 6, 2024

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A CEO’s Farewell: Richard G. Newell Reflects on His Years Leading Resources for the Future

Matt Fleck, Elizabeth Wason, and Richard G. Newell

April 25, 2024

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Why Are Electric School Buses So Expensive?

Beia Spiller

April 22, 2024

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Assessing China’s New Nationwide Effort to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Lawrence H. Goulder, Xianling Long, Chenfei Qu, and Da Zhang

April 18, 2024

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After the Pause: Understanding the Economic, Environmental, and Geopolitical Implications of Increased US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports

Daniel Raimi, Alan Krupnick, Joshua Linn, Richard D. Morgenstern, William Pizer, Brian C. Prest, and Suzanne Russo

April 17, 2024

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There’s a Better Way to Mine for Electric Vehicle Batteries

Beia Spiller and Sangita Kannan

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

Brian C. Prest

March 22, 2024

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Climate and Trade in a World of Resurgent Industrial Policy

Milan Elkerbout, Katarina Nehrkorn, and William Pizer

March 15, 2024

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Speeding Up Solar Projects: Siting Review under the National Environmental Policy Act

Arthur G. Fraas

March 12, 2024

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Living with Wildfire: Adapting to the New Normal

Ann Bartuska and Alex Beehler

March 12, 2024

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Critical Minerals for Electric Vehicles: What You Need to Know

Beia Spiller, Sangita Kannan, and Michael A. Toman

March 7, 2024

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Modeling Deep Decarbonization in the Industrial Sector: Opportunities and Challenges for Modelers and Policymakers

Marc Hafstead and Lillian Anderson

Feb. 22, 2024

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How a Tax Incentive for Clean Energy in the Inflation Reduction Act Could Affect Low-Income Communities

Suzanne Russo

Feb. 8, 2024

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Accurately Quantifying “Super-Emitting” Leaks Is Key for the Methane Fee to Be Effective

Brian C. Prest

Feb. 6, 2024