Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
Stimulus Options for the Oil Patch
April 24, 2020
RFFlections: On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, RFF Scholars Reflect On How the Environment Has Shaped Their Work
April 22, 2020
Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day
April 22, 2020
Three Prongs for a Prudent Climate Policy
April 21, 2020
Deepwater Horizon, 10 Years Later—A Collection of RFF’s Work on the Aftermath of the Gulf Oil Spill
April 20, 2020
Legal Defects in FERC’s War on State Electricity Subsidies
April 15, 2020
Can Economics Tell Us When It’s Safe to Return to Life as We Knew It?
April 10, 2020
The Trillion Trees Act Goes beyond Just Planting Trees
April 6, 2020
Will Automakers Meet Colorado’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Program Requirements?
April 3, 2020
Will Automakers Meet Colorado’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Program Requirements?
April 3, 2020
What Economics Can Say about an Effective Response to the Coronavirus
April 2, 2020
The Proposed Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards Ignores Their Societal Benefits
March 31, 2020
Local Economic Impacts of Federal Protected Lands: National Monuments in the Mountain West
March 18, 2020
Permanent Funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund: Three Next Steps
March 12, 2020
What’s Going Down With Oil Prices: Implications for US Oil-Producing Regions
March 11, 2020
Opportunities Ahead for Expanding Forests and Harnessing Bioenergy
March 11, 2020
Buyer-Side Mitigation in the NYISO: Another MOPR?
March 6, 2020
45Q&A: A Series of Comments on the 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
March 4, 2020
“Refined Coal” is Still No Bargain
March 2, 2020
Technology-Inclusive Climate Strategy: An Open Race with Many Winners
Feb. 13, 2020
The Global Banking System Is Not Immune to Climate Change
Feb. 12, 2020
Who Wants Fracking in Their Backyard?
Feb. 10, 2020
Environmental Repercussions of Rideshares
Feb. 5, 2020
Oregon Revamps Carbon Pricing Proposal for New Legislative Session
Feb. 3, 2020
