Common Resources
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Common Resources Archive

New York City Steps Up: First in United States to Implement Congestion Pricing
April 2, 2019

Financial Hedges Sustain Current Growth of US Wind Capacity
March 28, 2019

Does the Coastal Barrier Resources Act Provide a Policy Template to Address Wildfire Risk?
March 20, 2019

In Memory of Alan Krueger
March 19, 2019

How Should Policymakers Respond to Shifts in the Secondary Wood Fiber Market?
March 12, 2019

USE IT OR LOSE IT: A Good Bipartisan Step towards CO2 Reductions
March 7, 2019

How Do Fuel Economy Standards Affect Consumer Welfare and Manufacturer Profits?
Feb. 26, 2019

The Problem Oregon Doesn’t Have
Feb. 25, 2019

Stepping on the Gas: The Evolving Climate Impacts of the US Shale Boom
Feb. 15, 2019

The Green New Deal and the New Deal: Is the Analogy Apt?
Feb. 11, 2019

Lessons on Climate Policy from California and Germany
Feb. 11, 2019

The Effect of Fuel Economy Standards on New Vehicle Sales
Feb. 11, 2019

Decarbonization in Vermont: An RFF Report for the Vermont State Legislature
Jan. 24, 2019

Oregon Climate Policy Ambitions
Jan. 24, 2019

EPA’s ACE Rule May Not Hold Up in Court
Jan. 22, 2019

The ACE Rule May Be Vulnerable
Jan. 15, 2019

BLM Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Changes: A Recalibration or A Short-Sighted Economic Grab?
Dec. 19, 2018

Do Generator Subsidies Create a Problem with Electricity Capacity Markets?
Dec. 14, 2018

Does Integrated Resource Planning Integrate Electricity Demand?
Dec. 13, 2018

Resources Radio: Agriculture and Climate Change, with Fran Moore
Dec. 11, 2018

EPA’s Regulatory Rollback for Coal: New Plants Would Cause an Estimated 3-6 US Deaths from Air Pollution for Each Job Supported at Coal Mines
Dec. 10, 2018

How State-Level Action on Carbon Emissions Stacks Up
Dec. 6, 2018

Should the Clean Air Act Cover Forest Fires?
Nov. 28, 2018

Buyer Beware: An Analysis of the Latest Flawed Carbon Tax Report
Nov. 28, 2018