Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
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
Baby Steps for Conservation in Georgia
Nov. 16, 2018
Conflicting Measurements Reduce Uncertainty in Climate Science? We Can Work It Out
Nov. 8, 2018
Quick Takes on Climate and Energy after the 2018 US Midterm Elections
Nov. 7, 2018
Can US Capacity Markets Keep Up with an Evolving Electric Grid?
Nov. 6, 2018
PJM and ISO-NE Tackle Capacity Market Reform: Did They Succeed?
Nov. 5, 2018
Washington State’s I-1631 Isn’t (Primarily) a Carbon Tax Initiative
Nov. 5, 2018
Will Voters Set Back Oil and Gas Development in Colorado?
Nov. 2, 2018
Agencies Should Account for Credit Trading in Estimating Costs of CAFE Compliance
Nov. 1, 2018
Determining WTO-Compliant Border Tax Adjustments for 35 Energy-Intense, Trade-Exposed Industries
Oct. 30, 2018
RFF Comments on NHTSA and EPA Fuel Economy and GHG Standards
Oct. 26, 2018
Missing Fuel Cost Savings: Some Clues Emerge
Oct. 9, 2018
