Common Resources
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Common Resources Archive

Assessing Changes to EPA’s 2016 Rule to Limit Methane Emissions
May 30, 2018

Network Analysis Reveals Hidden Patterns in Fishing Enterprises
May 23, 2018

Will the Paris Agreement Help or Hinder Cooperation among Nations?
May 17, 2018

VALUABLES Consortium Convenes Experts to Explore How to Quantify the Societal Benefits of Earth Observations
May 14, 2018

“Job-Killing” Carbon Taxes?
May 10, 2018

Federal Interventions in Wholesale Power Markets: Examining the Implications for Market Performance and National Security
May 9, 2018

Grid Resilience, Generation Portfolios, and National Security
May 8, 2018

California’s Crude Oil Production and its Climate Change Policies
May 8, 2018

Using Economic Analysis to Address Invasive Species Threats
May 3, 2018

Funding Conservation: Contrasting Approaches in Federal Programs
April 24, 2018

Decarbonization: It Ain’t That Easy
April 20, 2018

Developing Analysis with the Decisionmaking Scale in Mind
April 12, 2018

New Issue of Resources Magazine: Spring 2018
April 12, 2018

RFF Joins the Group on Earth Observations as a Participating Organization
April 11, 2018

Reflections on Economics and Policy Making in the Environmental Domain
April 10, 2018

We Need to Take a Longer View of Fuel Economy Standards
April 6, 2018

Solution to a Vexing Climate Policy Problem: WTO-Compliant Border Adjustments
March 15, 2018

The Facts on Fracking: A Podcast with Daniel Raimi
Feb. 7, 2018

New Study Offers Guidance for Reducing Induced Earthquake Risk in Oklahoma
Feb. 2, 2018

RFP: Retrospective Studies of Regulatory Performance
Feb. 1, 2018

Could Outdoor Recreation Benefit from Climate Change? A Podcast with Casey Wichman
Jan. 31, 2018

New Book by Marc Hafstead and Lawrence Goulder Offers an In-Depth Look at US Climate Policy Options
Jan. 29, 2018

National Academies’ Decadal Survey Points to the Need to Value Earth Science Satellite Data
Jan. 29, 2018

Projecting Impacts of DOE’s “Grid Resiliency Pricing” Proposal
Jan. 16, 2018