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Assessing Changes to EPA’s 2016 Rule to Limit Methane Emissions

Assessing Changes to EPA’s 2016 Rule to Limit Methane Emissions

Alan Krupnick, Justine Huetteman, and Arthur G. Fraas

May 30, 2018

Network Analysis Reveals Hidden Patterns in Fishing Enterprises

Network Analysis Reveals Hidden Patterns in Fishing Enterprises

Kailin Kroetz, James Sanchirico, Matthew Reimer, and Daniel Lew

May 23, 2018

Will the Paris Agreement Help or Hinder Cooperation among Nations?

Will the Paris Agreement Help or Hinder Cooperation among Nations?

Robert Stavins

May 17, 2018

VALUABLES Consortium Convenes Experts to Explore How to Quantify the Societal Benefits of Earth Observations

VALUABLES Consortium Convenes Experts to Explore How to Quantify the Societal Benefits of Earth Observations

Bethany Mabee

May 14, 2018

“Job-Killing” Carbon Taxes?

“Job-Killing” Carbon Taxes?

Marc Hafstead, Roberton C. Williams III, and Yunguang Chen

May 10, 2018

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

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

Susan Tierney and Karen Palmer

May 9, 2018

Grid Resilience, Generation Portfolios, and National Security

Grid Resilience, Generation Portfolios, and National Security

Susan Tierney and Karen Palmer

May 8, 2018

California’s Crude Oil Production and its Climate Change Policies

California’s Crude Oil Production and its Climate Change Policies

Robert Stavins

May 8, 2018

Using Economic Analysis to Address Invasive Species Threats

Using Economic Analysis to Address Invasive Species Threats

Michael Zwirn

May 3, 2018

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Funding Conservation: Contrasting Approaches in Federal Programs

Margaret A. Walls

April 24, 2018

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Decarbonization: It Ain’t That Easy

Daniel Raimi and Alan Krupnick

April 20, 2018

Developing Analysis with the Decisionmaking Scale in Mind

Developing Analysis with the Decisionmaking Scale in Mind

Ann Bartuska

April 12, 2018

New Issue of Resources Magazine: Spring 2018

New Issue of Resources Magazine: Spring 2018

Peter Nelson

April 12, 2018

RFF Joins the Group on Earth Observations as a Participating Organization

RFF Joins the Group on Earth Observations as a Participating Organization

Bethany Mabee

April 11, 2018

Reflections on Economics and Policy Making in the Environmental Domain

Reflections on Economics and Policy Making in the Environmental Domain

Robert Stavins

April 10, 2018

We Need to Take a Longer View of Fuel Economy Standards

We Need to Take a Longer View of Fuel Economy Standards

Virginia McConnell and Alan Krupnick

April 6, 2018

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Solution to a Vexing Climate Policy Problem: WTO-Compliant Border Adjustments

Brian Flannery

March 15, 2018

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The Facts on Fracking: A Podcast with Daniel Raimi

Peter Nelson and Daniel Raimi

Feb. 7, 2018

New Study Offers Guidance for Reducing Induced Earthquake Risk in Oklahoma

New Study Offers Guidance for Reducing Induced Earthquake Risk in Oklahoma

Peter Nelson

Feb. 2, 2018

RFP: Retrospective Studies of Regulatory Performance

RFP: Retrospective Studies of Regulatory Performance

Richard D. Morgenstern and Arthur G. Fraas

Feb. 1, 2018

Could Outdoor Recreation Benefit from Climate Change? A Podcast with Casey Wichman

Could Outdoor Recreation Benefit from Climate Change? A Podcast with Casey Wichman

Peter Nelson and Casey Wichman

Jan. 31, 2018

New Book by Marc Hafstead and Lawrence Goulder Offers an In-Depth Look at US Climate Policy Options

New Book by Marc Hafstead and Lawrence Goulder Offers an In-Depth Look at US Climate Policy Options

Peter Nelson

Jan. 29, 2018

National Academies’ Decadal Survey Points to the Need to Value Earth Science Satellite Data

National Academies’ Decadal Survey Points to the Need to Value Earth Science Satellite Data

Bethany Mabee

Jan. 29, 2018

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Projecting Impacts of DOE’s “Grid Resiliency Pricing” Proposal

Daniel Shawhan and Paul Picciano

Jan. 16, 2018