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What Should We Make of China’s Announcement of a National CO2 Trading System?
Jan. 8, 2018

What to Make of the Newest Study Linking Fracking to Low Birth Weight
Dec. 19, 2017

A Landmark California Climate Program Enjoys New Opportunities
Dec. 18, 2017

The Confidence Trap: Dysfunctional Dialogues about Climate
Dec. 13, 2017

How Will Climate Change Affect Outdoor Recreation?
Dec. 6, 2017

Cap-and-Trade Policy Potential in Oregon: Addressing Emissions Leakage
Nov. 29, 2017

Calculating Various Fuel Prices under a Carbon Tax
Nov. 28, 2017

Monetizing Global Pollution Impacts for The Lancet’s New Report
Oct. 20, 2017

Informing Transparency in the Paris Agreement: The Role of Economic Analyses
Oct. 19, 2017

Economic Reregulation, Environmental Deregulation, and the Future of US Coal-Fired Generation
Oct. 17, 2017

DOE’s Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule: Does It Address Market Failures?
Oct. 16, 2017

Big Steps, High Stakes: Preparing to Trade Carbon Dioxide in China
Oct. 16, 2017

Climate Change and the "Confidence Trap": A Podcast with Roger Cooke
Oct. 15, 2017

Hazy Treatment of Health Benefits: The Case of the Clean Power Plan
Oct. 13, 2017

Muddying the Waters of the United States: Trump Administration Takes Aim at EPA Rule
Oct. 11, 2017

Casey Wichman on Global versus Domestic Benefits in Assessing US Climate Action
Oct. 11, 2017

Are Floods Getting Worse for the National Flood Insurance Program?
Oct. 11, 2017

Unpacking the Administration’s Revised Social Cost of Carbon
Oct. 10, 2017

Truth in Advertising: Will the Trump Administration’s Proposed Methane Rule Deferral Save on Costs?
Oct. 5, 2017

New Issue of Resources Magazine: Fall 2017
Oct. 5, 2017

Climate Hawks in the Trump Administration
Oct. 2, 2017

Carbon Tax Calculator
Sept. 25, 2017

New RFF Vice President for Land, Water, and Nature: Ann M. Bartuska
Sept. 25, 2017

How Should We Adapt to a Changing Climate?
Sept. 25, 2017