Common Resources
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Common Resources Archive
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