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Five Climate Guideposts for the Next Administration

Five Climate Guideposts for the Next Administration

David Hayes

Nov. 4, 2016

Franchising National Parks? Lessons from the Nobel Laureates

Franchising National Parks? Lessons from the Nobel Laureates

Margaret A. Walls

Nov. 2, 2016

Bakken 2016: Managing a Downturn and Planning for an Uncertain Future

Bakken 2016: Managing a Downturn and Planning for an Uncertain Future

Daniel Raimi

Oct. 28, 2016

When Environmental Anxiety Confronted the Energy Crisis

When Environmental Anxiety Confronted the Energy Crisis

Joel Darmstadter

Oct. 24, 2016

A Tool for Meeting Emissions Reductions Targets under a Carbon Tax

A Tool for Meeting Emissions Reductions Targets under a Carbon Tax

Marc Hafstead, Gilbert Metcalf, and Roberton C. Williams III

Oct. 17, 2016

Local Fiscal Impacts of a Drilling Slowdown Along Colorado’s Front Range

Local Fiscal Impacts of a Drilling Slowdown Along Colorado’s Front Range

Daniel Raimi

Oct. 11, 2016

Helping States Move toward a Cleaner Electricity Future under the Clean Power Plan

Helping States Move toward a Cleaner Electricity Future under the Clean Power Plan

Karen Palmer

Oct. 11, 2016

Does Water Scarcity Increase Carbon Emissions from the Electricity Sector?

Does Water Scarcity Increase Carbon Emissions from the Electricity Sector?

Casey Wichman

Sept. 27, 2016

Washington State’s Initiative 732: Impact on Electricity Prices Should be Small

Washington State’s Initiative 732: Impact on Electricity Prices Should be Small

Dallas Burtraw

Sept. 21, 2016

Buying Flood Insurance after the Hurricane

Buying Flood Insurance after the Hurricane

Carolyn Kousky

Sept. 21, 2016

A Key Moment for California Climate Policy

A Key Moment for California Climate Policy

Robert Stavins

Sept. 21, 2016

Lost at SEA...?

Lost at SEA...?

Alan Krupnick

Sept. 15, 2016

Why Insurance Markets Won’t Solve Climate Adaptation

Why Insurance Markets Won’t Solve Climate Adaptation

Carolyn Kousky

Sept. 15, 2016

New Clean Energy Technology: The Fierce Urgency of How

New Clean Energy Technology: The Fierce Urgency of How

Heather L. Ross

Aug. 17, 2016

Is the Science Advisory Board’s Critique of EPA’s Fracking Report Justified?

Is the Science Advisory Board’s Critique of EPA’s Fracking Report Justified?

Alan Krupnick and Isabel Echarte

Aug. 16, 2016

A Cost of Aging Water Infrastructure: Traffic Congestion

A Cost of Aging Water Infrastructure: Traffic Congestion

Casey Wichman and Brandon Cunningham

Aug. 12, 2016

Market Mechanisms in the Paris Climate Agreement: International Linkage under Article 6.2

Market Mechanisms in the Paris Climate Agreement: International Linkage under Article 6.2

Robert Stavins

Aug. 2, 2016

The Role of Insurance in Promoting Resilience

The Role of Insurance in Promoting Resilience

Carolyn Kousky and Leonard Shabman

July 29, 2016

Nearly Tripled CAFE Fine Highlights Differences in EPA and NHTSA Rules

Nearly Tripled CAFE Fine Highlights Differences in EPA and NHTSA Rules

Benjamin Leard and Virginia McConnell

July 25, 2016

Trump and Coal Jobs

Trump and Coal Jobs

Alan Krupnick

July 22, 2016

Remembering Molly

Remembering Molly

Peter Nelson

July 18, 2016

In Memoriam: Molly Macauley

In Memoriam: Molly Macauley

Peter Nelson

July 9, 2016

Considering John Krutilla and the Environmental Turn in Natural Resource Economics

Considering John Krutilla and the Environmental Turn in Natural Resource Economics

H. Spencer Banzhaf

July 1, 2016

RFF President Phil Sharp Retires after 11 Years

RFF President Phil Sharp Retires after 11 Years

Peter Nelson

July 1, 2016