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RFF Announces Search for Next President

RFF Announces Search for Next President

Molly Macauley

Feb. 23, 2016

RFF’s Year in Review and Looking Ahead

RFF’s Year in Review and Looking Ahead

Molly Macauley

Feb. 23, 2016

A Pyrrhic Victory at the Supreme Court?

A Pyrrhic Victory at the Supreme Court?

Joshua Linn

Feb. 12, 2016

The Supreme Court's CPP Ruling: Likely a Small Impact on Emissions

The Supreme Court's CPP Ruling: Likely a Small Impact on Emissions

Dallas Burtraw

Feb. 12, 2016

Regulating Selfish Environmentalism

Regulating Selfish Environmentalism

Casey Wichman

Feb. 11, 2016

Complying with the CAFE Standards: Will It Be More Difficult than Predicted?

Complying with the CAFE Standards: Will It Be More Difficult than Predicted?

K.G. Duleep

Feb. 11, 2016

Should the Federal Regulatory Agencies Report Benefits to Americans from Mandated Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Should the Federal Regulatory Agencies Report Benefits to Americans from Mandated Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Arthur G. Fraas and Randall Lutter

Feb. 8, 2016

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Feb. 8, 2016

How Much Do Consumers Really Value Fuel Economy?

How Much Do Consumers Really Value Fuel Economy?

Benjamin Leard, Joshua Linn, and Virginia McConnell

Feb. 8, 2016

Taxing Oil: Good Climate Policy?

Taxing Oil: Good Climate Policy?

Stephen P. A. Brown

Feb. 5, 2016

A Way to Give the Administration’s Oil Tax a Real Chance

A Way to Give the Administration’s Oil Tax a Real Chance

Alan Krupnick

Feb. 5, 2016

Emerging Evidence on the CAFE Credit Trading Program

Emerging Evidence on the CAFE Credit Trading Program

Benjamin Leard and Virginia McConnell

Feb. 5, 2016

How Do Gasoline Prices Affect New Vehicle Sales?

How Do Gasoline Prices Affect New Vehicle Sales?

Benjamin Leard and Joshua Linn

Feb. 3, 2016

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Model Trading Rule Can Achieve the Goal, But Not Without Changes

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Model Trading Rule Can Achieve the Goal, But Not Without Changes

Dallas Burtraw

Feb. 2, 2016

The New CAFE Rules and the Need for Evidence from the Field

The New CAFE Rules and the Need for Evidence from the Field

Benjamin Leard, Joshua Linn, and Virginia McConnell

Feb. 1, 2016

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Feb. 1, 2016

Can the WTO Take a Lesson from the Paris Climate Playbook?

Can the WTO Take a Lesson from the Paris Climate Playbook?

Robert Stavins

Feb. 1, 2016

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Jan. 22, 2016

Faulting EPA's Perspective on the Climate Threat: Fair Game?

Faulting EPA's Perspective on the Climate Threat: Fair Game?

Joel Darmstadter

Jan. 20, 2016

Technical Background for Clean Power Plan Comments to EPA

Technical Background for Clean Power Plan Comments to EPA

Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer, Anthony Paul, and Hang Yin

Jan. 19, 2016

The President’s Plan to Reform Federal Coal Leasing:  Key Things to Know

The President’s Plan to Reform Federal Coal Leasing: Key Things to Know

Alan Krupnick and Katrina McLaughlin

Jan. 15, 2016

Delhi’s Odd-Even Driving Policy: There Has Got to Be a Better Way

Delhi’s Odd-Even Driving Policy: There Has Got to Be a Better Way

Allen Blackman

Jan. 14, 2016

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Jan. 14, 2016

Expanding Flood Insurance Coverage through Community Purchase

Expanding Flood Insurance Coverage through Community Purchase

Carolyn Kousky and Leonard Shabman

Jan. 11, 2016