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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

American Oil Producers vs OPEC: What Goes Down Will Come Up

American Oil Producers vs OPEC: What Goes Down Will Come Up

Alan Krupnick

Jan. 4, 2016

2015 Workshops on Shale Public Finance

2015 Workshops on Shale Public Finance

Daniel Raimi

Dec. 31, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Dec. 29, 2015

Environment for Development Centers

Environment for Development Centers

RFF Staff

Dec. 24, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Dec. 23, 2015

Mitigating the Risks from Oil and Gas Wastewater Storage: Addressing Cost-Effectiveness and Heterogeneity

Mitigating the Risks from Oil and Gas Wastewater Storage: Addressing Cost-Effectiveness and Heterogeneity

Yusuke Kuwayama

Dec. 23, 2015

Preferences as Policy Instrument: Adrift Without a Compass?

Preferences as Policy Instrument: Adrift Without a Compass?

Tim Brennan

Dec. 22, 2015

Six Recommendations to Mitigate the Risks from the Storage of Shale Gas and Tight Oil Wastewater

Six Recommendations to Mitigate the Risks from the Storage of Shale Gas and Tight Oil Wastewater

Yusuke Kuwayama and Alan Krupnick

Dec. 17, 2015

Herding Genetically Engineered Animals to Market

Herding Genetically Engineered Animals to Market

Randall Lutter

Dec. 16, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Dec. 16, 2015

Electricity Distribution and Distributed Generation: What Do We Need to Know?

Electricity Distribution and Distributed Generation: What Do We Need to Know?

Tim Brennan

Dec. 15, 2015

Paris Agreement — A Good Foundation for Meaningful Progress

Paris Agreement — A Good Foundation for Meaningful Progress

Robert Stavins

Dec. 14, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Dec. 7, 2015

Will the Clean Power Plan Reduce the Prospects for a Carbon Tax?

Will the Clean Power Plan Reduce the Prospects for a Carbon Tax?

Tim Brennan

Dec. 4, 2015

Dispelling the Epicycles of Regression

Dispelling the Epicycles of Regression

Roger Cooke

Nov. 25, 2015

Are We Becoming More Environmental? The Answer is Yes . . . or Maybe.

Are We Becoming More Environmental? The Answer is Yes . . . or Maybe.

James Boyd and Carolyn Kousky

Nov. 23, 2015

Are Policies That Reinforce Environmental Attitudes Economically Defensible?

Are Policies That Reinforce Environmental Attitudes Economically Defensible?

James Boyd and Carolyn Kousky

Nov. 23, 2015