Published since 1959 by Resources for the Future

Common Resources

A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.

Common Resources Archive

Forest Resources

The World’s Forests: Design and Implementation of Effective Measurement and Monitoring

Resources for the Future

July 20, 2015

What to Watch For in EPA’s Final Clean Power Plan: The Promises of Multi-State Compatibility

What to Watch For in EPA’s Final Clean Power Plan: The Promises of Multi-State Compatibility

Dallas Burtraw and Karen Palmer

July 20, 2015

What to Watch For in EPA’s Final Clean Power Plan: What Will EPA Do If States Won’t Play Ball?

What to Watch For in EPA’s Final Clean Power Plan: What Will EPA Do If States Won’t Play Ball?

Nathan Richardson and Arthur G. Fraas

July 20, 2015

Inside the Fence: Keep an Eye on Cofiring under the Clean Power Plan

Inside the Fence: Keep an Eye on Cofiring under the Clean Power Plan

Dallas Burtraw

July 16, 2015

Timing: An Easy Concession for EPA?

Timing: An Easy Concession for EPA?

Nathan Richardson and Dallas Burtraw

July 15, 2015

A Quick Legal FAQ on EPA’s Clean Power Plan

A Quick Legal FAQ on EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Nathan Richardson

July 14, 2015

Comparing Emissions Mitigation Efforts on the International Stage: Evaluating Metrics

Comparing Emissions Mitigation Efforts on the International Stage: Evaluating Metrics

William Pizer

July 10, 2015

A Key Moment is Coming for the IPCC’s Future

A Key Moment is Coming for the IPCC’s Future

Robert Stavins

July 9, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

July 2, 2015

Alternative Policies for Financing the Highway Trust Fund

Alternative Policies for Financing the Highway Trust Fund

Virginia McConnell, Alan Krupnick, and William Raich

July 1, 2015

Adaptation: An Essential, but Lagging, Part of Global Warming Policy

Adaptation: An Essential, but Lagging, Part of Global Warming Policy

Joel Darmstadter

June 29, 2015

Low Allowance Prices in the EU Emissions Trading System: New Research on an Evolving Program

Low Allowance Prices in the EU Emissions Trading System: New Research on an Evolving Program

Dallas Burtraw

June 25, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

June 24, 2015

North Slope Borough: Huge revenues, future challenges

North Slope Borough: Huge revenues, future challenges

Daniel Raimi

June 24, 2015

Lower CO2 emissions from trucks are in the works

Lower CO2 emissions from trucks are in the works

Alan Krupnick, Benjamin Leard, Virginia McConnell, and William Raich

June 23, 2015

Alaska Oil, Gas Play Large, Indirect Role in Kenai Public Finances

Alaska Oil, Gas Play Large, Indirect Role in Kenai Public Finances

Daniel Raimi

June 19, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

June 11, 2015

Resources Magazine: Complying with EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Options for States

Resources Magazine: Complying with EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Options for States

Karen Palmer and Anthony Paul

June 10, 2015

Financing the Highway Trust Fund: The Case for Higher Fuel Taxes

Financing the Highway Trust Fund: The Case for Higher Fuel Taxes

Alan Krupnick, Virginia McConnell, and William Raich

June 10, 2015

Resources Magazine: A View of the Environmental Policy Landscape from Outside the Beltway: An Interview with Paul Portney

Resources Magazine: A View of the Environmental Policy Landscape from Outside the Beltway: An Interview with Paul Portney

Peter Nelson

June 9, 2015

The EPA’s Draft Report on Fracking and Drinking Water

The EPA’s Draft Report on Fracking and Drinking Water

Alan Krupnick and Katrina McLaughlin

June 4, 2015

Resources Magazine: Pits versus Tanks: Comparing Storage Methods for Fluids Used in Fracking

Resources Magazine: Pits versus Tanks: Comparing Storage Methods for Fluids Used in Fracking

Sarah Aldy

June 2, 2015

New Issue of Resources Magazine: On the Frontiers of Climate Policy

New Issue of Resources Magazine: On the Frontiers of Climate Policy

Phil Sharp

June 1, 2015

How Bad is the Nation’s Transportation Infrastructure, and What are Future Spending Needs?

How Bad is the Nation’s Transportation Infrastructure, and What are Future Spending Needs?

Alan Krupnick, Virginia McConnell, and William Raich

May 29, 2015