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Malaria among African Children: Hope Against a Growing Menace

Ramanan Laxminarayan

Jan. 1, 2006

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Voting for Conservation: What is the American Electorate Revealing?

H. Spencer Banzhaf, Wallace Oates, James Sanchirico, R. David Simpson, and Randy Walsh

Jan. 1, 2006

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Hurricane Protection Planning after Katrina and Rita

G. Dickey and Leonard Shabman

Jan. 1, 2006

Taking stock of U.S. Fisheries Policy

Taking stock of U.S. Fisheries Policy

James Sanchirico and Susan Hanna

Dec. 26, 2005

U.S. Oil Import Dependence

U.S. Oil Import Dependence

Joel Darmstadter

Dec. 5, 2005

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Superfund at 25: What Remains to Be Done

Katherine Probst

Nov. 15, 2005

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Joseph Kruger and William Pizer

Nov. 1, 2005

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Public Use and Just Compensation

Tim Brennan

Nov. 1, 2005

Environmental Management in Colombia

Environmental Management in Colombia

RFF Staff

Oct. 1, 2005

Post-Katrina: Getting the Incentives and Priorities Right

Post-Katrina: Getting the Incentives and Priorities Right

Katherine Probst and John Anderson

Sept. 30, 2005

The Energy Marathon: What Has Congress Wrought?

The Energy Marathon: What Has Congress Wrought?

Robert Fri

Aug. 17, 2005

Whither Superfund? Is Superfund Withering?

Whither Superfund? Is Superfund Withering?

Katherine Probst

Aug. 1, 2005

Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries

Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries

Ramanan Laxminarayan

Aug. 1, 2005

Flying in the Face of Uncertainty

Flying in the Face of Uncertainty

Molly Macauley

July 26, 2005

Zimbabwe’s Approach to Conserving Indigenous Wildlife

Zimbabwe’s Approach to Conserving Indigenous Wildlife

Carolyn Fischer, Edwin Muchapondwa, and Thomas Sterner

July 1, 2005

Emissions Allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program

Emissions Allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program

Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer, and Daniel Kahn

June 1, 2005

Reducing Emissions from the Electricity Sector

Reducing Emissions from the Electricity Sector

Karen Palmer, Dallas Burtraw, and Jhih-Shyang Shih

June 1, 2005

Taking Risks on the Space Frontier

Taking Risks on the Space Frontier

Molly Macauley

June 1, 2005

Valuation of Natural Resource Improvements in the Adirondacks

Valuation of Natural Resource Improvements in the Adirondacks

RFF Staff

June 1, 2005

What Do Developers Want?

What Do Developers Want?

Kris Wernstedt and Peter Meyer

June 1, 2005

Wholesale Electricity Markets and Policy: An Overview

Wholesale Electricity Markets and Policy: An Overview

Tim Brennan

April 6, 2005

Alaska to the Rescue

Alaska to the Rescue

Joel Darmstadter and Ian Parry

March 24, 2005

Needed: A Parallel Approach on Climate Policy

Needed: A Parallel Approach on Climate Policy

Richard G. Newell

March 17, 2005

How do we Make Kyoto Work?

How do we Make Kyoto Work?

Raymond J. Kopp

Feb. 1, 2005