On the Issues
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On the Issues Archive
70 Years of RFF Research, US Electricity Grid Ages, and More
March 4, 2022
Keeping Lights On, Swedish Decarbonization Efforts, and More
Feb. 18, 2022
Changing Revenues in the Energy Transition, Health Effects of Reducing Emissions, and More
Feb. 4, 2022
Subsidies for Electric Vehicles, Sea Level Rise in Museums, and More
Jan. 21, 2022
Biden’s Green Procurement Executive Order, Smart Thermostats, and More
Dec. 17, 2021
Greening Federal Procurement, Fracking in Pennsylvania, and More
Dec. 10, 2021
New Offshore Wind Project, Germany’s Just Transition, and More
Dec. 3, 2021
COP26 Concludes, Hydrogen in the Reconciliation Bill, and More
Nov. 19, 2021
Contested Agreements at COP26, Plans for Civilian Climate Corps, and More
Nov. 12, 2021
Commitments at COP26, Supreme Court Revisits EPA’s Authority, and More
Nov. 5, 2021
Europe’s Energy Transition, New PFAS Rules, and More
Oct. 29, 2021
Climate Policy amid COP26, Environmental Justice, and More
Oct. 22, 2021
Global Energy Use Before COP26, Particulate Pollution, and More
Oct. 15, 2021
Infrastructure Vote Delayed, Designing a Border Carbon Adjustment, and More
Oct. 8, 2021
New Clean Electricity Performance Program, Methane Leaks, and More
Oct. 1, 2021
Clean Electricity Performance Program Takes Shape, Financing Global Energy Projects, and More
Sept. 24, 2021
Congress Constructs the Build Back Better Act
Sept. 17, 2021
Reforming Fossil Fuel Subsidies, New Fuel Economy Standards, and More
Sept. 10, 2021
Biden’s Plan for Lead Pipes, Problems with Air Quality Monitoring, and More
Sept. 3, 2021
Hydrogen’s Climate Impacts, Reimagining the Social Cost of Carbon, and More
Aug. 27, 2021
Infrastructure Bill Confronts Wildfires, Modernizing Flood Insurance, and More
Aug. 20, 2021
Infrastructure Bill Passes Senate, Wildfire Smoke in National Parks, and More
Aug. 13, 2021
Examining the Biggest Environmental and Energy News of the Year So Far
Aug. 6, 2021
Carbon Pricing Beyond Borders, Designing Federal Building Standards, and More
July 30, 2021
