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Tree Planting, Land Use, and Forest Climate Benefits

David N. Wear

May 7, 2020

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Keep it in the Ground? It’s Not a Simple Yes or No

Alan Krupnick and Clayton Munnings

May 7, 2020

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The Transportation Climate Initiative Needs Stable Revenues. An “Allowance Supply Staircase” Will Help.

Maya Domeshek and Dallas Burtraw

April 30, 2020

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Energy Service Subscriptions Could Pave the Way to an Electrified Economy

Kathryne Cleary and Karen Palmer

April 29, 2020

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Preparation Now for Environmental Opportunities in Fiscal Stimulus Programs

Mark Tercek

April 24, 2020

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Stimulus Options for the Oil Patch

Joseph Majkut and Daniel Raimi

April 24, 2020

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RFFlections: On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, RFF Scholars Reflect On How the Environment Has Shaped Their Work

RFF Staff

April 22, 2020

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Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day

Richard G. Newell

April 22, 2020

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Three Prongs for a Prudent Climate Policy

Joseph E. Aldy and Richard Zeckhauser

April 21, 2020

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Deepwater Horizon, 10 Years Later—A Collection of RFF’s Work on the Aftermath of the Gulf Oil Spill

RFF Staff

April 20, 2020

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Legal Defects in FERC’s War on State Electricity Subsidies

Todd Aagaard

April 15, 2020

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Can Economics Tell Us When It’s Safe to Return to Life as We Knew It?

Cole Martin

April 10, 2020

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The Trillion Trees Act Goes beyond Just Planting Trees

Ann Bartuska

April 6, 2020

Will Automakers Meet Colorado’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Program Requirements?

Will Automakers Meet Colorado’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Program Requirements?

Benjamin Leard and Clayton Munnings

April 3, 2020

Will Automakers Meet Colorado’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Program Requirements?

Will Automakers Meet Colorado’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Program Requirements?

Clayton Munnings and Benjamin Leard

April 3, 2020

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What Economics Can Say about an Effective Response to the Coronavirus

Robert Stavins and Scott Barrett

April 2, 2020

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The Proposed Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards Ignores Their Societal Benefits

Joshua Linn, Benjamin Leard, and Katalin Springel

March 31, 2020

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Local Economic Impacts of Federal Protected Lands: National Monuments in the Mountain West

Margaret A. Walls, Patrick Lee, and Matthew Ashenfarb

March 18, 2020

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Permanent Funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund: Three Next Steps

Margaret A. Walls

March 12, 2020

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What’s Going Down With Oil Prices: Implications for US Oil-Producing Regions

Daniel Raimi

March 11, 2020

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Opportunities Ahead for Expanding Forests and Harnessing Bioenergy

Ann Bartuska, David N. Wear, and Robert Bonnie

March 11, 2020

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Buyer-Side Mitigation in the NYISO: Another MOPR?

Kathryne Cleary and Karen Palmer

March 6, 2020

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45Q&A: A Series of Comments on the 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)

Jay Bartlett and Alan Krupnick

March 4, 2020

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“Refined Coal” is Still No Bargain

Brian C. Prest and Alan Krupnick

March 2, 2020