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Sea Changes Facing the Global Energy Industry

Richard G. Newell

Sept. 13, 2019

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Considering Ecosystem Service Benefits in Army Corps of Engineers Urban Estuary Projects

Michael Zwirn

Sept. 12, 2019

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Marty Weitzman, In Memoriam

Gernot Wagner

Aug. 29, 2019

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Are Exemptions from Environmental Regulation Good or Bad?

Dietrich Earnhart, Sarah Jacobson, Yusuke Kuwayama, and Richard T. Woodward

Aug. 26, 2019

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An Almost Practical Step Toward Sustainability

Robert Solow

Aug. 23, 2019

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

Benjamin Leard and Clayton Munnings

Aug. 22, 2019

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Measuring Methane: Assessing a New Study on Methane Emissions from Shale Gas Development

Daniel Raimi

Aug. 21, 2019

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Do Environmental Regulations Kill Jobs?

Marc Hafstead

Aug. 14, 2019

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Is the California Vehicle Emissions Agreement a “PR Stunt”?

Alan Krupnick

Aug. 7, 2019

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The Year of the Carbon Pricing Proposal

Marc Hafstead

Aug. 2, 2019

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The Role of Infrastructure in DC's Flash Flood Risk

Michael Zwirn

July 11, 2019

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PJM’s Opposing Efforts to Accommodate and Exclude State Clean Energy Policies in Wholesale Markets

Kathryne Cleary and Karen Palmer

June 25, 2019

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How Should New York Meet Its New Ambitious Climate Targets? A Perspective from a Carbon Pricing Expert

Marc Hafstead

June 21, 2019

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Why the Auto Companies are Bucking the Trump Administration

Joshua Linn and Alan Krupnick

June 11, 2019

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Preparing for an Electric Vehicle Future Through the Use of Managed Charging

Kathryne Cleary and Karen Palmer

May 31, 2019

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Tradeoffs between Gas Pipeline Development Costs and Habitat Impacts. We Run the Numbers.

Kailin Kroetz, Jhih-Shyang Shih, and Alan Krupnick

May 29, 2019

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Diversity in the Great Outdoors: Is Everyone Welcome in America’s Parks and Public Lands?

Reyna Askew and Margaret A. Walls

May 24, 2019

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Sea Level Rise, Uncertainty, and Climate Decisions: Falling into the Confidence Trap

Roger Cooke

May 23, 2019

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The Iceman Cometh: Ice Sheet Contributions to Future Sea Level Rise

Roger Cooke

May 20, 2019

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The ACE Rule’s Surprising Result

Amelia Keyes

May 15, 2019

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Is Shale Drilling Waste Toxic? Comments on EPA’s Recent Report

Lucija Muehlenbachs, Jhih-Shyang Shih, and Alan Krupnick

May 2, 2019

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A Dry Hole in the Arctic

Daniel Raimi

April 3, 2019

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New York City Steps Up: First in United States to Implement Congestion Pricing

Virginia McConnell and Alan Krupnick

April 2, 2019

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Financial Hedges Sustain Current Growth of US Wind Capacity

Jay Bartlett

March 28, 2019