Common Resources
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Common Resources Archive
Does the Coastal Barrier Resources Act Provide a Policy Template to Address Wildfire Risk?
March 20, 2019
In Memory of Alan Krueger
March 19, 2019
How Should Policymakers Respond to Shifts in the Secondary Wood Fiber Market?
March 12, 2019
USE IT OR LOSE IT: A Good Bipartisan Step towards CO2 Reductions
March 7, 2019
How Do Fuel Economy Standards Affect Consumer Welfare and Manufacturer Profits?
Feb. 26, 2019
The Problem Oregon Doesn’t Have
Feb. 25, 2019
Stepping on the Gas: The Evolving Climate Impacts of the US Shale Boom
Feb. 15, 2019
The Green New Deal and the New Deal: Is the Analogy Apt?
Feb. 11, 2019
Lessons on Climate Policy from California and Germany
Feb. 11, 2019
The Effect of Fuel Economy Standards on New Vehicle Sales
Feb. 11, 2019
Decarbonization in Vermont: An RFF Report for the Vermont State Legislature
Jan. 24, 2019
Oregon Climate Policy Ambitions
Jan. 24, 2019
EPA’s ACE Rule May Not Hold Up in Court
Jan. 22, 2019
The ACE Rule May Be Vulnerable
Jan. 15, 2019
BLM Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Changes: A Recalibration or A Short-Sighted Economic Grab?
Dec. 19, 2018
Do Generator Subsidies Create a Problem with Electricity Capacity Markets?
Dec. 14, 2018
Does Integrated Resource Planning Integrate Electricity Demand?
Dec. 13, 2018
Resources Radio: Agriculture and Climate Change, with Fran Moore
Dec. 11, 2018
EPA’s Regulatory Rollback for Coal: New Plants Would Cause an Estimated 3-6 US Deaths from Air Pollution for Each Job Supported at Coal Mines
Dec. 10, 2018
How State-Level Action on Carbon Emissions Stacks Up
Dec. 6, 2018
Should the Clean Air Act Cover Forest Fires?
Nov. 28, 2018
Buyer Beware: An Analysis of the Latest Flawed Carbon Tax Report
Nov. 28, 2018
Baby Steps for Conservation in Georgia
Nov. 16, 2018
Conflicting Measurements Reduce Uncertainty in Climate Science? We Can Work It Out
Nov. 8, 2018