Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
The Sources of Decreasing US Electricity Sector Emissions
Jan. 3, 2017
The Challenge of Measuring Water Conservation Programs
Dec. 21, 2016
Understanding EPA’s Final Report on Hydraulic Fracturing
Dec. 15, 2016
NASA Selects RFF as Home for New Earth Observation Consortium
Dec. 12, 2016
Is Flood Insurance Too Expensive?
Dec. 9, 2016
The Permian Basin: Local Fiscal Benefits, Challenges, and Surprises
Dec. 6, 2016
California’s New Legislation on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Nov. 11, 2016
Divergent Fiscal Impacts in Neighboring Pennsylvania Counties
Nov. 10, 2016
The Trump Administration and Climate
Nov. 10, 2016
Five Climate Guideposts for the Next Administration
Nov. 4, 2016
Franchising National Parks? Lessons from the Nobel Laureates
Nov. 2, 2016
Bakken 2016: Managing a Downturn and Planning for an Uncertain Future
Oct. 28, 2016
When Environmental Anxiety Confronted the Energy Crisis
Oct. 24, 2016
A Tool for Meeting Emissions Reductions Targets under a Carbon Tax
Oct. 17, 2016
Local Fiscal Impacts of a Drilling Slowdown Along Colorado’s Front Range
Oct. 11, 2016
Helping States Move toward a Cleaner Electricity Future under the Clean Power Plan
Oct. 11, 2016
Does Water Scarcity Increase Carbon Emissions from the Electricity Sector?
Sept. 27, 2016
Washington State’s Initiative 732: Impact on Electricity Prices Should be Small
Sept. 21, 2016
Buying Flood Insurance after the Hurricane
Sept. 21, 2016
A Key Moment for California Climate Policy
Sept. 21, 2016
Lost at SEA...?
Sept. 15, 2016
Why Insurance Markets Won't Solve Climate Adaptation
Sept. 15, 2016
New Clean Energy Technology: The Fierce Urgency of How
Aug. 17, 2016
Is the Science Advisory Board’s Critique of EPA’s Fracking Report Justified?
Aug. 16, 2016
