Common Resources
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Common Resources Archive

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

A Cost of Aging Water Infrastructure: Traffic Congestion
Aug. 12, 2016

Market Mechanisms in the Paris Climate Agreement: International Linkage under Article 6.2
Aug. 2, 2016

The Role of Insurance in Promoting Resilience
July 29, 2016

Nearly Tripled CAFE Fine Highlights Differences in EPA and NHTSA Rules
July 25, 2016