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On the Issues Archive

Questions from Earlier Keystone XL Debates Remain Relevant
Feb. 2, 2017

Assessing Trump’s Promise to Eliminate the Clean Power Plan
Jan. 26, 2017

New Guidance for Calculating Estimates of the Social Cost of Carbon
Jan. 18, 2017

Enhancing Resilience to Natural Disasters through Insurance
Jan. 12, 2017

China’s Renewable Energy Goals
Jan. 6, 2017

Can Carbon Capture and Sequestration Keep Coal Viable?
Jan. 5, 2017

Changes to EPA’s Final Report on Fracking and Drinking Water
Dec. 16, 2016

Dakota Access Pipeline Final Permits Denied
Dec. 6, 2016

Global Oil Production Cuts and US State and Local Fiscal Challenges
Dec. 6, 2016

New Rule to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry
Nov. 17, 2016

Impacts of a New Presidency on Existing Policies
Nov. 11, 2016

Providing Emissions Reductions Certainty with a Carbon Tax
Oct. 31, 2016

Cross-Border Energy Sector Coordination in North America
Oct. 27, 2016

Effectively Managing California's Ongoing Drought
Oct. 21, 2016

Putting Carbon Tax Revenue to Work in Washington State
Oct. 19, 2016

Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan
Oct. 7, 2016

Managing Overcrowded National Parks
Sept. 23, 2016

Increased Driving and Gas Consumption
Sept. 13, 2016

A Carbon Tax in Washington State
Aug. 11, 2016

Fracking Impacts on Communities
Aug. 11, 2016

Charging Motorists to Drive
June 30, 2016

North American Climate Partnership
June 28, 2016

Drilling in the Arctic
June 16, 2016

Flooding in Texas
June 3, 2016