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Global Oil Production Cuts and US State and Local Fiscal Challenges

Global Oil Production Cuts and US State and Local Fiscal Challenges

Peter Nelson

Dec. 6, 2016

New Rule to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry

New Rule to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry

Peter Nelson

Nov. 17, 2016

Impacts of a New Presidency on Existing Policies

Impacts of a New Presidency on Existing Policies

Peter Nelson

Nov. 11, 2016

Providing Emissions Reductions Certainty with a Carbon Tax

Providing Emissions Reductions Certainty with a Carbon Tax

Peter Nelson

Oct. 31, 2016

Cross-Border Energy Sector Coordination in North America

Cross-Border Energy Sector Coordination in North America

Peter Nelson

Oct. 27, 2016

Effectively Managing California's Ongoing Drought

Effectively Managing California's Ongoing Drought

Peter Nelson

Oct. 21, 2016

Putting Carbon Tax Revenue to Work in Washington State

Putting Carbon Tax Revenue to Work in Washington State

Peter Nelson

Oct. 19, 2016

Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan

Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Oct. 7, 2016

Managing Overcrowded National Parks

Managing Overcrowded National Parks

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Sept. 23, 2016

Increased Driving and Gas Consumption

Increased Driving and Gas Consumption

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Sept. 13, 2016

A Carbon Tax in Washington State

A Carbon Tax in Washington State

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Aug. 11, 2016

Fracking Impacts on Communities

Fracking Impacts on Communities

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Aug. 11, 2016

Charging Motorists to Drive

Charging Motorists to Drive

Shannon Wulf Tregar

June 30, 2016

North American Climate Partnership

North American Climate Partnership

Shannon Wulf Tregar

June 28, 2016

Drilling in the Arctic

Drilling in the Arctic

Shannon Wulf Tregar

June 16, 2016

Flooding in Texas

Flooding in Texas

Shannon Wulf Tregar

June 3, 2016

Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

Shannon Wulf Tregar

June 2, 2016

Building Resilience through Community Flood Insurance

Building Resilience through Community Flood Insurance

Shannon Wulf Tregar

May 27, 2016

Addressing Challenges at the National Park Service

Addressing Challenges at the National Park Service

Shannon Wulf Tregar

May 20, 2016

Setting a Carbon Emissions Price Floor

Setting a Carbon Emissions Price Floor

Shannon Wulf Tregar

May 20, 2016

Creating Rules for the Paris Climate Agreement

Creating Rules for the Paris Climate Agreement

Shannon Wulf Tregar

May 18, 2016

The Decline of Coal

The Decline of Coal

Shannon Wulf Tregar

May 10, 2016

State Options for Implementing the Clean Power Plan

State Options for Implementing the Clean Power Plan

Shannon Wulf Tregar

May 3, 2016

Movement to Price Carbon

Movement to Price Carbon

Shannon Wulf Tregar

April 28, 2016