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Remembering Rafe Pomerance
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (211+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics Rafe Pomerance, a friend to many at Resources for the Future, passed away last month. He was a longtime advocate for climate policy and played a major role in shaping policymakers…...
If/Then: To Reduce Wildfire Risk, Agencies Need to Manage Both Fire Prevention and Response
1+ week, 2+ day ago (354+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics If wildfire management is consolidated under the US Wildland Fire Service, Then the federal government will risk undermining integrated fire risk management, creating negative consequences for both fire response and land-management…...
If/Then: Pending Deregulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Create Significant Negative Health Effects
2+ week, 2+ day ago (208+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics Arthur G. Fraas and Randall Lutter DW labs Incorporated / Shutterstock If the US Environmental Protection Agency finalizes a rule on greenhouse gas emissions without quantifying related effects on human health, Then Congress…...
Supporter Spotlight: Measuring the Unknown to Improve Decisionmaking
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (321+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics Courtesy of Marion Wittmann In this RFF Supporter Spotlight feature, we hear directly from donors about their commitment to issues in climate, energy, and the environment and how they make a…...
Resources for the Future Welcomes New Senior Fellows
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (1368+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics Bryan Hubbell, Kevin Stiroh, and Carlos Mart'n The first year of the second Trump administration has led to the loss of climate-related expertise at many government agencies. For a couple of…...
Carbon Borders and Global Signals: Assessing the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (585+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics Paola Rocchi and Milan Elkerbout bfk92 / Getty Images The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a trade policy created by the European Union to incentivize decarbonization, could be a case study to suggest…...
Issue 221: Making the Case for Geothermal Energy
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (122+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics Spring/Summer 2026 "/" Magazine Issues Thank you for your partnership as we make "good sense" of our future and commit to a healthy environment and thriving economy for all of us. Billy…...
Geothermal Energy Is Heating Up
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (468+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics Alan Krupnick, Kristen Mc Cormack, and Jan Mares As federal support wavers for renewable energy, geothermal is having a moment. This clean, reliable power source could meet growing US energy needs....
Space: The Final Frontier
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (238+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics That iconic opening line from the TV series Star Trek has long been a part of public discourse around outer space. Space has felt distant, like science fiction'but at this moment,…...
Four Lessons from Energy and Climate Policy for Governing Artificial Intelligence
3+ week, 3+ day ago (732+ words) Resources - innovative ideas and engaging stories in environmental economics Audio und werbung / Shutterstock Policies to ensure public benefits from the adoption of artificial intelligence bear resemblance to policies designed to protect communities from climate change and the energy transition. Here,…...