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| Subtopic: Clean water 10 items found | |
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| Event: The Economics of Clean Water |
| At the June First Wednesday Seminar, expert panelists shared their perspectives on U.S. water quality regulation and the role of cost-benfit and risk analysis. Video and slides available.
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| RFF and the 2010 Gulf Coast Oil Spill |
| With oil-related energy, liability, and regulatory issues again at the forefront, RFF research on these issues provides context and insight into future implications. |
| A New Collection of Best Thinking on Current Issues |
| RFF announces an anthology of thought-provoking and insightful contributions from leading researchers in key climate, environmental, and energy fields. Issues of the Day, a reference for policy practitioners, is now available for sale or download. |
| Climate Change in the Developing World |
| Rosina Bierbaum says developing countries can’t afford to ignore climate change, and developed nations must aid poorer nations with financing and technology. The three essentials: Act now, act together, and act differently. |
| Adaptation to Climate Change: Preserving Freshwater |
| Severe drought, flooding, and other extreme weather events are inevitable in a changing climate. A new RFF Report finds this will require the introduction of regional plans to ensure adequate supplies of freshwater for household use, irrigation, fisheries, and recreation. |
| EPA's Experiment in Cooling Water Regulation |
| In a May 11 commentary, Winston Harrington discusses an unsuccessful attempt by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to introduce more flexibility and cost-benefit considerations into a traditional technology-based regulation. |
| Why We Need to Treat Nitrogen as a Systems Problem |
| In this week's commentary, Andrew Manale provides an insightful discussion of the sources of reactive nitrogen, its environmental impacts, and why a comprehensive portfolio of policy approaches is needed to contain nitrogen pollution. |
| Oil Spills: The Deterrent Effects of Monitoring, Enforcement, and Public Information |
| In this week's commentary, Mark Cohen discusses the appropriate role of deterrence, monitoring, and targeted enforcement policies in reducing the frequency and size of oil discharges in a cost-effective way. |
| Improving U.S. Regulatory Policy |
| A March 31 seminar examines the recommendations contained in "Reforming Regulatory Impact Analysis" – a new RFF report with contributions from both proponents and skeptics of the desirability of cost-benefit analysis for policymaking. |
| Global Compensation for Oil Pollution Damages |
| Senior Fellow James Boyd outlines why certain provisions of this act should be emulated by other countries. |
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