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Blog Post
May 5, 2017
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Carolyn Kousky, Leonard A. Shabman
Heavy rains have led to extreme flooding in Missouri, causing road closures, property damage, and fatalities. Rain continues, and with it come added costs and disruption.
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Blog Post
May 4, 2017
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Benjamin Leard, Joshua Linn, Virginia McConnell
The Trump administration’s review of fuel economy standards should be fully coordinated between the two agencies enforcing the regulations—and should focus on making the rules more consistent and cost-effective.
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Blog Post
May 3, 2017
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Daniel M. Sullivan
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has said we don't have to choose between the environment and jobs. However, environmental protections will always have economic costs. For air quality rules that may be rescinded by EPA, the measured benefits dwarf the costs.
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Blog Post
May 2, 2017
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Peter Nelson, Benjamin Leard
In a new podcast, RFF Fellow Benjamin Leard brings us up to speed on the current state of self-driving car technology and discusses his recent research into how much of a premium consumers are willing to pay for autonomous vehicles.
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Blog Post
May 1, 2017
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Margaret A. Walls
Partisan politics motivated President Trump’s executive order to review national monument designations. How the government carries out the first assessment, of Bears Ears in Utah, will provide insight on its overall approach to these reviews.
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Blog Post
May 1, 2017
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Marc Hafstead
Regardless of President Trump’s decision about US involvement in the Paris Agreement, greenhouse gas emissions in the nation are projected to be higher under the Trump administration than estimates based on Obama-era policies.
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Blog Post
Apr 24, 2017
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Margaret A. Walls
The controversy over the designation of national monuments is just one of several problems facing our nation’s public lands, many of which deserve greater attention in light of changes in the US economy and socio-demographics.
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Blog Post
Apr 24, 2017
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Robert N. Stavins
It was widely reported last week that a White House meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 18th, was to consider whether the United States should remain a party to the Paris Climate Agreement. At the last second, that meeting was postponed.
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Blog Post
Apr 21, 2017
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Richard G. Newell
The application of objective scientific data and analysis is critical to informing policy design and securing a better quality of life for all on Earth.
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Blog Post
Apr 20, 2017
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Peter Nelson, Alan J. Krupnick
In this new podcast, Alan J. Krupnick, RFF senior fellow and co-director of RFF’s Center for Energy and Climate Economics, discusses President Trump’s new executive order on energy independence and what it may mean for economic growth.
