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Nathan Richardson
Resident Scholar
(202)328-5054
richardson@rff.org
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PROFILE

​Nathan Richardson is an attorney and has been a researcher at RFF since 2009, specializing in environmental law and economics. His research has examined environmental liability, environmental federalism, and the relationship between law, regulatory institutions, and policy design. He has published research on law and policy related to climate change, including EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Other research areas include regulation and liability rules related to oil and gas development. Richardson is also managing editor of RFF’s environmental policy and economics blog, Common Resources.


 
Featured Publications
Comparing the Clean Air Act and a Carbon Price
Nathan Richardson, Arthur G. Fraas
RFF Discussion Paper 13-13 | May 2013
 
Forest Carbon Economics: What We Know, What We Do Not, and Whether it Matters
Molly K Macauley and Nathan Richardson
Climate Change Economics | December 2012 | Vol. 3, No.4
 
Resources Magazine: 182
Phil Sharp, James W. Boyd, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer, Kristin Hayes, Richard D. Morgenstern, Peter Nelson, Nathan Richardson, Warren C. Robinson, Juha V. Siikamäki, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Roberton C. Williams III
Resources | 2013 (182)
 
Ensuring Competitiveness under a US Carbon Tax
Carolyn Fischer, Richard D. Morgenstern, Nathan Richardson
Resources | 2013 (182)
 
Policy Significance of EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Nathan Richardson
Issue Brief 12-07 | November 2012
 
Climate Change Regulatory Authority beyond the Clean Air Act
Peter Anderson, Nathan Richardson
RFF Discussion Paper 12-39 | July 2012
 
Aviation, Carbon, and the Clean Air Act
Nathan Richardson
RFF Discussion Paper 12-22 | July 2012
 
Comments on EPA’s Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants
Dallas Burtraw, Arthur G. Fraas, Karen L. Palmer, Nathan Richardson
RFF Discussion Paper 12-31 | July 2012
 
Tradable Standards for Clean Air Act Carbon Policy
Dallas Burtraw, Arthur G. Fraas, Nathan Richardson
RFF Discussion Paper 12-05 | February 2012
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Tradable Standards for Clean Air Act Carbon Policy
Dallas Burtraw, Art Fraas and Nathan Richardson
Environmental Law Reporter | 41:10098-10120 | Related Discussion Paper 12-05
 
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Resources Magazine: 182
Phil Sharp, James W. Boyd, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer, Kristin Hayes, Richard D. Morgenstern, Peter Nelson, Nathan Richardson, Warren C. Robinson, Juha V. Siikamäki, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Roberton C. Williams III
Resources | 2013 (182)
 
Ensuring Competitiveness under a US Carbon Tax
Carolyn Fischer, Richard D. Morgenstern, Nathan Richardson
Resources | 2013 (182)
 
Policy Significance of EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Nathan Richardson
Issue Brief 12-07 | November 2012
 
Importing Climate Mitigation: The Potential and Challenges of International Forest Offsets in California Climate Policy
Daniel F. Morris, Nathan Richardson, Anne Riddle
Issue Brief 11-12 | September 2011
 
Opportunities for Flexibility and Cost Savings within EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Rules
Dallas Burtraw, Arthur G. Fraas, Samuel Grausz, Joshua Linn, Karen L. Palmer, Nathan Richardson
Workshop Summary | July 2011
 
Cutting Carbon, Take Two: A Brief Guide to Federal Electricity-Sector Climate Policy without Cap-and-Trade
Joshua Linn, Nathan Richardson
Issue Brief 11-09 | July 2011
 
Prevailing Academic View on Compliance Flexibility under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act
Dallas Burtraw, Nathan Richardson, Michael B. Gerrard, Gregory E. Wannier, Michael A. Livermore, Jason A. Schwartz
Open Letter to Lisa Jackson
 
Resources Magazine
Joseph E. Aldy, John W. Anderson, Lynann Butkiewicz, Mark A Cohen, Roger M. Cooke, Arthur G. Fraas, Madeline Gottlieb, Kristin Hayes, Carolyn Kousky, Joshua Linn, Molly K. Macauley, Richard D. Morgenstern, Daniel F. Morris, Timothy Murphy, Nigel Purvis, Leslie Richardson, Nathan Richardson, Heather L. Ross, P. Lynn Scarlett, Adam Stern, Andrew R Stevenson
Resources | Winter/Spring 2011 (177)
 
The Role of Oil in the U.S. Economy: Insights from a Veteran Observer
Phil Sharp, Nathan Richardson
Resources | Winter/Spring 2011 (177)
 
Instilling a Stronger Safety Culture: What are the Incentives?
Joshua Linn, Nathan Richardson
Resources | Winter/Spring 2011 (177)
 
The Next Battle: Containing Future Major Oil Spills
Mark A Cohen, Molly K. Macauley, Nathan Richardson
Resources | Winter/Spring 2011 (177)
 
EPA Greenhouse Gas Performance Standards: What the Settlement Agreement Means
Nathan Richardson
Issue Brief 11-02 | March 2011
 
The Return of an Old and Battle-Tested Friend, The Clean Air Act
Nathan Richardson, Arthur G. Fraas, Dallas Burtraw
Resources | Fall 2010 (176)
 
Deepwater Horizon and the Patchwork of Oil Spill Liability Law
Nathan Richardson
Backgrounder | May 2010
 
  
NEWS
Too much, or not enough?
Monday, January 14, 2013
High Country News
How Do California's Fracking Regulations Compare to Other States'?
Friday, December 14, 2012
KQED Science
How much can the EPA cut carbon? It depends on the courts.
Friday, December 07, 2012
The Washington Post
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