President Obama to Honor Nation’s Leading Scientists and Innovators

Resources Radio — Jul 1, 2025

Recreation-Dependent Communities, Public Lands, and Housing Affordability, with Megan Lawson

Megan Lawson, an economist and researcher at Headwaters Economics, discusses the outdoor recreation economy and how public policy can support recreation-dependent communities in the face of challenges related to affordable housing and climate change.

Common Resources — Jun 27, 2025

If/Then: Staff Reductions at Federal Agencies Strain the Process of Informing Policy

If the federal government reduces the capacity in federal agencies for research, data collection, and public engagement, then the societal benefits from their networks with civil society researchers may be endangered.

In Focus — Jun 27, 2025

In Focus: Artificial Intelligence and Energy Use

In this video, RFF Senior Director for Research and Policy Engagement Kristin Hayes discusses the climate implications of artificial intelligence’s expanding role.

Journal Article — Jun 25, 2025

Community-Engaged Economics Research for the Clean Energy Transition

This article examines the role of community-engaged research in environmental economics to enhance the equity and effectiveness of clean energy transition policies.