Sustainability: Ecological and Economic Perspectives

Press Release — Jul 7, 2025

Kristen McCormack Joins RFF As a Research Fellow

Resources for the Future is pleased to welcome back to its Washington, DC office economist Kristen McCormack, who joins the staff as a research fellow.

Common Resources — Jul 3, 2025

If/Then: Resources for the Future Experts React to the Budget Reconciliation Bill

The story of 2025 is full of rapid and far-reaching shifts in environmental policy. Resources for the Future is analyzing the ins and outs of these actions. I interviewed some researchers for initial thoughts on the reconciliation bill passed by Congress.

Webinar — Jul 17, 2025

Obstacles to Energy Infrastructure in the Age of Energy Dominance, Load Growth, and Decarbonization

Join RFF on Thursday, July 17 for a webinar discussing the critical need to build more energy infrastructure and the many remaining obstacles to growing these systems.

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.