Natural Resources
RFF experts are examining how people interact with natural resources, from endangered and invasive species to fisheries and water resources.
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Air Quality
Analyzing policies to monitor and improve air quality
Endangered Species
Examining key challenges posed to endangered species
Fisheries
Evaluating global fisheries management programs and policies
Invasive Species
Analyzing the benefits of prevention and policies for control
Water Resources
Informing effective water management policies, from water rights to quality
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Webinar — Feb 25, 2025
Lessons in Mining Sustainability in Latin America
A webinar exploring advances in sustainability around mining and community engagement in Latin America.
Journal Article — Feb 4, 2025
Wildfire Smoke, the Clean Air Act, and the Exceptional Events Rule: Implications and Policy Alternatives
A new paper, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, shows that this Exceptional Events Rule is allowing a substantial number of areas to meet air quality standards, despite increasingly poor air quality due to smoke.
On the Issues — Jan 24, 2025
On the Issues: Federal Climate Priorities, Local Benefits from Energy Projects, and More
A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: federal climate priorities, local benefits from energy projects, and more.
Journal Article — Jan 10, 2025
Wildfire Smoke in the United States
A new paper, published in the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, argues that increasing wildfire smoke is a serious threat to human health and the US economy.
Journal Article — Feb 4, 2025
Wildfire Smoke, the Clean Air Act, and the Exceptional Events Rule: Implications and Policy Alternatives
A new paper, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, shows that this Exceptional Events Rule is allowing a substantial number of areas to meet air quality standards, despite increasingly poor air quality due to smoke.
Journal Article — Jan 10, 2025
Wildfire Smoke in the United States
A new paper, published in the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, argues that increasing wildfire smoke is a serious threat to human health and the US economy.
Working Paper — Dec 9, 2024
Accounting for Biodiversity Loss Raises the Social Cost of CO2
In this working paper, the authors examine how climate change contributes to biodiversity loss and incorporate its nonuse value into the Social Cost of Carbon, emphasizing its role in guiding more comprehensive climate policies.
Issue Brief — Oct 17, 2024
Air Quality Impacts of New York State Cap-Trade-and-Invest Design
Air Quality Impacts of New York State Cap-Trade-and-Invest Design
Webinar — Feb 25, 2025
Lessons in Mining Sustainability in Latin America
A webinar exploring advances in sustainability around mining and community engagement in Latin America.
RFF Live — May 19, 2023
Unplugging Emissions: Exploring New EPA Rules on Climate and Health
An RFF Live event examining three recent proposed and final rules on power-sector emissions from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
RFF Live — Mar 22, 2022
Climate Change and the Supreme Court
Examining US court cases that will play a large role in determining the future of US climate policy and environmental regulation
Policy Leadership Series — Aug 30, 2021
Policy Leadership Series with EPA Administrator Michael Regan
A conversation with the 16th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency about the goals he has set during his first year as the head of the agency
On the Issues — Jan 24, 2025
On the Issues: Federal Climate Priorities, Local Benefits from Energy Projects, and More
A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: federal climate priorities, local benefits from energy projects, and more.
Resources Radio — Nov 5, 2024
Building with Mass Timber, with Pat Layton
Pat Layton discusses the development and adoption of mass timber as a building material, along with the environmental and architectural benefits of integrating mass timber into construction projects.
Resources Radio — Jul 30, 2024
An Introduction to the Environmental and Health Risks of Forever Chemicals, with Caroline Noblet
Caroline Noblet discusses the risks of forever chemicals for the environment and human health, along with new regulations and funding that aim to limit human exposure to common forever chemicals.
Resources Radio — Jul 23, 2024
Four Dam Removals on the Klamath River, with Amy Bowers Cordalis
Amy Bowers Cordalis discusses the historical impact of the Klamath River dams on the Yurok Tribe, successful efforts to have the dams removed, and protecting the cultural and natural resources of Native Americans.
Media Highlight — May 31, 2024
S&P Global: “US Utilities Support Cap-and-Trade Option for Next EPA Gas Rule”
An article about EPA's new rule on natural gas plants pulls a statement that the head of EPA's Office of Air in Radiation made during an RFF Live event.
Media Highlight — Sep 13, 2023
POLITICO: “Research Examines Community-Level Air Quality Improvements from Aggressive Climate Policies”
An article in POLITICO breaks down the findings of a new RFF report on the environmental justice implications of a new New York State climate law.
Media Highlight — Jul 29, 2023
Palabra: "Youth-Powered Science"
An article about research in New York City schools mentions a project co-led by RFF Fellow Beia Spiller, which involves New York students with air quality monitoring projects.
Media Highlight — Jun 17, 2023
Inside Climate News: "As the Colorado River Declines, Water Scarcity and the Hunt for New Sources Drive Up Rates"
RFF University Fellow Casey Wichman is quoted several times in this piece about the rising cost of water in the parched American West.