State Climate Policy
RFF experts have had a long history of providing critical research and insights that inform state policy on a variety of environmental, energy, and climate issues.
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Report — Apr 3, 2025
Job Exposure to Wildfire Risk in the American West
This report assesses job growth and wages in the West across five wildfire hazard categories.
Common Resources — Mar 20, 2025
Three Policy Options for Maryland to Achieve Its Decarbonization Goals via the Electricity Sector
US states can achieve their decarbonization goals, even if they import some of the electricity they consume. Take the state of Maryland, for example.
Working Paper — Mar 14, 2025
Policy Opportunities for Achieving Maryland’s Clean Energy Goals
This paper evaluates regulatory measures to help Maryland achieve its 100 percent clean energy goal for electricity while ensuring affordability and resource adequacy.
Common Resources — Mar 12, 2025
The Future of a Cap-Trade-and-Invest Program in New York State
The governor of New York State has delayed efforts to implement a cap-trade-and-invest program that would limit greenhouse gas emissions. What are the consequences of this delay, and what’s next for climate policy in the state?
Report — Apr 3, 2025
Job Exposure to Wildfire Risk in the American West
This report assesses job growth and wages in the West across five wildfire hazard categories.
Working Paper — Mar 14, 2025
Policy Opportunities for Achieving Maryland’s Clean Energy Goals
This paper evaluates regulatory measures to help Maryland achieve its 100 percent clean energy goal for electricity while ensuring affordability and resource adequacy.
Report — Mar 11, 2025
Considerations for Washington’s Linkage Negotiations with California and Québec
This report examines the benefits of reducing emissions delays, maximizing program revenue for climate projects, and maintaining affordability in Washington's cap-and-invest program.
Working Paper — Feb 11, 2025
The Costs of Achieving Forest Resilience in California
This working paper offers valuable insights into the main factors that drive the cost of forest fuel treatments.
Environmental Justice Series — Jun 6, 2024
Critical Minerals, Critical Stakeholders: Engaging Local Communities in Mineral Resource Collaboration
A webinar featuring industry experts exploring the impacts of mineral extraction efforts on local communities.
Webinar — Jul 6, 2023
Learning Sessions to Inform New York's Development of an Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program
A webinar series by the Georgetown Climate Center, Columbia University's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and Resources for the Future.
RFF Live — Jul 7, 2022
Climate Change and the Supreme Court: West Virginia v. EPA
A conversation on the recent Supreme Court decision and its consequences for emissions regulation and climate change efforts
Webinar — Feb 7, 2018
Understanding Induced Earthquake Activity in Oklahoma
Understanding Induced Earthquake Activity in Oklahoma
Common Resources — Mar 20, 2025
Three Policy Options for Maryland to Achieve Its Decarbonization Goals via the Electricity Sector
US states can achieve their decarbonization goals, even if they import some of the electricity they consume. Take the state of Maryland, for example.
Common Resources — Mar 12, 2025
The Future of a Cap-Trade-and-Invest Program in New York State
The governor of New York State has delayed efforts to implement a cap-trade-and-invest program that would limit greenhouse gas emissions. What are the consequences of this delay, and what’s next for climate policy in the state?
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 Magazine Articles — Jan 23, 2025
Improving Community Benefits Plans Can Optimize Local Outcomes
Community Benefits Plans and Agreements can safeguard the communities that will be affected by infrastructure development projects, delivering beneficial outcomes and mitigating harms. Successful examples exist, with applicable lessons outlined here.
Press Release — Feb 11, 2025
New Study Identifies Costs of Wildfire Fuel Treatment in California
A new study could help policymakers set aside money for fire mitigation.
Press Release — Jan 13, 2025
New York State’s Cap-Trade-and-Invest Program Can Financially Benefit Many Households
A new paper finds that affordability concerns with New York State's proposed cap-trade-and-invest program may not loom quite as large as some may fear.
Press Release — Jan 3, 2025
White Communities Are More Likely to Enroll in a Western US Wildfire Mitigation Program
A new paper an increase in home protection measures following wildfire is entirely driven by non-Hispanic white households.
Media Highlight — Sep 4, 2024
NOTUS: “Why Greenwich, Connecticut, Is Being Treated Like a Community Left Behind”
RFF Fellow Daniel Raimi is quoted extensively in a story about the Inflation Reduction Act’s energy community tax credit bonus—the subject of his recent blog post.