On the Issues
Each week, we connect the latest environmental and energy economics research to global current events.

Aug. 7, 2020 / On the Issues
Support for Well-Plugging Program Grows, EPA Recommits to “Transparency” Rule, and More

July 31, 2020 / On the Issues
Landmark Conservation Bill Passes Congress, COVID-19 Shifts Transportation Habits, and More

July 24, 2020 / On the Issues
Struggling Gas Companies Abandon Wells, Ethiopian Dam Makes Waves, and More

July 17, 2020 / On the Issues
Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon, Colorado’s Climate Goals, and More

July 10, 2020 / On the Issues
Air Conditioning Access and COVID-19, Rural Attitudes Toward Climate Change, and More

July 6, 2020 / On the Issues
House Climate Plan Outlines Path to Net Zero, Resilience of Renewables, and More

June 26, 2020 / On the Issues
Diversity in the Environmental Movement, Air Pollution’s Impact on Prenatal Health, and More

June 19, 2020 / On the Issues
Privatizing Space Exploration, Climate Risks for Forest Offsets, and More

June 12, 2020 / On the Issues
Flawed Economics at EPA, Protecting the Amazon, and More

June 5, 2020 / On the Issues
Responding to Racial Injustice, Plugging Orphaned Oil Wells, Funding Carbon Removal, and More

May 29, 2020 / On the Issues
National Parks Reopen, Dams Fail in Michigan, and More

May 22, 2020 / On the Issues
Global Energy Outlook and COVID-19, China’s Emissions Trajectory, and More

May 15, 2020 / On the Issues
Lessons from COVID-19 on Air Pollution, Managing Climate Risk in Investments, and More

May 8, 2020 / On the Issues
Funding Carbon Capture, Carbon Pricing amid COVID-19, and More

May 1, 2020 / On the Issues
Green Policies for Next Stimulus Bill, New Water Rule Threatens Wetlands, and More

April 24, 2020 / On the Issues
Emissions on Earth Day, 10-Year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Spill, and More

April 17, 2020 / On the Issues
Mercury Emissions Rule under Threat, Particulate Matter Pollution, and More

April 10, 2020 / On the Issues
The Value of a Statistical Life, Crime during the Coronavirus, and More

April 3, 2020 / On the Issues
Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards, Industrial Emissions Drop Due to Coronavirus, and More

March 27, 2020 / On the Issues
Coal Mines Threatened by Coronavirus, Global Access to Clean Water, and More

March 20, 2020 / On the Issues
Environmental Impacts of Social Distancing, National Parks Closed Amid Pandemic, and More
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