Resources Magazine

03/06/2023

Ground-level causes smog ☁️, exacerbates asthma and other respiratory conditions 🏥, and damages ecosystems 🌱.

In a new blog post, RFF's Joshua Linn and Christopher Holt from NYU Law School's Institute for Policy Integrity break down how we can reduce this harmful pollutant.

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The downward trend of ozone levels has slowed in recent years. New research suggests that regulation targeting emitters when emissions of ozone-causing chemicals are most likely could be a cost-effective way of further reducing ozone levels.

03/02/2023

Carbon removal efforts are one part of the climate change mitigation equation, but reducing emissions is still a top priority.

In this episode of Resources Radio, Greg Nemet () explains the risks and challenges of carbon removal. https://buff.ly/41AfxdX

03/01/2023

In a new podcast episode, Greg Nemet () discusses carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions, including the two types of CDR: the “conventional” type includes land and trees removing carbon, while “novel” happens via new technologies.

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Gregory Nemet discusses the development and potential implementation of technologies that remove and store carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere.

02/23/2023

Recovering from a disaster is expensive. To cover costs, local governments often raise taxes or cut services, which affects the well-being of communities.

In this podcast episode, Yanjun (Penny) Liao explores the fiscal implications of disasters for local governments. https://buff.ly/3xGWlxv

02/22/2023

Municipalities, states, and the federal government all provide disaster aid.

In this episode of Resources Radio, we walk through research from Yanjun (Penny) Liao & Qing Miao on the impact of weather-related disasters among different US counties.

Yanjun (Penny) Liao discusses how natural disasters affect local tax revenues and the ability of local governments to provide community services.

02/17/2023

Reducing pollution can mean more than just cutting off one source. In many communities, multiple pollution sources intersect to create “cumulative impacts.”

Listen as Ana Baptista () discusses these impacts in this episode of Resources Radio. https://buff.ly/3jYPbkX

02/16/2023

Interacting sources of pollution are a complex problem affecting many environmental justice communities. However, new data tools and legislation are helping mitigate these impacts.

Ana Baptista () explores these solutions here:

Ana Baptista discusses the cumulative impacts of pollution and what’s being done to mitigate the impacts on overburdened communities.

02/13/2023

From India 🇮🇳 to Germany 🇩🇪 to the US 🇺🇸, governments are investing billions in hydrogen fuel. Where exactly are those investments going?

We investigate this question—and more—in the latest “On The Issues.” https://buff.ly/3lqIJUf

02/10/2023

Feeling blue? Going green? There’s a hydrogen for that.

This breaks down the different processes of creating hydrogen fuel that result in green, gray, blue, and brown hydrogen. 🌈 https://buff.ly/3lqIJUf

02/10/2023

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law offers unprecedented funding for clean hydrogen production. In this episode of Resources Radio, RFF’s Aaron Bergman and Alan Krupnick talk about efforts to accelerate the development of a clean hydrogen market.

Listen now: https://buff.ly/3HPpSJL

02/09/2023

The potential for hydrogen to fuel the future has been widely recognized. What will it take to achieve that future?

’s Aaron Bergman and AlanKrupnick discuss recent legislation that incentivizes clean hydrogen production in this podcast episode. 🎧

Aaron Bergman and Alan Krupnick discuss new US legislation that subsidizes hydrogen fuel and builds up regional marketplaces called “hydrogen hubs.”

02/02/2023

Transportation 🚗 and buildings 🏢 are two sectors that heavily contribute to carbon emissions in New York State.

Learn how the state’s Scoping Plan aims to reduce these emissions in a new podcast episode featuring Maureen Leddy ().

https://buff.ly/3XR7aIC

02/01/2023

New York State recently approved a plan to reduce carbon emissions 85% by 2050. 🎯

In today’s episode of Resources Radio, Maureen Leddy () discusses the development of the plan and its strategies. Listen now:

Maureen Leddy discusses how New York State developed its emissions-reduction plan and the state’s strategies for achieving its decarbonization goals.

01/30/2023

On this episode of Resources Radio, Neha Khanna () & Nick Kuminoff () discuss their recent research that explores diversity in the field of environmental and resource economics. ⛰️

Listen now: https://buff.ly/3RlaFEZ

01/25/2023

What is the state of diversity in research?

Neha Khanna () & Nick Kuminoff () address progress—and areas for further progress––in the field on this episode of Resources Radio. 👇

Neha Khanna and Nick Kuminoff discuss what scholarly diversity looks like in the field of environmental and resource economics.

01/20/2023

Responding to climate change means prioritizing long-term outcomes. What examples of this approach can we learn from in this effort?

In this podcast episode, John Leshy (UC Law San Francisco) looks at public lands as a case study for promoting long-term interests. Listen now 👂 https://buff.ly/3ZR3g3N

01/19/2023

The #️⃣1️⃣ use of the 600+ million acres of public land in the US is recreation. 🏕️ 🥾 However, many public lands also are used for energy projects.

John Leshy (UC Law San Francisco) discusses the various uses of public lands in this episode of Resources Radio.

John D. Leshy discusses the history of US public lands, legislation that has affected their legal status, and their role in a transition to clean energy.

01/12/2023

If we want to track and manage community-level pollution, measuring air quality is essential.

Danae Hernández-Cortés (ASU School of Sustainability) explores how we might use policy design to target concerns in this podcast episode. Listen now: https://buff.ly/3GWV3DX

01/11/2023

Cap-and-trade programs have the potential to change how pollution is distributed among communities, which has led to concerns.

Danae Hernández-Cortés (School for the Future of Innovation in Society at ASU) breaks down her paper that examines the environmental justice outcomes of California’s program here 👇

Danae Hernández-Cortés discusses how California’s cap-and-trade program affects levels of air pollution in environmental justice communities.

01/05/2023

What were the biggest moments for energy and environment in 2022, and where are things headed in 2023?

John Larsen (Rhodium Group) & Catherine Wolfram (Haas School of Business - UC Berkeley) review the past year and herald the new one in this podcast episode 👇 https://buff.ly/3ZdDiao

01/04/2023

2022 brought the most significant US climate legislation to date: the Inflation Reduction Act. Could 2023 be an even bigger year for US climate change efforts?

John Larsen (Rhodium Group) & Catherine Wolfram (Haas School of Business - UC Berkeley) tackle what’s to come here:

Catherine Wolfram and John Larsen discuss the year’s biggest energy and environmental policy stories at the state, national, and international levels.

12/27/2022

Hazardous waste–cleanup programs are intended to benefit communities, but they can also lead to higher housing prices.

In this episode of Resources Radio, Elaine Hill (University of Rochester) discusses the various effects of environmental policies. 🎧

Elaine Hill discusses a federal program that cleans up hidden pollutants, which affects housing prices in communities and the people who live there.

12/23/2022

Damage from hurricanes includes more than just physical destruction. 🌀 These storms also negatively impact human health and even birth outcomes.

Listen as Jacob Hochard (University of Wyoming) discusses this surprising research result 🎧 https://buff.ly/3PG9aA4

12/22/2022

2022 was a record year for wildfire: more fires were reported this year than any other in the past 10 years. While fewer acres were burned than in years past, new research published in the journal Frontiers in Human Dynamics shows that a growing number of people are moving into the wildland-urban interface (WUI)—and into harm’s way. RFF Senior Fellow Margaret Walls shares her thoughts on the WUI and what communities do can to confront this growing risk.

For more expert insight on wildfire risk and resilience, watch our recently concluded Sparking Solutions event series, which brought together experts to discuss fuel management, the WUI, and wildfire insurance. https://buff.ly/3Whdokc

12/20/2022

Lower birth weights are associated with lifelong negative outcomes, including lower employment and education rates.

On this episode of Resources Radio, Jacob Hochard (University of Wyoming) explores how hurricanes are linked to these effects.

Jacob Hochard discusses the effect of hurricanes on birth outcomes and suggests policies to help reduce the negative impacts of tropical storms.

12/15/2022

Government policies have made large-scale renewable energy affordable, but renewable projects now face the hurdle of gaining acceptance in local communities.

Sarah Mills (Graham Sustainability Institute) examines why these projects face resistance in rural communities: https://buff.ly/3BzMqw1

12/14/2022

In the past: the cost of renewable technologies was the biggest barrier to their deployment. Now: it’s community acceptance, says ().

Listen as she breaks down this issue on Resources Radio 🎧

Sarah Mills discusses the reasons that rural communities in the Great Lakes region support or oppose local renewable energy projects.

12/09/2022

Wildfire management involves more than just putting out fires.

In this episode of Resources Radio, Colin Foard (The Pew Charitable Trusts) discusses how local, state, and federal governments can collaborate on wildfire mitigation. https://buff.ly/3VCI13k

12/06/2022

As wildfire frequency and intensity increase, the status quo for wildfire management is shifting.

Listen as Colin Foard (The Pew Charitable Trusts) breaks down these changes and the future of fighting wildfires. 👂

Colin Foard discusses how states budget for wildfires and how local, state, and federal governments collaborate on wildfire management.

12/01/2022

As we saw this summer, energy challenges can hurt consumers’ wallets. The same issues are likely to arise in the energy transition.

Tune in to this podcast episode as Emily Grubert (Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame) discusses overcoming these hurdles 👇

Emily Grubert discusses challenges in the period of the clean energy transition when both fossil fuels and clean energy infrastructure may be needed.