Wetlands, Flooding, and the Clean Water Act
n 2020 the EPA narrowed the definition of 'Waters of the United States', significantly limiting wetland protection under the Clean Water Act.
Research
How to weaken Russian oil and gas strength
Oil and gas exports represent Russia’s key geopolitical strength, as well as its major source of hard currency revenues (1–3).
Looking Back at 50 Years of the Clean Air Act
We synthesize and review retrospective analyses of federal air quality regulations to examine the contributions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to the vast air quality improvements seen since 1970.
Electricity Market Design and Zero-Marginal Cost Generation
Purpose of Review Competitive electricity systems arose in the context of thermal generation with dispatchable production and increasing variable costs.
The Case for a Punitive Tax on Russian Oil
Current demand and supply dynamics mean that a punitive tax on Russian oil would be both onerous for Russia and profitable for the rest of the world, making it more credible and sustainable than an em
What will happen with US climate policy under the Biden Administration?
On 20 January 2021, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States.
Key Success Factors in Environmental Entrepreneurship: The Case of Wilderness Safaris
This chapter analyzes the entrepreneurial conception and evolution of the Wilderness Safaris (WS) ecotourism enterprise operating in eight African countries.
The Relative Merits of Carbon Pricing Instruments: Taxes versus Trading
There is widespread agreement among most economists that economy-wide carbon pricing will be a necessary (although not necessarily sufficient) component of any policy that can achieve meaningful and c
Democratizing Work: Redistributing power in organizations for a democratic and sustainable future
Environmental destruction and social inequalities are increasingly urgent challenges.
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Technologies and costs in the U.S. context
The Biden administration has set a goal of reaching net zero economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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