We use economics and law to support smart policies for the environment, public health, and consumers.

Featured Work

REPORT
Reforming Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands
Report Series
Guiding the Future of the Social Cost of Carbon
REPORT
Regulating Risks from Toxic Substances
Tracker
Trump-Era Policy in the Courts
Report
Assessing the Environmental Laws and Policies Weakened in Response to Covid-19

Projects & Updates

Comments to FERC on East 300 Upgrade Project

Public Comments / August 23, 2021 / Download
Comments to FERC on PJM MOPR Reform

Public Comments / August 20, 2021 / Download
Comments to FERC on the East Lateral XPress Project

Public Comments / August 16, 2021 / Download
Comments to ONRR on Its New Proposal to Rescind Trump-Era Valuation Rule Repeal

Public Comments / August 12, 2021 / Download

In the News

Legal Expert Explains the Key Mistake Republican Governors Are Making About Covid Policy

News Clip / AlterNet / August 30, 2021
Using the Congressional Review Act to Undo Trump-Era Rules

Opinion / Bloomberg Law / August 30, 2021
Some Governors Are Mismanaging COVID and Misunderstanding Federalism

Opinion / The Hill (Opinion) / August 27, 2021
Looking Under the Hood of Biden’s New Clean Car Standards

Opinion / Bloomberg Law (Insight) / August 18, 2021

Our Latest Publications

Making Regulations Fair

How Cost-Benefit Analysis Can Promote Equity and Advance Environmental Justice

by Jack Lienke, Iliana Paul, Max Sarinsky, and Burçin Ünel
Gauging Economic Consensus on Climate Change

by Peter Howard and Derek Sylvan
Resource Adequacy in a Decarbonized Future

Wholesale Market Design Options and Considerations

by Sylwia Bialek, Justin Gundlach, and Christine Pries

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