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An independent, nonprofit research institution dedicated to advancing a healthy environment 🌎 and thriving economy 📈 through impartial economic research and policy engagement.

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💡 Do you have a research project in mind that will help fossil fuel–dependent communities navigate the energy transition?

The Resilient Energy Economies Initiative is awarding research grants—apply before October 31! www.resilientenergyeconomies.org/grants

Watch this short video for more info 👇
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Last week, lightning strikes ignited dozens of wildfires in California—an increasingly common occurrence that affects disaster insurance markets in the state. 🏠

RFF Fellow Matt Wibbenmeyer discusses CA's wildfire insurance landscape and potential practices that could help communities adapt. 👇
September 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act expands a tax credit, originally for places whose economies rely on fossil fuels, to include communities involved with nuclear energy.🏭⚡

In this In Focus video, RFF Fellow @danielraimi.bsky.social explains the implications of including “nuclear energy communities.”
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The EPA recently announced its plans to repeal the “endangerment finding,” which asserts that greenhouse gases harm human health and the environment. In this In Focus video, RFF President & CEO Billy Pizer breaks down the implications of this major move. ⬇️
August 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Federal climate action is slowing, but states are using emissions trading systems to cut emissions and raise state revenue. RFF Research Associate Nicholas Roy explains how in this new In Focus video 👇
July 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Powerlines are a vital part of the clean energy transition. ⚡

Join Molly Robertson and a panel of experts THIS THURSDAY for a webinar on why we need more powerlines, why we aren’t building them fast enough, and ways we can speed up the process.

RSVP 👉 www.rff.org/events/webin...
July 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#ArtificialIntelligence is expected to have a large impact on the US’ #energy future, given the electricity demand it creates. 🤖⚡️

In this In Focus video, RFF's Kristin Hayes discusses the #climate implications of #AI’s expanding role. 🎞️⬇️
July 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The House of Representatives has advanced a bill that rapidly phases out federal subsidies for clean electricity generation. ⚡📉

RFF’s McKenna Peplinski discusses the effects of losing these subsidies on electricity bills, emissions, and the energy sector in a new In Focus Video. 👇
May 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM