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Under the Weather: Diagnosing the Health Costs of Climate Change
Testimony to U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget
Making the Case for Climate Action: The Growing Risks and Costs of Inaction
Testimony to U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
The Right Discount Rate for Regulatory Costs and Benefits
with James H. Stock
Outlook: Wanted: A Law With Tooth
The Devastating Health Impacts of Climate Change
Testimony to U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform
The U.S. Should Pay People to Get Tested for Covid-19
Economics of Climate Change and the Cost of Inaction
Testimony to U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Environment
Forbes: Electrifying India May Require Convincing People Power Is Something Worth Paying For
with Anant Sudarshan
The Indian Express: Delhi’s Air Pollution is a Public Health Emergency, So Why Aren’t More People Wearing Masks?
The Economic Times: Powering Growth in Bihar
Forbes: A Win-Win-Win Innovation in Environmental Policy
The Times of India: For Breathable Air: Environmental Data Transparency and Star Rating Systems Will Improve Air Quality
The Indian Express: Indians Could Live Up to Three Years More if There’s a 25% Reduction in Air Pollution
Axios, Energy & Environment: Voter Support for Carbon Tax May Depend on How Revenue is Used
Axios, Energy & Environment: Nuclear Energy Could be Competitive, but it Requires Pricing Carbon
The Economic Times: Odisha Seeks to Clear the Air Through Greater Transparency
The Indian Express: How India Can Use Better Data and Regulations to Stop Industries From Choking its Cities
Four Years After Declaring War one Pollution, China is Winning
Forbes: Fracking Has its Costs and Benefits — The Trick Is Balancing Them
Your Race Against Time: How Climate Affects the Marathon
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
IndiaSpend: Star Power: Maharashtra Starts Rating Industries by Emissions
What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks
At What Cost? Examining the Social Cost of Carbon
Testimony to U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Environment, Subcommittee on Oversight
Donald Trump Should Know: This Is What Climate Change Costs Us
India’s Air-Conditioning and Climate Change Quandary
Americans Appear Willing to Pay for a Carbon Tax Policy
How Markets Can Help Us Adapt to Climate Change
The Indian Express: April Wasn’t January
Overlooked Tool to Fight Climate Change: A Tweak in Fuel Standards
The Indian Express: Yes, Delhi, it Worked
There’s a Formula for Deciding When to Extract Fossil Fuels
The Connection Between Cleaner Air and Longer Lives
Examining Practical Solutions to Improve the Federal Regulatory Process
Testimony to U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
The Indian Express: Make the Polluter Pay
If We Dig Out All Our Fossil Fuels, Here’s How Hot We Can Expect It to Get
Surprisingly, a Voluntary Climate Treaty Could Actually Work
Pollution Around the World: A Matter of Choices
The Next Big Climate Question: Will India Follow China?
The First Step to Cutting Red Tape: Better Analysis
Testimony to U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee
India’s Particulate Problem
See Red Flags, Hear Red Flags
Eliminating Unnecessary and Costly Red Tape Through Smarter Regulations
Testimony to U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee
The Uncomfortable Truth About American Wages
Let’s Keep Obama’s Regulatory Revolution Going
The True Costs of Alternative Energy Sources: Are We Unfairly Penalizing Natural Gas?
Testimony to U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee
Improving Regulatory Performance: Lessons from the United Kingdom
Testimony to Congress, Senate Budget Committee Task Force on Government Performance
Los Angeles Times: Long-Stagnant Teacher Compensation Needs to be Upgraded
with Adam Looney
Los Angeles Times: College: Expensive, but a Smart Choice
with Adam Looney
Politico: The Real Costs of U.S. Energy
with Adam Looney
Politico: Revamping Regulatory Review
Politico: Leave No Community Behind
with Adam Looney
The Importance of Research and Development (R&D) for U.S. Competitiveness and a Clean Energy Future
Testimony to Congress, Joint Economic Committee Hearing on Promoting a Clean Energy Economy
Liability and Financial Responsibility for Oil Spills under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and Related Statutes
Testimony to Congress, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Politico: A Built-in Incentive for Oil Spills

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