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Controlling Great Lakes Pollution : A Study in United States - Canadian Environmental Cooperation

Bilder, Richard - 2013

boundary water pollution problems and, in particular, the 1909 U.S.-Canada Boundary Waters Treaty, the U ….S.-Canada International Joint Commission and its procedures, the Commission’s activities regarding pollution prior to 1971, and the proposed … in attempting to deal jointly with Great Lakes and other boundary water pollution and other problems including: (1) the …

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Growing Complexities : A Cross-Sector Review of U.S. Biofuels Policies and Their Interactions

Blonz, Joshua A.; Vajjhala, Shalini P.; Safirova, Elena - 2009

In the midst of concerns about U.S. energy security and climate change, a wider use of biomass and biofuels is promoted as one of the recipes for sustainability. The production and use of biofuels in the United States has rapidly increased in the last several years, promoted by a variety of...

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Causal Effects of Renewable Portfolio Standards on Renewable Investments and Generation : The Role of Heterogeneity and Dynamics

Deschênes, Olivier; Malloy, Christopher; McDonald, Gavin G. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Despite a 30-year long history, Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) remain controversial and debates continue to surround their efficacy in leading the low-carbon transition in the electricity sector. Contributing to the ongoing debates is the lack of definitive causal evidence on their impact...

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U.S. Renewable Energy Policy in Context

Davies, Lincoln L. - 2016

This article introduces and overviews U.S. renewable energy policy. It describes the shape, content, and contours of that policy, including its emphases and functions in both the electricity and transportation sectors of the U.S. economy. To do so, the article builds a conceptual model that can...

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Climate Regulation of the Electricity Industry : A Comparative View from Australia, Great Britain, South Korea, and the United States

Davies, Lincoln L. - 2017

Climate regulation of the electricity sector is one of the most important growing — and rapidly changing — areas of law and policy today. This is both because of the critical role that electricity plays in modern society, acting as economic lifeblood, and because of electricity's part in...

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Why the U.S. Does Not Have a Renewable Energy Policy

Elliott, E. Donald - 2015

There is a large gap between the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources in the U.S. and EU. This paper argues the reasons are not just a failure of policy in the U.S. but also matters of deep political structure and culture. Federalism, separation of powers, changing policies...

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Obamacare and Environmental Production Efficiency Rankings for the 50 U.S. State Governments : A Data Envelopment Analysis of Health Outcomes from Environmental Factors and State H...

Feroz, Ehsan H. - 2018

This paper examines the health performance rankings of the 50 U.S. state governments (SGs), and addresses the relationship between SG performance rankings and SG environmental health, economic prosperity, and state healthcare policy. We use the data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate and...

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Natural Capital Considerations for an Extension of the U.S. Marine Economy Satellite Account

Wielgus, Jeffrey; Grasso, Mônica; Colgan, Charles S.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

In an effort to measure and track marine-dependent economic activities, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has developed two statistical tools: The Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) and the Marine Economy Satellite Account (MESA). In both efforts, the...

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Water Law in the United States and Brazil - Climate Change & Two Approaches to Emerging Water Poverty

Cassuto, David N.; Sampaio, Romulo S. R. - 2015

This article examines two of the major water legal regimes in the Americas - that of Brazil and the United States. Both countries have extensive wet and dry regions and both hydro-regimes face a significant threat from global warming. Brazil, for instance, is home to between eight and fifteen...

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Hydraulic Fracturing in the European Union : Leveraging the U.S. Experience in Shale Gas Exploration and Production

Glowacki, Joanna; Henkel, Christoph - 2015

the potential for pollution of surface and groundwater are only two examples of such concerns. In fact, a clear picture of …

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