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Keywords:Environmental policy 

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What a waste: the generation and disposal of trash imposes costs on society and the environment: should we be doing more?

In 1987, the Mobro 4000 garbage barge from Long Island focused public attention on trash. Have we disposed of the problem?
Regional Review , Volume 12 , Issue Q 1 , Pages 22-30

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Recycling—righteous or rubbish?

Critics say recycling is garbage. Supporters say it will save the world. The truth lies somewhere in between
Fedgazette , Volume 17 , Issue Mar , Pages 6-9

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Policy update: Incentives for greener transportation

Related links: https://www.richmondfed.org/-/media/richmondfedorg/publications/research/econ_focus/2011/q3/policy_update_weblinks.cfm
Econ Focus , Volume 15 , Issue 3Q , Pages 9

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The future of biofuel (panel discussion)

Regional Economic Development , Issue Apr , Pages 78-115

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Pollution control legislation and the capital-appropriations- expenditure lag

Economic Review , Issue Win , Pages 40-52

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Water wars

Markets hold promise for resolving disputes over water use. But the intricate economics-and persistent politics-of water suggest that governments will remain part of the picture.
Fedgazette , Volume 15 , Issue Jul , Pages 1-7

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The once and future fuel: Shale gas brings back cheap energy, but what's the risk?

Related links: https://www.richmondfed.org/-/media/richmondfedorg/publications/research/econ_focus/2012/q2-3/feature4_weblinks.cfm>
Econ Focus , Volume 16 , Issue 2Q/3Q , Pages 27-30

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Terms of trade and OECD policies to mitigate global climate change

Previous economic research has identified two ways policy to mitigate global climate change could be implemented without minimizing world costs. Costs are boosted when agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are limited to a subset of countries or deadlines for reducing emissions force the premature retirement of energy-using capital equipment. Stephen Brown and Hillard Huntington identify a third way global warming policy could prove more costly from a world perspective-by countries using criteria other than a fuel's greenhouse gas content when determining how to reduce their ...
Economic and Financial Policy Review

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Soil conservation: Market failure and program performance

An examination of the economic rationale behind soil conservation programs, an assessment of the magnitude of the soil erosion problem, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of U.S. soil conservation policies.
Economic Commentary , Issue Jan

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A burning issue

Garbage burners play a significant role in a few Ninth District states. For years, local governments have stoked the fire, but the flame appears to be dying
Fedgazette , Volume 17 , Issue Mar

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