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Latest Research

Policy Studies Climate, Energy and Environment, Florida, State Policy

Be Prepared: Using Florida’s Natural Infrastructure to Combat Climate Change

Josiah Neeley March 2, 2023

Policy Studies Clean Energy, Energy and Environment, Environmental Regulation, Federal Government Affairs

U.S. Mineral Production Potential Unlikely to Satisfy Clean Energy Demands

Philip Rossetti Feb 28, 2023

Policy Studies Energy and Environment, Florida, State Policy, Water Policy

Be Prepared: Water Quality and Climate Change in Florida

Josiah Neeley Jan 26, 2023

Policy Studies Carbon Pricing, Clean Energy, Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Energy Subsidies, Federal Government Affairs

Opportunities for Competitive Policy Mechanisms to Improve Carbon Dioxide Removal

Philip Rossetti Oct 24, 2022

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Latest Commentary

In the News Clean Energy, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform

Radio: A Deeper Look at House Republicans’ Energy Package

Philip Rossetti March 29, 2023 Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson

In the News Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Federal Government Affairs

An Analysis of the Lower Energy Costs Act

Philip Rossetti March 29, 2023 Freopp

Analysis Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Energy Subsidies, State Policy, Texas

SB 6: Bill Analysis and Cost Estimate

Josiah Neeley, Beth Garza March 29, 2023

In the News Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, South, State Policy

Deep freeze and data concerns test Southeast power market

Devin Hartman March 28, 2023 Energy Wire

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Latest Outreach

Testimony California, Energy and Environment, State Policy, Water Policy

Testimony in Support of Streamlining California’s Water-Recharge Regulations

Steven Greenhut March 28, 2023

Coalition Letters, Letters Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Federal Government Affairs

R Street Institute joins Coalition Letter on Permitting Reform

Philip Rossetti March 27, 2023

Coalition Letters, Letters Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Federal Government Affairs

Coalition Letter Urging Congressional Reform of the Federal Offshore Wind, Oil and Gas Leasing Process

Philip Rossetti March 15, 2023

Testimony Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Midwest, State Policy

Comments Before the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission In the Matter of a Commission Investigation into the Potential Role of Third-Party Aggregation of Retail Customers

Chris Villarreal March 13, 2023

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Our Scholars

Devin Hartman

Policy Director, Energy and Environmental Policy; Resident Senior Fellow

Josiah Neeley

Director, Texas; Resident Senior Fellow, Energy

Philip Rossetti

Resident Senior Fellow, Energy

Michael Giberson

Senior Fellow, Energy