May 28, 2021 Non-market Valuation, Water New Research Measures Economic Losses from Further Declines in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary By mmhuffm2 An interdisciplinary team of researchers at NC State University and Duke University have published a report that estimates the market... a
April 26, 2021 Policy, Water Why Wall Street Investors’ Trading California Water Futures is Nothing to Fear – and Unlikely to Work Anyway By mmhuffm2 Should we be concerned now that profit-hungry hedge funds and other investors can trade water like a barrel of oil... a
April 14, 2021 Energy, Land, Land Use A Cleaner Future for Energy on Federal Lands By mmhuffm2 NOTE: Dr. Eric Edwards recently spoke at “A cleaner future for energy on federal lands” webinar. This article has been... a
March 8, 2021 Research, Water New Research Reveals Growing Economic Impact of NC Seafood By mmhuffm2 New research has found that North Carolina’s wild-caught commercial seafood industry provides 5,500 jobs and nearly $300 million to the... a
February 8, 2021 Faculty, People Five Questions with Harrison Fell By mmhuffm2 As interim director of North Carolina State University’s Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy, Harrison Fell is passionate about the... a
February 1, 2021 News, Policy Commentary on COVID-19 Policy from Ercumen and Guiteras By mmhuffm2 The authors encourage low-cost preventative measures like masking and distancing to continue and emphasize that vaccines should be viewed as... a
January 19, 2021 Forestry, Forestry, Research Cost of Planting, Protecting Trees to Fight Climate Change Could Jump By mmhuffm2 Planting trees and preventing deforestation are considered key climate change mitigation strategies, but a new analysis finds the cost of... a
December 21, 2020 Clean Air, Energy, Environment Benefits of Renewable Energy Vary From Place to Place By mmhuffm2 The big takeaway from the study is that the environmental value of renewable energy varies significantly. In other words, one... a
December 8, 2020 Clean Air, Energy, Environment Emissions, Transmission, and the Environmental Value of Renewable Energy By mmhuffm2 Wind-powered electricity generation has grown tremendously in the U.S. in the past decade such that it is now the country’s... a
December 2, 2020 Faculty, Water Around the Globe, Groundwater Requires Local Governance By mmhuffm2 Groundwater aquifers supply drinking water to approximately 50% of the world’s population and provide 43% of the total water consumed... a
November 28, 2020 Land Use, Research The ‘Public Good’ of Controlling Mobile Pests with Genetically Engineered Crops By mmhuffm2 Pests and weeds do not respect property lines. In agriculture, this basic fact means that farmers’ pest control decisions can... a
November 22, 2020 Camp Resources, Faculty, Forestry, News, People Welcome Back to the Pack! By mmhuffm2 Dr. Justin Baker recently joined the faculty at NC State as an Associate Professor of Forest Resource Economics in the... a
