We’re helping fossil fuel–dependent communities across the United States develop strategies to support their local economies.
REE-Funded Project
This project surveyed households living within a quarter mile of oil and gas wells in the top producing counties across the United States to understand their attitudes on energy and economic transitions.
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This project examined the extent to which local governments in oil- and natural gas-producing communities accumulated significantly more municipal debt during the shale boom than other communities.
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This project explored how restoring waterways polluted by acid mine drainage in Pennsylvania can advance economic development, reshaping the way people view a community and its prospects.
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This project studied the impact of an oil and gas well cleanup program in Alberta, Canada, which aimed to target benefits to Indigenous communities and businesses.
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REE-Funded Project
This project explored how restoring waterways polluted by acid mine drainage in Pennsylvania can advance economic development, reshaping the way people view a community and its prospects.
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This project explored several industries which could provide economic growth opportunities in Wyoming: nuclear energy, outdoor recreation, non-thermal coal use, controlled-environment agriculture, and quantum computing.
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This project examined how US states respond to declining fossil fuel revenue. It includes a case study evaluating tax policy options for Wyoming to address potential fossil fuel revenue declines.
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This project assessed federal policy efforts to enhance economic resilience in fossil fuel–reliant communities, outlining programs' rationale, design, and implementation.
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This project explored the potential for direct lithium extraction from oilfield brines in the historically oil-and-gas-producing region of Southwest Arkansas.
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This project investigated constraints to economic growth across New Mexico and explored emerging growth opportunities, with a focus on regions impacted by coal plant closures and shifting oil and gas market dynamics.
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REE Report
This report describes the need for additional scholarship to help policymakers design, implement, and evaluate strategies for supporting the economies of fossil fuel–dependent regions. It also highlights research questions that can inform decisionmakers in the years ahead.
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REE-Funded Project
This report seeks to understand the opportunities and challenges facing US oil- and gas-producing communities as they seek to build economic resilience against an uncertain energy future.
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Center on Global Energy Policy Report
This report uses a novel dataset and case studies to establish a baseline of local economic performance in fossil fuel–dependent communities between 2004 and 2019. This period captures the peak and first decade of decline of the US coal industry as well as the shale revolution that boosted US oil and gas production.
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REE-Funded Project
The report presents insights on Oklahoma’s economic resilience strategies, relevant policies, and proposed program enhancements based on a set of interviews with key stakeholders.
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