Recent Research: Environment

Research & Commentary: Crop Insurance and Farm Subsidies

Matthew Glans
September 13, 2011

Farmers buy crop insurance for protection against the financial impact of natural disasters affecting their crops and the loss of revenue caused by declines in agricultural commodity prices.

Research & Commentary: National Flood Insurance Update

Matthew Glans
September 8, 2011

On Thursday, September 8th, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held its first formal markup of a bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.

Research & Commentary: Keystone XL Pipeline

July 26, 2011

The Keystone XL Project is an approximately 1,661-mile pipeline expansion project that will transport crude oil from Canadian oil sands to U.S. refining markets.

Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) of Natural Gas

James M. Taylor, J.D.
James M. Taylor
June 21, 2011

Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) of Natural Gas

Research & Commentary: The Safety of Nuclear Energy Generation

Jay Lehr, Ph.D
March 31, 2011

The earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan on March 11 caused a series of explosions and fires at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant, setting off a storm of media attention and public con

Research & Commentary: The Price-Anderson Act

Matthew Glans
Matthew Glans
March 31, 2011

The generation of electricity through nuclear power carries risk.

Addressing Nebraska's Economic Issues In water Policy

Raymond J. Supalla
September 1, 2010

Nebraska’s greatest water policy challenges are how to cost-effectively and equitably meet our obligations to Kansas under the terms of the Republican Basin Compact; how to cost-effectively and equitably meet our obligations in the Platte Basin as specified in the current Co-operative Agreement with Colorado, Wyoming, and the U.S. Department of Interior; and how to balance the needs of current and future generations as we pursue the development of inte-grated management plans under the general framework of LB962.

The Economics of Climate Change Proposals in Wisconsin

David G. Tuerck, Ph.D., Paul Bachman, MSIE, Sarah Glassman, MSEP, Michael Head, MSEP
November 1, 2009

Executive Summary

In April 2007, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed Executive Order 191 establishing the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming (GTF).  The Task Force brings together members of the business, industry, government and environmental consulting communities to create a plan of action for the state of Wisconsin that addresses issues related to climate change.1