Editor's note: EarthBeat is publishing a series of essays on the goals of the Laudato Si' Action Platform from speakers at the 2023 "Laudato Si' and the U.S. Catholic Church" conference, held ...

A lot has changed in the world since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted 50 years ago in December 1973. Experts are now discuss how the ESA has evolved and what its future might hold. A lot ...

Economics is the study of how individuals, households, businesses, governments, and societies allocate their scarce resources. At both local and international level, economists study elements of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Economics professor and wearer of many hats. Economics: it’s the study of human action and its unintended consequences, and I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report is in, and it is ...

Can the field of economics help to achieve greater equality? Rohini Pande, an economist and director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, believes economists should consider notions of justice, not ...

Wildfire represents both risk and reward for some small communities in Washington. Walking the line between a "good fire" and a "bad fire" can be tricky. For the Methow Valley, wildfire is a way of ...