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Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policies

  • Written by Noah Kaufman, Senior Research Scholar in Climate Economics, Columbia University
Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policiesSeveral rural communities in the western U.S. rely heavily on the fossil fuel industry.AP Photo/David Zalubowski

On a recent visit to Rangely, a small town in northwest Colorado, my colleagues and I met with the administrators of a highly regarded community college to discuss the town’s economy. Leaving the scenic campus, we saw families...

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