Refined Coal: The Billion-Dollar Subsidy You've Never Heard Of, with Brian Prest

Published: June 7, 2019, midnight

b'Host Daniel Raimi talks with RFF postdoctoral fellow Brian Prest about a little-known topic: refined coal. Brian and coauthor Alan Krupnick have published a new RFF working paper that takes a close look at a $1-billion-a-year federal subsidy for refined coal. So, what is refined coal? What\'s the purpose of the subsidy? And does the subsidy deliver?\\n\\nReferences and recommendations:\\n"How Clean is Refined Coal?" by Brian C. Prest and Alan Krupnick; https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/how-clean-is-refined-coal/\\n"The Last Lobster: Boom or Bust for Maine\'s Greatest Fishery" by Christopher White; https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250080851'