Publications

Dr. Dunford, the founder of EES, has published extensively.  His noteworthy journal articles, book chapters, expert reports, other reports, papers presented at professional meetings, and presentations are listed below.

Selected Journal Articles and Book Chapters

  • Gottlieb, I., N. Howe, R. Dunford, and C. Betz. 2019. “CERCLA Cost Recovery, Contribution and a Primer on Natural Resource Damages Law:  Regulation, Litigation and Basic Economic Principles.”  Chapter 5 In Environmental Litigation:  Law and Strategy, Second Edition. A. Hogan & K.A. Brown, Eds.  Chicago, IL:  American Bar Association.
  • Dunford, R.W., S. Gmur, M.K. Lynes, G.E. Challenger, & M.A. Dunford. 2019. “Natural Resource Damages from Oil Spills in the United States.” Environmental Claims Journal  31(2): 176 – 190.
  • Dunford, R.W. 2018. “The Discount Rate for Assessing Intragenerational Natural Resource Damages.” Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research  8(1-2): 89 – 109.
  • Dunford, R.W. and W.W. Locke.  2015.  “A Framework for Assessing Groundwater Damages from Contamination.”  Environmental Claims Journal  27(1): 19 – 39.
  • Desvousges, W.H., F.R. Johnson, R.W. Dunford, K.J. Boyle, S.P. Hudson, and K.N. Wilson.  2010.  Measuring Nonuse Damages Using Contingent Valuation:  An Experimental Evaluation of Accuracy.  Second Edition.  Research Triangle Park, NC:  RTI Press.
  • Gottlieb, I., R.W. Dunford, and C.S. Betz.  2009.  “A Practical Guide to Litigating Natural Resource Damage Claims.”  In Environmental Litigation:  Law and Strategy, C. Perlman, Ed.  Chicago, IL:  American Bar Association.
  • Dunford, R.W.  2008.  “Should Potentially Responsible Parties Cooperate with Trustees in a Natural Resource Damage Assessment?”  Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Litigation Committee Newsletter 4(1):  8 – 11.
  • Dunford, R.W., T.C. Ginn, and W.H. Desvousges.  2004.  “The Use of Habitat Equivalency Analysis in Natural Resource Damage Assessments.”  Ecological Economics 48(1):49–70.
  • Iannuzzi, T.J., D.F. Ludwig, J.C. Kinnell, J.M. Wallin, W.H. Desvousges, and R.W. Dunford.  2002.  A Common Tragedy:  History of an Urban River.  Amherst, MA:  Amherst Scientific Publishers.
  • Johnson, F.R., R.W. Dunford, W.H. Desvousges, and H.S. Banzhaf.  2001.  “The Role of Knowledge in Assessing Nonuse Damages:  A Case Study of the Lower Passaic River.”  Growth and Change 32(Winter):43–68.

Selected Expert Reports

  • United States v. Bobby Wolford Trucking & Salvage Inc., et al. (2019) (Klock Farm)
  • Toxics Action Center, Inc. and Conservation Law Foundation v. Casella Waste Systems, Inc. and North Country Environmental Services, Inc. (2019)  (NCES Landfill)
  • Sierra Club v. Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power.  (2016) (Chesapeake Energy Center)
  • United States v. Sierra Pacific Industries Inc., et al. (2011) (Moonlight Fire)
  • United States v. Pacific Gas & Electric and Western Environmental Consultants, Inc.  (2011) (Sims Fire)
  • City of San Diego’s Claim for Ecological Damages from the Witch and Guejito Fires in October 2007.  (2011)
  • United States v. Southern California Edison, et al. (2011) (Grass Valley Fire)
  • NJDEP, et al. v. General Electric Company, et al. (2010) (Buzby Brothers Landfill)
  • NJDEP, et al. v. Bayer CropScience Inc., et al.  (2010) (Factory Lane)
  • NJDEP, et al. v. Hercules Incorporated, et al.  (2009) (Parlin)

Selected Other Reports

  • Dunford, R.W.  2006.  Net Environmental Benefit Analysis of Capping the Middle Reach of Bayou Trepagnier.  Prepared for Motiva Enterprises.
  • Dunford, R.W., L.A. Hostetter, & P.R. Krause.  2005.  Using Habitat Equivalency Analysis to Compare the Net Environmental Impacts of the 4H Shell Mounds Proposed Project and Alternatives.  Prepared for Chevron.
  • Desvousges, W.H., R.W. Dunford, K.E. Mathews, C.L. Taylor, and J.L. Teague.  1999.  A Preliminary Economic Evaluation of New Jersey’s Proposed Groundwater Damage Assessment Process.  Prepared for New Jersey Site Remediation Industry Network.
  • Dunford, R.W., W.H. Desvousges, F.R. Johnson, E.E. Fries, H.J. Michael, and K.E. Mathews.  1997.  Comments on NOAA’s Draft Compensatory Restoration Guidance Document.  Submitted to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD. 

Selected Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

  • Dunford, R.W. and H. Byrd.  2018.  “Valuing Recreation Trips by Children:  Theory and Application in a Random Utility Maximization Model.”  Paper present at Western Economics Association International conference, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.  (January)
  • Byrd, H. and R.W. Dunford.  2017.  “The Role of the Value-Transfer Methodology in Scaling Human-Use Restoration Projects Under the Oil Pollution Act.”  Paper presented at U.S. Society for Ecological Economics conference, St. Paul, MN.  June
  • Dunford, R.W. et al.  2017.  “Insights from a New Statistical Analysis of Natural Resource Damage Settlements from Oil Spills in the United States.”  Paper presented at the 2017 International Oil Spill Conference, Long Beach, CA.  May
  • Dunford, R.W. and M.K. Lynes.  2014.  “Predicting Natural Resource Damages from Oil Spills in the United States.”  Presented at the 2014 International Oil Spill Conference, Savannah, GA.  May
  • Dunford, R.W. and R.S. Rosenberger.  2010.  “Propositions on Valuing the Recreation Outings of Children.”  Presented at the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis annual meeting, Washington, DC.  October
  • Dunford, R.W. and R.S. Rosenberger.  2009.  “Valuing the Recreation Outings of Children.”  Presented at the Western Economics Association International and Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  June
  • Dunford, R.W.   2006.  “An Economic Evaluation of Net Environmental Benefit Analysis for Choosing Among Environmental Projects.”  Presented at the Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska.  June.
  • Dunford, R.W., W.R. Gala, and P.A.H. Samuels.  2004.  “Compensatory Restoration:  An Alternative to the Standard Ecological Risk Characterization and Management Approach.”  Presented at the International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.  October.
  • Dunford, R.W.  2004.  “Estimating and Managing Groundwater Damages.”  Presented at the Environmental Law Section of Colorado Bar Association.  January.
  • Freeman, M.L., and R.W. Dunford.  2003.  “The New Carissa Shipwreck:  Aesthetic Impact on Coastal Recreation.”  Presented at the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.  July.
  • Dunford, R.W.  2003.  “Estimating Compensatory Damages from MTBE Contamination.”  Presented at the National Ground Water Association’s MTBE Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.  June.
  • Dunford, R.W., G.S. Mauseth, P.B. Ung, and J.A. Cook.  2003.  “Challenges in Using Habitat Equivalency Analysis for Scaling Compensatory Restoration.”  Presented at the International Oil Spill Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  April.
  • Dunford, R.W., T.J. Havranek, and M.C. Schiavo.  2002.  “A Comprehensive Environmental Liability Management Strategy for Hazardous-Substance Releases.”  Presented at the Western Economics Association International meeting, Seattle, Washington.  June.
  • Dunford, R.W., and M.L. Freeman.  2001.  “A Statistical Model for Estimating Natural Resource Damages from Oil Spills.”  Presented at the International Oil Spill Conference, Tampa, Florida.  March.
  • Dunford, R.W., and T.H. Knight.  2001.  “A Regression Model to Estimate Baseline Use of a Recreation Area Following an Oil Spill.”  Presented at the International Oil Spill Conference, Tampa, Florida.  March.

Selected Presentations

  • Dunford, R.W.  2018.  “Update on Best Practices and Pitfalls for the NRD Economist.”  Presented at Law Seminar International’s 12th Annual Advanced Conference on Litigating Natural Resource Damages, Santa Fe, NM.  (August)
  • Dunford, R.W.  2016.  “Natural Resource Damages 101:  Key Economic Principles.”  Presented at Law Seminar International’s Fifth Annual Advanced Conference on Natural Resource Damages, Washington, DC.  (March)
  • Dunford, R.W.  2015.  “Allocating Natural Resource Damages:  Background.”  Present-ed at Law Seminar International’s Fourth Annual Advanced Conference on Natural Resource Damages, Washington, DC.  (March)
  • Dunford, R.W.  2014.  “Challenges in Estimating Nonuse Values.”  Presented at Law Seminar International’s Third Annual Advanced Conference on Natural Resource Damages, Washington, DC.  (February)
  • Dunford, R.W.  2013.  “The Economics of Restoration.”  Presented at Law Seminar International’s Seventh Annual Comprehensive Conference on Natural Resource Damages, Santa Fe, NM.  (July)
  • Dunford, R.W.  2013.  “The Economics of Restoration.”  Presented at Law Seminar International’s Second Annual Advanced Conference on Natural Resource Damages, Washington, DC.  (February)
  • Dunford, R.W.  2012.  “Economics of Restoration:  What Is a DSAY Anyway?”  Presented at Law Seminar International’s Advanced Conference on Natural Resource Damages, Washington, DC.  (January)
  • Dunford, R. W.  2010.  “Human Use Damages for Injuries to Clearwater River.”  Presented at the Lorman Education Services Teleconference titled “Anatomy of a Natural Resources Damage Claim.”  (December)
  • Dunford, R.W.  2010.  “Potential Economic Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill.”  Presented on the American Bar Association’s Litigation Series Webinar on “The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.” (October)
  • Dunford, R.W.  2009.  “Economics of NRD.”  Presented at Law Seminars International’s Fifth Annual Advanced Conference on Natural Resource Damages, Newark, NJ. (November) 
  • Dunford, R.W.  2008.  “Quantifying Injuries to Natural Resources That Provide Both Ecological and Human Use Services.”  Presented at the SETAC North America 29th Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.  November.
  • Dunford, R.W.  2008.  “Compensatory Restoration Approach to Cultural Service Losses Resulting from Natural Resource Injuries.”  Presented at the 2008 NRDA Restoration Program National Workshop, U.S. Department of the Interior, Phoenix, AZ.  April
  • Dunford, R.W.  2007.  “Establishing the Value of Natural Resources.”  Presented at Law Seminars International’s Third Annual Conference on Natural Resource Damages, Newark, NJ.  (November) 
  • Dunford, R.W.  2006.  “Estimating Groundwater Damages from Hazardous Substance Releases.”  Presented at Law Seminars International’s Conference on Natural Resource Damages Litigation, Newark, NJ.  (November) 
  • Dunford, R.W.  2006.  “Getting to Restoration.”  Presented at the 2006 NRD Symposium in Fairfax, Virginia.  July.
  • Dunford, R.W.  2001.  “The Economic Costs of U.S. Oil Spills.”  Presented at the First International Conference on Marine Environmental Challenges, Plymouth, Massachusetts.  February.

Updated March 2020