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Rabe in MLive on Trump's plan to review auto industry fuel economy targets

Mar 17, 2017

An MLive article published on March 15, “University of Michigan professors discuss Trump’s fuel economy review,” discusses President Trump’s plan to challenge the current Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) emissions targets that were central to...

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U.S. News and World Report posts previously-released grad school rankings

Mar 14, 2017

In rankings originally published in March 2016, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is recognized in the top ten of America’s “public affairs” programs. According to the re-released U.S. News and World...

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Michigan News release: Hausman on anticipated electric cost surges in warming world

Feb 7, 2017

Climate change is likely to increase U.S. electricity costs over the next century by billions of dollars more than economists previously forecast, according to a new study involving a University of Michigan researcher. The study shows how higher...

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Hausman in PNAS: Climate change to severely impact peak electricity demand in U.S.

Feb 7, 2017

An article by Maximilian Auffhammer (University of California, Berkeley), Patrick Baylis (Stanford University), and Catherine Hausman, "Climate change is projected to have severe impacts on the frequency and intensity of peak electricity demand...

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Raimi examines how analogies might be used to educate the public about climate change

Jan 30, 2017

An article by Kaitlin Raimi, Paul Stern (National Research Council), and Alexander Maki (Vanderbilt University), "The Promise and Limitations of Using Analogies to Improve Decision-Relevant Understanding of Climate Change," has been published in...

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Hausman, with support from RFF, researches natural gas regulation, leaks, and abatement

Jan 26, 2017

Assistant Professor Catherine Hausman is the 2016 - 2017 recipient of the John V. Krutilla Research Stipend Award from Resources for the Future (RFF), an organization that conducts economic research and analysis "to help leaders make better...

Raimi and Newell publish paper on US government revenues from oil and gas production

Jan 16, 2017

A discussion paper by Daniel Raimi and Richard G. Newell on "US State and Local Oil and Gas Revenues" was published in November 2016 by Resources for the Future. Abstract: US state and local governments generate revenues from oil and gas...

Raimi publishes in Journal of Environmental Psychology on “Environmental peer persuasion”

Jan 16, 2017

An article by Kaitlin Raimi and Alexander Maki (Vanderbilt University), "Environmental peer persuasion: How moral exporting and belief superiority relate to efforts to influence others," was published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology on...

National Academy of Public Administration taps Barry Rabe for energy, environmental reviews

Jan 10, 2017

The National Academy of Public Administration has appointed Barry Rabe to a three-person Expert Advisory Group that is charged with conducting a performance review of the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental...

Five Ford School students honored with 2017 Dow Sustainability Fellowships

Dec 19, 2016

Five Ford School students have been awarded 2017 Dow Sustainability Fellowships, out of 40 selected students from 12 U-M schools and colleges.The Dow Sustainability Fellowship supports graduate students who are "committed to finding...

In Brookings, Rabe asks “What will Scott Pruitt do if he cannot sue EPA?”

Dec 14, 2016

While we know a great deal about President-elect Trump’s EPA nominee, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Barry Rabe writes for the Brookings Institution that it is highly unclear "just what he will do in his role.” The article, titled “What...

Daniel Raimi authors new working paper on state and local oil and gas revenues

Nov 30, 2016

Resources for the Future, an independent, nonpartisan research organization, released on November 23rd a new discussion paper by Daniel Raimi and coauthor Richard G. Newell titled: “U.S. State and Local Oil and Gas Revenues.” Abstract U.S....

Rabe in E&E News, "Can Trump deliver on immense energy, climate promises?"

Nov 30, 2016

Ford School Professor Barry Rabe was quoted in a recent E&E News article titled “Can Trump deliver on immense energy, climate promises?” Throughout the campaign, President-elect Trump promised to repeal or replace many of President Obama’s...

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Michigan local leaders assess drinking water issues in latest Michigan Public Policy Survey

Nov 29, 2016

Over a quarter of local officials from Michigan jurisdictions that provide shared water infrastructure believe funding levels are not sufficient to maintain those systems, according to the latest Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), "Local...

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Catherine Hausman: Nuclear closures magnify U.S. climate challenge for Trump

Nov 18, 2016

Peter Behr, E&E News Reporter, quoted Catherine Hausman in his November 17 article, "Nuclear closures magnify U.S. climate challenge for Trump." Behr reports that up to 15 percent of U.S. nuclear reactors may shut down over the next ten years...

Mills surveys Michigan farmers, finds wind turbines have positive impact on landowners

Nov 17, 2016

Sarah Mills of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy surveyed more than 1,200 farm landowners throughout 14 townships in Michigan to find out how farmers are impacted by wind energy turbines on their land. Mills found landowners with wind...

In memoriam: Eunice Burns (MPA ’70), civil servant, community leader, environmental advocate

Oct 24, 2016

We are deeply saddened to report that Eunice Burns (MPA ’70)—an Ann Arbor civil servant, a long-standing community and environmental leader, and a beloved alumna of the Ford School—passed away on October 20, 2016 at the age of 93.Burns, a mother of...

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Barry Rabe on the re-emergence of state trust funds in the shale gas era

Oct 7, 2016

An article by Barry G. Rabe and Rachel L. Hampton, “Trusting in the future: The re-emergence of state trust funds in the shale era.” appears in the October 2016 volume of Energy Research & Social Science. Abstract Energy-producing states...

Mills and Gore: “Public and local government leader opinions on environmental federalism”

Oct 7, 2016

An article by Sarah Mills and Christopher Gore, “Public and local government leader opinions on environmental federalism: Comparing issues and national contexts,” was published in the September 2016 issue of State and Local Government...

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Science, Technology, and Public Policy program announces new director, welcomes applications

Sep 20, 2016

We are pleased to announce a new director of the University of Michigan's Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) graduate certificate program and to welcome applications from interested students. Associate Professor Shobita Parthasarathy,...

Michigan Journal of Public Affairs publishes 2016 volume on constitutional rights, freedoms

Sep 20, 2016

The editorial board of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs (MJPA) is pleased to announce the 2016 edition and thirteenth volume of the student-run journal of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.This year’s call for papers established the...

Graphic with text "Michigan Journal of Public Affairs in Solidarity with Black lives"

Internship field report, Dan Rebhan (BA '17) @ American Wind Energy Association

Sep 13, 2016

Dan Rebhan (BA '17) submits this field report from his summer 2016 internship in public affairs at the American Wind Energy Association in Washington, DC.This summer, I spent my time in Washington, DC as a public affairs intern at the American Wind...

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Barry Rabe discusses the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline on Wisconsin Public Radio

Sep 8, 2016

Wisconsin Public Radio’s John Munson interviewed Barry Rabe for "A look at the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline," about the controversy over the multi-state Dakota Access Oil Pipeline on September 6. Rabe provided extensive background information and...

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Hausman talks “fugitive methane” and incentivizing natural gas utilities to reduce it

Aug 23, 2016

Cynthia Canty, host of Michigan Radio’s “Stateside,” interviews Catherine Hausman for a program on “fugitive methane,” or methane gas leaks, in the natural gas distribution industry. “The natural gas industry tells us that using natural gas is...

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Hausman in The Conversation: Why methane leaks matter, and why markets won't fix them

Aug 10, 2016

“In less than a year, the Aliso Canyon [natural gas] facility leaked methane equal to about four million metric tons of CO2, the greenhouse gas equivalent of driving over 800,000 cars in a year,” writes Catherine Hausman for The Conversation...

There’s been a shift in thought on climate change, Mills tells CSM, Michigan Radio, more

Aug 3, 2016

Sarah Mills spoke with the Christian Science Monitor about results from the latest National Survey on Energy and Environment (NSEE), which found that only 15 percent of Americans now deny that there is solid evidence of climate change, in contrast...

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Energy and environment

Rabe in MLive on Trump's plan to review auto industry fuel economy targets

U.S. News and World Report posts previously-released grad school rankings

Michigan News release: Hausman on anticipated electric cost surges in warming world

Hausman in PNAS: Climate change to severely impact peak electricity demand in U.S.

Raimi examines how analogies might be used to educate the public about climate change

Hausman, with support from RFF, researches natural gas regulation, leaks, and abatement

Raimi and Newell publish paper on US government revenues from oil and gas production

Raimi publishes in Journal of Environmental Psychology on “Environmental peer persuasion”

National Academy of Public Administration taps Barry Rabe for energy, environmental reviews

Five Ford School students honored with 2017 Dow Sustainability Fellowships

In Brookings, Rabe asks “What will Scott Pruitt do if he cannot sue EPA?”

Daniel Raimi authors new working paper on state and local oil and gas revenues

Rabe in E&E News, "Can Trump deliver on immense energy, climate promises?"

Michigan local leaders assess drinking water issues in latest Michigan Public Policy Survey

Catherine Hausman: Nuclear closures magnify U.S. climate challenge for Trump

Mills surveys Michigan farmers, finds wind turbines have positive impact on landowners

In memoriam: Eunice Burns (MPA ’70), civil servant, community leader, environmental advocate

Barry Rabe on the re-emergence of state trust funds in the shale gas era

Mills and Gore: “Public and local government leader opinions on environmental federalism”

Science, Technology, and Public Policy program announces new director, welcomes applications

Michigan Journal of Public Affairs publishes 2016 volume on constitutional rights, freedoms

Internship field report, Dan Rebhan (BA '17) @ American Wind Energy Association

Barry Rabe discusses the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline on Wisconsin Public Radio

Hausman talks “fugitive methane” and incentivizing natural gas utilities to reduce it

Hausman in The Conversation: Why methane leaks matter, and why markets won't fix them

There’s been a shift in thought on climate change, Mills tells CSM, Michigan Radio, more

Detroit 2017, welcome our next David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows

Clean Energy Revolving Loan Fund helps A2 landlords improve rental unit efficiency

New undergrad politics, policy course offers opportunities to work with survey research data

Internship field report, Nadia Vandergriff @ World Bank, Global Climate Change Policy