On May 1, 2019, Joshua Rivera (MPP ’17), a researcher with U-M’s Poverty Solutions, testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. The hearing, titled “Examining Discrimination in the...

In the Media

The Trouble with Carbon Pricing

Apr 29, 2019 Energy Institute at Haas

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News

Daniel Raimi asks Barry Rabe: Can We Price Carbon?

Apr 19, 2019

In the April 16, 2019 edition of the Resource Radio podcast, Ford Lecturer Daniel Raimi interviewed his colleague Barry Rabe, Ford School professor and director of the Center for Local State and Urban Policy, about his book Can We Price Carbon?...

News

Barry Rabe and climate change: the opinions of the 2020 Democratic hopefuls

Apr 19, 2019

While the field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates grows and the first primaries approach, one of the top issues for the field is climate change. Since his inauguration, President Trump has reversed Obama-era environmental policies, focused...

In the Media

Dana Nessel, Michigan’s brash attorney general, plows through Lansing

Apr 19, 2019 BridgeMI

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State & Hill

Soundbites, Highlights from Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Apr 3, 2019

This is a critical opportunity for Michigan to catch up. Michigan has lagged behind the rest of the states in terms of access to the ballot. Christopher Thomas, former Director of Elections for the state. "Electoral Reform via Ballot...

In the Media

Where does US climate policy stand in 2019?

Mar 22, 2019 Brookings

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News

For Democratic candidates, climate issues are a litmus test–but Rabe wonders for how long

Mar 21, 2019

With the 2020 presidential election cycle picking up pace, analysts are noticing thematic trends in candidate platforms. For Democratic hopefuls, one essential theme is having strong answers to climate issues. In Elvina Nawaguna’s March 19, 2019,...

In the Media

On the campaign trail, climate change can no longer be ignored

Mar 19, 2019 Roll Call

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In the Media

Inslee eyes national climate fight, has struggled at home

Mar 5, 2019 Peninsula Daily News

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In the Media

Inslee eyes national climate fight, has struggled at home

Mar 4, 2019 Albuquerque Journal

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In the Media

Carbon taxes can be both good policy and good politics

Mar 4, 2019 Policy Options

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In the Media

Inslee eyes national climate fight, but has struggled at home

Mar 4, 2019 KOMO News

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Boots on the ground: Annual trip gives students perspective on policy work in DC

Feb 25, 2019

While Graduate Career Service’s yearly DC trip is only two days, its benefits reverberate to influence students’ career trajectory plans. On February 7 and 8, 35 Ford students took part in panels and information sessions around Washington, DC, on a...

News

A changing climate: Congress moves on climate change, Barry Rabe questions how far

Feb 18, 2019

After the Trump administration’s 2017 decision to back out of the Paris Agreement, a UN effort to mitigate harmful effects of greenhouse-gas-emissions, some members of congress began forming a bipartisan coalition to adopt the goals on a...

In the Media

The Energy 202: ‘There’s no reason for us to wait.' Four more Dem governors join alliance to uphold Paris climate goals

Feb 12, 2019 The Washington Post

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In the Media

More Democratic Governors Join Pledge To Uphold Paris Climate Agreement

Feb 12, 2019 Daily Caller

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In the Media

'Green New Deal' doc phased out nuclear — until it didn't

Feb 8, 2019 E&E News

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Lou Fintor new U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence

Feb 4, 2019

Lou Fintor is the Ford School’s new Diplomat in Residence (DIR), a U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer offering State Department career, internship, and fellowship information.Joining the Foreign Service in 2002, Fintor served as U.S....

News

Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills of the Ford School part of team that receives 2019 Catalyst Grant

Jan 25, 2019

Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills of the Ford School constitute the policy arm of the new multidisciplinary project for advancing new sustainability-focused policies that promote renewable energy proposals. Along with Tony Reames of the School for...

A new Midwest climate initiative? Professor Barry Rabe discusses the potential promise and pitfalls

Jan 11, 2019

With Democratic governors taking office in the Midwest, there is the potential for a reinvigorated regional cap-and-trade agreement that aims to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. Like the 2007 Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction...

In the Media

New Midwest governors spur hope for regional fight against climate change

Jan 9, 2019 Bridge Michigan

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In the Media

Advocates for Oregon's Carbon Pricing Plan Proceed Cautiously

Dec 12, 2018 Planetizen

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In the Media

Why greens are turning away from a carbon tax

Dec 9, 2018 Politico

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