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I-95 debacle demands answers - Ali

Jan 5, 2022 The Washington Post

After motorists in Virginia were left stranded on the highway for over 24 hours, calls for an investigation into the state's handling of the disaster mounted. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, weighed in on the event. "That...

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Ivacko on federal infrastructure dollars in Michigan

Nov 15, 2021 The Detroit News

“The federal (infrastructure) funding is probably a once-in-a-lifetime lifeline, and it certainly is going to move the needle. But Michiganders need to understand that we have a long-term challenge. This federal money will last for a while, it will...

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Human oversight of automated decision-making doesn't work, says Green

Sep 28, 2021 Protocol

Commenting on his recent research, Ben Green told Protocol, “The point is not to say: Let's just allow these algorithms to be used without the human oversight. But if we're only comfortable with these algorithms because we have human oversight, we...

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Should complex, high-stakes government decisions be reliant on predictive algorithms?

Aug 27, 2021

Machine learning is increasingly used for government decision-making to predict adverse outcomes. For instance, many cities and states in the U.S. have adopted pretrial risk assessments that inform decisions about whether to release criminal...

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Weiss weighs in on tracking death records

Aug 10, 2021 Bloomberg

Tracking American deaths remains a messy business, even while millions of COVID stimulus dollars were sent to the deceased. A law signed by President Trump allows Social Security to collect death records from states and encourages states to submit...

Professor Barry Rabe explains the importance of Oregon's carbon cap bill

Nov 30, 2018

With the Democratic victories in Oregon’s legislative and gubernatorial elections, one may assume that the state’s proposed carbon cap bill will quickly pass in both chambers of the state legislature and become law as soon as Governor Kate Brown,...

Barry Rabe expects Midwest to refocus on climate issues

Nov 14, 2018

With a change of governorships after the midterm elections, one previously passed-over issue is seeing a resurgence. Governors-elect are already showing signs of making climate issues a top-priority in Midwestern states. Daniel Cusick, reporter for...

Barry Rabe calls midterm climate initiatives an “amazing compilation of policy”

Nov 8, 2018

The 2018 midterm elections set an unprecedented amount of campaign spending, with one cause taking a surprising lead. In their November 5, 2018, article in E&E News titled “4 States Have Ballot Measures That Could Shape U.S. Climate Policy,”...

Rabe, NSEE: with warmest May on record, Americans' acceptance of global warming reaches new high

Jul 12, 2018

Over the last 10 years, the National Surveys on Energy and the Environment (NSEE) has fielded 19 surveys in which Americans have been asked if they believe there is solid evidence of global warming. In the latest version of this ongoing research...

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Rabe speaks with Michigan Radio's Environment Report on public support for carbon pricing

Jun 22, 2018

Professor Barry Rabe spoke on air with Michigan Radio's Rebecca Williams on June 21 about the tricky politics of climate change policies such as carbon taxing and cap-and-trade. The interview took place as the National Surveys on Energy and...

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Can We Price Carbon? Barry Rabe talks political feasibility and durability of a key tool for reducing emissions

May 11, 2018

Professor Barry Rabe is a national thought leader in environmental politics and policy. Rabe has received three American Political Science Association awards for his research in this area and was the first social scientist to receive a U.S....

Rabe: Is carbon pricing politically feasible?

Apr 20, 2018

When China formally announced plans to establish a national carbon market this past December, it was double the European Union's carbon market and 10 times the size of California's cap-and-trade system. With the launch, China became the latest...

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Rabe in NYT: Trump administration may be “dialing back” rewrite of car emissions standards

Apr 9, 2018

Barry Rabe is quoted in Hiroki Tabuchi’s April 5 column in The New York Times: “Quietly, Trump officials and California seek a deal on car emissions.” According to Tabuchi, the Trump administration, which aims to roll back federal auto emissions...

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Rabe & Mills: "State energy policy in the Trump era: Insights from public opinion"

Feb 5, 2018

An article by Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills, "State energy policy in the Trump Era: Insights from public opinion," was published in the December 2017 edition of the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. Abstract In light of President...

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Rabe joins NAPA Panel of Fellows assessing Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Feb 2, 2018

Barry Rabe, director of the University of Michigan's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, has been appointed to a five-member National Academy of Public Administration Panel of Fellows that is charged with assessing the Oklahoma Corporation...

For Brookings, Barry Rabe discusses state and federal tension around climate policy

Jan 30, 2018

In a new blog for the Brookings Institution, Barry Rabe looks into the difficulties surrounding climate policy in America, detailing how fluctuating positions at the federal level have impacted states and their individual commitments.Barry Rabe is...

In Brookings, Barry Rabe talks "Carbon pricing durability and the case of California"

Aug 31, 2017

“Collectively endorsing carbon pricing as the preferred route to achieve pledged [greenhouse gas] reductions is relatively easy,” writes Barry Rabe in his latest Brookings blog. “Much harder is navigating the politics upon returning home.”Rabe’s...

Rabe and Mills for Brookings, "Americans want states to pick up federal climate slack"

Jun 21, 2017

In “Americans want states to pick up federal climate policy slack,” published by the Brookings Institution’s Fixgov blog, Barry Rabe, Sarah Mills, and Christopher Borick share new data from the National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE),...

Michigan News release: In climate policy, Americans want states to pick up federal slack

Jun 9, 2017

A majority of Americans across the political spectrum believe states are responsible for addressing climate change in the absence of federal policy, according to a new survey by University of Michigan researchers.The National Surveys on Energy and...

Rabe’s influential book on climate change policy to receive prestigious APSA award

May 31, 2017

Barry Rabe’s influential book about the politics behind U.S. climate change policy, Statehouse and Greenhouse: The Emerging Politics of American Climate Change Policy (Brookings 2004), will be honored with the American Political Science...

Rabe examines Pennsylvania's unorthodox resistance to energy taxes in new journal article

May 31, 2017

A new publication by Rachel Hampton and Barry Rabe, titled "Leaving money on the table: Pennsylvania exceptionalism in resisting energy severance taxes," was published in Commonwealth this month. In it, Hampton and Rabe reflect on Pennsylvania's...

Rabe in Scientific American: draconian budget cuts to environmental programs

Mar 24, 2017

"Trump Wants Deep Cuts in Environmental Monitoring," an article published by Scientific American on March 24, 2017, takes reactions from environmental policy experts, including Barry Rabe of the Ford School of Public Policy, to the Trump...

Rabe weighs in on President Trump’s budget plan and Great Lakes impact

Mar 22, 2017

An article published by The Detroit News on March 16, titled “Trump’s budget plan hurts Michigan, Great Lakes cleanup” discusses President Trump’s budget blueprint, which was revealed earlier this month. The budget plan proposes to eliminate a...

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...

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...

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...

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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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...

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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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In Brookings, Barry Rabe sees policy potential in renewed U.S.-Canada relations

Mar 10, 2016

Barry Rabe’s latest blog for Brookings explores how President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau might leverage their new relationship to make progress on climate, water and infrastructure. “Methane may offer some real opportunity for...