Russ Harding
Senior Fellow in Environmental and Regulatory Policy
Russ Harding is the senior fellow in environmental and regulatory policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He previously served as senior environmental analyst and was director of the Center's Property Rights Network.
From 1995 through 2002, Harding served as director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, having previously held senior management posts in environmental and natural resources departments in Arizona, Alaska and Missouri. Before joining the Center, Harding was senior director for environment and energy affairs with Scofes, Kindsvatter & Associates, a consulting firm.
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By Russ Harding
High-Speed Rail? Not So Fast
Hundreds of millions of dollars for just 60 mph? … more
Critics of HB 4326 Miss the Point
Regulation without representation is unacceptable. … more
State Faces Decision in Electricity Grid Upgrade
Is Michigan being treated fairly in plan to upgrade power grid? … more
Michigan State Parks Stuck in a Rut
How to improve state parks. … more
Lansing Township Action Puts Taxpayers at Risk
Government shouldn't be in the real estate business. … more
EPA’s War on Energy Hitting Pocketbooks
The market is starting to speak, and the news is not good. … more
End Energy Subsidies to Reduce National Debt
Time to stop corporate welfare for energy producers. … more
Green-Labor Alliance Bad for Workers
Union workers should reject the political agenda of their leaders. … more
Flood Insurance May Leave You High and Dry
Property owners should question floodplain maps. … more
Environmentalists Object to Following the Law
DEQ right to give Wolverine Power a permit hearing. … more

