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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.

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