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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.
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From Russ Harding
Congress Mandates the Impossible
Gas prices spike as fines are passed on to consumers. … more
Book Highlights Failings of Enviro Trends
"Eco-Fads" a rational, scientific read. … more
New Year Resolutions That Need to be Kept
How to kick off the new year right … more
A Christmas Wish
All I really want for Christmas is less government … more
EPA Turns Out The Christmas Lights
New MACT rule will cost utilities millions. … more
Motorists Paying for Bike Paths, Museums
Gas taxes should only go toward roads and bridges. … more
Are the Feds Giving Up on Detroit?
Light-rail plan scrapped; city's stability questioned. … more
Power Hungry
Government policies increase electricity costs. … more
Are Politicians Smarter Than the Rest of Us?
Political class should stop trying to plan our lives. … more
Governor Picks Bureaucrats Over Business
Veto of HB 4326 entrenches regulatory regime. … more