Landmark US climate bill: U-M experts available

EXPERTS ADVISORY The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass the Inflation Reduction Act today, which includes nearly $400 billion for clean energy initiatives. The legislation was approved by the Senate last weekend and, if signed into law, would be the country's largest-ever investment in the fight against climate change. University of Michigan experts are available to comment. Barry Rabe is the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School of Public Policy and professor of political science and the environment. He studies U.S. climate policy, including issues of federal-state relations and the roles of respective branches of government. Rabe has written widely about these issues, including the evolution of the Clean Power Plan under President Obama and the subsequent Affordable Clean Energy Rule under President Trump, which are focal points in the current case. These are examined in his book, "Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism.” "One major component of the legislation addresses methane, a major climate pollutant that has tended to get less attention than carbon dioxide until recently,” he said.