PSA! The urgency of climate change is obvious but forgoing planning & deliberation won't make govt action much faster. In @naturesustainab, we (w/ K. Murenbeeld & @MwilliamsonMatt) debunk the myth that enviro impact assessments are the main source of slow public lands decisions🧵
It's hard to celebrate anything these days, but I've been waiting for this one for too long. Jim Adams, Sam Merrill and I are happy to present our issue salience simulations model. With @BESResearch data we show how much issue salience matters in elections
https://t.co/vrTNJePv4j
New article!
'Proud fathers and fossil fuels: gendered identities and climate obstruction' by A Letourneau, D. Davidson, C. Karsgaard & D. Ivanova.
@djcdiem @AngelineLetour1#gender#masculinity#climateobstruction
https://t.co/96mjYPOtYr
Now with issue number: my article with @VirOliveros and Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro on credit claiming by labeling can be found in the latest @cps_journal -- see the thread below for a summary!
Credit claiming is surprisingly under-researched; we hope to see others build on our work!
There's no question that bans on energy fuels & bans on bans on energy fuels are shaping climate/energy policy in the US federal system. Check out the other findings -- open access w/ talented MPA student Cary Ritzler. A fun project! 6/6
https://t.co/np9uOzaZSk
Did you know local govts in nearly half of US states can no longer control which energy fuels are used in new construction? We analyze how interest groups framed this preemption debate in state committee hearings & consider implications for strategic policy advocacy @PSJ_editor🧵
Minor but important detail: We didn't find any evidence of renewable energy industry representatives on either side of the debate. I have my guesses but want to know more about their thinking & engagement in these policy conflicts. 5/6
Save the Dates for PMRC 2024, June 26-29, 2023
The Public Management Research Conference 2024 will be hosted by the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance in Seattle on the University of Washington campus. The call for proposals will come out this Fall.
Writing comments today on a Forest Service 'Dixie Fire Recovery' project. Did you know management of the Lassen National Forest is guided by a Forest Plan which was scoped in 1979, and hasn't been materially updated since 1993?
Its become an article of faith among some in the US that reforming environmental impact analyses (e.g. NEPA) is necessary to insure a just transition, but much of this conversation is anecdotal. There hasn't been much evidence about how much NEPA matters... until now
We hope our research inspires new focus on policies that support robust, well-resourced agency decision-making processes & efficient rollout of considered decisions. 3/3
Open access here: https://t.co/stvtYPgtZX
NEPA/EIA reform to support just, clean energy & climate adaptation is necessary but quick fixes like exemptions, page limits, & curbing public participation is unlikely to speed up implementation in the @forestservice & other agencies, as some claim. 2/3
PSA! The urgency of climate change is obvious but forgoing planning & deliberation won't make govt action much faster. In @naturesustainab, we (w/ K. Murenbeeld & @MwilliamsonMatt) debunk the myth that enviro impact assessments are the main source of slow public lands decisions🧵