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“Taken together, these issues have made water concerns even more resonant with voters across the political spectrum. It’s such an immediate threat. Everybody can easily imagine that they’ll wake up the next day and find out that their water is poisoned.” Tom Ivacko on Michigan’s water issues.
Bridge MI
"Administrative actions on climate change also will be difficult. I fully expect Republican states will line up to begin to pursue [legal] challenges….A lot of cases may be tested in the same federal judiciary that raised questions about the Clean Power Plan." Barry Rabe on the future of climate policy.
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"U.S. relations with Brazil may not be on the first 100-days agenda of the Biden administration, but a renewed emphasis on climate change by the president-elect... will certainly bring the relationship to the fore rather quickly." Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky on the future of U.S. relations with Brazil.
Latin America Advisor
"The key problem is in default and repayment problems. In terms of a macro-level, is this a big drag on the economy? I don't think so. In terms of a micro-level, are there people whose lives are ruined by fairly small amounts of debt? Yes, because if you go into default on your loans, your credit is ruined and the cost of getting a credit card goes up, the cost of getting a car goes up...for an individual person's life and their ability to participate in the economy, and live comfortably, it can make a huge difference... stopping defaults could have a stimulating effect." Susan M. Dynarski on student loan forgiveness.
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