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Prof. Ben Leffel, Ph.D.

@benjaminjleffel

Assistant Professor of Public Policy @UNLVUrbanAffrs @UNLV | Climate policy of cities & businesses, views = mine

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Undocumented immigrants come to live a better life and they serve as the bedrock of our services sector, not because of willingness to flout federal law. Sorry Debra J. Saunders.

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In a master class of propaganda, our defense secretary put out a YouTube video claiming to speak directly to the American people, to bypass what he calls a biased media, for which unthinking supporters laud him. In reality, this allows him to avoid getting fact checked by the

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NEW REPORT šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øšŸ‡ØšŸ‡³: Bridges or Battlegrounds? How are US cities navigating a changing US-China relationship? Our latest Truman Center research by Kyle Jaros & Sara Newland examines challenges, risks, and opportunities in city-level engagement with China. trumancenter.org/news-posts/tru… 🧵

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Trump’s tariffs, taxes on the working class, mass layoffs and deportations are doing precisely what they’re designed to do: Enrich him while the rest of us suffer. This is what you get for being gullible.

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I told HuffPost the ruse behind Trump’s ā€œending forced use of paper strawsā€: ā€œIt’s in the name of the executive order… ending ā€˜forced use’, which doesn’t exist. This is just another symbolic bone thrown to Trump’s supporters sticking it to the left. They’re framed as some kind

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Very sad to hear that UMass is rescinding all PhD admissions for Fall 2025. This means there will be no new PhD cohort, and UMass will not have a graduating class that year. This is just unprecedented and I am so very sorry for all the affected students.

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Introducing our bill highlights mini series! šŸŒŽšŸ’š We collaborated with UNLV Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Prof. Ben Leffel, Ph.D. to talk about the bills we’re supporting this Nevada Legislative Session, starting with #AB458! šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡

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As we approach June, we want to amplify #AB452, which, if passed, would require utilities to pay their fair share of fuel cost increases rather than passing the cost entirely onto us! šŸ’° Learn more with Prof. Ben Leffel, Ph.D. today! šŸ‘‡ #NVLeg2025 #FuelCostFairness

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'Not going to give charlatans a platform': UNLV professor won't back down on climate change - MSN - In response to a climate change denier's recent challenge to debate him, UNLV professor Ben Leffel had one condition: The debate had to be heldĀ ... - ift.tt/O5LbvXu

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"This is no time to put your head down" I told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which did a wonderful feature on my work. While Trump attacks science & human rights, we have a responsibility to fight back. I hope academics across the country follow my example. ✊ "At a time when

"This is no time to put your head down" I told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which did a wonderful feature on my work. While Trump attacks science & human rights, we have a responsibility to fight back. I hope academics across the country follow my example. 

✊ "At a time when
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If only there was some kind of government agency assigned to monitor and give advance warning. Something like a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That would be a great agency to fund well and never gut it's funding to give early warning to save lives in these

If only there was some kind of government agency assigned to monitor and give advance warning.  Something like a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  That would be a great agency to fund well and never gut it's funding to give early warning to save lives in these
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In a recent essay, Prof. Ben Leffel, Ph.D. of UNLV argues that state and local governments can drive decarbonization by pairing financial incentives with regulatory mandates, especially as federal environmental protections weaken. theregreview.org/2025/07/11/wee…

In a recent essay, <a href="/BenjaminJLeffel/">Prof. Ben Leffel, Ph.D.</a> of <a href="/unlv/">UNLV</a> argues that state and local governments can drive decarbonization by pairing financial incentives with regulatory mandates, especially as federal environmental protections weaken. theregreview.org/2025/07/11/wee…