by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel I attended a meeting last week about federal ownership of Western lands and various proposals to transfer some of it to states. To settle a bet, I asked a popular AI tool how that might work, just to test its objectivity. It said, “Transferring [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel A couple years ago, I criticized the Bureau of Reclamation for draining Blue Mesa Reservoir without bothering to warn anyone. I got a little pushback for saying that while the bureau owned the dam, it did not own the water. A close friend and [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel The 1998 final report of independent counsel Ken Starr’s investigation of President Clinton led to the first impeachment since 1868. But today the report is better remembered for Clinton’s response, buried in footnote 1128, “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel During the 2024 campaign, President Trump suggested addressing affordable housing shortages by selling federal land for housing. He understands that the government controls nearly a third of the land in America but may not have anticipated what a firestorm would be ignited by the [...]
