by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As appearing in The Daily Sentinel The National Wildlife Refuge System began modestly in 1903, but today it is the largest wildlife conservation program in the world. It includes 562 refuges, totaling more than 150 million acres, in all 50 states and numerous islands from the Caribbean [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As appearing in the Daily Sentinel George Bernard Shaw once quipped, "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." That could apply to the famous 2009 meeting between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Pope Benedict XVI, after which she reported that [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As appearing in the Daily Sentinel During the 2008 presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee, made a campaign appearance in Pueblo, Colorado. He was asked about western water issues — as national candidates invariably are when visiting the Centennial State — and his answer baffled [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As appearing in the Daily Sentinel Bayard Taylor wrote, "And far and wide, in a scarlet tide, the poppy's bonfire spread." He could have been describing the famous poppy fields in Lake Elsinore, California. They cover the hillsides so colorfully that they are a popular destination for [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As appearing in the Daily Sentinel Let's say we're neighbors. You have a beautiful and valuable car, and you decide to sell it. But I like looking at it in your driveway, so I might offer you even more than it's worth — not to sell it. [...]
