by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As appearing in The Daily Sentinel In the golden age of cartoons, the Tasmanian Devil was a favorite Looney Toons character, a whirling tornado throwing temper tantrums, and eating everything in his path. Both Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck had to cleverly escape his voracious appetite. It [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As appearing in The Daily Sentinel The lesser long-nosed bat is no longer in danger of extinction, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, so it will be taken off the endangered species list. New Mexico and Arizona leaders have advocated de-listing for years. They are [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in the American Spectator What if I were to suggest turning all of New York into a national monument? OK, maybe we would exclude the gigantic city, but the rest of that beautiful state could be our newest national monument. You might instinctively see a [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in the American Spectator Surprise, surprise — the Trump administration has reopened areas Democrat presidents shut off because they are rich in minerals and great for the local economy. Since President Trump reduced the size of a couple national monuments in Utah, the chorus of [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in The Daily Sentinel A federal judge has ruled that the government must consider reducing mining in America's top coal-producing region, to fight climate change. Moreover, he ordered the Bureau of Land Management to work with the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and four [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As Appearing in The Daily Sentinel Asking the boss for a decision can sometimes be frustrating, especially if the answer is "Let me think about it." OK, you can come back tomorrow, but if you get the same answer day after day, you might eventually conclude that [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As Appearing in the Daily Sentinel When you sit at a traffic light, frustrated that it takes so long to turn green, consider that in one sense it never will. Traffic lights are among mankind’s greatest inventions for safety, and among our worst for the environment. Numerous [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As Appearing in the Daily Sentinel When your car has a flat tire, a dead battery and needs an oil change, you have two choices. Take care of these tiresome but routine tasks, or buy a new car. Few of us can afford the latter option, and [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As Appearing in the Daily Sentinel Kenny Rogers’ classic tune about the “Coward of the County” concludes with the pearl of wisdom that “sometimes you’ve got to fight to be a man.” As much as we wish otherwise, there are times when fighting cannot be avoided, especially [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in the Daily Sentinel John Montagu was a prominent 18th century nobleman, serving as England’s postmaster general, Northern Secretary of State, and First Lord of the Admiralty. He financed Captain James Cook’s explorations of the Pacific, was an early supporter of professional cricket leagues, and [...]
