Opinion
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Private Conservation Spotlight: Viansa Winery Wetlands
Opinion -Sam Sebastiani, third-generation heir to one of California's most noted and historic wine families, Sebastiani Vineyards, decided in the late 1980s to create a new, small, family-run winery and food marketplace that would promote the wines and foods of -
Senate Resolution: Illinois Fights Emission Test
Opinion -Under pressure from community officials, automotive experts, and motorists, the Illinois Senate adopted the following resolution, S.R. -
The Problem with Pigs
Opinion -Hog production has been targeted by anti-agriculture environmental groups as a profound threat to the environment. -
Will the Kyoto Protocol Wreck U.S. Agriculture?
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s long-awaited “Economic Analysis of U.S. Agriculture and the Kyoto Protocol” has attracted harsh criticism from economists and industry analysts who contend the study’s methodology is badly flawed. -
Ending the Myth of Overpopulation
Opinion -July 11 is "World Population Day," according to the United Nations, which means we'll all have to endure news stories about how "the world population explosion is by no means over" and how more government spending on population control is "absolutely -
Report: Private Ownership Needed to Ensure Long-term Fishery Health
Opinion -After a report that the cod population off the coast of New England is at its lowest in 30 years, local and federal officials responded in typical fashion: further fishing restrictions and suggestions that federal money will restore the fishery. -
White House Honors Scientist, Ignores His Research
Opinion -Months after it bestowed the prestigious National Medal of Science on Dr. Bruce Ames, the Clinton administration continues to ignore his pathbreaking work on the relationship between chemicals and cancer. -
Resolution Opposing S. 25 and H.R. 701
Opinion -S99-12 RESOLUTION OPPOSING S. 25 AND H.R. -
Federal Court Overturns EPA Air Quality Standards
Opinion -The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has struck down one of the most controversial Environmental Protection Agency regulations in many years. -
Trace Chemicals Not Always Harmful
Opinion -We frequently read media reports about medical tests detecting trace levels of environmental chemicals--DDT, PCBs, lead or other toxins--in human blood, tissue, or even breast milk. -
The Great Land Rush
Opinion -The early days of the 106th Congress have witnessed an unexpected reaction to the Clinton/Gore administration’s on-going efforts to place more private land under federal control: a virtual land rush by Congressional Republicans and Democrats alike to -
More ‘Secret Science’ at EPA
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is once again using “secret science” to push for more regulation. -
MTBE, Ethanol Don’t Reduce Auto Pollution
Opinion -After nearly a decade of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandates to use the oxygenates MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) and ethanol in reformulated gasoline, a committee of the National Research Council (NRC) has determined the additives do -
Bill Would Fund Parks, Hockey Rinks to Rescue Oceans
Opinion -Only politicians would try sell the idea that the best way to reduce environmental threats to the oceans is to spend more money on ice hockey rinks, parks, and other recreational facilities in cities. -
Will Great Lakes Be Designated ‘Oceans’ in Federal Funding Scheme?
Opinion -One wonders if Representative John Dingell (D-Michigan) had revenge in mind when he sponsored the Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999 (CARA). -
Analysis: President’s Sprawl Initiative Is a Program in Search of a Problem
Opinion -The issue of "urban sprawl" recently received top billing at a White House event at which President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore announced their Livable Communities Initiative. -
Delaware Tax Credit Would Empower Parents
Opinion -Families with children in public schools, at private schools, or schooled at home could receive a tax credit of up to $3,000 for the education expenses they incur, under a three-tier education tax credit proposal that Delaware State Representative -
Chicago’s Mayor Daley Responds to School Reform News
Opinion -June 10, 1999 Office of the Mayor City of Chicago Dear Mr. Clowes: Your article entitled "Can Mayors Solve School Problems? -
Getting into the Education Market
Opinion -Just as companies like Barnes & Noble have responded to the changing nature of the retail marketplace by creating online superstores on the Internet, so also are some education providers making plans so that they are not passed by in the coming market -
A Sampling of Home-Schooling Resources
Opinion -HOME-SCHOOLING ORGANIZATIONS The best place to start learning more about home schooling is at the Web site of the Home School Legal Defense Association. Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. -
Tax Credit Bill Signed in Illinois
Opinion -Less than two weeks after the Florida legislature passed a statewide scholarship program, the Illinois House handed supporters of parental choice in education another victory by passing an education tax credit bill on a vote of 62 to 52. -
How the Illinois Tuition Tax Credit Works
Opinion -Illinois Senate Bill 1075 provides taxpayers with an income tax credit of up to $500 for 25 percent of their child's qualified education expenses above $250. Availability: First applies in tax year 2000. -
Just the Facts: Home Schooling
Opinion -Twenty years ago, home schooling was illegal almost everywhere in the United States. It became legal in all 50 states only as recently as 1993. -
Next Battle: Unfunded Mandates
Opinion -Although the new $500 tax credit for education expenses is welcome news for Illinois families who send their children to private schools, it's not enough to save the Chicago archdiocese's struggling Catholic school system.