Opinion
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In 2000 elections, my issue trumps yours: Environment
Opinion -Abortion. Free trade. Jobs. These are all important issues, issues many Americans care about deeply. -
Lexington, IPI put spotlight on rampant regulatory abuse
Opinion -Hiding data, ignoring sound science, "solving" problems that don't exist--these are just some of the things federal agencies do to help perpetuate their grip on the levers of regulatory power, according to a report just released by the Lexington -
Meager Results from STW in Wisconsin
Opinion -"While many Wisconsin schoolchildren did participate in classroom-based job and career awareness programs, there is little evidence that School to Work has had any impact at all on Wisconsin's future work force.” James H. -
Private pond may cost millions in fines
Opinion -In 1985, Robert Mondgock decided it was time to find a new home for his wife and two kids. After investigating the various options available to them, the family chose to build a house on a piece of property in Mansfield Township, New Jersey. -
Profile of a Pedophile
Opinion -"If sexually abusive educators had tails and horns, matters would be simplified greatly. The fact is, however, they often are well-liked by students and colleagues. -
School Choice Debate Is Over, Says Norquist
Opinion -If it's true what choice opponents say about vouchers--that they're a hoax--then a lot of Milwaukee residents are being taken for a ride, according to a new poll conducted this fall by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. -
The Dark Side of Suburban School Achievement
Opinion -In early November, parents in many New York communities were shocked to discover that buying an expensive home in an exclusive suburb hadn’t guaranteed a good education for their children in the local public schools. -
Scientist: Sound Science Rare in Washington
Opinion -Public policies--particularly important regulatory decisions--often turn on scientific issues. Unfortunately, according to Dr. A. Alan Moghissi of the Institute for Regulatory Science, most regulations are based on poor science. -
Clean Water Action Plan: a First Step Toward Land Use Control?
Opinion -To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Clean Water Act's passage, the Clinton-Gore administration released its Clean Water Action Plan (CWAP), aimed at bringing together under a single umbrella a wide range of federal environment initiatives. -
Cancer Clusters Are Difficult to Nail down
Opinion -State health departments now receive at least 5,000 reports of so-called cancer clusters a year, says Wendy Kaye, chief of epidemiology for the Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. -
Yes, Virginia, We Do Have a Bias
Opinion -Here at Environment News, we slant all our stories heavily toward the truth. Why admit that now? I recently received a call from a young woman who said she was a legislative assistant for a state legislator. -
11/1999 News Briefs
Opinion -Senate Endorses Continued CAFE Freeze On September 15, the Senate rejected by a 55-40 vote an effort to lift a five-year-old freeze on corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. -
Commentary: Clemency for Terrorists Endangers Nation’s Businesses, Researchers
Opinion -When President Clinton offered clemency to 16 Puerto Rican nationalists who waged a campaign of terror-bombing in the 1970s and 1980s, he dramatically increased the danger posed to American businesses and researchers by the most organized terrorist -
An Informed Citizen Is a Powerful Force: an Exclusive Interview with Dr. Lester Crawford
Opinion -Frank Maisano The Center is a graduate studies program that manages the Ceres Conferences. In these five or six major conferences per year, government, industry, academia, and consumer groups constructively discuss issues in food and nutrition policy. -
11/1999 Legislative Update
Opinion -This bill, requiring Congressional approval for United Nations land designations on U.S. soil, has 14 Senate cosponsors for its run as S-510. -
Appropriations Bill Provision Survives Senate Challenge
Opinion -A provision to give the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture wide discretion on how species surveys are conducted on federal lands, added to the Senate Appropriations Bill (Section 329) by Senators Slade Gorton (R-Washington) and Larry Craig -
Cypress Bay Plantation: a Testimonial to Private Ownership and Vision
Opinion -Over the Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting Skeet Burris' 1000-acre tree farm, Cypress Bay Plantation, in the pine woods of South Carolina's coastal plain. -
Low-Flow Toilet Law Needs No Fix
Opinion -The summer heat wave that affected the East Coast and the Midwest, causing serious water shortages, serves to remind us all how important clean, safe water is to our health and comfort. -
Federal Government Has No Business in Your Bathroom
Opinion -It is no great secret that over the years Washington has gotten more intrusive in the daily lives of the American people. -
Victim Impact Statement: Small Businessman Ruined Due to Federal Raid
Opinion -Earl Peck opened his exotic foods distribution business in 1993. Little did he know that what began as a promising entrepreneurial venture would turn into a regulatory nightmare that has yet to end. -
Animal Law: No Longer a Sideshow
Opinion -“Would even bacteria have rights?” Richard Epstein, professor of law at the University of Chicago, recently asked The New York Times. -
Commentary: ‘Smart Growth’ Won’t Save Cities, but a Market Solution Might
Opinion -One reason for the popularity of the "Smart Growth" idea among some public officials is the claim that curbing new development at the outskirts of metropolitan areas can revive declining central cities. -
Interim Report on Amoco Cancer Cluster Released
Opinion -Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Johns Hopkins University, brought in by Amoco Corp. (now BP Amoco PLC) to study an apparent cluster of brain tumor cases, released an interim report on August 5. -
Family Ousted from Home on Columbia River
Opinion -Thirteen months after Brian and Jody Bea built their home overlooking the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington, the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Commission not only decided they couldn’t live there, but also mandated that the house be
