Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
By Annie Downs On January 27, the Wall Street Journal published an open letter from sixteen scientists telling us to just chill out about global warming. They warn readers that “a large and growing number of distinguished scientists and engineers do not agree that drastic actions on global warming are needed.” Science by its very […]
By Elizabeth Robinson While I was home in Greenville, South Carolina, for winter break, I read in the local paper that a huge percentage of the wetlands in my state are completely unprotected by environmental regulations. Through a combination of policy loopholes and local noncompliance, isolated wetlands—those not connected to a major waterway—can be destroyed […]