Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
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 […]
By Rob Wood The gray wolf was one of the first species listed under the 1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA). On May 5, it joined the small but distinguished group of “megafauna” that have successfully recovered from near-extinction under the ESA, including the American alligator, the bald eagle, and the whooping crane. But this isn’t […]