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Escaping the Malthusian Trap
On October 12, 1999, United Nations demographers lamented the symbolic birth of planet Earth’s six-billionth resident. The world’s population had doubled from three…
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Send Regulations Back to Congress (Letter to the Editor)
The Post is correct that substantial delegations of legislative authority to federal agencies, notably those involving “complex technical judgments,” have been upheld by the courts…
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Mandates on Energy Boost Use
With the price of gasoline inching up (though still at historic lows), we are once again being hectored to save energy. Few aspects of our…
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Standing Up to EPA (Letter to the Editor)
Re “Bad Decision on Clean Air” (editorial, May 19) : The Clean Air Act gave the Environmental Protection Agency a vague mandate to protect public…
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Amphibian Warfare
You can understand why they created an environmental panic, those deformed frogs that have starred in media scare stories since 1995, when a group of them…
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Suburban Development Made Scapegoat for Urban Woes (Letter to the Editor)
The national debate about suburban development spawns many misunderstandings about the real issues. The recent USA TODAY editorial and response by Vice President Al Gore…