By Scott Schang, Acting President
For the past three years, ELI has been conducting oral histories with founders of modern environmental law. One commonality struck me when I asked Russ Train, Bill Ruckelshaus, and Bill Reilly why environmental law was able to take off in the early 1970s. They all said, to paraphrase: Because the public saw and related to environmental degradation and demanded change, at a time politicians from both parties thought they could win votes by acting. Today, both elements in that winning combination are missing...Read Full Article