Is Alaska A Victim of Irrational Policy: Endangered Species Act?
Friday we described Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) effort to defend against irrational application in the 49th State of the Endangered Species Act (ESA); today, we provide Lee Gerhard's outstanding 2002 ESA critique--still applicable today. Rational Science for Rational Policy: Scientific Problems of the Endangered Species Act Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2002 by Lee C. Gerhard The General Case Legislation that addresses popular concerns often contains wording that creates problems greater than those the law was meant to address. Sometimes these unintended consequences occur inadvertently through failure to [...]