Richard Nixon And The Rise Of The Environment

Three former Nixon Administration officials were at the Nixon Library on Thursday to discuss the 37th President’s record in green policy and how they met the goals of the original Earth Day demonstrations, a seminal event which took place 40 years ago to the day....

A Modest And Well Intentioned Day

The Washington Times’ Jennifer Harper writes that “Earth Day has gone from a modest but well-intentioned day of tree-hugging into a multibillion-dollar extravaganza, with the White House setting the pace and the agenda.” She then notes – as a reality check – the forum...

RN’s Environmental Record

In the Winter 1996 issue of the Presidential Studies Quarterly, Russell Train, the distinguished environmentalist and Chairman Emeritus of the World Wildlife Fund, wrote a long and thoughtful summary of “The Environmental Record of the Nixon Administration.” In 1968,...