The park lies directly downwind from a slew of coal plants. Virtually all of the major contaminants in the local air and water are direct results of coal emissions. Coal produces ozone, which kills trees. Coal produces sulfates, which kill… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
Way up high in the Shenandoah Mountains where I live, it is difficult to maintain illusions about the natural world. It is dying. — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
Desertion is the army's dirty little secret. Since the beginning of the Iraq war, more than 20,000 American soldiers have given up the fight.… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
Exactly who does use the safe-haven laws is difficult to discern. Most states make no effort to study the cases or compile any data,… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
I have never considered myself anything other than an environmentalist. I have spent the better part of my life either in the wilderness, or… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
The park lies directly downwind from a slew of coal plants. Virtually all of the major contaminants in the local air and water are… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
The tragedy of Eliot Spitzer is almost Greek: Ascendant son of wealth and privilege dedicates his life to social justice, warns of the corruption… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
Since losing his reelection in 2002, Barr has lost not only his power but also many of his friends. It doesn't help that after… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
In an instant, the law was transformed: from the last passenger on the safe-haven bandwagon to a pioneer into uncharted territory. For the first… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
If Yucca Mountain had not been designated as a dumpsite for radioactive waste in 1987, it might easily have become a scenic overlook on… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
Many experts are concerned that the parents who need safe havens the most are the least likely to use them. — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
During the Vietnam era, more than 30,000 draft dodgers and deserters sought harbor in cities like Montreal and Toronto, where public opposition to the… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
Apart from the most obvious cases, like the Oriental Bittersweet vine, escaped from private gardens and smothering the mountains one acre at a time,… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image