Wil S. Hylton

Way up high in the Shenandoah Mountains where I live, it is difficult to maintain illusions about the natural world. It is…

— Wil S. Hylton

Desertion is the army's dirty little secret. Since the beginning of the Iraq war, more than 20,000 American soldiers have given up…

— Wil S. Hylton

Exactly who does use the safe-haven laws is difficult to discern. Most states make no effort to study the cases or compile…

— Wil S. Hylton

I have never considered myself anything other than an environmentalist. I have spent the better part of my life either in the…

— Wil S. Hylton

The park lies directly downwind from a slew of coal plants. Virtually all of the major contaminants in the local air and…

— Wil S. Hylton

The tragedy of Eliot Spitzer is almost Greek: Ascendant son of wealth and privilege dedicates his life to social justice, warns of…

— Wil S. Hylton

Since losing his reelection in 2002, Barr has lost not only his power but also many of his friends. It doesn't help…

— Wil S. Hylton

In an instant, the law was transformed: from the last passenger on the safe-haven bandwagon to a pioneer into uncharted territory. For…

— Wil S. Hylton

If Yucca Mountain had not been designated as a dumpsite for radioactive waste in 1987, it might easily have become a scenic…

— Wil S. Hylton

Many experts are concerned that the parents who need safe havens the most are the least likely to use them.

— Wil S. Hylton

During the Vietnam era, more than 30,000 draft dodgers and deserters sought harbor in cities like Montreal and Toronto, where public opposition…

— Wil S. Hylton

Apart from the most obvious cases, like the Oriental Bittersweet vine, escaped from private gardens and smothering the mountains one acre at…

— Wil S. Hylton

The tension between public and private science is powerful.

— Wil S. Hylton