NC Collegian Op-Ed Champions Private Conservation

CFACT collegians are always looking for opportunities to amplify their voices and disseminate the organization’s core policy perspectives. Following in the steps of many collegians before him, University of North Carolina Greensboro student Kevin Six recently penned an excellent article making the case for private conservation efforts that was picked up and published by the Montgomery Independent. You can read his op-ed in its entirety below: “The Case for Private Conservation Efforts to protect the environment take many forms, from individual lifestyle changes to sweeping public policy. Yet in the pursuit of sustainability, well-intentioned government action can sometimes produce unintended consequences. [...]

By |2026-05-07T18:24:51-04:00May 7th, 2026|Comments Off on NC Collegian Op-Ed Champions Private Conservation

NC Collegian Op-Ed Champions Private Conservation

CFACT collegians are always looking for opportunities to amplify their voices and disseminate the organization’s core policy perspectives. Following in the steps of many collegians before him, University of North Carolina Greensboro student Kevin Six recently penned an excellent article making the case for private conservation efforts that was picked up and published by the Montgomery Independent. You can read his op-ed in its entirety below: “The Case for Private Conservation Efforts to protect the environment take many forms, from individual lifestyle changes to sweeping public policy. Yet in the pursuit of sustainability, well-intentioned government action can sometimes produce unintended consequences. In [...]

By |2026-06-11T09:15:48-04:00May 7th, 2026|Comments Off on NC Collegian Op-Ed Champions Private Conservation

Collegians Speak Up for State Authority on Clean Water

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, a provision that governs how states and authorized tribes review federal permits for projects that may impact local water quality. The proposal seeks to restore a broader interpretation of state authority, allowing certifying agencies to evaluate the full scope of federally permitted activities—not just narrow point-source discharges such as pipes or ditches—and giving states greater procedural flexibility to approve, deny, or condition permits in ways that align with their own water quality standards. The proposed changes would reinforce the Clean Water Act’s original [...]

By |2026-06-10T12:23:36-04:00March 5th, 2026|Comments Off on Collegians Speak Up for State Authority on Clean Water
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