From time to time you read about industry lobbyists who pressure our government into easing some of the regulations on factories to reduce smog-causing chemicals. These regulations were put in place for very good reasons, and the idea that the… Read More
In 1852, the U.S. imported house sparrows from Germany to control canker worms that were infesting trees in Central Park. More pairs of sparrows were introduced in other states and today they are the most abundant songbirds on the continent.