A great, great wall on our Southern border may grab headlines, but this simplistic and knee-jerk proposal represents only the latest in a series of reckless, legally dubious, and economically unsound--not to mention just plain…

Some of my colleagues, and certainly the presumptive Republican nominee for President, seem to envision a border region populated entirely by murderers, drug traffickers, and criminals, in general, who must be kept out of the country at…

As Pope Francis said, we need to be focused on building bridges, not walls.

Fences and walls are a harmful, knee-jerk reaction to a complex issue.

it is unfortunate that Homeland Security could not have a representative here at this hearing.

The border wall has had high human cost and increasingly negative impacts on species and ecosystems, which know no borders.

Fear-mongering, rhetoric, and political posturing only serve to sow fear and division.

I was glad to do this, because these bills promote private hydropower development, while also preserving public rivers that belong to all Americans.

When hydropower is improperly sited or operated, it can have major impacts, and we need to bear that in mind.

Mary's tribe in Washington State was gravely impacted by a hydropower project that dried up part of the Skokomish River.

Although the ingenuity and industriousness of our forebears was laudable, today, thanks to science and real-world experience, we simply know that we can do better.