Mr. Watt’s brief tenure in federal office was characterized by an almost cartoonish villainy. Who was this cracker daring to voice an opinion about federal environmental policy? Well, that was 1984, you’re probably thinking. Today we don’t judge people by their accents any more than we judge them by their skin color. In June I wrote about the transcendently beautiful Mobile-Tensaw Delta, one of the most ecologically diverse places in the country.

Source: New York Times September 17, 2018 09:00 UTC