Before he became one of the U.S.'s pioneering environmentalists, Russell Train was steeped in Washington culture. He was the son of a Navy rear admiral who had worked in the Hoover Administration. And for over a decade, Train had a respectable career in government service. He was serving as a U.S. Tax Court judge in 1965 when he left to become head of the Conservation Foundation. Inspired by safaris he took, Train, who died Sept. 17 at 92, focused on an important idea: as the nation's economy continued to grow, projects both public and private should consider environmental impact.
Train would...
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