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Andrea Johnson interviewed on NPR re Lacey Act and how Gibson Guitar ran afoul of it with imported exotic wood

Fellow(s): Andrea Johnson

Andrea Johnson (2004) interviewed on NPR regarding the Lacey Act and how Gibson Guitar ran afoul of it with imported exotic wood.

Johnson defends the Lacey Act and the government's efforts to enforce it. "Nobody here wants this law to founder on unintended consequences," she says. "Because ultimately everybody understands that the intent here is to reduce illegal logging and send a signal to the markets that you've got to be asking questions and sourcing wood in a responsible way."