I’ve written twice about the press coverage surrounding
emails I received and wrote about a decade ago. 
The first time I
wrote about the issue was simply to apologize. 

I like nature.  And I believe deeply in the importance of
conserving our natural treasures.  So
several years ago, I established the Ricketts Conservation Foundation. 

There has been a lot of press coverage recently about
emails I received and wrote several years ago that included insensitive and
offensive remarks. 

“I deeply regret and apologize for some of the exchanges I had in my emails.   Sometimes I received emails that I should have condemned.