In fairness he did recommend “reasonable” regulation. What’s ‘reasonable’? That’s a matter of the community’s wishes.
Unfortunately people who don’t want to be bothered by the government don’t participate in public decision-making as much as those who want the government to “do something”.
So, too often, “something” is done, “something” that is more nuisance than help.
I was one of several who each attended commissioners’ meetings in various rural locales, took notes and wrote reports for several years. Some of us did so during the ‘90s, others after 2000.
We found that working in coordination with local special interests would not be feasible very soon except for individual permits for particular projects where needed for the overall plan. There were also state and local code changes where most likely to succeed as models for other locales in the future (compressed earth blocks in one state, a utility in another, etc.).
In the past, we desperately needed more engineers (licensed engineers). Now, we are very grateful for yet more engineers. More genuinely interested lawyers are also more than welcome, though it’s a volunteer effort with everyone being thoroughly screened by professionals, administrators and communities for genuine interest.