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Reducing environmental bureaucracy

As Congress has ceded more and more power to the Executive Branch, it has become custom for policy to flip…

consultation, Cottonwood, Endangered Species Act, esa consultation, forest management

When federal regulations stymie efforts to recover formerly endangered species

One of the recurring conflicts under the Endangered Species Act is at what point a species should be delisted. If…

endangered species, Endangered Species Act, ESA, ESA 4(d), ESA reform, free market environmentalism, gray wolf, libertarian environmentalism

Unlike politics, property rights provide a firm foundation for conservation

In July, 2017, employees from the National Butterfly Center—a 100-acre butterfly preserve in South Texas owned and operated by a…

border wall, conservation, Constitution, due process, Endangered Species Act, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, National Butterfly Center, NEPA, Property Rights

How should we think about wildfires?

Imagine if a factory periodically spewed massive amounts of pollution when its pollution control device failed, fouling the air and…

california, fires, forest fire, forest fires, Forest Service, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, wildfire

Markets, not ill-fitting regulatory mandates, are the solution to bycatch

Since Congress has not updated many federal environmental laws in decades, we’ve grown accustomed to federal agencies and courts twisting…

catch shares, Clean Water Act, fisheries, fishermen, fishing, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, PERC, Property Rights, water pollution

Mired in red tape: Pipeline case could upend Clean Water Act permitting

The federal Clean Water Act is a notoriously complex statute, imposing federal permitting on a wide variety of land uses,…

Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, free market environmentalism, nationwide permits, Property Rights, regulation, Supreme Court

Five years after the Gold King mine spill, we still need reforms to cleanup abandoned mines

This week was the 5th anniversary of the Gold King mine spill, in which contractors working for the Environmental Protection…

abandoned mines, CERCLA, free market environmentalism, good samaritan, good samaritan legislation, libertarian environmentalism, mining, superfund, water pollution

Conserving habitat requires better incentives, not more regulatory mandates

Loss of habitat is one of the chief threats to endangered and threatened species. Consequently, the Endangered Species Act provides…

Critical Habitat, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, ESA, ESA reform, free market environmentalism, habitat, habitat conservation, libertarian environmentalism, Modernize the Endangered Species Act

Appeals court: pipeline approval process can’t ignore property owners’ rights

Since the founding era, the Supreme Court has referred to the government’s power of eminent domain—the power to take private…

DC Circuit, ferc, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, natural gas, pipelines, Property Rights, tolling orders

Supreme Court: Look to property rules to solve federal land conflicts

Since 2000, the growth of fracking for natural gas has fueled a pipeline boom to get the gas to market…

Antiquities Act, Cowpasture River Preservation, federal lands, Forest Service, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, national monuments, pipelines, Property Rights

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