Will Harris, a free-range chicken farmer in Georgia, recently learned first hand the importance of transaction costs. In the last … More
Category: federalism
Can states inject more local knowledge into water permitting?
Many federal environmental laws seek to leverage local knowledge by inviting states and local governments to participate in the federal … More
Building a groundwater market from the bottom up
California epitomizes the adage, often attributed to Mark Twain, that “whisky is for drinking, water is for fighting over.” Even … More
Lesser prairie chicken continues to recover thanks to collaborative conservation. Could such efforts soon help more species?
The lesser prairie chicken, a species of grouse found in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, continues to recover … More
A tale of two conservation funds
Public conservation lands, like national and state parks, are extremely popular. But funding them proves to be a much greater … More
Will WOTUS reform end wetland banking?
According to media reports, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has sent his proposed revision of the WOTUS rule—the rule that defines … More
Markets for conservation, by assigning a price to environmental values, can help protect land from eminent domain
Concern about eminent domain has traditionally been a concern of property rights activists, not the environmental community. But that may … More
Yes, the Endangered Species Act prevents extinction. But why don’t we recover more species?
45 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is as popular and as controversial as ever. Its popularity … More
The Avocado Toast Rebellion: California confronts the feds over federal land policy
Federal lands have long been a source of political conflict. In the 70s and 80s, the Sage Brush Rebellion challenged … More
By issuing permits allowing counties to resume implementing Utah’s plan to protect prairie dogs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service chooses cooperation over conflict to protect species
This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued permits to several counties in Southwestern Utah allowing them to resume … More
