Regulations can’t be defended based on overall costs v. benefits, but must be justified on the margins.
Category: libertarian environmentalism
Fair weather federalism
Federalism should always drive environmental policy, not just when the President is opposed to environmentalists.
Can species be saved without the Endangered Species Act?
That’s the question posed in a post on Vice.com‘s Motherboard blog. The answer is emphatically “yes.” The question has to … More
What sort of federal environmental reform will we get?
Congress and the Trump administration should pursue federalism and libertarian environmentalist reforms, rather than legislating against the environment.
Commandeering conservation obstructs environmental federalism
In the wake of the election, there’s hope that environmentalists will discover the benefits of federalism to the environment. Those … More
Politics above principle: environmentalists against a carbon tax
Lost in the much bigger election day surprise was news that a Washington state referendum to adopt a carbon tax, … More
A monument to presidential excess
The big news this week was the President’s declaration of Bear’s Ears and Gold Butte national monuments, totaling a little … More
Federal prosecutors’ new favorite weapon: environmental criminal law
The Financial Times reports on federal prosecutors’ growing and aggressive use of the criminal provisions in several environmental statutes, even … More
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