Transaction costs matter

Will Harris, a free-range chicken farmer in Georgia, recently learned first hand the importance of transaction costs. In the last … More

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

Point Lobos, known as the “crown jewel” of California’s state park system, is wildly popular with the local Monterrey residents … More

California epitomizes the adage, often attributed to Mark Twain, that “whisky is for drinking, water is for fighting over.” Even … More

Summertime means longer days and, for many families, a trip to a little slice of paradise: the beach. Most flock … More

With endangered species reform getting some much deserved attention, it is a happy coincidence that the Supreme Court will soon … More

The lesser prairie chicken, a species of grouse found in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, continues to recover … More

Public conservation lands, like national and state parks, are extremely popular. But funding them proves to be a much greater … More

Cities across the country have brought novel lawsuits seeking to hold oil companies responsible for climate change—in particular, the city’s … More

According to media reports, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has sent his proposed revision of the WOTUS rule—the rule that defines … More