This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued permits to several counties in Southwestern Utah allowing them to resume … More
Category: libertarian environmentalism
The elephant trophy ban that wasn’t: after dizzying flip-flops, will the US continue to support hunting-based conservation programs?
Although the Endangered Species Act generally forbids the hunting of rare species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can permit … More
If the goal is to guide human action, environmental markets work better than indecipherable regulations
One of the greatest strengths of free market environmentalism approaches to environmental problems is that they facilitate the development of … More
What can the man who saved a billion lives teach us about the future of environmentalism?
March 26th would have been the 105th birthday of Norman Borlaug, a Nobel Peace Prize winning agronomist widely credited with … More
Settling lawsuit brought by 20 states, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider critical habitat regulations. What will this mean for conservation?
Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it had settled a lawsuit brought by 20 states against … More
Worried about President Trump considering potential coal and oil revenue when setting boundaries for national monuments? Reform the Antiquities Act.
President Trump’s decision to reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah—Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante—has been a political … More
We love federalism . . . until we don’t: committing to federalism would promote innovation, accountability, and hedge against national politics
Federalism—preserving the states’ independent policymaking role to promote innovation and democratic accountability—is a value embraced by people across the political … More
Trump’s infrastructure plan is an opportunity for states and environmentalists to use federalism to steer development in an environmentally friendly direction
Last month, the White House released a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that calls for $200 billion in federal infrastructure spending, … More
Showdown at the border(wall): the environmental perils of opposing all federal permitting reform
This week, a federal judge upheld the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to exempt construction of the border wall from … More
How much would you pay to protect endangered species? Let environmentalists chip in to expedite the process of listing species under the Endangered Species Act
How much would you pay to protect endangered species? Let environmentalists chip in to expedite the process of listing species under the Endangered Species Act
