Wildfires are made worse by the failure to foresee the unintended consequences of environmental decisions

As fires continue to rage in California, more people are asking why extreme wildfires are seemingly more common than they … More

President Trump’s long-awaited national monument decision triggers wave of lawsuits

Last week, President Trump issued two long-awaited proclamations reducing the size of two controversial national monuments in Utah. The same … More

Environmental bureaucracy undermines the trust needed to promote conservation

Trust is important, especially so for conservation. Successful conservation depends on the collaboration of many people: environmentalists, scientists, property owners, … More

Trophy hunting decision highlights the most important and rarely asked conservation question

Update: The Trump administration has announced that it is extending the ban to all African countries, substantially expanding the prior … More

Matching the Endangered Species Act’s incentives with its ethics

It looks increasingly likely that Congress will attempt to overhaul the Endangered Species Act next year. Rob Bishop, chairman of … More

Lacking consensus, monument designations breed endless conflict

One major shortcoming of relying on the political process to achieve environmental objectives (or most any other objective) is that … More

Pipelines v. Property Rights

As fracking has lowered the price of natural gas, the pipelines required to bring the gas to market have, predictably, … More

Even if you don’t think hunting is pretty, it’s an effective conservation tool

I am not the person you’d expect to be an outspoken supporter of hunting as a conservation tool. I’ve been … More

Protecting the environment does not require us to abandon the rule of law

This week, briefing began in WildEarth Guardians v. U.S. Department of Justice, a case of critical importance to anyone concerned about … More

The Supreme Court wrestles again with the Clean Water Act’s due process deficit

Last week, the Supreme Court heard argument in the case challenging the WOTUS rule—the controversial rule defining the scope of … More