So many environmental issues lead to conflict that it’s easy to think that such conflict is inevitable. But it needn’t … More
Category: regulation
Supreme Court’s WOTUS decision means more judicial scrutiny of government decisions
In law school, my civil procedure professor’s favorite quip was that he would gladly let his opposing council choose the … More
Supreme Court to review shy frog case, decide whether land that isn’t habitat can be regulated as “critical habitat”
On Monday, the Supreme Court granted review in Weyerhauser v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services—a closely watched case about a federal … More
The knowledge problem is pervasive in environmental regulation, but could be solved by markets
The people affected by an environmental issue are usually in the best position to know how significant the issue is … More
Can states be trusted to protect rare species?
Proposals for reforming the Endangered Species Act to rely more on state regulation and private incentives are usually met by … More
In 2018, will the federal government be an ally in the fight against overcriminalization?
In this year’s pre-Christmas news dump, the Department of Interior announced it was reversing the agency’s prior interpretation of the … More
A river walks into a courtroom . . .
The title above may sound like the setup to a mediocre joke. But, this fall, the Deep Green Resistance, which … More
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
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