Last month, the White House released a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that calls for $200 billion in federal infrastructure spending,…
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…
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
Sharing-economy conservation: why technology solves complex environmental problems better than regulation
Technology is dramatically reducing informational costs and making it easier for large groups of people to communicate and collaborate. Consequently,…
The role of property rights in steering climate adaptation
Charleston, South Carolina is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise due to climate change. A low lying…
Voluntary conservation to the gopher tortoise’s rescue
So many environmental issues lead to conflict that it’s easy to think that such conflict is inevitable. But it needn’t…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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