Congressional hearing questions whether monuments can be designated in the ocean under the Antiquities Act.
How to promote federalism and reduce Clean Water Act abuse
The federal government should transfer permitting authority to states under the Clean Water Act 404 program.
Fact checkers should steer clear of difficult legal questions
[Update: The Washington Post’s Fact Checker has updated the article to acknowledge this response.] Last week, President Trump issued an…
A monumental obstacle to sustainable fishing
Ocean monuments violate the Antiquities Act. But, more fundamentally, the monument process is antithetical to liberty.
Executive order on WOTUS signals start of Clean Water Act reform
The President’s WOTUS executive order has begun the process for reforming the Clean Water Act, so that fewer people find themselves in the nightmare experienced by a Wyoming property owner threatened with $20 million in fines for building a pond.
Species recovery depends on establishing better incentives
An Endangered Species Act regulation undermines incentives to conserve and recover species, while also harming property owners and the economy.
To protect endangered species, secure property rights
To protect endangered species, we need to rely more on property rights and less on regulation.
If the Endangered Species Act were a doctor, it would lose its medical license
The Endangered Species Act is popular, despite an abysmal recovery rate, because of survey bias, voter ignorance, and poor debate.
Limits on states’ influence over federal lands cut both ways
If red states must accept Congress’ decisions about federal lands, blue states do too.
Private environmental enforcement is no substitute for property rights
Private environmental enforcement has gone far beyond traditional nuisance principles and encourages abusive litigation.
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