Last week, a lawsuit was filed challenging the President’s recent executive order commanding federal agencies to repeal two regulations for … More
Tag: environment
States cannot veto Congress’ decisions to put federal lands to productive uses
If Republican states have to accept Congress’ decisions to restrict the use of federal lands, Democratic states have to accept decisions to encourage productive use of these lands.
Regulations should be judged at the margins
Regulations can’t be defended based on overall costs v. benefits, but must be justified on the margins.
Fair weather federalism
Federalism should always drive environmental policy, not just when the President is opposed to environmentalists.
Can species be saved without the Endangered Species Act?
That’s the question posed in a post on Vice.com‘s Motherboard blog. The answer is emphatically “yes.” The question has to … More
What sort of federal environmental reform will we get?
Congress and the Trump administration should pursue federalism and libertarian environmentalist reforms, rather than legislating against the environment.
Commandeering conservation obstructs environmental federalism
In the wake of the election, there’s hope that environmentalists will discover the benefits of federalism to the environment. Those … More
Politics above principle: environmentalists against a carbon tax
Lost in the much bigger election day surprise was news that a Washington state referendum to adopt a carbon tax, … More
Federal prosecutors’ new favorite weapon: environmental criminal law
The Financial Times reports on federal prosecutors’ growing and aggressive use of the criminal provisions in several environmental statutes, even … More
A government of laws, and not of men
Early this week, the Boston Globe reported on the nightmare a New Hampshire retailer experienced when he caught the attention … More
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