Proposals for reforming the Endangered Species Act to rely more on state regulation and private incentives are usually met by … More
Tag: ESA
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
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
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
Life imitates science fiction: how will de-extinction change environmental policy?
The possibility that we may soon be able to resurrect extinct species would allow us to hedge against the risk of extinction.
Will the federal government stop Utah from working with property owners to protect prairie dogs?
For three years, Utah has worked with property owners to protect prairie dogs. But a decision from the Tenth Circuit threatens to get rid of that conservation program and replace it with more conflict.
Congressional testimony on delays from ESA consultation
In congressional testimony, I explain how the Endangered Species Act’s consultation process delays infrastructure upgrades and can harm species.
Is everything a crime under the Endangered Species Act?
DOJ’s resistance to environmental groups’ effort to radically expand overcriminalization under the Endangered Species Act shows the long-term impacts of earlier, successful challenges to overcriminalization.
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.
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.
