If red states must accept Congress’ decisions about federal lands, blue states do too.
Tag: federalism
Fair weather federalism
Federalism should always drive environmental policy, not just when the President is opposed to environmentalists.
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
The constitutional stakes of New Jersey’s sports gambling case
This weekend, the Daily Caller published a piece that I co-authored with CEI’s Michelle Minton. It begins Against all odds, … More
The never-ending saga of the lesser prairie chicken
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that it was once again considering listing the lesser prairie chicken under … More
Will environmentalists discover federalism under Trump?
One of the possible silver linings of the incoming administration is that environmentalists may have to discover federalism. For decades, … More
Sports gambling case could have severe repercussions for environmental policy
At first blush, sports gambling and the environment would seem to have little in common. Yet, as I explain in … More
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