Will WOTUS reform end wetland banking?

According to media reports, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has sent his proposed revision of the WOTUS rule—the rule that defines … More

Environmental regulation makes the tabloids

It’s not every day that environmental regulation news goes viral. But when the stars of a popular television show are … More

Is the era of overfishing coming to a close in the U.S.?

Last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration submitted its annual fishery stock report to Congress. It shows continued progress … More

Paying California farmers to suck up the state’s excess carbon dioxide

In April, California launched its latest climate change initiative: In a grand experiment, California switched on a fleet of high-tech … More

What if, instead of battling about the costs of environmental regulations in the political arena and the courts, property owners and environmental groups treated their differences as an opportunity for arbitrage?

Whether regulation generally—and environmental regulation, in particular—imposes significant burdens on property owners and other regulated parties is sharply contested. The … More

Markets for conservation, by assigning a price to environmental values, can help protect land from eminent domain

Concern about eminent domain has traditionally been a concern of property rights activists, not the environmental community. But that may … More

Monkey selfie case: another example that litigation-driven environmentalism is inferior to market-based conservation

In 2011, Naruto, a seven-year-old crested macaque played with a cameraman’s equipment, taking several selfies that have since gone viral. … More

Markets improve environmental outcomes without needing most people to notice, which also makes them vulnerable to public choice concerns

Counterintuitively, human prosperity is the engine of environmental improvement. As people grow richer, they care more about the environment around … More

Yes, the Endangered Species Act prevents extinction. But why don’t we recover more species?

45 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is as popular and as controversial as ever. Its popularity … More

The Avocado Toast Rebellion: California confronts the feds over federal land policy

Federal lands have long been a source of political conflict. In the 70s and 80s, the Sage Brush Rebellion challenged … More