Trophy hunting decision highlights the most important and rarely asked conservation question

Update: The Trump administration has announced that it is extending the ban to all African countries, substantially expanding the prior … 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

Pipelines v. Property Rights

As fracking has lowered the price of natural gas, the pipelines required to bring the gas to market have, predictably, … More

What Ghostbusters can teach us about environmental regulation

Is the best movie of my childhood an unintentional allegory on the pitfalls of environmental regulation? If you haven’t watched … 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

Protecting the environment does not require us to abandon the rule of law

This week, briefing began in WildEarth Guardians v. U.S. Department of Justice, a case of critical importance to anyone concerned about … More

Historic preservation laws lead to deterioration, so does involuntary conservation

In Naperville, a suburb of Chicago, local activists succeeded in stopping the development of a mixed-use (residential & commercial) development … More

Can federalism’s flexibility recover endangered species?

The federal Endangered Species Act has generated a lot of conflict over the last 44 years, but has little to … More

Who should pay for scenic rivers: the public that enjoys them or a handful of property owners?

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, many questioned whether the city’s lack of formal zoning and recent growth were responsible … More

How should environmentalists measure virtue?

An old criticism of socialism is that it measures virtue by how generous someone is with other people’s money. Many … More