To encourage more species recovery, we need to acknowledge and reward successes

Last month, a federal court ordered the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population of grizzly bears put back on the endangered species … More

What are “reasonable efforts” to restore habitat? Supreme Court argument highlights the importance of who pays to recover endangered species

On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, … More

Transaction costs matter

Will Harris, a free-range chicken farmer in Georgia, recently learned first hand the importance of transaction costs. In the last … More

Can states inject more local knowledge into water permitting?

Many federal environmental laws seek to leverage local knowledge by inviting states and local governments to participate in the federal … More

When parks are too popular for their own good

Point Lobos, known as the “crown jewel” of California’s state park system, is wildly popular with the local Monterrey residents … More

Beach access: opportunity for compromise or recipe for conflict?

Summertime means longer days and, for many families, a trip to a little slice of paradise: the beach. Most flock … More

A tale of two conservation funds

Public conservation lands, like national and state parks, are extremely popular. But funding them proves to be a much greater … More

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