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Use it or lose it: sometimes, productive use of land is necessary to its conservation

The Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a system of refuges straddling the California-Oregon border that are managed for … More

free market environmentalism, klamath, libertarian environmentalism, litigation, migratory birds, sharing, water, water rights

Conservation through compromise or conflict: lessons from California’s Tejon Ranch

High Country News reports on a simmering conflict over the development of California’s Tejon Ranch, an area of the Sierra … More

california, conservation easement, conservation easements, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, litigation, litigation environmentalism, litigation-driven environmentalism, Tejon Ranch

No suit for you: Federal court dismisses California climate change cases against oil companies

Cities across the country have brought novel lawsuits seeking to hold oil companies responsible for climate change—in particular, the city’s … More

Clean Air Act, climate, climate adaptation, climate change, climate mitigation, emissions, litigation, Property Rights, tort reform

Environmental crusaders or ambulance chasers? Department of Justice takes on environmental litigation abuse

Earlier this month, the Department of Justice raised suspicions of litigation abuse under the Clean Water Act. In a rare … More

attorney's fees, Clean Water Act, Department of Justice, extortion by litigation, litigation, litigation environmentalism, litigation-driven environmentalism, policing for profit, stormwater

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

conservation, copyright, environment, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, litigation, litigation environmentalism, litigation-driven environmentalism, monkey selfie, naruto, PETA, politiical environmentalism

Policing for profit in private environmental enforcement

With the presumed lack of interest in environmental enforcement from the incoming administration, it’s probably safe to say that environmental groups … More

attorney's fees, citizen suits, Due Process Clause, enforcement, environment, environmental enforcement, extortion, extortion by litigation, litigation, private environmental enforcement, Trump administration

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