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Federal judge in environmental nuisance case: “Less fortunate citizens have property rights, too.”

A $100 million case against North Carolina hog farms demonstrates the critical role property rights play in protecting the environment … More

common law, Crony Nuisance Protection Act, cronyism, free market environmentalism, hog farm, libertarian environmentalism, North Carolina, nuisance, Right to Farm

Property rights are key to addressing pollution

For nearly 100 years, a copper smelter near Opportunity, Montana dumped tons of toxic metals, arsenic, and lead on its … More

CERCLA, common law, environment, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, nuisance, Pacific Legal Foundation, PERC, preemption, Property and Environment Research Center, Property Rights, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, trespass

Are invasive species a menace or a blessing? It depends.

Around the world, many ecosystems have been altered by “invasive species”—nonnative species that migrated or were transported to a new … More

asian carp, ecosystems, free market environmentalism, invasive species, libertarian environmentalism, lionfish, nuisance, public nuisance

Can property rights fight forest fires and facilitate conservation?

Forests have long been hotspots (pardon the pun) for environmental conflict because so much of their use is determined politically. … More

Forest, forest fire, Forest Service, Forestry, Forests, National Forests, nuisance, public nuisance, timber, wildfire

North Carolina chooses cronyism over property rights and the environment

North Carolina has enacted House Bill 467, which should be known as the “Crony Nuisance Protection Act.” Under it any agricultural or forestry business can violate its neighbors’ property rights and avoid fully compensating its neighbors for the harm.

Crony Nuisance Protection Act, cronyism, environment, North Carolina, nuisance, nuisance law, Property Rights

Private environmental enforcement is no substitute for property rights

Private environmental enforcement has gone far beyond traditional nuisance principles and encourages abusive litigation.

attorney's fees, citizen suits, Clean Water Act, extortion by litigation, libertarian environmentalism, nuisance, nuisance suits, policing for profit, private environmental enforcement

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