Since the founding era, the Supreme Court has referred to the government’s power of eminent domain—the power to take private … More
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Supreme Court: Look to property rules to solve federal land conflicts
Since 2000, the growth of fracking for natural gas has fueled a pipeline boom to get the gas to market … 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
Trump’s infrastructure plan is an opportunity for states and environmentalists to use federalism to steer development in an environmentally friendly direction
Last month, the White House released a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that calls for $200 billion in federal infrastructure spending, … 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