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Tag: Property Rights

A market to convert flooded neighborhoods to wetlands

This month, the Mississippi River has experienced a prolonged, historic flood. The images of the flood recall other recent floods, … More

flood insurance, flooding, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, national flood insurance, Property Rights

How can we better capture the option value of conservation?

Is it better to pump oil today, tomorrow, or never? Is a tree more valuable if harvested now, in a … More

Forests, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, natural resources, option value, permits, Property Rights, timber harvesting

Detroiters against free trees?

In 2014, a nonprofit tried to give thousands of trees to Detroit residents, but many declined the offer. A recent … More

conservation, conservation easements, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, maintenance, maintenance backlog, Property Rights, trees

Destabilizing property rights with a canoe paddle

In New York, navigable waterways are open to the public; all other waterways belong to the people whose land they … More

access, free market environmentalism, Friends of Thayer Lake, libertarian environmentalism, navigability, New York, outdoor recreation, Property Rights, public access, public recreation, recreation access, stream access

Property rights can resolve conflict over Chesapeake Bay oysters

The Chesapeake Bay is the nation’s largest estuary, with a watershed that includes six states. Because of its size and … More

agricultural runoff, Chesapeake Bay, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, oyster, oysters, Property Rights, runoff, stormwater, urban stormwater, water qualiity

How do we decide what environmental goals to fund?

If $10 million magically appeared and you got to decide how to allocate it between several environmental goals, how would … More

analytics, conservation, conservation analytics, endangered speces, environment, ESA, free market environmentalism, moneyball, Property Rights, trade-offs

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

endangered species, environment, free market environmentalism, incentives, libertarian environmentalism, markets, predator conflict, Property Rights, transatction costs

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

beach access, easement, Florida, free market environmentalism, incentives, libertarian environmentalism, Property Rights, public access

Lesser prairie chicken continues to recover thanks to collaborative conservation. Could such efforts soon help more species?

The lesser prairie chicken, a species of grouse found in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, continues to recover … More

4(d), conservation, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, ESA, ESA 4(d), ESA reform, PECE, Property Rights, species recovery, take prohibition, threatened species

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

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