Will Harris, a free-range chicken farmer in Georgia, recently learned first hand the importance of transaction costs. In the last … More
Tag: Property Rights
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
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
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
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
Settling lawsuit brought by 20 states, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider critical habitat regulations. What will this mean for conservation?
Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it had settled a lawsuit brought by 20 states against … More
The role of property rights in steering climate adaptation
Charleston, South Carolina is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise due to climate change. A low lying … More
Protecting the environment does not require us to abandon the rule of law
This week, briefing began in WildEarth Guardians v. U.S. Department of Justice, a case of critical importance to anyone concerned about … More
The Supreme Court wrestles again with the Clean Water Act’s due process deficit
Last week, the Supreme Court heard argument in the case challenging the WOTUS rule—the controversial rule defining the scope of … More
Can the government use tax foreclosures to destroy conservation easements without compensation?
Not paying your taxes should and does have serious consequences. Governments, and most people, have little sympathy for tax delinquents. … More
