Libertarian environmentalism
Concerns about the sustainability of Maine rockweed have an easy solution: property rights. If landowners also own these plants, they will be able to express their environmental values by conserving it and have an incentive to prevent overharvesting.
Zoning harms the economy by frustrating interstate migration and the environment by encouraging sprawl and undermining climate mitigation.
The Supreme Court’s vague definition of “property” undermines free-market environmentalism.
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.
The Supreme Court is considering an important Takings Clause case on the government’s obligation to pay when it regulates away … More
Free people and free economies have repeatedly shown they’re up to the task of solving environmental problems. Earth Day should be a celebration of that fact.
Environmental permitting should supplement property rights, not destroy them.
Biased interpretations of conservation easements sacrifice long-term conservation benefits for short-term gain.
If we’re entering a period of sustained sea level rise, property owners’ rights to protect their property must be secure and they must be compensated when that right is taken from them.
To protect endangered species, we need to rely more on property rights and less on regulation.
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