Clear rules and market incentives go a long way to distinguish between pollution and land use and their effects on clean water.
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Cleaning the Commons
A property rights solution to cleaning up the ocean could position plastic as it’s own potential venture.
Legal and Institutional Barriers to Establishing Non-Use Rights to Natural Resources
If rights can only be established once a resource is used, then the institutions that govern natural resources will be unable to resolve conflicting use and non-use demands.
Property Rights Can Resolve Conflict over Chesapeake Bay Oysters
A market solution that could restore oyster populations and water quality in the Chesapeake.
Are There Market-Based Ways to Avoid Tragic Wildfires?
We have much to gain from avoiding catastrophic wildfire.
Are Invasive Species a Menace or a Blessing? It Depends.
The signal generated by property rights and markets help to identify which invasive species are valued and which are seen as a menace.
Can a President Both Shrink a National Monument and Create a New One?
A new national monument raises questions about federal land designations.
How Do We Decide Which Environmental Goals to Fund?
A new analytical tool can help us confront trade-offs in making difficult choices.
To Encourage More Species Recovery, We Need to Acknowledge and Reward Successes
If the Endangered Species Act’s purpose is to recover species, is that purpose advanced or hindered by making it near impossible to delist recovered populations like the grizzly?
What are “Reasonable Efforts” to Restore Habitat?
Supreme Court argument highlights the importance of who pays to recover species.