[…] Mining Concession but also set me up with the contacts, translators, and transportation I relied upon in the field. After pouring over legal codes, C&K Miningโs impact study, and related articles, I was ready for the fieldโand intrigued by the wildness of southeastern Cameroon. On my way there, the semi-savannah landscape gave way to […]
[…] when wolves were reintroduced to that park in the 1990s. More recently, a handful of conservation groups helped pay for fencing for landowners who want to keep free-roaming Yellowstone bison off their pastureland. โMontanans have figured out how to live alongside other wildlife,โ Zack Waterman, of the Sierra Club, said at the time, โand […]
PERC’s testimony before the Federal Lands Subcommittee regarding the infrastructure needs of the National Park Service and Forest Service.
The use and abuse of cost-benefit analysis in regulatory decision-making.
[…] the lands, waters, and other resources under the control of the Department of the Interior. Public Lands Management: Adopt new management approaches that allow greater flexibility and freedom while retaining federal oversight and accountability National Parks: Make the National Park Service less reliant on politically driven Congressional appropriations Land and Water Conservation Fund: Reform […]
[…] likely. But if endangered species are merely a liability and anyย economic incentiveย to protect them is vigorously opposed, we canโt expect much better results than the Endangered Species Actโs woeful 2% recovery rate. This post originally appeared on Free-cology. All opinions are Woodโs own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Pacific Legal Foundation.
[…] โwatersโ matters because lands and other property so defined become subject to an often onerous federal permitting scheme. The EPA and Army Corps have been without a valid WOTUS definition for some time. In 2001 and 2006 the Supreme Court rejected the agenciesโ definitions as too expansive. According to the Court, the agencies sought […]
Why rewarding, rather than punishing, conservation on private lands could save more species.
[…] to those who worry about families who have not seen a raise in pay in a decade. In fact, Shultz and Baker indicate that a U.S. Treasury study shows that 70 percent of American families would receive an income boost from the dividend, after taking their consumption of higher priced goods into account. Describing […]
Come learn about free market environmentalism and explore Montanaโs wild terrain Ranch owner Jeff Laszlo discusses the use of public-private partnerships to restore wetlands We are recruiting undergraduate and graduate students for PERCโs summer colloquium. We ask for your help in identifying qualified students for this program. The colloquium, โEnhancing Environmental Quality through Property […]