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Environmentalism Through Privately Owned Lands
A private-property approach to conservation is superior to conservation on government land.
The Takings Clause Can Protect Conservation, If There’s a Market for Environmental Benefits
If the government takes the National Butterfly Center for the border wall, it will have to pay just compensation to the private owner.
Can “Perpetual” Conservation Easements be Updated to Changing Circumstances?
Conservation easements are an increasingly important tool for protecting the environment.
The Inevitable Overregulation and Overcriminalization of Environmental Law
No matter the intentions behind environmental regulation, it ultimately suffers the same shortcomings that other forms of government regulation do.
Can Property Rights Fight Forest Fires and Facilitate Conservation?
Allowing more forest decisions to be governed by property rights rather than bureaucracy could help environmentalists better protect them.
How Capitalism Saved the Bees
A decade after colony collapse disorder began, pollination entrepreneurs have staved off the beepocalypse.
There’s a Better Way to Promote Public Access
When it comes to trying to enhance access, we often go about it the wrong way.
Competition Can Help Resolve Public Lands Conflicts
Allowing non-ranching groups to hold grazing permits could give a fair shake to ranchers, environmentalists, and recreationists alike when it comes to our public lands.
Instead of a Monument, How About a North Woods National Park — Run by Lucas St. Clair
If Secretary Ryan Zinke thinks Katahdin Woods and Waters warrants national park status, he should insist that it be done with a stipulation.