As socialist ideas capture the American imagination, it’s important to remember socialism’s dismal environmental legacy.
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A Bug’s Life
The American burying beetle’s recovery should be a cause for celebration, not alarm.
A Market to Convert Flooded Neighborhoods to Wetlands
Using market forces to address flooding.
Environmental Progress Made Possible by Human Flourishing
Human prosperity frees us to pursue our environmental values.
This Earth Day, Try Conservation Optimism
Earth Day is a moment to celebrate the gains of conservation and the natural world.
During National Park Week, Remember that Our Parks Need Our Help
With creative approaches we can fill our parks’ financial hole and keep from digging a new one.
Who Is Responsible for Clean Water?
If federal authority ebbs, will states take the lead on regulating upstream water quality?
The Option Value of Conservation
Is a tree more valuable if harvested now, in a decade, or not at all? These questions tee up the issue of option value.
Why Punish People Who Try to Clean Up Pollution?
Too often, strict liability deters people from taking steps to improve environmental outcomes.
Protecting Wild Horses Will Take a Wild Idea
Incentive payments to promote wild horse and burro adoptions will benefit the animals, our rangelands, and taxpayers.