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Why Restrict Energy Development in George Washington National Forest?
Oil Sheikhs finance Hollywood movies against it. HBO “documentaries” are made about it. TV “news” complains about it. Opposing it is the latest cause celeb in environmental politics. What can cause such a commotion? It is hydraulic fracturing, a process … Continue reading
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EPA Offers Strict Criminal Liability for Farmers
(This article first ran in Farm Futures.) Twenty years ago, a dangerous legal decision was issued by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in U.S. v. Weitzenhoff where the Environmental Protection Agency sent two employees of a … Continue reading
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A River Runs Through It: How Local Virginia Officials Wrested the Potomac from the Clutches of Maryland By
The upcoming term of the United Stated Supreme Court will mark the tenth anniversary of the decision that ended the hundreds-of-years-long war between Virginia and Maryland over Virginia’s rights to the Potomac River. Virginia v. Maryland, 540 U.S. 56 (2003). … Continue reading
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Unnoticed Private Property Victory
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25, 2013, said “Extortionate demands for property in the land use permitting context run afoul of the (Constitution’s) Takings Clause not because they take property but because they impermissibly burden the right not to … Continue reading
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Changed Thinking on Climate Change
(This article first appeared in the April issue of Surface Transportation Innovation.) This is not an environment newsletter, but since a growing amount of transportation policy stems from concern over global warming, it’s important for transportation people to keep up-to-date … Continue reading
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