Author: Brandon Middleton Via the Washington Post, we learn of an incredible story, but sadly only the latest example of the needs of endangered species being placed well above the needs of humans: One hundred feet above the Chesapeake Bay, … Continue reading
Author: Daniel Himebaugh During last night's State of the Union Address, President Obama criticized the Supreme Court for its recent ruling in Citizens United. PLF participated in that case, and we referred to the ruling as a "First Amendment victory" … Continue reading
Author: Paul Beard PLF's Coastal Land Rights Project has had a busy January so far: On Saturday, we interviewed Venice residents about the California Coastal Commission's refusal to allow reasonable parking restrictions (from 2:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.) in their … Continue reading
Author: Daniel Himebaugh The Washington Policy Center, a Seattle-based think tank, released a study this month showing how tax policy and growth restrictions increase the cost of home construction in Washington. The study finds that government policies add to the … Continue reading
Author: Damien M. Schiff The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it will revisit its 2003 decision to remove the Sacramento splittail from Endangered Species Act protections. The decision is the result of a lawsuit from the … Continue reading
Author: Brandon Middleton The Natural Resource Defense Council's Barry Nelson doesn't like what Pacific Legal Foundation is doing when it comes to California's water. (See his NRDC Switchboard blog post, "Facts are stubborn things"). According to Nelson, PLF and others … Continue reading
Author: Brandon Middleton Big Government's John Loudon has a great article on why it's important for the entire country to wake up and realize that the Obama administration is putting fish before people. Loudon explains that the ramifications of cutting … Continue reading