Several of America’s best known ski areas operate on national forests under permits from the Forest Service. They own private water rights to make snow as well as basic services at their ski lodges, restaurants, and hotels. The ski areas did not get … Continue reading
Today, in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Drakes Bay Oyster Company presents its case for enjoining the Secretary of the Interior and the National Park Service from destroying its business before its legal claims can even be heard in … Continue reading
Last December we reported on Siskiyou County Farm Bureau’s court victory against the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Department was demanding that farmers and ranchers seek a permit under the Fish and Game Code simply to exercise their … Continue reading
Next Tuesday, Drakes Bay Oyster Company will face the most important hearing to date in its battle for survival with the federal government, which has illegally denied the Oyster Company a renewed permit to operate within Point Reyes National Seashore. … Continue reading
My PLF colleague Daniel Himebaugh has posted extensively about the victory in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, in which the Supreme Court upheld a US EPA policy under which water run-off from logging roads is not considered “industrial” stormwater … Continue reading
California’s Assembly Bill 823 has had a busy couple of weeks, culminating in a victory for property rights. After cancelling two scheduled hearings in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, the author amended the bill last week. While the amendments were … Continue reading
Last week a court ruled that a combination sidewalk and recreational trail in the Southern California city of Bradbury is, for public liability purposes, exclusively a recreational trail. As a result, the leaders of the fine city of Bradbury enjoy … Continue reading