Endangered Species Act — Uninhabitable Critical Habitat This week we filed our complaint in Markle Interests v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service in response to the government’s listing 1544 acres of private property in Louisiana as critical habitat for … Continue reading
In the wake of rumors that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar may resign from the cabinet, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson yesterday formally announced her departure. Cabinet officials frequently rotate out of government as an administration transitions to a second term, so Jackson has … Continue reading
Senator Rand Paul has a new book out Government Bullies – How Everyday Americans are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Feds. It’s a darn good read and I highly recommend it. Even for those of us who have … Continue reading
Today, the Lou Dobbs Tonight show on Fox Business Channel is scheduled to interview PLF Senior Staff Attorney Damien Schiff and PLF clients Mike and Chantell Sackett, of Priest Lake, Idaho. Lou Dobbs Tonight airs on the Fox Business Channel … Continue reading
WASHINGTON D.C.; March 21, 2012: In a precedent-setting victory for the rights of all property owners, the United States Supreme Court today held that landowners have a right to direct, meaningful judicial review if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency effectively seizes control … Continue reading
Some years ago, when I was an attorney here at Pacific Legal Foundation in our Environmental Law section, I worked on a Supreme Court wetlands case called Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. Army Corps of Engineers (SWANCC). … Continue reading
Some weeks ago I published an oped in the Spokane Spokesman-Review responding to a number of untrue and unfair attacks made against the Sacketts. In that piece, I explained that the Sacketts reasonably believe that they have no wetlands on … Continue reading