A Navy Veteran Went to Prison for Digging Ponds in the Mountains

Even better: These matters are better handled by the free market–the one and only thing that automatically optimizes the allocation of scarce resources. — jtl, 419

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by Ethan Blevins via Chris Gill at Pitchstone Waters

“Range practices we take for granted in Texas can land you in prison out West.
Notwithstanding the many fine things accomplished by EPA, actions like these really hurt public attitudes about conservation – and harm outcomes by inhibiting private citizens’ conservation efforts. For lots of reasons, these matters are better handled by state agencies.

Even better: These matters are better handled by the free market–the one and only thing that automatically optimizes the allocation of scarce resources. — jtl, 419

NOTE: this article was originally published to WSJ.com on April 26, 2019.

The Supreme Court can remedy the injustice done by the EPA’s unclear ‘navigable waters’ rule.

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