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Home Rule in an Era of Local Environmental Innovation

Julie Rose

March 26th 2020

As 2016’s national election made clear, striking ideological differences between cities and their surrounding states exist in many parts of the country. One way in which this divide manifests itself is in state governments passing laws with the sole purpose of outlawing particular local conduct. For instance, recent state legislation ...

Defining the Role of Conservation in Agricultural Conservation Easements

Julie Rose

March 26th 2020

Farmland preservation has become an important pursuit for those seeking to protect the working landscape against conversion to nonagricultural use. One of the most common approaches for securing this protection is through the targeted use of agricultural conservation easements, typically perpetual land- use agreements designed to limit incompatible activities in ...

Wildlife Issues Are Local – So Why Isn’t ESA Implementation?

Julie Rose

March 26th 2020

In the forty-four years since President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act (ESA), states have become increasingly frustrated by the lack of meaningful opportunities for involvement in the Act’s implementation. This frustration has led to a national discussion on ESA reform, a Republican priority supported by the bipartisan Western Governors’ ...

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