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Ecosystem Investment Partners closes fifth fund, nears $1.5 billion raised
Property Rights

Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP) has announced the closure of its fifth fund, securing over $400 million in commitments and bringing its total capital raised to nearly $1.5 billion.

OPINION: Why 'stewardship' should guide how we care for resources
Property Rights

Every American generation inherits the question of how to manage our natural resources. Our debates about environmental policy swing between two approaches—environmentalism, which urges restriction, and conservation, which urges restraint.

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OFRA estimates gray wolf presence causes multimillion-dollar losses to cattle ranches
Property Rights

The Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis (OFRA) has released a preliminary estimate regarding the economic losses that Northern cattle ranches may face due to gray wolves over the period from 2025 to 2034.


America First Policy Institute urges EPA to repeal 2009 Endangerment Finding
Property Rights

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has filed a public comment urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding and related greenhouse gas vehicle standards.


D.C. Circuit confirms EPA authority to cancel $16 billion in greenhouse gas reduction fund grants
Property Rights

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has vacated an injunction that required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue disbursing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants, thereby affirming the agency's authority to cancel these...


American Stewards of Liberty director on wolf predation costs: ‘This calculation cannot adequately capture the lost future value’
Property Rights

Margaret Byfield, Executive Director of American Stewards of Liberty, expressed concerns about the financial burden wolf predation imposes on ranchers.


Gosar introduces bills to reverse national monument designations affecting federal lands
Property Rights

Congressman Paul A. Gosar has introduced two bills aimed at reversing the designation of certain national monuments that restrict federal land use.


Hageman introduces bill against climate reparations following ICJ advisory
Property Rights

Today, U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman, representing Wyoming's at-large district, introduced legislation aimed at protecting American taxpayers from potential climate change reparations imposed by international courts.


American Stewards of Liberty highlights House report alleging Green New Deal funding misuse
Property Rights

The American Stewards of Liberty announced on its website that a House Oversight report found billions from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund were awarded to politically connected nonprofits with little oversight, calling it evidence of a "Green...


American Stewards of Liberty backs push to rescind BLM’s Public Lands Rule
Property Rights

American Stewards of Liberty has announced its support for the proposed rescission of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Public Lands Rule.


Gray wolf presence could cost northern cattle ranches $305,000 to $2.47 million over 2025–2034
Property Rights

The Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis (OFRA) has announced that northern cattle ranches could experience private economic losses ranging from $305,000 to $2.47 million between 2025 and 2034 due to the presence of gray wolves.


U.S. Rep. Arrington on land policy: ‘The Biden Administration finalized a plan to buy up 30% of the land in the US by 2030’
Property Rights

U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington has expressed concerns over the Biden Administration's plan to purchase 30% of U.S. land by 2030 and expand a wildlife refuge in West Texas by 10,000%, describing it as a federal land grab.


OPINION: Eminent threat: Federal power line plan endangers Eastern New Mexico farms and ranches
Property Rights

Eastern New Mexico is in the crosshairs of the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC). That means livelihoods of many family farms and ranches are in danger.


PERC vice president: ESA Amendment Act of 2025 provides ‘needed reforms to enhance species recovery’
Property Rights

Jonathan Wood, vice president of law and policy at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), said that the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 introduces essential reforms to enhance species recovery and deliver better outcomes for wildlife and...


Family Farm Alliance director: ESA Amendments Act of 2025 an 'important bill'
Property Rights

Dan Keppen, the executive director of the Family Farm Alliance, has expressed support for the ESA Amendments Act of 2025.


Sam Kieffer on modernized ESA: 'Farmers and ranchers play an important role in conservation'
Property Rights

Sam Kieffer, vice president of public policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation, expressed his support for updates to the Endangered Species Act of 2025.


American Stewards of Liberty suggests amendments to limit Endangered Species Act
Property Rights

American Stewards of Liberty has released a report on the ESA Amendment Act of 2025, which proposes specific changes to limit species listings and critical habitat designations.


Gray wolf bill passes House Natural Resources Committee
Property Rights

The Pet and Livestock Protection Act (PALPA), introduced by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and Congressman Tom Tiffany, has passed through the House Natural Resources Committee.


U.S. Rep. Pfluger: Trump admin should delist 'Lesser Prairie Chicken and the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard' to protect wildlife
Property Rights

U.S. Representative August Pfluger of Texas's 11th Congressional District has expressed concerns over certain endangered species listings, stating they have negatively impacted the American energy sector.


OPINION: Endangered Species or Endangered Logic?
Property Rights

The past few months have exposed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for what it has become—a powerful weapon for thwarting human activities and taking others’ property in all but title.