Creating and Improving Environmental Courts and Tribunals

World Resources Institute / by George Pring and Catherine Pring http://www.accessinitiative.org/sites/default/files/Greening%20Justice%20FInal_31399_WRI.pdf [Greenwire story by Gabriel Nelson] The number of courts and tribunals specializing in environmental issues doubled during the past decade, prompted by increasingly complex regulations and growing concerns about natural resources, according to a new study. There were a total of 354 environmental courts … Continue reading »

Flooding the Market : The Distributional Consequences of the NFIP

Institute for Policy Integrity. New York Univ. / by J. Scott Holladay and Jason A Schwartz http://www.policyintegrity.org/documents/FloodingtheMarket.pdf [E & E News story by Evan Lehman]  The cost of federal flood insurance, including the program’s $20 billion deficit, is “likely dwarfed” by its harmful impacts on natural areas vulnerable to construction, according to a new report. … Continue reading »