• “Fine for killing birds” is susceptible of two meanings, you know [Coyote on energy production]
• Lacey Act criminal provisions, of Gibson Guitar raid fame, owe much to influence of domestic forest products companies, and that’s just one of the links between crony capitalism and overcriminalization [Paul Larkin, Heritage]
• Why California shut down its local redevelopment agencies, all 400+ of them [Shirley Svorny, Regulation]
• “EPA’s ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Proposal: Coming Soon to a Back Yard Near You?” [Scott McFadin, WLF]
• Taxpayers shell out handsomely to be sued under Endangered Species Act [Higgins]
• “How Land Prices Obviate the Need for Euclidean Zoning” [Emily Washington]
• Casting a skeptical eye on Vandana Shiva’s anti-GMO crusade [The New Yorker]

Filed under: California, endangered species, environment, Environmental Protection Agency, land use and zoning