2016 Bills
HCR1: Resisting Federal Takeover of Water in Utah
This bill passed the House 64-9 and passed the Senate 22-4. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Recently the EPA finalized a new administrative rule to redefine “Waters of the United States” under its regulatory...
Property Rights
Overreaching EPA Water Rule: Utah Property Rights In Peril
Authored by Josh Daniels, Director of Policy The EPA has recently adopted a final rule to redefine the term “waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act in a way that would expand the agency’s regulatory authority to many...
10th Amendment
New EPA Rules Threaten Property Rights in Utah
School children across Utah were likely exposed this week to the virtues of environmental conservation and the heroics of “Captain Planet” in honor of Earth Day. We presume that few were introduced to the unintended consequences...