The Green Conversation

The Efficacy of the Public Trust Doctrine

Leo Genco Season 2 Episode 4

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Conservation in the United States of America is centered around the public trust doctrine. The history of this doctrine is not what you think. Throughout our conservation, court case upon court case has changed and limited the doctrine. The fluctuation of the cases, results in today's private land ownership and the increasing paywall to the wilderness. Join me as we explore the history and efficacy of the public trust doctrine in the USA.