Law has become a morass of confusion and conflict, a kind of intellectual tragedy of the commons. In response to increasing conflict over ever scarcer resources, environmental law is too often guided by greed, personal ambition, and deception. When ecological science is misrepresented or distorted in the courts or governing bodies for the personal gain of individuals, organizations, and corporations, it is the environment itself that inevitably suffers. We will keep an eagle eye on legal issues that relate to humankind’s relationship with nature.