Whenever a natural disaster occurs, public officials commonly enforce “anti-gouging” laws, a type of price control. The problem is, any price controls limit supplies, making shortages worse.

Blueground US Inc. violated California’s anti-gouging law, which prohibits rent hikes of more than 10% after a state of emergency is issued, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto said in a statement.

For example, a dedicated plant at Honolulu airport could handle airport waste, while the U.S. Navy might establish a plant at ...

On Tuesday, the county’s Board of Supervisors voted to increase the maximum civil penalty for anyone caught price gouging during the fire emergency from $10,000 to $50,000 per violation.

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is getting crushed by gouging “referrals from all over the city,” with the staff investigating some 900 allegations of landlords skirting post-wildfire ...

Earth is crossing the 1.5°C limit outlined in the Paris Agreement, beyond which scientists predict catastrophic harm to ...