Tuesday, March 25, 2014 — Montana radio host Aaron Flint visits PERC Headquarters in Bozeman, Montana, and talks with PERC fellows. Listen as Reed Watson discusses how PERC uses property rights and markets to improve environmental quality. PERC senior fellow P.J. Hill discusses his book The Not So Wild, Wild West. Shawn Regan discusses PERC’s latest policy perspective, Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations. Laura Huggins discusses PERC’s latest case study, Bringing Bison Back to the Badlands.
Now that there is a straightforward standard for federal regulation, conservation organizations have a clear signal where private, voluntary conservation efforts are needed to restore wetlands.
State and federal policies have deepened California's most pressing environmental challenges.
We should create a system of conservation leasing that allows groups to resolve their competing demands over the use of public lands through voluntary negotiation—just as they often do on private lands today.
As Congress spends the summer drafting the forest provisions in the 2023 farm bill, policymakers should remember that confronting the wildfire crisis will take more than just funding.
A coalition letter addressed to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and House Natural Resources Committee
This week, multiple positive forest management bills passed out of committee in the U.S. House and Senate with bipartisan support.