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Idaho’s Harriman State Park – A Model for the Future?

State parks across the nation are serving more and more visitors while struggling to preserve natural and cultural resources. As demands for tax-generated revenues grow, many state legislatures are cutting appropriations to their park systems. Shrinking funds and growing usage threaten the well-being of all our state parks.

The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Primer

DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT Executive Summary Since 1991, when economists first reported a systematic relationship between income changes and environmental quality, this relationship, known as the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), has become standard fare in technical conversations about environmental policy (Grossman and Krueger 1991). When first unveiled, EKCs revealed a surprising outcome: Some important indicatorsContinue reading “The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Primer”