Kat Dwyer, Author at PERC

To Make Conservation Leasing Work, BLM Must Respect Current Lease Holders and Embrace Markets

PERC’s public comment on the Bureau of Land Managements Proposed Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

New Conservation License Supports State Lands

The new conservation license is the opportunity for us to collectively invest in the places that make our community so special.

Supreme Court Misses Opportunity to Reduce Uncertainty in the Colorado River Basin

A lack of certainty in water rights inhibits the Navajo Nation’s ability to build infrastructure, cultivate their land, improve water sanitation, and capture revenue from their resource.

Chicago’s Haze From Wildfire Smoke Underscores the Need for Better Forest Management

The wildfire crisis that drifted over Chicago this week is human-made, but we can fix America’s forests with better and faster forest management.

How States Shape Wildlife Conservation on Private Lands

As “laboratories of democracy,” states can learn from one another’s successes and challenges, ultimately driving innovation and improvement in wildlife conservation.

SCOTUS Defines Waters of the United States

A podcast on the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Sackett v. EP.

Fight Wildfires With Fire (if EPA Allows)

Federal pollution laws create perverse incentives that subject Americans to more hazardous smoke.

The Biden Administration’s Proposed Roadblock to Species Recovery

While many of the proposed changes are minor or technical, the biggest substantive change would undermine incentives for states and private landowners to recover species.