How a renewed focus on prescribed fire can help forests from coast to coast.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
The Big Burn of 1910 and the Choking of America’s Forests
Decades of fire suppression fuel catastrophic wildfires today.
Snapshots
Examples of free market environmentalism and creative conservation from around the world.
How Environmental Red Tape Inflames Wildfire Risk
While well-intentioned, environmental review requirements prolong much-needed fuel treatments.
Wildfire, Moral Hazard, and Ways to Lessen Risk
A Q&A with PERC Lone Mountain Fellow Judson Boomhower.
REPORT: Red tape is making wildfires worse
New research provides the most comprehensive analysis of NEPA’s impact on wildfire mitigation.
Infographic: How red tape makes wildfires worse
A maze of regulations coupled with the threat of litigation delay urgently needed forest restoration projects and increase the likelihood of catastrophic wildfire.
Does Environmental Review Worsen the Wildfire Crisis?
How environmental analysis delays fuel treatment projects
Could a Burn Ban Threaten Bozeman’s Water Supply?
Hannah Downey, PERC policy director, on Montana Talks radio program
CBS Sunday Morning: Protecting National Parks from Too Much Love
PERC CEO Brian Yablonski is interviewed on the popular morning show to discuss increased national park visitation.