Doom-and-gloom Earth Day messaging often paints a depressing future, but there is plenty of progress to celebrate.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
Policy Change is Needed to Improve Forest Health
Testimony before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on proposed reforms to forest management policy.
Visitors From Abroad Can Help Steward Ailing National Parks
If international visitors to a U.S. park paid a $25 surcharge, it would likely raise over $300 million, nearly doubling parks’ total fee receipts.
Groundwater Conservation Easements
Evaluating an Innovative New Tool for Aquifer Sustainability
More Research Is Needed to Develop an Effective Brucellosis Vaccine
A public comment submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the proposed rule to amend and republish the list of select agents and toxins.
The Link Between Wildfires and Forest Health
To maintain the progress made over the past half-century on air quality, we must reduce regulation, expand capacity, and solve the wildfire crisis.
How International Visitors Can Help Care for America’s Natural Wonders
Let’s do what we can to ensure that every visitor enjoys our national parks at their best by implementing a modest international visitor surcharge.
America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act, Explained
Amidst so much posturing and conflict over wildlife policy, this bill is a substantive and serious solution that addresses real conservation challenges.
Sharing and Expanding the Co-Benefits of Conservation
An academic paper published by the journal Ecological Economics
Enhancing Forest Restoration With the Root and Stem Act
A congressional testimony submitted to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee