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Water Scarcity and Sustainability in the West

Water scarcity is the new reality across much of the western United States. How can growing communities adjust to using less water? How can we equitably allocate this scarce resource? And what policy tools are available to more efficiently conserve water? PERC Senior Researcher Katherine Wright joins the Hayek Program podcast, a project of […]

Published on: October 26, 2023

A Path Forward for the Grizzly Bear

Breaking the endless cycle of conflict and litigation will allow the recovery of this remarkable species to be celebrated as it should.

Published on: October 17, 2023

Conservation and Punishment

In southwestern Alabama, decades of responsible stewardship get rewarded with federal regulation.

Published on: October 17, 2023

Donations Unneeded

A synthetic alternative to horseshoe crab blood could spare the arthropods from the medical testing supply chain—just one example of innovations indirectly aiding species.

Published on: October 17, 2023

A Field Guide for Wildlife Recovery

[…] why would Northern California fishermen negotiate with the service after seeing how it treated its commitment to their neighbors to the south? Fears over potential reintroductions are valid because experimental populations can bring significant costs to surrounding communities. Private landowners provide habitat for a majority of endangered and threatened species.94U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, […]

Published on: September 20, 2023

Big Fire, Little Fire

A podcast on the recent Canadian wildfires and the need for active forest management.

Published on: July 12, 2023