Down to the Last Drop
Shawn ReganCan the West adapt to its even drier future?
The Magazine of Free Market Environmentalism
In the American West, the response to drought has historically been to divert more water, build dams, or pump groundwater. But many of those options are no longer politically or economically feasible. To adapt, western communities are going to have to find ways to do more with less water—and to do so through cooperation instead of conflict.
This special issue of PERC Reports explores the West's water crisis and how markets can address today's shortages.
Agriculture uses the vast majority of water in the arid West. Shouldn’t there be simple ways to trade the valuable resource?
Tribes could help bridge gaps between water supply and demand in the Colorado River Basin—if it weren’t for federal restrictions
A groundwater market in the Mojave Desert offers lessons for California and beyond
A firsthand account of the legislative quest to reform Utah water law and allow conservationists to protect fish and wildlife habitat
A half-century after the Clean Water Act was enacted, there's still no clear answer as to what it regulates. A new Supreme Court case may finally provide some clarity.
This special issue of PERC Reports explores the West’s water crisis and how markets can address today’s shortages.
Innovative use of an old conservation tool helps save a western aquifer
Examples of free market environmentalism and creative conservation from around the world
Technology and trade can ensure water scarcity is not a constraint on progress