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Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation
The Private Sector has a Role to Play with Environmental Cleanups
Creating a greater role for the private sector will spur innovation and more effective environmental solutions.
Prospecting for Pollution: The Need for Better Incentives to Clean Up Abandoned Mines
Because abandoned mines generate substantial environmental harms, it is critical to remove regulatory disincentives to clean-up efforts and to replace them with positive incentives.
Speeding Up Environmental Reviews is Good for the Economy and the Environment
The delays and expense associated with an overly bureaucratic process pose real environmental costs.
Happy (Late) Birthday, Aldo!
We are still far from harmony with the land. But today, less than a week after Leopold’s 133rd birthday, we can be sure he’d be proud of our progress.
The Merits of Prevention
Simply pointing the finger at climate change will not prevent devastation during the next wildfire season.
Healthy Public Lands, Healthy Private Lands
“Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest.”
A Proactive Approach for Australia’s Fires
Proactively supporting and privately funding forest restoration projects that reduce risk and increase resiliency is a step we can take in the present to prevent fires in the future.
Cato Daily Podcast: The Antiquities Act, Protecting Land, and Executive Authority
A podcast on the Antiquities Act and federal land management.
Reining in the Wild Horse Crisis
Watch PERC’s Markets for Conservation film that tells the story of an innovative, market-based solution to the wild horse crisis.