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Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation
Zinke Rides In
But will the new interior secretary take on the federal-lands bureaucracy?
It’s Time to Modernize the Antiquities Act
The act runs roughshod over the legislative process that is at the core of American governance, which seeks to promote compromise and coalition-building.
PERC’s Public Comment on Bears Ears National Monument
Here’s our public comment to the U.S. Department of the Interior on the review of Bears Ears National Monument established under the Antiquities Act of 1906.
Give Bears Ears To Native Americans
If tribes are going to get more say in protecting sacred sites, like Bears Ears, they will have to have a greater role than consultation.
A Trust Approach to National Monuments
How a trust approach to managing national monuments could protect land while promoting local input.
Identifying Innovative Infrastructure Ideas
PERC’s testimony before the Federal Lands Subcommittee regarding the infrastructure needs of the National Park Service and Forest Service.
Utah Faces Down the Rock-Climbing Industrial Complex
Companies selling outdoor gear lobby endlessly for more federal wilderness—subsidized by the taxpayer.
A New Landscape: 8 Ideas for the Interior Department
Eight policy ideas to deliver environmental and economic improvements for the nation’s lands, waters, and other natural resources.
A Monumental Mistake
It’s time to make the Antiquities Act a thing of the past.