All Research:
Water Conservation
Markets for Clean Water
Markets to address stream quality issues should include water quality trading.
An Antiquated California Water Law Encourages Political Conflict Rather than Market Transactions
Transition policies should end when they outlive their usefulness.
Destabilizing Property Rights with a Canoe Paddle
Outdoor recreation activists can better expand access by amicably negotiating with landowners.
Environmental Restoration Requires Better Incentives
A property-based approach and incentives top regulation to entice environmentally friendly practices when destruction began years ago.
Zinke Rides On
Controversy aside, he enacted several real reforms.
How Far Upstream Should Federal Regulation Extend?
Clear rules and market incentives go a long way to distinguish between pollution and land use and their effects on clean water.
A Permit Runs Through It
Oregon ranchers who set out to restore streams in Silvies Valley find regulatory purgatory.
Brewing Water Conservation in the West
A new market in Arizona shows how small innovations can help conserve water in the West—and why many more will be needed in the Colorado River Basin.
Cleaning the Commons
A property rights solution to cleaning up the ocean could position plastic as it’s own potential venture.