All Research:
Water Conservation
Fanning the Flames
State and federal policies have deepened California’s most pressing environmental challenges.
This Earth Day, Let’s Put Markets to Work for Conservation
By harnessing the power of markets, property rights, and incentives, we can deliver more lasting environmental success this Earth Day and beyond.
How We’re Investing in Our Planet This Earth Day
2023 is the year of investing in our planet. We can do so by investing in the people who are actively working, managing, and caring for the land.
Paper Water, Wet Water, and the Recognition of Indigenous Property Rights
An academic paper exploring Native American water rights and natural resource use.
A Conservation Approach Where Everyone Wins
Environmental conflicts are often zero-sum political battles, but innovative market approaches can bridge ideological divides.
Arizona Water Reform
The recommendations outlined in this report can improve Arizona’s water policy to help the state continue to thrive amid its drier future.
How Market-Based Pricing Could Ease the Water Crisis in the West
Arizona and the six other Colorado River Basin states are trying to figure out a plan to conserve more of the river’s dwindling water supplies.
Conservatives Can Lead on Conservation and Climate Solutions
Supporting policies that leverage incentives and partnerships to protect our natural heritage should be a big part of our strategy to address environmental challenges.
The Ultimate Resource is Peaking
To extend our two-century era of comparatively rapid progress, we need radically reduced discrimination in the global opportunity to innovate.