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One Small Step for Native American Water Rights
The Colorado River Indian Tribes have just won a victory—but there are a lot more controls that need to be lifted.
Conservation Victory: PERC Celebrates Passage of The Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022
The legislation encourages water conservation, restores tribal sovereignty, and benefits western communities.
PERC Reports Winter 2022
This special issue of PERC Reports explores the West’s water crisis and how markets can address today’s shortages.
Down to the Last Drop
Can the West adapt to its even drier future?
Pay a Farmer, Save the Colorado?
Agriculture uses the vast majority of water in the arid West. Shouldn’t there be simple ways to trade the valuable resource?
How Federal Laws Undermine Native American Water Rights
Tribes could help bridge gaps between water supply and demand in the Colorado River Basin—if it weren’t for federal restrictions
The Water Beneath the Desert
A groundwater market in the Mojave Desert offers lessons for California and beyond
Trout Water
A firsthand account of the legislative quest to reform Utah water law and allow conservationists to protect fish and wildlife habitat
Clear As Mud
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.