All Research:
Water Conservation
Whose River Runs Through It?
How stream access laws affect recreation and conservation
Dispossessed
Indigenous poverty, land, and property rights
The ‘Yellowstone’ We Know
Art imitating life, and life imitating art
Trading Water, Saving Water
Water markets help the West cope with supply-side shocks and evolving demands.
A Strong Start for America the Beautiful
As a starting point, the preliminary principles of the America the Beautiful campaign focus on collaboration, voluntary efforts, incentives, local leadership, and honoring property rights.
Let Tribal Nations Manage Bears Ears
True tribal authority requires more than the empty promise of an advisory role.
Water Markets Can Rescue the Great Salt Lake
By recognizing water conservation as a beneficial use, Utah can promote cooperation that can help restore the Great Salt Lake.
The Clean Water Act’s Permitting Process is Mired in Red Tape
The federal Clean Water Act is a notoriously complex statute, imposing federal permitting on a wide variety of land uses, industrial activity, and conservation projects based on turbid regulatory standards.
A Look Back At the Gold King Mine Spill
Five years after the Gold King mine spill, we still need reforms to clean up abandoned mines.