Saving Water Even as We Grow
Shawn Regan September 22, 2022Current drought conditions are bad, but they are likely to spur even more water-saving innovations and policy reforms in the future.
Popular Press
PERC fellows and staff regularly write op-eds and features for the popular press. Writing by our contributors appears in outlets ranging from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times to national magazines to regional newspapers and online publications.
Can We Save the Diminishing Colorado River?
Bruce Yandle September 15, 2022Lessons from the past may help to improve the situation and make scarcity a prelude to plenty.
Without Reforms to the Environmental Review Process, Wildfires Will Grow Worse
Kat Dwyer September 12, 2022Exhaustive environmental reviews and litigious environmental activists delay, and sometimes prevent, urgently needed forest restoration projects.
A Judicial Threat to Conservation
Jonathan Wood August 30, 2022The recent nullification of environmental regulations by a federal court sets a dangerous precedent.
Permitting Reform Push Should Include Forest Restoration
Brian Yablonski August 19, 2022A thoughtfully tailored permitting reform bill can provide a boost to the environment.
The Case for Tradeable Permits in Dead Birds
Tate Watkins August 2, 2022A push toward wind energy threatens to kill more eagles. Markets can help.
How Environmental Activists and Reviews Can Worsen Wildfires
Jonathan Wood July 28, 2022An undergrowth of red tape and litigation stands in the way of the Biden administration’s 10-year forest-management plan.
Protecting Our Nation’s Most Cherished Forests Through Active Forest Management
Hannah Downey July 28, 2022The destruction of sequoias in recent years must serve as a wake-up call to the need to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Fight Fire With Fire
Tate Watkins July 22, 2022What Florida gets right about using controlled burns to prevent damaging wildfires, and what California could learn from it.
Research Shows the Importance of Private Lands
Catherine E. Semcer July 19, 2022A growing body of research shows just how important private landowners are to the success of wildlife conservation efforts worldwide, including the 30 by 30 initiative.