The New Endangered Species Act Rules, Explained
Jonathan WoodThe Endangered Species Act is a popular and important law. It isn’t surprising that changes to its implementation evoke strong feelings and rhetoric.
New Endangered Species Policy Will Protect Both Property Rights and Rare Frogs
Tate WatkinsThere’s no need to pit property owners against imperiled species.
How the Endangered Species Act Works (and Doesn’t)
Jonathan WoodA podcast on the successes and failures of the Endangered Species Act.
Endangered Species Act Reforms Improve Incentives for Landowners to Recover Species
Jonathan WoodAlthough any change concerning this popular law generates understandable concern, many of these changes will benefit on-the-ground conservation by reducing conflict.
Interior Has Revised Endangered Species Rules — What Happens Now?
Shawn Regan, Jonathan WoodHow will these changes affect species conservation?
Let Conservationists Compete for Use of Federal Lands
Shawn ReganA podcast on the potential to open bidding markets to conservationists.
Cato Daily Podcast: Grizzly Bears and Endangered Species Recovery
Brian YablonskiA podcast on the changes necessary to make the Endangered Species Act more effective at recovering species.
The Endangered Species Act’s Road to Recovery
Hannah DowneyThe Department of the Interior announces reforms, supported by PERC research, to improve wildlife recovery under the Endangered Species Act.
Brewing Beer to Save Water
Watch PERC's latest video that shares the story of how the beer market is speaking up for rivers and helping preserve our precious water resource.
About PERC
Founded in 1980 in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the home of free market environmentalism. Our research is dedicated to harnessing the power of markets and property rights to improve environmental quality.
Research Areas
Public Lands
Bringing the LWCF Into the 21st Century
Brian Yablonski's testimony before the U.S. Senate on ways to improve the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The Future of Outdoor Recreation Funding
A collection of PERC research on how we fund and maintain outdoor recreation opportunities on public lands.
Trails Day Highlights Need for Dedicated Recreation Funding
Increased visitation represents an opportunity for hikers to put their money where their footprints are and help fund public lands directly.
Wildlife
Cato Daily Podcast: Trophy Hunting and African Development
A podcast on the changing African economies and what it means for wildlife conservation.
Insuring a Future for Apex Predators
Turning wildlife from liabilities into assets with private insurance.
The Role of Hunting in Conserving African Wildlife
Catherine Semcer's testimony before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on the "CECIL Act."
Water
The Clean Water Act’s Murky Regulation Poses Problems
States and markets can create clearer environmental standards tailored to local concerns and needs.
A Market to Convert Flooded Neighborhoods to Wetlands
Using market forces to address flooding.
Urbane Cowboys Podcast: Earth Day with Holly Fretwell
A podcast about free market environmentalism.
Private Lands
After 8 Years of Dusky Gopher Frog Drama, Court Settlement Provides Relief for Louisiana Landowner
A long-running saga over private land designated as critical habitat for an endangered frog comes to a close.
Doing More With Less
How free market environmentalism can help us reach peak farm land
Property Rights Threatened by Superfund?
Can property owners be barred from seeking restoration from neighboring polluters? The Supreme Court will soon decide.
Hunters and Anglers
The Role of Hunting in Conserving African Wildlife
Catherine Semcer's testimony before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on the "CECIL Act."
Bringing the LWCF Into the 21st Century
Brian Yablonski's testimony before the U.S. Senate on ways to improve the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
What does it really mean?
Fisheries
Urbane Cowboys Podcast: Earth Day with Holly Fretwell
A podcast about free market environmentalism.
This Earth Day, Try Conservation Optimism
Earth Day is a moment to celebrate the gains of conservation and the natural world.
Distributional Effects of Environmental Markets
A collection of papers exploring the role market design plays in the distributional consequences of the transition to market-based environmental protection.
Publications
Volume 38, No.1, Summer 2019
How We Pay to Play: Funding Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands in the 21st Century
What Went Wrong With WOTUS: Reflections on Economic Valuation and Environmental Regulation
Distributional Effects of Environmental Markets
Volume 37, No.2, Winter 2018
The Road to Recovery
The Unintended Consequences of U.S. Conflict-Mineral Regulation
Volume 37, No.1, Summer 2018
Volume 36, No.2, Winter 2017
A New Landscape: 8 Ideas for the Interior Department
Mobilizing Markets to Reduce Bycatch in Marine Fisheries
Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective
