We outline eight policy ideas that would harness the power of markets and property rights to deliver environmental and economic improvements for the lands, waters, and other resources under the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
A decade after colony collapse disorder began, pollination entrepreneurs have staved off the beepocalypse.
When it comes to trying to enhance access, we often go about it the wrong way.
The sharing economy has vast potential to reduce environmental impacts by incentivizing property owners to make more efficient use of their cars and homes.
Smartphones can help us make important environmental strides in the developed world, but they're even more revolutionary in the developing world.
Allowing non-ranching groups to hold grazing permits could give a fair shake to ranchers, environmentalists, and recreationists alike when it comes to our public lands.
We need creativity to balance the many competing interests affected by monument designations.
If Secretary Ryan Zinke thinks Katahdin Woods and Waters warrants national park status, he should insist that it be done with a stipulation.
Property rights are a tried-and-true method of incentivizing responsible resource use. If rockweed is private property, the owners will have strong incentives to protect it.
It’s time to get serious—and seriously creative—about how we protect federal lands.
In Pennsylvania, former enemies—loggers and green activists—could become partners in conservation.
The theme of Earth Day 2017 is Environmental and Climate Literacy; here at PERC we agree that education is a crucial part of conservation.
In this PERC Policy Series essay, Dean Lueck and Jonathan Yoder use economics to examine wildfire management and current wildfire policy debates.
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