PERC and the Great American Outdoors Act
Brian YablonskiA message on the Great American Outdoors Act from PERC's CEO Brian Yablonski.
Elk in Paradise: Conserving Migratory Wildlife and Working Lands in Montana’s Paradise Valley
Whitney TiltThis report presents findings from an extensive survey and numerous discussions with landowners, which reveal attitudes toward wildlife and point the way to solutions that can support landowners and wildlife in the valley.
A Look Back At the Gold King Mine Spill
Jonathan WoodFive years after the Gold King mine spill, we still need reforms to clean up abandoned mines.
The Great American Outdoors Act, Explained
Hannah DowneyWhile it might not solve all of our problems, the Great American Outdoors Act should be celebrated as an important step in restoring what’s great about the great outdoors.
Conserving Habitat Requires Better Incentives, Not More Regulatory Mandates
Jonathan WoodThe proposed definition of habitat should be followed by a broader effort to reduce counterproductive regulatory mandates.
Pipeline Approval Process Can’t Ignore Property Owners’ Rights
Jonathan WoodUnder a federal statute, FERC approval gives pipeline companies the power to use eminent domain to acquire property or easements for construction.
Markets and Property Rights are Improving the Environment
Shawn ReganA podcast on free market environmentalism and its track record around the world.
Restoring What’s Great About the Great American Outdoors
Kat DwyerPERC's response to the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act.
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
Our Environmental Paradox
If you care about conservation and recreation, there’s plenty of reason to ask our policymakers to resolve the tension between funding and fossil fuels.
Conservation is More Than Acquiring Land—It’s Maintaining What We Already Own
Public land advocates of all stripes need to work together to take care of the lands we already own.
A Different Shade of Green
Markets and property rights are working to solve a variety of environmental problems.
Wildlife
Conserving Wildlife While Reducing Disease Risk
Catherine Semcer testifies before the U.S. Senate on ways to conserve wildlife and prevent disease transmission.
Environmental Law and Free Market Environmentalism
A podcast on endangered species, property rights, and free market environmentalism.
PERC Research Fellow Testifies on Wildlife Conservation and Zoonotic Disease Risks
Catherine Semcer testifies before the U.S. Senate on the importance of habitat conservation in preventing disease transmission from wildlife to humans.
Water
A Different Shade of Green
Markets and property rights are working to solve a variety of environmental problems.
The Rights-Based Revolutions Beneath the Surface
With clearly defined rights to their shared and invisible natural assets, fishermen and irrigators alike reverse a race to the bottom.
Against Environmental Pessimism
Doomsday thinking about the environment has been popular for decades. A rational optimist lays out the many reasons we can be hopeful about the future of the planet.
Private Lands
Are Property Rights a Solution to Pollution?
Environmental markets have revolutionized the way economists and environmentalists address pollution problems.
A Different Shade of Green
Markets and property rights are working to solve a variety of environmental problems.
Against Environmental Pessimism
Doomsday thinking about the environment has been popular for decades. A rational optimist lays out the many reasons we can be hopeful about the future of the planet.
Hunters and Anglers
PERC Research Fellow Testifies on Wildlife Conservation and Zoonotic Disease Risks
Catherine Semcer testifies before the U.S. Senate on the importance of habitat conservation in preventing disease transmission from wildlife to humans.
A Pirate Looks at 40
Reflections on PERC’s milestone anniversary.
Protecting America’s Duck Factory
Lessons from Ducks Unlimited
Fisheries
A Different Shade of Green
Markets and property rights are working to solve a variety of environmental problems.
The Rights-Based Revolutions Beneath the Surface
With clearly defined rights to their shared and invisible natural assets, fishermen and irrigators alike reverse a race to the bottom.
Against Environmental Pessimism
Doomsday thinking about the environment has been popular for decades. A rational optimist lays out the many reasons we can be hopeful about the future of the planet.
Publications
Volume 39, No.1, Summer 2020
Elk in Paradise: Conserving Migratory Wildlife and Working Lands in Montana's Paradise Valley
Volume 38, No.2, Winter 2019
Prospecting for Pollution: The Need for Better Incentives to Clean Up Abandoned Mines
Volume 38, No.1, Summer 2019
The Road to Recovery
What Went Wrong With WOTUS: Reflections on Economic Valuation and Environmental Regulation
Distributional Effects of Environmental Markets
Volume 37, No.1, Summer 2018
Mobilizing Markets to Reduce Bycatch in Marine Fisheries
Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective
