PERC’s Vice President of Law and Policy joined John Batchelor on The John Batchelor Show to discuss a variety of PERC’s recent research including how a market for tradable quotas could limit the number of eagle deaths from wind energy, how environmental reviews and litigation delay urgently needed forest restoration, and the productive role markets could play in conserving limited water resources in the Western U.S.
Testimony submitted to the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on forest management.
The recommendations outlined in this report can improve Arizona's water policy to help the state continue to thrive amid its drier future.
Arizona and the six other Colorado River Basin states are trying to figure out a plan to conserve more of the river’s dwindling water supplies.
Fixing America’s Forests will require a variety of tools, but Montana has a substantial opportunity to expand the use of prescribed fire on private lands.
Supporting policies that leverage incentives and partnerships to protect our natural heritage should be a big part of our strategy to address environmental challenges.
State leaders can expand proactive forest restoration and wildfire response capabilities by encouraging collaboration, reducing conflict, and leveraging strategic investments.