PERC joined the Western Landowners Alliance, the New Mexico Habitat Conservation Initiative, the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, and the Utah Farmers Union to file an amicus brief in support of private land conservation.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
Testimony Before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on the Civilian Climate Corps
Corps programs are limited in their ability to resolve obstacles that hinder broader conservation and restoration efforts.
Pushing for Civilian Climate Corps Highlights Underlying Obstacles to Restoring Public Lands
Establishing a new corps program will not resolve fundamental obstacles that hinder broad conservation and restoration work.
Western Drought Highlights Need to Reduce Wildfire Risk
States, tribes and the private sector are stepping up to restore America’s forests and reduce wildfire risks. Policy reforms could empower them to go even further.
Public Comment on American Prairie Reserve Bison Grazing
Allowing APR to graze privately-owned bison on its federal allotments respects APR’s rights and, ultimately, honors all landowners’ rights to exercise their grazing privileges while promoting the health of federal lands.
Jonathan Wood Joins PERC as Vice President of Law and Policy
PERC announces Jonathan Wood as vice president of law and policy.
PERC Reports: Summer 2021
This issue of PERC Reports features the work of several past and present fellows and shows how their ideas are informing and shaping some of today’s most pressing environmental issues.
How Markets Adapt to Climate Change
Market responses to emerging threats help cope with an uncertain future.
Trading Water, Saving Water
Water markets help the West cope with supply-side shocks and evolving demands.
Harnessing the Heat Beneath Our Feet
How lessons from the shale oil revolution could help us access geothermal energy—and provide clean power—virtually anywhere on the planet.