Why Punish People Who Try to Clean Up Pollution?
Jonathan Wood April 8, 2019Too often, strict liability deters people from taking steps to improve environmental outcomes.
Popular Press
PERC fellows and staff regularly write op-eds and features for the popular press. Writing by our contributors appears in outlets ranging from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times to national magazines to regional newspapers and online publications.
Protecting Wild Horses Will Take a Wild Idea
Hannah Downey, Tate Watkins April 5, 2019Incentive payments to promote wild horse and burro adoptions will benefit the animals, our rangelands, and taxpayers.
Property Rights Are For Everyone—Even American Prairie Reserve
P.J. Hill, Brian Yablonski, James Huffman March 27, 2019To attack APR's property rights — or to use state resources to formally rebuke the good-faith efforts of a law-abiding conservation organization — is to undermine the property rights of everyone.
Why Congress, Not the President, Should Lead on Environmental Protection
Jonathan Wood March 25, 2019When Congress makes environmental decisions the outcome will likely reflect more consensus and compromise than when the executive branch decides.
Reducing Fire Risk While Protecting Environmental Values
Jonathan Wood January 28, 2019Reducing forest fire risks requires market incentives and free enterprise.
Get Politics Out of Our Parks
Shawn Regan January 22, 2019Why now, more than ever, national parks need protection from Washington's budget fights.
Stop Playing Shutdown Politics with Our Parks
Shawn Regan January 11, 2019No, our national parks have not descended into dangerous, trash-filled squalor.
What Fees Can (and Cannot) Do for Our National Parks
Tate Watkins January 11, 2019The government-shutdown circus highlights how recreation fees can be a vital part of running parks.
Zinke’s Gone, but Interior’s Overhaul Must Continue
Shawn Regan January 10, 2019The next interior secretary should continue efforts to restructure the department.
