There’s a Right and a Wrong Way to Enhance Public Access
Shawn Regan October 29, 2019Access advocates have a choice: They can pursue litigation, or they can work with landowners to enhance access.
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.
Look to History to Reform the Antiquities Act
Jonathan Wood October 16, 2019Shifting responsibility for protecting federal lands back to Congress can reduce conflict while promoting deliberation and compromise.
This Hunting Season, Thank a Private Landowner
Brian Yablonski October 3, 2019If we overlook the importance of private landowners in conserving wildlife, we risk jeopardizing what we love.
Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong on Fracking
Shawn Regan October 3, 2019Like many of her plans, Elizabeth Warren’s anti-drilling, anti-fracking scheme conveniently ignores policy trade-offs, fiscal realities, and even constitutional limits on presidential authority.
Leave Park Operations — and Fee Revenues — to the Parks
Hannah Downey, Tate Watkins September 17, 2019Empowering local land managers to spend the revenues they have generated on their greatest needs can help provide the resources to care for our shared lands properly.
The New Endangered-Species Regulations Are Good for Species
Shawn Regan September 16, 2019The old rules created a perverse incentive not to preserve habitat
Endangered Species Act Reforms Improve Incentives for Landowners to Recover Species
Jonathan Wood August 19, 2019Although any change concerning this popular law generates understandable concern, many of these changes will benefit on-the-ground conservation by reducing conflict.
Interior Has Revised Endangered Species Rules—What Happens Now?
Shawn Regan, Jonathan Wood August 19, 2019How will these changes affect species conservation?
New Endangered Species Policy Will Protect Both Property Rights and Rare Frogs
Tate Watkins August 13, 2019There’s no need to pit property owners against imperiled species.
Conserving Wildlife Migrations Starts With Listening to Landowners
Catherine E. Semcer June 18, 2019The importance of involving private property owners in wildlife migration policies.