Good Neighbor Authority
Hannah Downey December 3, 2021Continuing Good Neighbor Authority as a tool for forest management will help conserve Montana’s forests and reduce the costs Montanans bear each fire season.
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.
Environmentalists Should Be Able to Bid for Oil Leases
Dominic Parker November 30, 2021Getting rid of use-it-or-lose-it rules will be a win-win for free markets and the environment.
A Market Solution for Hunting Access
Shawn Regan November 5, 2021Entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to give hunters access to private land while respecting property rights.
How Not to Protect Endangered Species
Tate Watkins October 29, 2021The Biden administration is taking the wrong approach in its efforts to help threatened wildlife.
Getting Bureaucrats Out of the Way of Forest Management
Hannah Downey October 28, 2021It's time for Montana to reassess what it can do to reduce future wildfire risk.
Fireproofing America’s Forests
Shawn Regan October 28, 2021Restoration projects can lessen the severity of wildfires—but bureaucratic red tape too often gets in the way.
Saving Western Forests from Wildfire
Holly Fretwell, Jonathan Wood October 19, 2021While some threats to national forests, like climate change, may require long-term policy changes, there is an urgent need to address extreme wildfire risks now.
Montana’s Wildlife Depends On Private Sector Partners
Catherine E. Semcer, Jack Smith October 19, 2021Montana is changing, and it needs new policy tools to conserve the natural wonders that make it The Last Best Place.
Visitors Can Keep National Parks from Being Loved to Death
Tate Watkins October 19, 2021Fee revenues not only help manage the snowballing costs of visitor impacts amidst record attendance, they can also ensure we preserve parks into the future.
Improve Policies to Reduce the Risk of Future Catastrophic Wildfires
Hannah Downey October 1, 2021After a summer of flames and smoke, policymakers can—and must—improve policies to reduce the risk of future catastrophic wildfires.