Harnessing Partnerships to Accelerate Forest Project Environmental Reviews
Hannah Downey November 30, 2022Reducing wildfire risk will require reducing barriers to getting forest management work done on the ground.
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.
Forest Management Requires ‘Good’ Fire
Hannah Downey October 28, 2022Prescribed burns are a necessary element for forest management and reducing wildfire risk.
Adoption Is a Vital Tool for Wild Horses
Hannah Downey October 28, 2022We can’t adopt our way out of the wild horse crisis, but continuing the Adoption Incentive Program is a far better solution than leaving animals to suffer on deteriorating rangelands.
A Plan to Solve the Colorado River Crisis
Bryan Leonard, Nick Hagerty October 21, 2022What if farmers competed with one another to cut water consumption?
A Trophy-Hunting Ban Could Hurt Animals More Than It Helps
Catherine E. Semcer October 12, 2022A proposed congressional ban would starve conservation agencies of revenue.
Red Tape Is Making Wildfires Worse
Tate Watkins, Shawn Regan October 4, 2022Reform of the permitting process could help us address our growing wildfire crisis before it’s too late.
The Forest Management Strategy Helping to Save Montana Forests
Hannah Downey September 30, 2022Managing our forests through mechanical thinning and prescribed burns works to reduce wildfire risk.
Saving Water Even as We Grow
Shawn Regan September 22, 2022Current drought conditions are bad, but they are likely to spur even more water-saving innovations and policy reforms in the future.
Can We Save the Diminishing Colorado River?
Bruce Yandle September 15, 2022Lessons from the past may help to improve the situation and make scarcity a prelude to plenty.
Without Reforms to the Environmental Review Process, Wildfires Will Grow Worse
Kat Dwyer September 12, 2022Exhaustive environmental reviews and litigious environmental activists delay, and sometimes prevent, urgently needed forest restoration projects.