Flexibility can make groundwater easements an attractive alternative to other water conservation programs, as they can be structured to enable landowners to continue agricultural production while changing mangement practices to reduce water use.
perc.org/2024/03/22/gro…

'Water markets, which allow competing users to trade water voluntarily, offer Florida the best hope of aligning economic growth, water conservation, and ecosystem health.'

New report from PERC & James Madison Inst.

perc.org/2024/04/25/tap…

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PERC is growing. We're hiring researchers, policy associates, communications experts, and more. Come join our awesome team📈

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What happens when farmers decide how groundwater savings are achieved? Check out this great article by JenniferYachnin feat. PERC newest report!
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews… via E&E News

Can a groundwater recharge market save farmers in Idaho's Teton Valley?

Nice Mountain Journal story on how irrigators and environmentalists are teaming up to recharge a diminishing aquifer. mountainjournal.org/teton-valley-g…

Great article on PERC' latest report: perc.org/2024/03/22/gro…

Water scarcity is a growing concern throughout much of the United States, exacerbated by a lack of adequate tools to conserve groundwater. Groundwater conservation easements offer a promising new tool to help address water scarcity challenges.
perc.org/2024/03/22/gro…

New meta-analysis on western forests and wildfire: 'We found overwhelming evidence that mechanical thinning with prescribed burning, mechanical thinning with pile burning, and prescribed burning only are effective at reducing subsequent wildfire severity.'
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

America’s honeybee population is at an all-time high.

'Since 2007, the first census after alarming bee die-offs began in 2006, the honeybee has been the fastest-growing livestock segment in the country.'

via Andrew Van Dam

washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

Capitalism saved the bees reason.com/2017/07/19/how…

By incentivizing voluntary pumping reductions through tailored agreements with landowners, groundwater conservation easements offer a creative alternative to traditional water-saving methods. 💧
perc.org/2024/03/22/gro…

Flexibility can make groundwater easements an attractive alternative to other water conservation programs, as they can be structured to enable landowners to continue agricultural production while changing mangement practices to reduce water use.
perc.org/2024/03/22/gro…

New report from PERC

Important new research from @shawn_regan Katherine Wright and Travis Brammer evaluating groundwater conservation easements as a tool for aquifer sustainability 👇
perc.org/2024/03/22/gro…

Why we can’t use this innovative tool in Texas (outside the EAA) even though we are a property rights state: “On the other hand, areas that treat groundwater as an open-access resource…will be less likely to make productive use of this tool.”perc.org/2024/03/22/gro… #txlege