This program highlights the benefits of a federalist style approach by allowing businesses, non-profits, and residents to work together to accomplish the goal of reducing food waste and food [...]
In 1995, the Montana State Legislature established the Future Fisheries Improvement Program (FFIP). This program sought to expand project opportunities and funding allocated for fish habitat [...]
With trees being so important, revitalizing areas where deforestation has occurred – the way Appalachian states have by partnering with coal companies and private organizations – key to ensuring [...]
Recognizing the major contribution that mobile sources have on the state's overall air quality, Oregon has set its sights on incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles by offering rebates [...]
In Utah, ranchers have strong incentives to maintain rangeland for their livestock, but unfortunately, they do not always possess the resources. Conversely, the federal government usually has the [...]
Described as being “made from several layers of dried lumber boards stacked in alternating directions, glued and pressed to form rectangular panels,” Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) – the most [...]
In 2018, China officially removed itself from its role as the world’s “garbage dump” by refusing to buy plastic scrap. Since then, much of the western world has scrambled for solutions to the [...]
By Andrew Rummens Abstract Trying to promote water quality while avoiding placing a burden on taxpayers is a tough juggling act for state and local governments. In Colorado, the Water Quality [...]
Three areas in Utah exceed the particulate matter air pollution standards set by the EPA. Since 2014 the Utah Legislature has passed 55 bills related to air quality, and air quality has been one [...]