Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program
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 [...]
Utah Grazing Improvement Program
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 [...]
Mass Timber: For the Forests, For the Homeless
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 [...]
Public-Private Partnerships in Waste Management
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 [...]
Colorado’s Water Quality Improvement Fund
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 [...]
Utah’s Wood Burning Stove Replacement Project
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 [...]