Tracy Mehan – Conserve Fewell

Who Owns the Environment? Part I

In Umberto Eco’s medieval mystery, The Name of the Rose, there is a famous scene in which Franciscans, Dominicans and other high Church officials engage

Tracy Mehan March 23, 2019

Who Owns the Environment? Part II

I recently posted an item here, on Conservefewell.org, attempting to reconcile rights to and in private property with the concept of the universal destination of

Tracy Mehan March 23, 2019

There Is No Such Thing As A “Rain Tax”

The water sector seems to be completely immobilized by the canard that a stormwater management fee tied to impermeable surfaces-parking lots, roofs, sidewalks, streets-is a

Tracy Mehan March 15, 2015

There Is No Such Thing As A “Rain Tax”

The water sector seems to be completely immobilized by the canard that a stormwater management fee tied to impermeable surfaces-parking lots, roofs, sidewalks, streets-is a

Tracy Mehan March 15, 2015

Pope Francis and the Environment

Pope Francis drew the attention of The New York Times during his recent trip to Manila prompting the headline, “Papal Text Says Man Betrays God

Tracy Mehan January 19, 2015

How to fill the water infrastructure investment gap in one easy lesson

We should all offer thanks for a new book by Environmental Law Institute visiting scholar Michael Curley, a former bond attorney, law professor, and all-around

Tracy Mehan July 1, 2014

Humanity’s Relationship with the Natural World

Noted ecologist Daniel Botkin provides a remarkable description of the natural phenomenon which is also the title of his book, The Moon In The Nautilus

Tracy Mehan June 13, 2014

Land Trusts as a Sign of American Vitality

The growth of the private land trust movement in the United States has often been cited as a premier example of Alexis de Tocqueville’s insight

Tracy Mehan May 22, 2014

Honoring One of America’s Great Conservation Leaders – Bill Reilly

This past week, April 24th, I was privileged to introduce former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly at the Center for Environmental Policy’s (CEP) now annual

Tracy Mehan April 25, 2014

Natural Investment in Water Quality

A few weeks ago I posted an item regarding the release of World Resources Institute’s new report on natural infrastructure, specifically, forested landscapes, as a

Tracy Mehan April 10, 2014

Prize Money and Environmental Improvement

In 1995 Dava Sobel wrote a fascinating book, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time which

Tracy Mehan February 21, 2014

Natural Infrastructure for Safe and Clean Water

The World Resources Institute recently released an exciting and very useful report on Natural Infrastructure: Investing in Forested Landscapes for Source Water Protection in the

Tracy Mehan February 12, 2014

Government, Governance, and Environmental Management

[Reposting by Popular Demand] The matter of distinguishing government from governance, identifying their separate yet complementary roles, say, in the realm of environmental management, and

Tracy Mehan February 4, 2014

Trust, Farmers, and Water Quality Trading

The essence of the Clean Water Act (CWA) is its prohibition of the discharge of any pollutant into the waters of the U.S. from any

Tracy Mehan January 24, 2014

The “Good” Part of the Farm Bill

Most of the Farm Bills over the years, including the one presently under consideration for reauthorization in Congress, are pretty ugly in terms of fiscal

Tracy Mehan January 10, 2014

Lessons from the History of Drinking Water

Brent Fewell and I had the pleasure of participating in an interesting program on December 16th observing the 39th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water

Tracy Mehan December 16, 2013

Water Infrastructure Investments – or the lack thereof

I’m linking here to an article in WaterWorld which reproduced my speech to the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association, Inc. (WWEMA) which I delivered

Tracy Mehan November 21, 2013

Conservation, Markets, Ethics

While we strive to craft new approaches to conservation and environmental protection, with the goal of reconciling personal liberty, property rights, and economic efficiency with

Tracy Mehan November 15, 2013

Coping with Water Scarcity

Here is a link to my mildly optimistic article on America’s water supply challenges, Coping with Water Scarcity, Risk & Uncertainty: Resiliency & Hope, which appears

Tracy Mehan November 13, 2013

Who Owns the Environment? Part I

Who Owns the Environment? Part II

There Is No Such Thing As A “Rain Tax”

There Is No Such Thing As A “Rain Tax”

Pope Francis and the Environment

How to fill the water infrastructure investment gap in one easy lesson

Humanity’s Relationship with the Natural World

Land Trusts as a Sign of American Vitality

Honoring One of America’s Great Conservation Leaders – Bill Reilly

Natural Investment in Water Quality

Prize Money and Environmental Improvement

Natural Infrastructure for Safe and Clean Water

Government, Governance, and Environmental Management

Trust, Farmers, and Water Quality Trading

The “Good” Part of the Farm Bill

Lessons from the History of Drinking Water

Water Infrastructure Investments – or the lack thereof

Conservation, Markets, Ethics

Coping with Water Scarcity

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