In 2004 Logan, Utah, saw the opportunity to place a turbine within the city's culinary water system. The turbine would reduce excess water pressure and would generate clean, low-cost electricity for the city's residents. Federal funding was available, and the city qualified for a grant under the...

Recent bankruptcies in the coal industry have stoked concerns regarding the efficacy of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). We review the history of SMCRA through a public choice lens focusing on bonding and the Abandoned Mine Land fund (AML). Overall, SMCRA can be...