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December 4, 2024

Anticipating Changes to Cultural Resources Review Procedures for Major Infrastructure Projects

After the presidential election, our cultural resources experts are watching for significant adjustments to cultural resources review for permitting procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. NEPA regulations, in 40 CFR Part 1500-1508, were last revised earlier in 2024, but Section 106 of the National […]
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December 11, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court Tackles Evaluation of Effects in NEPA

On December 10, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado. In this case, the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition and the Uinta Basin Railway sought to overturn the District of Columbia Circuit Court’s decision that the Surface Transportation Board improperly approved an 88-mile new rail line […]
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December 3, 2024

ESA Presents at the 2024 National Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Coalition Annual Meeting

ESA is pleased to sponsor, present, and attend this year’s National HCP Coalition 10th Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, California from December 10 – 12. ESA’s biological specialists and land management experts will share their work developing conservation strategies, facilitating successful Habitat Management Plan implementation partnerships, guiding natural resources management, designing programs to increase diversity […]
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