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November 4, 2025

Open-Source Tools, Shared Success: White Paper Highlights Groundwater Innovation in Action

Building on momentum from September’s Groundwater Accounting Platform Showcase, ESA, the California Water Data Consortium,...

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October 16, 2025

From Inventory to Impact: Reducing Corporate Emissions

ESA uses a customized approach to help clients set sustainability goals and reduce their emissions,...

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October 15, 2025

California Advances Species Protections to Counter Potential Federal Withdrawal

California’s Assembly Bill 1319 sets a process to assess reduced federal protections for endangered native...

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October 1, 2025

ESA Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer

With more than 25 years of experience in the AEC industry, Maury Ballif has a...

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September 25, 2025

CEQA in Education: Back to School with Bonds and Environmental Review

California could be entering one of the largest waves of school facilities construction in recent...

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September 21, 2025

ESA Launches Beacon, a Breakthrough Software Platform for Compliance

ESA announces the launch of Beacon, an open-source software platform designed to transform how environmental...

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September 19, 2025

ESA’s Streamlined Mobile Data Collection & Reporting Tools

Working on job sites is a defining part of ESA’s service offerings, transforming well-planned strategies...

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September 15, 2025

EPA’s Proposal to Rescind the Endangerment Finding

Implications for Federal Permitting, Climate Action Planning, and California Policy On July 29, 2025, the...

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August 29, 2025

New Riparian Data Engine Empowers Science-Driven Restoration Across Washington

ESA helped build the Riparian Data Engine (RDE), a spatial decision-support tool designed to help...

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August 21, 2025

2026 Nationwide Permit Updates: Restoration, Fish Passage, and Nature-Based Solutions

Current Nationwide Permits will expire in March 2026. The following distillation from our permitting experts...

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August 18, 2025

Dr. Todd Bridges Joins ESA as Senior Scientist

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is proud to welcome Dr. Todd S. Bridges, a global leader...

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August 12, 2025

President Trump Targets Accelerating Artificial Intelligence Deployment in Recent Executive Actions

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) arms race is upon us, and the Trump Administration is staking...

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July 22, 2025

New Policy Will Create Bottlenecks for Solar and Wind Projects

The U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) recently announced a new policy that “end[s] preferential...

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June 26, 2025

Strengthening Water Resilience from Coast to Coast

To protect critical ecosystems and water supplies amid growing climate and regulatory pressures, ESA partners...

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June 23, 2025

ESA Adds Mike Leech and Meredith Parkin to its Practice Leader Bench

ESA is pleased to announce the appointment of new practice leaders to oversee two of...

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June 18, 2025

Autumn Ward Promoted to Airports Business Group Director: Q&A

ESA is thrilled to announce the promotion of Autumn Ward to the role of Airports...

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June 5, 2025

Did SCOTUS Just Put NEPA on Ice?

How the Supreme Court narrowed the consideration of indirect and cumulative effects under NEPA. The...

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June 4, 2025

Reducing Risks Posed by Hazardous Trees

This is the second in a series of articles exploring how ESA is working with...

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