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July 6, 2026

AB 2051 Aims to Lessen Complexity of Coastal Resilience Permitting in California

Assembly Bill 2051 seeks to address the permitting and regulatory coordination challenges facing coastal resilience projects,...

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July 2, 2026

Why Solar Developers Should Evaluate Compensatory Mitigation Early

As solar development expands across California's landscape, mitigation planning is becoming an increasingly important component...

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June 29, 2026

Shifting Sands: The Science Shaping Desert Solar Projects

Discover how sand transport studies offer insights into sensitive desert ecosystems, while supporting responsible solar...

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June 29, 2026

New Tool Helps Users Navigate CEQ’s Latest Categorical Exclusion Guidance

The CE Virtual Assistant can help users screen projects for candidate categorical exclusions, supporting project...

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April 20, 2026

ESA Presents at the NAEP Annual Conference & Training Symposium

ESA is pleased to sponsor and present at the 2026 National Association of Environmental Professionals...

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March 4, 2026

USACE 2026 Nationwide Permits: Final Rule Revisions and What They Mean for Project Sponsors

Current Nationwide Permits will expire on March 14, 2026. We detail five NWPs that have...

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February 19, 2026

Closing the Compliance Loop with Beacon’s Monitoring Portal

Large-scale infrastructure projects might generate thousands of environmental commitments. Beacon’s Monitoring Portal connects project commitments...

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February 19, 2026

Perspective: People-Centered AI Solutions for the Real World

When applied with intention, AI can help organizations unlock decades of information, simplify complex processes,...

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December 9, 2025

Eroding the Federal Endangered Species Act: New Proposals Lessen Species and Habitat Safeguards

The four proposed rules could amount to a substantial weakening of one of the United...

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December 8, 2025

Proposed Update to Definition of WOTUS: Will Federally Regulated Wetlands Continue to Shrink?

If finalized, the Waters of the United States Proposed Rule would reduce the geographic extent...

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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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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 18, 2025

Digital Toolkit Ushers in New Era for California Conservation

The new Regional Conservation Investment Strategy (RCIS) Toolkit—powered by ESA’s insights—is now live. This valuable...

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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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July 25, 2025

Webinar: Federal Environmental Policy Update

ESA’s team of federal permitting and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) experts will recap the most...

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June 9, 2025

Taking “Take” into Account: Proposed Rule to the Endangered Species Act

In our industry, we must consider compliance with the federal Endangered Species Act (FESA) when...

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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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