Barbra Calantas, ESA’s Biological Resources and Land Management Practice Leader, shares timely guidance in a...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has finalized a new regulatory framework for evaluating...
On Tuesday, July 21, ESA Federal Strategy Director Eric Beightel testified before the U.S. House...
Over the past two years, federal agencies have revisited several long-established interpretations of environmental statutes...
ESA is pleased to sponsor and present at the 2026 National Association of Environmental Professionals...
Our experts will highlight key federal policy updates, including takeaways from the 2026 appropriations, the...
On February 18, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule rescinding the...
Current Nationwide Permits will expire on March 14, 2026. We detail five NWPs that have...
Our experts will highlight key federal policy updates, including takeaways from the 2026 appropriations, the...
ESA has created an AI-supported NEPA Assignment Navigator GPT for transportation agencies to better understand...
The four proposed rules could amount to a substantial weakening of one of the United...
If finalized, the Waters of the United States Proposed Rule would reduce the geographic extent...
ESA’s federal strategy and NEPA experts have been staying abreast of the shifts in federal...
As we kick off 2026, our federal policy and permitting experts are hitting the road...
The following speech was delivered on November 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City, at The...
The commercial drone package delivery sector is growing rapidly, with multiple operators looking to gain...
Drones are reshaping industries from infrastructure, to agriculture, to emergency response—and the FAA's proposed new...
With the shutdown behind us, federal agencies and Congress are shifting back into gear and...