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An interview with Richard Sinkoff, Director of Environmental Programs and Planning, Port of Oakland, on the value of working with stakeholders to achieve a healthier environment. At 91 years old,... — February 1, 2019
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On January 13, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed revisions to the existing Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Water Quality Certification regulations that could narrow the... — January 30, 2026
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About this series: From commercial drone delivery, to autonomous planes, to battery-powered aircraft, ESA's aviation experts delve into the policies, programs, and real-world challenges of these new aviation technologies which... — January 6, 2026
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ESA is hosting a special in-person event featuring premier permitting experts for our clients and partners. The full-day Permitting Symposium will be hosted in Irvine, California, on Thursday, October 2,... — September 12, 2025
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Sona has over 25 years of experience in landscape architecture, site design, master planning, project management and CAD management. She is experienced in most aspects of landscape architecture including planting... — March 25, 2025
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The Groundwater Accounting Platform (Platform) announces the release of its source code in a new public repository on GitHub. The code is now open to software developers, consultants, academics, and... — March 5, 2025
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From mobility projects to environmental enhancement efforts to wildlife and fish passage improvements, ESA’s team of environmental planners, biologists, archaeologists, and air quality and noise analysts have been working in... — January 16, 2024
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ESA’s team encompasses an interdisciplinary team of environmental planners, land managers, ecologists, hydrologists, biologists, geomorphologists, engineers, water quality specialists, software engineers, geospatial specialists, and landscape architects working together to create... — January 16, 2024
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ESA’s team of community and environmental planners, climate scientists, and technical specialists work with myriad private and public clients within the wide-ranging Community Development market who aim to create projects... — January 16, 2024
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With around 90 percent of global consumer goods being shipped by sea, shipping is undoubtedly one of the most important modes of global delivery of commodities. But that comes with... — February 3, 2023
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Barbra Calantas, Biological Resources Director in Environmental Science Associates’ (ESA) Southern Calif. region, has founded the Environmental Professional Diversity Collective (EPDC), a San Diego–based program to address the lack of... — April 14, 2021
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ESA has been working with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to prepare a comprehensive framework for climate adaptation planning, which will help local governments across six counties and... — November 21, 2020
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Smallwood, K. Shawn, Douglas A. Bell, Erika L. Walther, Elizabeth Layvas, Sky Standish, Joanne Mount, Brian Karas (2018). Estimating Wind Turbine Fatalities Using Integrated Detection Trials. The Journal of Wildlife... — April 16, 2018
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The following speech was delivered on November 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City, at The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law’s Special Institute on the National Environmental Policy Act.... — November 29, 2025
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The following speech was delivered on September 25, 2025 in Washington, DC, at the Road Gang Luncheon by Eric Beightel, ESA's Federal Strategy Director. In it, Eric highlights surface transportation... — September 26, 2025