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Across the country, civic and business leaders are looking for ways to increase the quality of life within their communities. While the headlines are full of stories about the efforts... — March 12, 2025
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As the Trump administration continues rapid-fire revisions to environmental review procedures, much attention has been focused on the Council on Environmental Quality and shifts in how agencies will implement the... — March 6, 2025
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Recent events at the executive and judicial branches have created uncertainty around the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). While we expect additional guidance soon, it’s worth taking... — February 6, 2025
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ESA is pleased to announce that Eric Beightel, outgoing Presidentially appointed Executive Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council), has joined the organization as Federal Strategy Director.... — January 27, 2025
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Karla is a biologist with over two years of experience conducting biological resource surveys, wildlife monitoring, habitat restoration/enhancement projects, compliance monitoring, and report writing. She most notably works on the... — September 30, 2024
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A vast expanse of tidal sloughs, salt marshes, ephemeral streams, and oak woodlands once covered the lands surrounding the Petaluma River in southeastern Sonoma County. This landscape supported massive populations... — December 16, 2024
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It’s been weeks since the event, but I’m still reflecting on the 2024 Mobility 21 Southern California Transportation Summit in Anaheim, California. The mission of Mobility 21 is to pursue... — December 12, 2024
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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a cornerstone of environmental protection in the United States, guiding the development of environmentally sound projects, including those in the aviation industry. In... — September 20, 2024
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ESA is pleased to present and attend this year’s Bay-Delta Science Conference in Sacramento, California from September 30 - October 2. ESA’s biologists, ecologists, hydrologists, and fish and aquatic specialists will... — August 29, 2024
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On July 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500 million grant to the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (South Coast AQMD) INVEST CLEAN program to decarbonize... — August 28, 2024
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At first glance, the photographs taken in July 2022 looked like an abstract painting. A craggy mountain shoreline surrounds the blue waters of Lake Mead, the rocky terrain a bold... — July 10, 2024
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According to the Department of Water Resources’ Water Year 2023 report, the State of California experienced “weather whiplash,” with the water year starting off in drought conditions and ending with... — July 17, 2024
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As the American West faces intensifying water challenges, water managers, landowners, and water users are increasingly turning to the Groundwater Accounting Platform (Platform) as a data-driven tool that enables them to track... — July 3, 2024
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With solar, wind, and battery storage projects greatly expanding across the Western United States, ESA is excited to welcome Liesbeth Magna who joins us as Southwest Region Client Development Director... — May 7, 2024