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The current Nationwide Permits expire on March 14, 2026. In June 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE or Corps) proposed changes to renew existing Nationwide Permits (NWPs), which... — March 4, 2026
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It was a crisp October day on the southern tip of Washington’s Florence Island. Along the island’s outer banks, a group of engineers, agency partners, and photographers watched as an... — November 24, 2025
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ESA is pleased to sponsor and present at the 2025 American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA's) National Coastal Conference in Long Beach, California from October 7 - 10. This... — September 25, 2025
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ESA announces the launch of Beacon®, an open-source software platform designed to transform how environmental compliance is managed across the lifecycle of a project. By centralizing data, streamlining processes, and... — September 21, 2025
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Update : This article now reflects the final USACE nationwide permits as announced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) going into effect on March 15, 2026. The USACE... — August 21, 2025
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This is the second in a series of articles exploring how ESA is working with clients to manage wildfire risks and impacts. See the first here. Urban and wildland forests... — June 4, 2025
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Join ESA’s team of federal permitting and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) experts as they recap the first 100 days of the Trump Administration’s policy actions and provide insights for... — March 19, 2025
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The Trump Administration has made improving the efficiency of federal infrastructure permitting a priority. President Trump’s Executive Order on Unleashing American Energy identified permitting efficiency as a strategy, and at... — February 26, 2025
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Perspective: Eric Beightel on how Federal Staff Reductions May Undermine Permitting Efficiency Goals
President Trump came to office with a clear vision of reducing the size of the federal government. He believes that the size of the federal bureaucracy is too large to... — February 20, 2025
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Western burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) are charismatic little birds, made even more endearing by their tendency to spend time above ground during daylight hours. They occur in grasslands, agricultural... — October 22, 2024
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Located on Clarks Creek in unincorporated Pierce County, the 1941 House of Tomorrow regularly flooded, but the historic building had been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of...
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The First Mile Horizontal Levee Project, building on the successful principles of the Oro Loma Horizontal Levee pilot project and aligned with the Hayward Shoreline Adaptation Master Plan, aims to...
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The property, formerly known as Waite Ranch, was previously a dairy farm diked off from riverine and tidal influences. When construction is completed, the site will serve as approximately 200...
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The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently finalized the “Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule,” which will become effective on July 1, 2024. Coming on the heels of the... — May 30, 2024
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The internet has grown increasingly essential to many aspects of our daily lives—we rely on it for work, school, entertainment, connection, and shopping. While our economy and society grow ever-more... — March 14, 2024
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Our environmental planners and water resource specialists have been partnering with our clients in the Water market for decades, providing key services for improved water quality, groundwater management, flood resilience... — January 16, 2024
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While Lake Tahoe’s crystalline azure has lasted for eons, the changes wrought by past land uses in the basin have transformed its blue from merely a color into a cause—to... — October 30, 2023
