Completing environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a major project milestone, but environmental clearance often occurs well before final engineering design. As projects progress through…
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Developing waterfront infrastructure, whether upgrading a shipyard or boatyard, expanding a marina, or modernizing a port facility, can be a complex puzzle. Project success depends on how well engineering design aligns with environmental factors and…
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Laws often hinge on the interpretation of a single word. When that interpretation changes, the practical effect of the law can change as well. That is the case with the Trump administration’s recent revision of…
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Each year, the Esri User Conference offers a close-up look at the present and future of the GIS industry. At the 2026 conference in San Diego, the theme “Creating a More Intelligent World” reflected a…
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Every so often, a regulatory update comes along that is more than just a citation change, a definition clarification, or changing happy to glad. It has weight. Purpose. Impact. And importantly, clear instructions to effect…
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Growth-inducing impacts – the ways a project can foster economic, population, and housing growth – are often treated as a secondary issue when being analyzed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). But for large…
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) continues to advance one of the largest infrastructure programs in the United States, connecting major population centers across more than 800 miles of planned rail. As the program progresses…
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On March 31, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum convened a meeting of the “God Squad,” a rarely used panel with authority to override Endangered Species Act protections. Officially called the Endangered Species Committee, the group can…
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On Feb 12, 2026, President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the repeal of the endangerment finding that gave EPA the authority to treat greenhouse gas emissions as air pollutants under…
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More Than a Career Move After spending quite a bit of time in federal service, I transitioned into consulting about three years ago. At first glance, the work looked familiar. The same statutes. The same…
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