Last month, Scout Environmental attended the 39th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1980, IAIA has become the leading global network on best practices in the…
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Full Speed Ahead! Tips for Reducing Environmental Planning Timelines
Federal agencies recently memorialized their commitment to improving the efficiency of their environmental planning processes (i.e., National Environmental Policy Act [NEPA] documentation) without diminishing quality or informed decision-making. At Scout Environmental, we applaud this commitment…
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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting 101
I’m very pleased to report that after a long application process with the Department of Veterans Affairs and a quick status validation by the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE), Scout Environmental Inc. is now…
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Scientists Raise Concern for Declining Insect Populations
Scout Environmental has been closely tracking recent articles on the global demise of insects. The November 27, 2018 issue of the New York Times Magazine reported results of long-term studies in Puerto Rico and Germany. …
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Re-Defining “Waters of the United States” – Turbulence Ahead!
Such a short little phrase, just five words, that seems pretty straight forward. But don’t be fooled! Since the late 1980s, these five words are arguably one of the most disputed and litigated topics in…
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The Top Five Environmental Planning Tips During the Federal Government Shutdown
The partial government shutdown is now in its fourth week and unfortunately, shows no promise for immediate resolution. To our friends and clients who are directly impacted by the…
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Leading the Way for Unshakably Sound Science: Earthquake Warning Systems and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance
Scout recently prepared more than two dozen Categorical Exclusions (CATEXs) (focused NEPA documentation) for the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) innovative Earthquake Early Warning network in the Pacific Northwest. Scout applied a focused, replicable, and accurate…
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“Can you hear me now?” Noise 101, A Primer to Noise Analysis
Noise impact analysis for environmental planning documents can be one of the more daunting resources to tackle. How noise is produced and who or what is affected is very complex. In fact, even the definition…
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Scout Environmental in New Orleans Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2018
Scout Environmental will be attending the Society of American Military Engineer’s 2018 Federal Small Business Conference October 31 – November 2 in New Orleans. Ryan, Melanie, Roxanne, Paul, and Rick will be joining about…
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Land Management Planning in Today’s Regulatory Environment
U.S. federal agencies with land management responsibilities are required to prepare land management plans. Whether it is a Backcountry Management Plan for a national park, a Resource Management Plan for a Bureau of Land Management…
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