On January 22, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that litigation to overturn the EPA’s 2015 attempt to expand the definition of “Waters...

As reported this week in The Washington Post, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has launched an ambitious effort to reorganize his...

This week, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee held a kick-off hearing to receive testimony in anticipation of work on the...

We just received word that a longtime member of our team has received a wonderful tribute to his life’s work. On October 8th at the...

Last September, during the deluge caused by Hurricane Harvey, the Army Corps of Engineers found itself between a proverbial “rock and a...

The Dawson family is sad to report that our longtime colleague Don Crabill passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on September 27th. He...

The recent unprecedented storm season has focused attention on infrastructure permitting, particularly in hardest hit areas. It has also...

As the Trump Administration ramps up its efforts on infrastructure rebuilding, more focus is being put on the benefits of public-private...

Widespread economic devastation in Florida and Houston from Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have put major attention on the Federal permit...

Hurricane Irma’s devastation along Florida’s Gulf Coast and the ongoing flooding problems in Houston have put an unprecedented strain on...

What impact will Hurricane Harvey have on permitting decisions from the Army Corps of Engineers?  And what steps will the Corps take to...

Ralph Regula passed away on July 19. I worked with Ralph for many years while he was Chairman of the House Interior Appropriations...

With great sadness, we learned today that our longtime colleague, former U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula from Ohio, passed away.  Ralph joined us...

The Trump Administration has officially started the process to repeal and replace the Obama Administration’s 2015 “Waters of the United...

As recent events show, the Trump Administration is moving ahead with repealing and replacing the controversial Waters of the United...

Last week, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee held a subcommittee hearing titled Water Resources: The Role of the Public and...

On March 30, 2017, our friend and colleague Jimmy Bates passed away. Even with his health challenges during the last few years, I had...

With the coming of spring, we’ll take time out from policy analysis to pass along these photos of watercolors recently painted by our...

Will this Executive Order actually do something to deliver on the president’s promise of increased infrastructure investment? Or is it...

On March 6, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Commander and Chief of Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other Corps of Engineers...