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Sep 4, 2013
Lt. Gen. (Ret) John Morris, RIP
Lt. Gen. (Ret) John “Jack” Morris A special member of the extended Army, Corps of Engineers, and public service family passed away...
Sep 3, 2013
A tribute to a gentleman
Dawson & Associates pays tribute to Mr. George Grugett. Before the summer slips fully away, we’d like to pay tribute to a wonderful...
Aug 21, 2013
Sens. Portman, McCaskill step forward on environmental permitting
Senators McCaskill (D-Mo) and Portman (R-Oh) In recent years, federal and state environmental permitting procedures have grown...
Aug 5, 2013
Taking the Fifth
Supreme Court of the United States Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court struck another blow for private property rights and further...
Aug 4, 2013
Col. Bob Friedenwald, R.I.P.
Col. Friedenwald To the servicemen and servicewomen in the Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District, he was “The Colonel.” To a...
Aug 2, 2013
Lending a helping hand
Army Engineers excel at complex, demanding missions in war and peace. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Our friend...
Jul 28, 2013
Col. (Ret) Robert Sinkler, former Chief of Army Environmental Programs, Joins Dawson
Colonel (Ret) Robert Sinkler joins Dawson & Associates. Col. Robert Sinkler, who led planning on issues ranging from hurricane protection...
Jul 14, 2013
Problems at Hanford & lessons from Rocky Flats
In September 2011, work crews demolished the second coal-burning power house at the Hanford Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo courtesy of the...
Jul 8, 2013
Linda Morrison, former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official, Joins Dawson & Associates
Dawson & Associates welcomes Linda Morrison to the team. (Washington, DC) – Dawson & Associates is delighted to welcome Linda Morrison to...
Jul 4, 2013
Happy birthday, America!
John Adams, America’s second President With great honor and respect, our team at Dawson & Associates pauses today to pay tribute to our...
Jun 25, 2013
The history & future of the Clean Water Act
Credit: Dave Davis, Pine Barrens, NJ With the average political soundbite on TV having shrunk to about 8 seconds, it’s refreshing to hear...
Jun 13, 2013
Dr. Sandra Knight, former Deputy Associate Administrator at FEMA Joins Dawson
Dr. Sandra Knight joins Dawson & Associates (Washington, DC) – Dawson & Associates is delighted to welcome Dr. Sandra Knight to our team....
Jun 10, 2013
Great trouble on the Great Lakes
D&A Senior Vice President Don Riley The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) estimates that inadequate harbor maintenance,...
Jun 4, 2013
Former Commanding General, US Army Corps of Engineers Joins Dawson
Dawson welcomes Lt. Gen. (Ret) Robert Flowers Dawson & Associates is delighted and honored to announce that Lt. Gen. (Ret) Robert...
May 22, 2013
Thoughts on Memorial Day
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in any weather by Tomb Guard sentinels. What a tremendous...
May 17, 2013
CEQ-ing compromise on energy exports
The Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest is a focal point in the ongoing debate about the proper parameters of environmental...

May 8, 2013
The right way forward for Gowanus
A recent New York Times article about the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn describes in stark detail the local community opposition to dredging...
May 2, 2013
“Sovereign Immunity” & the Fifth Circuit
New Orleans, LA September 21, 2005 – Repairs are underway at one of the three sites where the levee was breeched. Photo by Greg Henshall...
Apr 22, 2013
Water, water everywhere
The Housatonic River Forty years ago this week, President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Water Act of 1972. That legislation spawned a...
Apr 3, 2013
Carter Cornick, former Deputy Asst. Secretary at HUD, joins Dawson
Dawson welcomes Carter Cornick Regulatory and lobbying efforts in Washington increasingly demand not only policy knowledge but also an...
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