Why “Engineering With Nature” Is Increasingly Important to Army Corps of Engineers Policies
Our colleague Rob Vining spent 32 years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and served as Chief of Civil Works Program Management...
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- Dec 13, 2021
WOTUS deliberation enters a new phase. Will a durable rule ever happen?
Since 2015, the legal definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) has changed 3 times and there is still no end in sight....
- Nov 10, 2021
Thoughts on Veterans Day
On November 11, the Dawson & Associates family once again salutes our nation’s Veterans. This annual Veterans Day commemoration holds a...
- Nov 9, 2021
Congress gears up to approve water projects
Earlier this fall, the U. S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee announced that it would accept requests from Senators for water...
- Oct 15, 2021
White House announces changes to the NEPA regulations and what that means for infrastructure
This week, the Biden Administration proposed changes to the Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),...
- Sep 9, 2021
Federal water projects and steps to permit approvals
The National Waterways Conference (waterways.org) does excellent work promoting Federal policies that sustain this nation’s water...
- Sep 1, 2021
Federal Judge tosses Trump WOTUS rule citing “fundamental, substantive flaws.” The likely impact:
On August 30, 2021, Federal Judge Rosemary Márquez of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona found “fundamental,...
- Jul 11, 2021
U.S. Rep. Sonny Callahan, RIP
Recently we received the sad news that our former colleague Sonny Callahan, who ably represented Alabama's First Congressional District...
- Jun 30, 2021
DC Circuit’s Spire STL pipeline decision: Judging the likely impact
The recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia decision to withdraw the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)...
- Jun 21, 2021
Considering a USACE Civil Works Project? Think twice before going it alone.
As Congress and the Biden Administration continue negotiating a $1+ trillion infrastructure bill, focus will inevitably shift to how...
- May 25, 2021
Corps of Engineers implements new EPA Section 401 “neighboring jurisdiction provision” on permitting
Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule, which became effective last fall, has...
- May 10, 2021
Who could be winners in Biden Admin jobs & infrastructure plan?
On March 31, the Biden Administration unveiled a $2+ trillion jobs and infrastructure plan including some $621 billion in upgrades for...
- Apr 27, 2021
Corps of Engineers salutes Dawson colleague Steve Stockton
At a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ceremony on April 23, 2021, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers, inducted our Dawson &...
- Apr 24, 2021
Understanding OMB role in Corps of Engineers’ projects and how project sponsors can help themselves
Anyone who has worked within the politically charged and complex Washington budgetary environment can attest that Office of Management...
- Apr 10, 2021
Infrastructure & Civil Works priorities
Recently the Society of American Military Engineers, hosted a virtual DoD Agency briefing featuring the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
- Mar 23, 2021
Col. (ret) Fletcher “Bud” Griffis, RIP
The Dawson team is saddened this week at the news that our friend and colleague Col. (ret) Fletcher “Bud” Griffis has passed away. A...
- Mar 4, 2021
“If you want good press, you have to do good things”
Dawson & Associates takes pride in providing a powerful voice for its clients in the Federal environmental regulatory process. Enabling...
- Mar 1, 2021
Removing dams on the Snake River: The Corps of Engineers and National Policy Decisions
Some Members of Congress, including Rep. Mike Simpson (ID), have begun pressuring the Biden Administration to include removal of multiple...
- Feb 21, 2021
Water policy & environmental justice in the Biden Administration
In the coming months, the Biden Administration will likely seek to build on its campaign pledge to address environmental justice...
- Feb 14, 2021
Corps of Engineers port initiative brings huge opportunity to the Corn Belt
Underutilized, undercapitalized inland ports and terminals may see significant economic opportunities due to part of the new U.S. Army...