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Oct 13, 2020
50 years of the EPA
Fifty years ago, on December 2, 1970, Richard Nixon signed Executive Order 3, sweeping together 40+ Executive Branch agencies and...
Sep 29, 2020
Predicting Amy Coney Barrett
On Saturday, President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. A reporter with E&E News emailed our colleague Larry...
Sep 10, 2020
Congratulations, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon
On September 10, 2020, in a ceremony broadcast from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, Army Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon became the...
Sep 7, 2020
Founder Bob Dawson inducted into National Academy of Construction
One of the most prestigious awards in the engineering and construction industries is to be selected for membership in the National...
Aug 23, 2020
What might a Biden Administration do about WOTUS?
Our colleague Larry Liebesman, who spent 11 years as a Department of Justice environmental litigator, has been blogging about federal...
Jul 22, 2020
Hurricane response lessons from the Army Corps of Engineers
Hurricane response and recovery require seamless and dedicated preparedness of many federal, state and local government agencies. The...
Jul 18, 2020
SCOTUS Rules that Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 12 is Now Available but for how long?
On July 6, the U.S. Supreme Court made the Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12) under Section 404 of the Clean Water...
Jul 10, 2020
Are we prepared for rising sea levels?
PBS stations around the country have begun airing a program on rising sea levels and the threats posed to low-lying nations and regions. ...
Jun 17, 2020
Happy birthday, U.S. Army
On the Army’s 245th birthday this year a friend asked me why I selected the Army as my career. I had not been asked that question before...
Jun 8, 2020
The clock is ticking on flood insurance
The federal National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) wil expire on September 30, 2020 and while policymakers continue struggling with the...
May 12, 2020
SCOTUS “County of Maui” Decision: More Clean Water Act Confusion
On April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a 6- 3 ruling in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, handing down yet another confusing...
May 5, 2020
Why Congress should move beyond “authorized but not funded”
There is significant concern among private economists and government officials that that the U.S. economy will need more help than the...
Apr 30, 2020
Getting the most from an infrastructure bill
Our founder Bob Dawson and our longtime Senior Advisor former Cong. Martin Lancaster (NC) have an article in The Hill this morning on...
Apr 20, 2020
How Congress can create a better infrastructure bill
Recent news reports and statements from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggest that there will be another stimulus bill later this spring or...
Apr 12, 2020
Time to end a terrible idea
This week, a reporter at a well-known publication called to discuss the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ role in combatting the Coronavirus....
Apr 9, 2020
Bory Steinberg, In Memoriam
Dr. Bory Steinberg, a water resources expert who served 35 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, passed away recently. Bory was a...
Apr 3, 2020
Remembering Bill Gianelli
Our longtime colleague Bill Gianelli passed away on March 30 in Monterey, California. Bill was one of the original members of our firm in...
Mar 31, 2020
Corps of Engineers steps up on Coronavirus fight
Under the leadership of Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has quickly ramped up efforts to combat the coronavirus....
Mar 8, 2020
Army Corps of Engineers & the Florida Everglades
E&E News recently reached out to us for an upcoming article on the Florida Everglades and soil subsidence. An editor interviewed our...
Feb 5, 2020
WOTUS Update
It’s always nice when reporters call us for insights on timely issues. Not surprisingly, our colleague Larry Liebesman’s phone line has...
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