Pennsylvania’s Utilization of the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) IIJA Funding
“A Good Program in Theory”: Opportunities for Administrative Improvements to USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Funding Nature Not Paperwork 2.0: A Synthesis of Permitting Issues, Reforms, and a Strategy for Moving Forward
A New Era For Water Management: Harnessing GIS Innovations and Collaboration for a Resilient Future
Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF Financial Terms, Conditions, Definitions, and Other Application Information
Mapping at the Intersection: Environmental Justice & Conservation
Earlier this year, Gabe Watson and EmmaLi Tsai participated in a workshop hosted by Defenders of Wildlife to help researchers create better maps at the intersection of environmental justice and conservation. Decisions from the workshop resulted in this user guide & website, which walks users through a more collaborate and inclusive approach to conservation that considers biodiversity, climate change, and environmental justice. To put the framework and shared principles into practice, the guide also features a case study using the National Wildlife Refuge System to show where future land acquisition should be prioritized.
Reimagining Permitting Processes: A Case Study of Virginia’s Permitting Enhancement and Evaluation Platform
At the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), our goal is to advance ecological restoration at scale, yet permitting costs consume up to ⅓ of project budgets. We need money to go to nature, not paperwork. Over the past two years, EPIC has quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed policies and processes related to restoration project permitting. Here we provide a case study of adoption of e-permitting technology that ameliorated many permitting bottlenecks.
Ecosystem Marketplace: How We Harness an Infrastructure Boom to Close the Biodiversity Finance Gap
Tim Male, Executive Director of EPIC, co-wrote an article in Ecosystem Marketplace with Mariana Sarmiento and Charles Bedford on how to close the biodiversity finance gap.
Joint Public Comment: The National Environmental Policy Act: Relevance to Open Government and Public Participation
Stretching the Dollar to Get the Lead Out: Lead Service Line Contracting
Scaling Ecological Restoration & Nature-Based Solutions: A permitting innovation agenda for the next presidential administration
Biodiversity Credit Principles
Building a Thriving Biodiversity Credit Market
The Time it Takes for Restoration 2024 Update
Sandboxing Nature in Maryland Handout
How could Maryland legislators build a sandbox for nature to accelerate restoration?
A Technical Advisory Toolkit for Lead Service Lines
New $1 Million Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Loan Fund Supporting Improved Water Quality in the Great Lakes Region
Stretching the Dollar to Get the Lead Out: Good Decision-Making and Planning for Lead Service Line Cost Efficiencies
Stretching the Dollar to Get the Lead Out: Advancing Lead Service Line Programs with Low or No-Cost Policies and Practices
