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What is motivating biocredit buyers at this early stage as the market is in development? Why would corporate buyers and other entities be interested in investing in migratory songbird or salmon credits? What’s in it for them? Today the BCA released a new issue paper, “Demand-side Sources and Motivation for Biodiversity Credits'' that untangles some of these incentives and rationales.
Agriculture
New report evaluates the last three years of efforts developing Midwest watershed partnerships
New report examines the challenges to administratively scaling the Regional Conservation Partnership Program
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission announced today the opening of its application for proposals offering cost-effective reductions of nutrient pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay from the Susquehanna watershed.
Mason City and Forest City sign innovative agreements to pay farmers to improve water quality.
Third and final in a series, this blog explores how USDA can tweak existing programs to speed up delivery of conservation money in the Inflation Reduction Act.
A project to illustrate which watersheds and cities in Iowa are closest to meeting their nutrient reduction goals from municipal point sources
Second in a series, this blog explores how USDA can use emerging technologies to speed up delivery of conservation money in the Inflation Reduction Act.
First in a series, this blog explores how USDA can use outcomes purchasing to speed up delivery of conservation money in the Inflation Reduction Act.
One month ago today, Pennsylvania passed the country’s second legislatively-authorized clean water outcomes procurement program
In New York state, a clever partnership between the city of Syracuse and upstream farmers has managed to significantly clean up the Skaneateles Lake
Endangered Species
What is motivating biocredit buyers at this early stage as the market is in development? Why would corporate buyers and other entities be interested in investing in migratory songbird or salmon credits? What’s in it for them? Today the BCA released a new issue paper, “Demand-side Sources and Motivation for Biodiversity Credits'' that untangles some of these incentives and rationales.
Yesterday, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Compensatory Mitigation Mechanisms. We provide initial reactions here.
All Posts
Using AI to assist in government procurement
A New Job, A Transition, and A Commitment to Planet Earth
CEJST is a simple map, with big implications and attention to cumulative burdens matters.
How the White House’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool guides Justice40 and four recommendations how it can be made better to advance equity
Billions of dollars and more than 30 EJ screening tools - How are Justice40 opportunities rolling out? Let’s find out!
EPIC is launching a new research project with Beech Hill Research and Climate XChange to analyze if and how states are spending funds equitably from J40, IRA and other federal sources. In this first phase of work, they will be investigating the pros and cons of the current workflow that state officials use to secure federal funding. Read more details about the project, and what you can expect from us in the coming months.
Environmental agencies’ $1.5B IT budget - where does it go?
Bringing Human-Centered Design into Restoration Tracking
Accelerating technology projects with environmental agencies starts with proactive communication
To spend $20 billion, USDA needs to embrace conservation tech
Second in a series, this blog explores how USDA can use emerging technologies to speed up delivery of conservation money in the Inflation Reduction Act.
It’s Time to Invest in a Modern Map of our Nation's Wetlands
Investing in a Modern Map of our Nation's Wetlands
Sovereignty, Data and Maps: How accurately represented are Tribes in water utility service area boundaries data?
Communities need better information about water service area boundaries.
Intersection of Technology and Water: Using Technology to Speed Up Lead Pipe Replacement
Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet
Environmental agencies need more modern approaches to data and technology - a Digital Service for the Planet can help.
Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About Data Management and Lead Service Line Inventories
Drinking water service area boundaries are critical for state policy and operations - and some state agencies are working with local water systems to develop this foundational data set.
