Brent Efron 10/24/25 Brent Efron 10/24/25

Permitting Digitalization in Virginia

Virginia stands out from other states in its permitting reform efforts because it has really nailed transparent permitting, and in doing so, significantly cut down the processing time for most state permits.

Erica Galante-Johnson 10/23/25 Erica Galante-Johnson 10/23/25

Breaking Barriers to Lead Service Line Replacement in New York

JR Washebek 10/23/25 JR Washebek 10/23/25

Day 2 at the Society of American Foresters Conference: The Technology-Capability Gap

Environmental Policy Innovation Center 10/22/25 Environmental Policy Innovation Center 10/22/25

Sparkman, AR: Drinking Water System Upgrades

Environmental Policy Innovation Center 10/22/25 Environmental Policy Innovation Center 10/22/25

Mountain Pine, AR: Sewer Rehabilitation

Environmental Policy Innovation Center 10/22/25 Environmental Policy Innovation Center 10/22/25

Casa, AR: Stormwater

Environmental Policy Innovation Center 10/22/25 Environmental Policy Innovation Center 10/22/25

Bald Knob, AR: Sewer Rehabilitation

Erica Galante-Johnson 10/20/25 Erica Galante-Johnson 10/20/25

Fixing Bottlenecks in Lead Pipe Funding: Minimum Allotment Requirements

Explore the funding challenges and policy solutions for lead service line replacement (LSLR) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Learn minimum allotment requirements for SRF funding impact the flow of LSLR funding and what reforms could speed up getting the lead out.

Gabriel Watson 10/20/25 Gabriel Watson 10/20/25

Expanding our Understanding of Wetlands: Nation-wide Updates to the Wetlands Impact Tracker

Ryan Sarsfield 10/15/25 Ryan Sarsfield 10/15/25

Endless Prairie Buffalo Project: The restoration of a cultural and ecological keystone species.

Reed Van Beveren 10/14/25 Reed Van Beveren 10/14/25

Empowering Our Forest Stewards: A New Era of Innovation

Janet Pritchard 10/14/25 Janet Pritchard 10/14/25

Revolving No More: How Earmarks Undermine Funding for Water Infrastructure

Brent Efron 10/9/25 Brent Efron 10/9/25

4 Pillars for Permitting Innovation

The permitting reform space is growing fast, and there are clearly different philosophies for why this work is important, what values should guide us in identifying solutions, whether reform is even needed, and how we build a large enough coalition to make meaningful changes at all levels of government.