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

Empowering Our Forest Stewards: A New Era of Innovation

Becca Madsen 10/1/25 Becca Madsen 10/1/25

Predicting DOGE AI Deregulatory Tool Recommendations

Environmental Policy Innovation Center 9/30/25 Environmental Policy Innovation Center 9/30/25

State SRF Policies: Dispatches From Our Water Webinar Series

Danielle Goshen 9/22/25 Danielle Goshen 9/22/25

Utilizing EPIC Resources to Strengthen Texas SRF Analysis

Erica Galante-Johnson 9/19/25 Erica Galante-Johnson 9/19/25

Fixing Bottlenecks in Lead Pipe Funding

Elizabeth Vaccaro 9/18/25 Elizabeth Vaccaro 9/18/25

Forbes Announces Jessie Mahr as Global Sustainability Leader!

Jack Travis 8/27/25 Jack Travis 8/27/25

Automatic Enrollment Policies Can Make Lead Service Line Replacement Projects More Efficient

Jack Travis 8/14/25 Jack Travis 8/14/25

Automatic Enrollment Policies Make Lead Service Line Replacement Projects More Efficient by Addressing Common Workflow Challenges

Environmental Policy Innovation Center 7/22/25 Environmental Policy Innovation Center 7/22/25

Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program Reauthorization

Danielle Bissett 7/11/25 Danielle Bissett 7/11/25

How effective governance can streamline restoration efforts—Louisiana CPRA Case Study

Jessica Lamb 7/2/25 Jessica Lamb 7/2/25

No Amount of Lead is Safe: Lead Innovation Hub Roadmaps Drive Toxic Service Line Replacement Faster, Fully, and Forever

Boon Sheridan 6/26/25 Boon Sheridan 6/26/25

A Look At CEQ’s New CE Explorer

On June 5th, the CEQ’s Permitting Innovation Center released their first prototype experiment, the Categorical Exclusion Explorer. The Explorer is the first time a collection of cross-agency Categorical Exclusions (CEs) has been transformed into data for experimentation. This is still in the experimental stage, and we applaud the Permitting Innovation Center for releasing early-stage products and experiments. Early and iterative releases are ideal for gathering feedback and improving future releases.

We’ve discussed using existing environmental review data management and sharing as an area ripe for experimentation and innovation.

Danielle Goshen 6/11/25 Danielle Goshen 6/11/25

Preview: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Funding Tracker—Already Making an Impact

Becca Madsen 6/6/25 Becca Madsen 6/6/25

California’s restoration bottleneck deepens biodiversity debt

Jessie Mahr 6/5/25 Jessie Mahr 6/5/25

NextGov: Trump administration debuts permitting modernization plan, even as staff cuts could jeopardize it

Boon Sheridan 6/4/25 Boon Sheridan 6/4/25

First Look at CEQ’s Permitting Technology Action Plan

This blog is a first look at the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) Permitting Technology Action Plan, which aims to modernize federal permitting processes. The plan includes data standards for interoperability between agencies, service delivery standards for workflow automation and digital documents, and a maturity model for agencies to gauge their progress. Key highlights include implementing data standards, improving document management, and using GitHub for open collaboration. We note the potential for multi-agency procurement and prize competitions and outline potential impacts for agencies, applicants, and vendors. We express cautious optimism due to the plan's technical depth, interoperability focus, and use of existing work but also note concerns about talent gaps and the aggressive initial 90-day implementation timeline.