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Automatic Enrollment Policies Can Make Lead Service Line Replacement Projects More Efficient and Expedient
The Next 55 Earth Days
An Abundance of Nature
EPIC champions a bold approach to environmental restoration, aligning with the Abundance mindset by streamlining wetland restoration, leveraging technology, and using pay-for-success models. By focusing on outcomes over process, EPIC aims to make nature restoration faster, scalable, and impactful—ensuring clean air, water, and ecosystems are abundant and accessible.
Working Wonders in Purpose Driven Innovation Labs
Optimizing Interest Rate, Loan Term, and Fee Policies in SRF Financing
Directing Principal Forgiveness to Communities That Need It Most
How States Define Disadvantaged Communities for the DWSRF
Understanding Set-Aside Funds: Strengthening Water Systems Beyond Infrastructure
State Policies Impacting SRF Assistance to State-Defined Disadvantaged Communities
How States’ Disadvantaged Community Definitions Can Prioritize Access to SRFs for Under-Resourced Communities
Optimizing Interest Rate and Other Loan Policies for SRF Financing
Federal Policy Shifts Impact Tribal Funding Access and Environmental Restoration
Southern States Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: Quantitative Analyses
Innovation Incubators - from Egyptian Egg Ovens to Artificial Intelligence
NextGov: America's digital infrastructure belongs to you
Jessie Mahr and Kameron Kerger co-wrote an Op-Ed in Next Govt: America's digital infrastructure belongs to you, in collaboration with Katie Hoeberling, Michelle Cheripka, Jonathan Gilmour and Matt Price.
Comments Regarding the Council on Environmental Quality’s Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations
EPIC submitted public comments opposing the wholesale removal of NEPA regulations by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), arguing it would create confusion and increase litigation risk. Instead, we proposed modernizing the NEPA process through our Smart Permitting Agenda, which includes implementing clear timelines, developing programmatic reviews, creating user-friendly e-permitting systems, and establishing expedited pathways for ecological restoration. We believe an updated regulatory framework can maintain NEPA's original intent while delivering faster results and ensuring meaningful community input.
NYTimes: Government Science Data May Soon by Hidden. They're Racing to Copy It.
Jessie Mahr, EPIC’s Director of Technology, was featured in NYTimes. In this article, Jessie talks about EPIC’s work with the Public Environmental Data Partners and the impact of the Trump Administration in removing public access to critical environmental screening tools that taxpayers have paid for.
EPIC's Smart Permitting Recommendations to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Rethinking Tech Capacity, Talent, and the Environment: Where Do We Go From Here?
We Need to Tend Innovation Like We Tend a Fire
At EPIC, we believe in using innovative data and technology to tackle environmental challenges faster. We advocate for government involvement in fostering tech innovation to better manage resources. Discover the five key building blocks of a healthy tech ecosystem to help technology thrive across public, private, and non-profit sectors.