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Better, Faster, and Fairer: State Strategies for Permitting Innovation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/why-texas-loses-big-under-srf-earmarks monthly 0.5 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/797b038e-a5de-47b3-abab-dcce92922029/Figure+1+Texas.png Insights - When Federal Earmarks Undermine State Priorities: Why Texas Loses Big Under SRF Earmarks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9f89efe1-da69-42ac-9b2e-7b94d4122d3f/Figure+2+Texas.png Insights - When Federal Earmarks Undermine State Priorities: Why Texas Loses Big Under SRF Earmarks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/68c6b909-ed88-44d3-8fa7-b021057d5bc4/Figure+3+Texas.png Insights - When Federal Earmarks Undermine State Priorities: Why Texas Loses Big Under SRF Earmarks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-planet-in-repair-reflections-from-global-ecological-restoration-conferencenbspnbsp monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/restoration-training-workshop-bringing-together-the-power-of-tribal-and-youth-conservation-corps monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d1089825-c2b0-4cdd-a0e4-260bc17d8845/1761157964916.jpg Insights - Amplifying the Power of Tribal and Youth Conservation Corps - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ae5dee3c-fe5b-4858-b29a-d25e2eec6b80/1761157964370.jpg Insights - Amplifying the Power of Tribal and Youth Conservation Corps - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/insights-from-srf-state-advocates-forum-member-engagement-report monthly 0.5 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f470d474-14de-47a3-89f5-0d0670fccbd1/Number+and+Type+of+Organization+and+Coalitions+that+Engaged.png Insights - Advocacy in Action: Insights from SRF State Advocates Forum Member Engagement Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/lambertville-nj-wastewater-system-upgrades monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/cd14611d-a067-4df5-94cb-f20a27efc9bf/Lambertville_NJ.jpg Insights - Lambertville, NJ: Wastewater System Upgrades - From Left to Right: Thomas Horn (ED of LMUA), Steve Barr and Christina Petagna (EPIC), and Lee Clark and Ben Dziobek (NJF) get together for a screening meeting. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/government-run-offsets-gone-awry monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/561ea043-bc17-4a0a-9676-28b8e781ac36/offsetgonewrong.png Insights - Government-Run Offsets Gone Awry When government-run offset programs don’t have prudent safeguards, significant problems emerge: Undermined Incentives. The financial incentive to avoid impacts can be undermined when offsets are artificially cheap. Taxpayer subsidies. Taxpayers (or NGO donors) pay for land conservation and inadvertently subsidize developers who don’t face the full cost of their impact on wetlands and streams. Delivery challenges. The credit provider finds challenges in delivering the amount or quality of restoration, and with delays, inflation and overhead costs erode the funds available to complete the restoration. Market disruption. When subsidized, cheaper credits run out, and developers have to face the reality of higher costs - which can be jarring. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2025-11-coreg87-public-comment monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1762274265640-ZNTS825RX1O1F456HJ1D/COreg87thumbnail.png Insights - Comment Letter: Colorado’s Regulation No. 87 for Permitting and Mitigating Dredge and Fill Activities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/permitting-modernization-in-virginia monthly 0.5 2025-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2430538d-fd56-4438-9317-251130df4f17/Permitting+Modernization+in+Virginia+Cover.png Insights - Permitting Modernization in Virginia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/breaking-barriers-to-lead-service-line-replacement-in-new-york monthly 0.5 2025-10-23 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/day-2-at-the-society-of-american-foresters-conference-the-technology-capability-gap monthly 0.5 2025-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/518172ba-495f-4b59-9e00-ae9aa5472d97/image1.jpg Insights - Day 2 at the Society of American Foresters Conference: The Technology-Capability Gap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/sparkman-ar-drinking-water-system-upgrades monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f45b5673-00f3-43f6-a5b2-faf6cbd22838/Sparkman.png Insights - Sparkman, AR: Drinking Water System Upgrades - The Dalark Pump Station, north of the City of Sparkman https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/mountain-pine-ar-sewer-rehabilitation monthly 0.5 2025-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/14cb1822-9b40-4820-8a6d-f1700662b692/Mountain+Pine+1.png Insights - Mountain Pine, AR: Sewer Rehabilitation - An overgrown and unmaintained manhole in Mountain Pine https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/casa-ar-stormwater monthly 0.5 2025-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1ff3a8a5-9740-4a3a-87c5-a5b3db15628b/Casa+2.png Insights - Casa, AR: Stormwater - An example of one culvert in Casa which was found to be 50-75% obstructed https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/bald-knob-ar-sewer-rehabilitation monthly 0.5 2025-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/bbe21ee4-8f5d-4982-9404-bf2834abefcc/Bald+Knob+1.jpeg Insights - Bald Knob, AR: Sewer Rehabilitation - City of Bald Knob City Hall https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/fixing-bottlenecks-in-lead-pipe-funding-minimum-allotment-requirements monthly 0.5 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3abc0c15-6409-4199-b804-3bcf3ca46c38/Gains24.png Insights - Fixing Bottlenecks in Lead Pipe Funding: Minimum Allotment Requirements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/77746a73-b16a-4aae-a395-1ce366831a93/MinMap.png Insights - Fixing Bottlenecks in Lead Pipe Funding: Minimum Allotment Requirements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b16a8b80-90a5-405b-a311-61d8bea26cf7/NoMinMap.png Insights - Fixing Bottlenecks in Lead Pipe Funding: Minimum Allotment Requirements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/expanding-our-understanding-of-wetlands-nation-wide-updates-to-the-wetlands-impact-tracker monthly 0.5 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/45cae835-f06a-4ae0-9fea-d4b0c7dc56d7/Public+Notice+by+US+Army+Corps+of+Engineers.png Insights - Expanding our Understanding of Wetlands: Nation-wide Updates to the Wetlands Impact Tracker - Make it stand out Example 404 Public Notice for Chicago District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6141f9ed-0fef-40f6-a864-26c746d3fc49/Screenshot+of+Data+Tool+Overall.png Insights - Expanding our Understanding of Wetlands: Nation-wide Updates to the Wetlands Impact Tracker - Make it stand out Screenshot of updated Impact Tracker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/844c57f9-e3b5-493e-8958-3833c97f531f/Notices+per+Watershed.png Insights - Expanding our Understanding of Wetlands: Nation-wide Updates to the Wetlands Impact Tracker - Make it stand out Notices issued per HUC8 Watershed - 2020-2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/cdd6422e-b4fe-4424-afff-2f1c10a1357b/Data+Filtered+by+State.png Insights - Expanding our Understanding of Wetlands: Nation-wide Updates to the Wetlands Impact Tracker - Make it stand out Table of HUC8 Watersheds with the most notices - 2020-2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/38915b02-d721-4b52-b3ee-0d19e9f47b9c/Screenshot+of+Data+Tool.png Insights - Expanding our Understanding of Wetlands: Nation-wide Updates to the Wetlands Impact Tracker - Make it stand out Map of Long Island showing notices categorized as impacts and restoration https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/endless-prairie-buffalo-project monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/afe40366-0280-435f-91ee-669bcbc0b48e/DSCN0185.JPG Insights - Endless Prairie Buffalo Project: The restoration of a cultural and ecological keystone species. - Make it stand out Photo by: Ft. Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/empowering-our-forest-stewards-a-new-era-of-innovation monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e05cfa47-287e-4f64-b274-6b71809c7265/twees.jpeg Insights - Empowering Our Forest Stewards: A New Era of Innovation - Make it stand out How can we keep forest ecosystems on a path to health and resilience? https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/4-pillars-for-permitting-innovation monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/chesapeake-pay-for-success-is-a-success monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/46852488-9556-4188-9f84-78a44623c0fb/Chesapeake+Pay+for+Success+is+a+Success+Masterfile.png Insights - Chesapeake Pay for Success is a Success: How state water quality program design can drive cost-effectiveness - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/esa-amendments-act-of-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8d888236-2859-46e8-95de-abed12c4ab04/ESA+Amend+Act+blog+graphic.png Insights - Thoughts on the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 - OK, can I level with you? I’ve spent multiple days reviewing the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 (H.R. 1897), and I’m still not done! Maybe it’s because I’m such a research nerd that I have to look at every edit and contrast it with recommendations EPIC has made in the past. Or maybe it’s just that there are a lot of details thrown into this Act. So a big caveat is that I’m just providing the first slice of commentary. More to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c22f78ed-26d9-4ef8-b3fe-e24c491fecea/Markup+ESA+Amendments+Act+RPM+section.png Insights - Thoughts on the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/predicting-doge-ai-deregulatory-tool monthly 0.5 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3f92c12f-8d60-466e-9ca7-bf41e3c4c22e/DOGE+AI+blog+graphic.png Insights - Predicting DOGE AI Deregulatory Tool Recommendations - Last month, I learned about a planned DOGE AI deregulation tool (called SweetRex) that would be applied to review agency regulations and guidance to find what could be cut if it wasn't directly tied to what Congress said they wanted in the original language of the law. This is all coming against the backdrop of 1) the Administration aiming to repeal regulations that aren't explicitly grounded in statutory text (per Executive Order 14219, issued April 2025), and 2) the Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision that removed “Chevron deference”—meaning if Congress didn't explicitly say it in the statute, agencies can't assume they have the authority to regulate it. So, what I decided to do was take what I thought would be the AI prompt and ask multiple generative AI tools to review an agency regulation that I know well - the 2008 Clean Water Act Section 404 compensatory mitigation rules. These are the regulations that govern how wetland and stream impacts get offset. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/state-srf-policies-dispatches-from-our-water-webinar-series monthly 0.5 2025-09-30 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/californias-new-trailer-bill-is-a-game-changer-for-environmental-contracts monthly 0.5 2025-10-01 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/reimagining-forestry-in-the-digital-age monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/50b69969-69f7-49e2-9283-e224cef9c547/image1.png Insights - Reimagining Forestry in the Digital Age: An Invitation to the Old Guard and the Next Generation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/utilizing-epic-resources-to-strengthen-texas-srf-analysis monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/updates-to-our-permitting-tools-inventory monthly 0.5 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/82f32f89-bcce-4fb4-bf49-f1825ce0f193/Permitting+Inventory.png Insights - Updates to our Permitting Tools Inventory - Make it stand out A look at the current view of the inventory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6acfee78-0c24-4961-bd85-32e0a56e2fcc/Inventory+Filtering.png Insights - Updates to our Permitting Tools Inventory - Make it stand out A view of how to select a filter for the inventory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/791ceea8-81da-4d1b-b839-97dc54760ae6/Permitting+Totals.png Insights - Updates to our Permitting Tools Inventory - Make it stand out Distribution of entries in the inventory as of September, 2025 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/fixing-bottlenecks-in-lead-pipe-funding monthly 0.5 2025-11-21 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/forbes-announces-jessie-mahr-as-global-sustainability-leader monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/identificacin-monitoreo-y-evaluacin-de-la-adicionalidad-en-los-bancos-de-hbitat monthly 0.5 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5ba441b9-b4cc-46ff-a604-ebdfcb72355e/Monitoreo+bancos+de+ha%CC%81bitat_B8_C2V1.jpeg Insights - Identificación, Monitoreo, y Evaluación de la Adicionalidad en los Bancos de Hábitat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/identification-monitoring-and-evaluation-of-additionality-in-habitat-banks monthly 0.5 2025-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7a525baa-cb15-48ee-9ce6-eed425e2bc6c/Monitoreo+bancos+de+ha%CC%81bitat_InglesENGV1.jpg Insights - Identification, Monitoring and Evaluation of Additionality in Habitat Banks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/texas-sfy26-public-comments-drinking-water-state-revolving-fund-general-activities-intended-use-plan monthly 0.5 2025-12-08 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/making-srf-loans-more-affordable-through-interest-rate-policies-not-just-principal-forgiveness monthly 0.5 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/30709813-0e63-45cf-b130-430c08ad83bc/Total+Debt+Service+by+Scenario.png Insights - Beyond Principal Forgiveness: Interest Rate Policies for SRF Loans - Make it stand out Image 1: Amount of debt service by scenario https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/nepatec20-the-next-step-in-ai-driven-permitting-innovation monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/26a8828c-30aa-4bac-9a49-d6688a51b74e/Figure+1+from+the+PNNL_PermitAI_NEPATECv2_Public_Release_20_08_25.pdf Insights - NEPATEC2.0 - The Next Step in AI-Driven Permitting Innovation - Make it stand out Figure 1 from the PNNL_PermitAI_NEPATECv2_Public_Release_20_08_25.pdf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ff03fc1d-80f4-4510-8733-7d66c26944ab/Table+2+from+the+PNNL_PermitAI_NEPATECv2_Public_Release_20_08_25.pdf Insights - NEPATEC2.0 - The Next Step in AI-Driven Permitting Innovation - Make it stand out Table 2 from the PNNL_PermitAI_NEPATECv2_Public_Release_20_08_25.pdf https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/automatic-enrollment-policies-can-make-lead-service-line-replacement-projects-more-efficient monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/collecting-advisories-for-the-national-drinking-water-tool monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/bdbecb53-6361-429d-b699-9b48e776d867/Osha+Emergency+Notice.png Insights - Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Collecting Advisories for the National Drinking Water Tool - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/423432b8-d47f-4f21-b83c-b0978eb06169/West%2BVirginia%2BBoil%2BWater%2BNotices.jpg Insights - Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Collecting Advisories for the National Drinking Water Tool - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-permit-act-speed-vs-transparency-in-wetland-protection monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/80ba0e59-4f97-44a9-80cc-2515714d1475/Restored+Wetland+NY_Chesapeake+Bay+Program.jpg Insights - The PERMIT Act: Speed vs. Transparency in Wetland Protection - Please note that we have only reviewed three sections of the bill (12, 13, and 15) that propose changes to how wetland permits work. Readers interested in changes to NPDES permits, water quality standards, 401 certification, agriculture and pesticide exemptions, and other CWA matters should review the full text of the bill. Below, I summarize the streamlining solutions proposed and where the bill goes wrong. Photo credit: Restored wetlands in Chenango County, N.Y., Chesapeake Bay Program https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/automatic-enrollment-policies-addressing-common-workflow-challenges monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9ce009df-305c-4445-bb33-9b7fb8e1b0e0/Non-automatic+Enrollment+-+Utility+NC+Page+1.jpeg Insights - Automatic Enrollment Policies Make Lead Service Line Replacement Projects More Efficient by Addressing Common Workflow Challenges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a5dfe969-c731-4028-b8a9-a9be2a65c49e/Non-automatic+Enrollment+-+Utility+NC+Page+2.jpeg Insights - Automatic Enrollment Policies Make Lead Service Line Replacement Projects More Efficient by Addressing Common Workflow Challenges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-garage-delivers-lead-pipe-survey-results-in-avondale-pa monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/465566e3-037c-41b5-95b9-6c10be684c99/EPIC_Logo_FULL+COLOR.png Insights - The Garage Delivers Lead Pipe Survey Results in Avondale, PA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/be87b465-201e-41fc-99e9-73a2e6f43f7d/Penn_The_Water_Center_Logo_Blue.png Insights - The Garage Delivers Lead Pipe Survey Results in Avondale, PA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/avondale-pa-lead-service-line-inventory monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/465566e3-037c-41b5-95b9-6c10be684c99/EPIC_Logo_FULL+COLOR.png Insights - Avondale, PA: Lead Service Line Inventory - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/be87b465-201e-41fc-99e9-73a2e6f43f7d/Penn_The_Water_Center_Logo_Blue.png Insights - Avondale, PA: Lead Service Line Inventory - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1755187223362-FK7YSLUZL9R8787OFUCP/AvondaleBorough.jpg Insights - Avondale, PA: Lead Service Line Inventory - EPIC Funding Navigators meet with Avondale Borough staff to discuss project plan https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/reading-pa-lead-service-line-database monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8154516d-ed2f-418f-88b7-48a42fda914c/Reading.jpg Insights - Reading, PA: Lead Service Line Database - Reading Area Water Authority (RAWA) Sign https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/bryn-athyn-pa-transportation-and-stormwater-improvements monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fca27290-583e-4b5d-9f47-c2670035711e/Bryn+Athyn.jpg Insights - Bryn Athyn, PA: Transportation and Stormwater Improvements - Alden Road in Bryn Athyn, PA https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/lancaster-pa-lead-service-line-inventory monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6aa6de25-c137-44a3-82ef-84f4ddd9b772/Lancaster.jpg Insights - Lancaster, PA: Lead Service Line Inventory - Americorps NCCC Volunteers going door-to-door identifying service line materials https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/sedley-va-water-distribution-system-improvements monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/406f1f3d-6250-462f-bb57-92247800fc5f/Sedley.jpg Insights - Sedley, VA: Water Distribution System Improvements - Groundwater pump house in Sedley, Virginia https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/windham-ct-lead-service-line-replacement monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b9e222ae-7261-4f4e-8303-2c49aa5812fa/Windham.jpg Insights - Windham, CT: Lead Service Line Replacement - Considering physical barriers to LSL replacement https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ypsilanti-mi-stormwater-infrastructure-mapping monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f62d6148-254d-4daa-99be-3e4c33bdffe5/Ypsilanti.png Insights - Ypsilanti, MI: Stormwater Infrastructure Mapping - Ypsilanti Stormwater Infrastructure Dashboard https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/west-chester-pa-stormwater-infrastructure-repair monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/29522753-1d0b-4a99-a147-528d80cb3658/West+Chester.png Insights - West Chester, PA: Stormwater Infrastructure Repair - Storm Sewer Relining Locations Map from Engineering Report https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/south-portland-me-stormwater monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2c7c5202-bc35-4467-b6f5-497d267704f5/South+portland.jpg Insights - South Portland, ME: Stormwater - Willard Beach, South Portland https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/chelsea-ma-lead-service-line-replacement monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/45d5305f-accb-43bc-a590-1fb83b15f6d4/Chelsea.png Insights - Chelsea, MA: Lead Service Line Replacement - Chelsea’s LSL Dashboard https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/monte-vista-water-district-ca-lead-service-line-inventory monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/313f7ac2-8481-4fc6-afd1-0541893e99fb/Monte+vista+water+district.jpg Insights - Monte Vista Water District, CA: Lead Service Line Inventory - Photo of a Monte Vista Water District field staff taken from the District’s website https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/portsmouth-ri-lead-service-line-inventory monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e7c3caa8-9ac7-4dc6-91f6-c2ae93dc39ef/Portsmouth.png Insights - Portsmouth, RI: Lead Service Line Inventory - Portsmouth Water and Fire District leadCAST Dashboard https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/hartford-vt-lead-service-line-inventory-and-replacement-plan monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b082a00e-758e-463e-9410-17d8fef460fb/Hartford.jpg Insights - Hartford, VT: Lead Service Line Inventory and Replacement Plan - Public works staff lead a tour of a groundwater pump station in Hartford, Vermont https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/conservation-at-the-axis-of-artificial-intelligence-and-acceleration-killer-apps-for-some-questions-for-all monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/update-clean-water-state-revolving-fund-program-reauthorization monthly 0.5 2025-10-05 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2025-07-nwpreissuance-public-comment monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1752862940369-46BZ23C5CX5P4VDZFNQ0/NWP+reissuance+comment+July+2025.png Insights - Comment Letter: Nationwide Permit Reissuance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/rvgfkqhbi2fnopvt36uo6sqysl77qp monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2025-07-esasection10-public-comment monthly 0.5 2025-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e593600b-75fd-4fec-afab-1869305f96fd/ESA+Section+10+comment+July+2025.png Insights - Comment Letter: Input for RFI on ESA Section 10 Conservation Benefit Agreements, Habitat Conservation Plans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/how-effective-governance-can-streamline-restoration-effortslouisiana-cpra-case-study monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/digitizing-the-past-to-protect-the-future-how-hopeworks-helped-hartford-vt-tackle-lead-in-drinking-water monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b4012c71-312b-477e-9036-fad0a3bcf116/hartford+site+visit.jpg Insights - Digitizing the Past to Protect the Future: How Hopeworks Helped Hartford, VT Tackle Lead in Drinking Water - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1c2af163-e42b-4eca-a1e5-88b446824436/IMG_8616.jpg Insights - Digitizing the Past to Protect the Future: How Hopeworks Helped Hartford, VT Tackle Lead in Drinking Water - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/project-update-national-drinking-water-explorer-tool monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/introducing-the-lead-innovation-hub monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fc5f866a-f6a1-4ffd-ae4c-a8e1c500eccf/Lead+Innovation+Hub+Illustration.png Insights - Lead Innovation Hub Helps Drive Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ribits-user-survey-reveals-desire-for-data-reliability-and-modernization monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9e8ce6f0-a99e-41f3-844a-73ddbe1e931d/RIBITS+Top+Recs.png Insights - RIBITS User Survey Reveals Desire for Data Reliability and Modernization - The clear result from the survey is that what users most desire is reliable information for decision-making: Over 3/4 of respondents want better credit tracking, including an understanding of what credits are ‘reserved’ (some some open comments agreed but suggested that credit providers, not regulators, update this data) 10 of the open comments mentioned inaccurate data on RIBITS, and indicated a desire to flag &/or correct data Over half of respondents want better ORM linkages, and 39% want permit data integrated when permits are approved 6 open comments indicated a desire for more data (ILF info, pending banks, cost per credit) Most of the open comments also indicated nuanced solutions beyond the high level bullets or options provided in the survey. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/nepa-ceqa-and-the-winds-of-change monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tennessee-sfy26-public-comments-drinking-water-state-revolving-fund-general-activities-intended-use-plan monthly 0.5 2025-12-08 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/four-ways-to-help-ensure-your-restoration-project-is-investment-ready-insights-from-maycomb-capital monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-look-at-ceqs-new-ce-explorer monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8c427d49-9f28-4ef1-8387-f8c2298638b1/openingscreen800.png Insights - A Look At CEQ’s New CE Explorer - Make it stand out The opening screen of the Categorical Exclusion Explorer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/bcc3603c-c00c-4059-ba1b-f7b04d6fa7f0/Blog%2BPost%2BCatEX%2BExplorer%2BReview%2B-%2BImage%2B2-800.png Insights - A Look At CEQ’s New CE Explorer - Make it stand out As you can see, the drop-down list is rather long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d0c8c957-6439-4d0d-ad28-51ec27ff3834/Blog%2BPost%2BCatEX%2BExplorer%2BReview%2B-%2BImage%2B3-800.png Insights - A Look At CEQ’s New CE Explorer - Make it stand out A sample set of results for selecting “U.S. Forest Service” from the drop-down menu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d694c42a-d50e-42cd-8571-c47dc0f4be2e/Blog+Post+CatEX+Explorer+Review+-+Image+4.png Insights - A Look At CEQ’s New CE Explorer - Make it stand out The details of a CE, in this case, from the U.S. Forest Service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/dbf119bb-f8af-4674-acd2-609caab2b519/Blog%2BPost%2BCatEX%2BExplorer%2BReview%2B-%2BImage%2B5-800.png Insights - A Look At CEQ’s New CE Explorer - Make it stand out A search result for “road repair.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a43aab8d-ca07-4c6f-867e-8844123b79e6/Blog+Post+CatEX+Explorer+Review+-+Image+6.png Insights - A Look At CEQ’s New CE Explorer - Make it stand out Photo of Bighorn sheep courtesy of the National Park Service, photo by Sally King https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/trellis-why-norfolk-southern-restored-a-1500-foot-stretch-of-virginia-shoreline monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-interactive-tools-and-data-to-explore-mitigation-bank-timelines monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/abf69a59-5511-48f0-986d-a43692fc5a45/MBIdataset_thumbnail.png Insights - New Interactive Tools and Data to Explore Mitigation Bank Timelines - We published a cleaned and simple dataset here. This represents all banks, and timelines categorized by federal, sponsor, and additional processing time. There is an indication of whether the bank was an outlier (in the 1st or 99th percentile by federal processing time). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/41ec6b9c-2710-45d5-9b60-83cc06e2c2d9/MBIcode_thumbnail.png Insights - New Interactive Tools and Data to Explore Mitigation Bank Timelines - For the true hard-core fans, we published the full dataset, data dictionary, and the code used for data cleaning and analysis here. The data includes what was provided in the raw data, along with interim calculations and the final calculations of the time periods by categories. The data dictionary explains what the data fields mean, and the code is… well, the code, in R programming language. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2025-05-esa-public-comment-m5yd5 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/53576c0d-b2e5-4972-8805-4022ee9ef045/Comment+letter+screenshot+Feb+2025+NAICS+code+for+restoration+economy.png Insights - Comments on NAICS Revisions for 2027 - Proposing New Codes for the Ecological Restoration Industry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/types-of-capital-in-us-nature-based-solution-nbs-markets monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/where-impact-investment-can-go-a-long-way monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/preview-drinking-water-state-revolving-fund-funding-tracker-already-making-an-impact monthly 0.5 2025-10-05 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/four-ways-philanthropy-can-accelerate-nature-based-solutions monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/95c126a4-aa30-40ca-9fc8-1a1d5901f31a/The+Chasm+Figure Insights - Four Ways Philanthropy Can Accelerate Nature-Based Solutions - Make it stand out Capital markets can play a key role in moving businesses across this chasm. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-esa-edit-that-could-affect-an-800-million-species-offset-market-and-undermine-decades-of-tribal-salmon-recovery monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1749578150019-K9YT2MGD66XXXTICMMI9/unsplash-image-enPHTN3OPRw.jpg Insights - The ESA Edit That Could Affect an $800 Million Species Offset Market and Undermine Decades of Tribal Salmon Recovery - Under the current ESA, "harm" includes habitat modification that actually kills or injures wildlife. This means developers need permits before impacting habitat for endangered species. The proposed rule would eliminate this protection entirely. What would this mean? Intentionally kill, shoot, hunt a threatened or endangered species ➡️ Still need a permit. Destroy habitat️ ➡️ OK. This is a big departure in how the ESA has been regulated. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2025-05-esa-public-comment monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c9b3a321-03aa-45c5-802b-f226abc572d8/Comment+letter+screenshot+May+2025+ESA+recission+of+hab+mod+from+harm.png Insights - Comment: Opposition to the Proposed Rule to Rescind the Definition of "Harm" Under the Endangered Species Act - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/californias-restoration-bottleneck-deepens-biodiversity-debt monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/nextgov-trump-administration-debuts-permitting-modernization-plan-even-as-staff-cuts-could-jeopardize-it monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/first-look-at-ceqs-permitting-technology-action-plan monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tackling-the-unknown-how-americorps-helped-lancaster-navigate-lsl-inventory-challenges monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/environmental-accelerators-value-driven-velocity monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/all-the-small-things monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/dac-mapping-tool-report monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/green-finance-institute-revenues-for-nature-announces-global-effort-to-unlock-private-sector-finance-for-nature-restoration-and-conservation monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/louisiana-sfy25-public-comments-drinking-water-revolving-loan-fund-program monthly 0.5 2025-12-08 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/press-release-dac-mapping-tool monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/465566e3-037c-41b5-95b9-6c10be684c99/EPIC_Logo_FULL+COLOR.png Insights - New map tool shows state-by-state differences in how states define 'disadvantaged community' for drinking water funding - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/df5c71ab-6729-4325-817c-a3b9efa79b83/CNT+logo+400+wide.png Insights - New map tool shows state-by-state differences in how states define 'disadvantaged community' for drinking water funding - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/test-beds-where-rubber-meets-the-road-for-innovative-tech monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f294a4d5-55cd-4843-b4b3-f37e3541a363/test+bed+phase+in+modular+innovation+framwork Insights - Test Beds - Where Rubber Meets the Road for Innovative Tech - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/lead-pipe-out-which-pipe-in monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fba147ad-bd81-4f09-a081-3474fc0d8eca/usu_study_map_b.jpg Insights - Lead Pipe Out, Which Pipe In? A Case For Prioritizing Performance, Safety, Health, and Technical Factors When Replacing Lead Pipes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/37e7b6c4-9e9a-4498-a795-cb6ae6c03194/Water+Notices.png Insights - Lead Pipe Out, Which Pipe In? A Case For Prioritizing Performance, Safety, Health, and Technical Factors When Replacing Lead Pipes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/some-myths-and-misunderstandings-in-biodiversity-credit-markets monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1747067519686-NUA853ZMF3YAB9OZ5SML/11208273936_9db312cd73_3k.jpg Insights - Some Myths and Misunderstandings in Biodiversity Credit Markets - Make it stand out Black-footed Ferret hunting a prairie dog. 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Diagram showing the steps involved in EPA’s process to distribute state IIJA LSLR allotments based on DWINSA Survey Responses. 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A closer look at an emerging environmental market in Paraguay - Make it stand out Map 1: Location of the Puerto Indio road, Mbaracayú district, in the Alto Paraná ecoregion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/dc8245a2-85a1-404d-afce-635e985bd12f/1737600813692.png Insights - Can tropical forest loss be offset by a forest “credit”? A closer look at an emerging environmental market in Paraguay - Make it stand out Map 2: Variation in the cost / hectare of CSA across different ecoregiones of Paraguay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/96c4e493-4e8a-40ff-82bb-966e3f942477/1737602052820.jpg Insights - Can tropical forest loss be offset by a forest “credit”? A closer look at an emerging environmental market in Paraguay - Make it stand out Pantanal Forest, by Bernard Dupont https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f182bf8d-ee30-4eea-9888-2baa858363c2/1737600968882.jpg Insights - Can tropical forest loss be offset by a forest “credit”? A closer look at an emerging environmental market in Paraguay - Make it stand out Forest of the Dry Chaco Ecoregion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0891b258-9a12-45cb-bb7a-68f9dad56c1c/1737602244934.png Insights - Can tropical forest loss be offset by a forest “credit”? A closer look at an emerging environmental market in Paraguay - Make it stand out Map 3: Distance between the Puerto Indio Road Construction Project and the purchased CSAs. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/data-driven-trust monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-era-for-water-management monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1737004690546-2KXGEKFIYA1TMDB7P10N/unsplash-image-4ibyBpL6bBA.jpg Insights - A New Era For Water Management: Harnessing GIS Innovations and Collaboration for a Resilient Future - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/10-fundamentals-smart-permitting monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f70c08d4-e294-4d2f-a3aa-1ae7914cec35/IMG_7110.jpg Insights - 10 Fundamentals for Smart Permitting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-visits-ubran-greenway-project monthly 0.5 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/19af6338-2d88-48b9-94d8-14eac0b653f6/greenway.png Insights - EPIC visits Urban Greenway Project in New Orleans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1734984674849-D74Z7WK16AXKPI9IUGR8/NFL+Tree+49ers.jpeg Insights - EPIC visits Urban Greenway Project in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1734984671670-JALNVQNM6MTOG6QDY2UT/NFL+Tree+Bears.jpg Insights - EPIC visits Urban Greenway Project in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1734984683377-AGIFX7XCBRKG2NIWJNUU/NFL+Tree+Commanders.jpeg Insights - EPIC visits Urban Greenway Project in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/26b86f11-ed8c-49ea-9165-08cab6e6012f/Sculpture.jpg Insights - EPIC visits Urban Greenway Project in New Orleans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1734984835105-DTN8Z4UQMU9SZ4R3ARXR/group_mound.jpeg Insights - EPIC visits Urban Greenway Project in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1734984827575-J04RAM1A331118WWSDW7/group_photo.jpeg Insights - EPIC visits Urban Greenway Project in New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1734984839302-Y8X9YJ4BNZ0NYD5W2HG4/nanih+bvlbancha+explanation.jpeg Insights - EPIC visits Urban Greenway Project in New Orleans https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/clean-water-and-drinking-water-srf-financial-terms-conditions-definitions-and-other-application-information monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/mapping-at-the-intersection monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4ac4db4e-396b-48bd-848a-23a35de8a9f8/Pages+from+Mapping+Biodiversity+Equity.png Insights - Mapping at the Intersection: Environmental Justice &amp; Conservation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/green-stormwater-infrastructure monthly 0.5 2025-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3c63b900-c843-4d42-a09e-137029e0cb16/CWSRF+Image+1.png Insights - CWSRF Sponsorship Programs: Swipe Right to Match Point Source Projects with Nonpoint Source Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ac3ccfac-cb07-4606-aa8e-a47663cd1175/CWSRF+Image+2.png Insights - CWSRF Sponsorship Programs: Swipe Right to Match Point Source Projects with Nonpoint Source Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/vas-peep-is-a-gold-star-example-of-permit-efficiency monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7b55988e-d2d0-4e61-bf91-1ef0dd158b7a/PEEP+Case+Study+-+thumbnail+-+edited.png Insights - VA’s PEEP is a Gold Star Example of Permit Efficiency - In a one-page case study, we summarize commonly-cited permitting bottlenecks - not exclusive to Virginia - that applicants face, and how PEEP addresses them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b2cf5776-1d45-46c1-bc4e-bb6d5bd53c55/PEEP+Case+Study+-+thumbnail+-+USACE+Focus.png Insights - VA’s PEEP is a Gold Star Example of Permit Efficiency - We also created a tailored case study for the US Army Corps of Engineers, which could use PEEP as a model for enhancing their their current e-permitting and mitigation tracking systems for wetland and stream permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/06c41b81-8a3d-4ad7-8531-89429cafa472/PEEPthumbnail.png Insights - VA’s PEEP is a Gold Star Example of Permit Efficiency - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/digital-service-as-perfect-environmental-partners monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/reimaging-permitting-processes monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1733178878342-N57EW5VT4C3PBF8I01QM/PEEP+Case+Study+-+thumbnail+-+edited.png Insights - Reimagining Permitting Processes: A Case Study of Virginia’s Permitting Enhancement and Evaluation Platform - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/close-the-biodiversity-finance-gap monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1732726591947-ELYSO07BFKFOT24UP4P7/unsplash-image-s2-9Maephuk.jpg Insights - Ecosystem Marketplace: How We Harness an Infrastructure Boom to Close the Biodiversity Finance Gap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/publiccommentsnepa monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8d072367-4e65-4c8f-beff-4e0f6fe578d7/GSA-GSA-2024-0016-0035_Page_1.jpg Insights - Joint Public Comment: The National Environmental Policy Act: Relevance to Open Government and Public Participation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/5-key-areas-technology-in-permitting monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/67fbede8-dd56-47ce-991d-e80d37cbf3b4/Wetlands+Impact+Tracker.png Insights - 5 Key Areas Technology Should and Should Not Be Used in Permitting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9fca060a-1fb0-410a-ab74-06392c02a466/ArmyCorps+Image.png Insights - 5 Key Areas Technology Should and Should Not Be Used in Permitting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8ecb1fd0-083d-4f6c-86fb-bc061cfcc7fc/GIF+of+access+road+avoiding+NWI+wetlands.gif Insights - 5 Key Areas Technology Should and Should Not Be Used in Permitting - Make it stand out Red lines show the rights of ways and blue polygons show the wetlands location. The GIF shows how developers. can use the GIS information to plan locations of projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f6931f03-8592-47e7-a12c-a4dcd33665c3/USFS+Example.png Insights - 5 Key Areas Technology Should and Should Not Be Used in Permitting - Make it stand out While not permitting-specific, this resource from the US Forest Service is a great example of how a simple search function can be created to help folks navigate what resources or rules or apply to their region. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/rcpp-farm-bill monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/fun-tidbits-i-learned-while-researching-us-biodiversity-markets monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/bdb11f4b-f09c-4933-bcd7-2a030589714c/WorldsBestBiodiversityMarketsMug.png Insights - Fun Tidbits I Learned While Researching US Biodiversity Markets - Finally, I can say it: biodiversity is bigger than carbon! OK, ok, I have to narrow it down to AFOLU carbon credits (credits based on agriculture, forestry, and other land use), but when I looked up the dollar volume of those land-based carbon credits (compliance + voluntary, USDA 2023, p. 23), it’s dwarfed by the volume of credits sold in US wetland and stream and species markets. In fact, these US biodiversity markets are 27 times bigger than AFOLU compliance and voluntary credit sales in the US ($3.6 billion annually vs $132 million annually). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6374e447-80c6-44e7-99f6-f7f32d73d0d6/R4N_USguidebook_thumbnail.png Insights - Fun Tidbits I Learned While Researching US Biodiversity Markets - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/zero-percent-interest-loans-make-lead-pipe-replacement-affordable-in-many-states monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/spend-a-billion monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/stretching-the-dollar-to-get-the-lead-out-lead-service-line-contracting monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/33ebaead-e3a0-4366-9224-dcae839da77e/Lead+Service+Line+Contracting.png Insights - Stretching the Dollar to Get the Lead Out: Lead Service Line Contracting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/5-bizarre-permitting monthly 0.5 2025-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8ecb1fd0-083d-4f6c-86fb-bc061cfcc7fc/GIF+of+access+road+avoiding+NWI+wetlands.gif Insights - 5 Bizarre Things About Permitting That Don't Have To Be - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/permitting-priorities-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/permitting-priorities-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1730121777865-I2CS3HVHHR12BY16RXBB/2-pager+Permitting+Memo Insights - Scaling Ecological Restoration &amp; Nature-Based Solutions: A permitting innovation agenda for the next presidential administration - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/what-arent-sandboxes monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f77609d6-5db1-4501-a887-acad2972cb3f/vs+exemptions.png Insights - Demystifying environmental sandboxes: What are they, and what aren’t they? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/59abacf2-2ec8-4190-b78c-b0997c0353c8/vs+pilots.png Insights - Demystifying environmental sandboxes: What are they, and what aren’t they? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-report-building-a-thriving-biodiversity-credit-market monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1729637878882-5PR0G0R48FHC3LNE519N/Screenshot+2024-10-22+164121.png Insights - New Report: Building a Thriving Biodiversity Credit Market - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/biodiversity-credit-principles monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/00370c6d-991f-4b70-a3ce-b7e315cb3d92/bdcreditprinciples_thumbnail.png Insights - Biodiversity Credit Principles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/what-is-permitting monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/building-a-thriving-biodiversity-credit-market monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/656ce72d-eba5-4d3f-ae83-595fda88c212/Screenshot+2024-10-22+164121.png Insights - Building a Thriving Biodiversity Credit Market https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/looking-for-clues-in-the-7th-dwinsa-update monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/98246857-9165-4f87-9f13-0985873eab42/chart1.png Insights - Looking for Clues on Lead Service Line Inventories in the 7th DWINSA Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0d7e0997-60f3-40b3-ad5b-0a92df9dcda6/2.png Insights - Looking for Clues on Lead Service Line Inventories in the 7th DWINSA Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c73d6709-e3a7-43ea-8ebf-be8eb4a1ba13/3.jpg Insights - Looking for Clues on Lead Service Line Inventories in the 7th DWINSA Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/85a2e504-4fe9-4832-a201-377b76010056/4.jpg Insights - Looking for Clues on Lead Service Line Inventories in the 7th DWINSA Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/28bf182f-727d-4716-acc2-75e9511b048b/5.jpg Insights - Looking for Clues on Lead Service Line Inventories in the 7th DWINSA Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/082d8e5e-2ef3-444e-9312-76068fdf11af/6.jpg Insights - Looking for Clues on Lead Service Line Inventories in the 7th DWINSA Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-corps-memos-on-timelines-for-reviewing-mitigation-banks-are-a-game-changer monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e57e103d-bcdf-48a9-a8cd-966e89d33c6e/wetlands+fall+colors+great+lakes_USACE.jpg Insights - New Corps Memos on Timelines for Reviewing Mitigation Banks are a Game-Changer - In mid-September, as we went to press with the 2024 update to the Time it Takes for Restoration - EPIC’s ongoing research on timelines of the review process for mitigation banks - leadership from USACE published: https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/heres-why-milwaukee-and-wisconsin-are-models-for-lead-pipe-replacement-and-why-president-joe-biden-is-there-delivering-the-biden-harris-swan-song-on-lead-in-drinking-water monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epas-final-lead-and-copper-rule-improvements-cut-down-deferred-timelines-for-cities-with-the-highest-number-of-lead-service-lines monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/162cd859-0e1e-4023-804b-807a288858e6/LCRI+Updates+%282%29.png Insights - EPA’s final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements cut down deferred timelines for cities with the highest number of lead service lines - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/mbi-timelines-2024-update monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/74359b3b-b4de-485a-afff-f37d556fe91a/2024_FullCalendar_TimetoPermitWetlandRestorationBank.png Insights - MBI Timelines 2024 Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1728078640425-PDO6IMQS5KV01I4MU871/MBI+2024+UPDATE_cover+thumbnail.png Insights - MBI Timelines 2024 Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/37a9444b-68ce-4261-80e9-6eb38bb492d5/boxplot_TOTALMAN_by_DISTRICT_meanorder1_Louisvillehasasterisk.png Insights - MBI Timelines 2024 Update - District-Level Findings In the updated dataset, eight Districts averaged less than less than 225 days for mandatory federal processing of MBIs (Mobile, Tulsa, St. Louis, Rock Island, Louisville, Sacramento, Alaska, and Chicago). The red line marks the 225-day target timeline, "x" indicates the mean, and the number in parentheses shows the number of records per District. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d351055c-99fb-40ea-a03c-ad18a4cde0d5/TOTALADDMANSPONS_stackedbar_byDistrict4x4.png Insights - MBI Timelines 2024 Update - This graph at right shows the total average timeline in order of longest (top) to shortest timeline, with indication of mandatory federal processing time, additional, and sponsor processing. The fastest Districts by total processing times were Pittsburgh, Tulsa, Memphis, and Rock Island, Tulsa, and Memphis (these were the same Districts in the fastest quartile in the previous analysis). The Districts with the slowest quartile total processing days (e.g., > 1506 days) were: Norfolk, Seattle, Savannah, Charleston, Detroit, Galveston, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Kansas City, and San Francisco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/00bdfaba-51d3-4e0c-a7ca-c8ee9d4f3a63/TOTALADDMANSPONS_stackedbar_byDistrict_8Dsw9ormore3_3.png Insights - MBI Timelines 2024 Update - For Most Districts, It’s Too Early to Tell if Timelines are Trending Faster or Slower Districts that had 9 or more added records are indicated here, as these are more appropriate to review for trends over time. The colored bars in the graph represent only new data (2022-2023), while the gray bars represent the old data (2014-2021). In terms of total processing time, Nashville reduced times by more than 20%; and New Orleans and Omaha increased times by more than 20%. For federal processing (dark blue), Huntington, Nashville, and Rock Island reduced times by more than 20%; and New Orleans, Omaha, and Pittsburgh have increased federal processing times by more than 20%. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/79344645-a548-425d-9b19-c96c8fe24373/boxplot_DaysCreditApprovebyDistrict4.png Insights - MBI Timelines 2024 Update - Credit Release Timeline Analysis We also for the first time analyzed the time it takes for credit release requests to get reviewed. A mitigation bank cannot sell credits until specific steps are approved by USACE, typically including an initial release, interim releases tied to milestones, and a final release when the site meets ecological standards. However, USACE does not track 'timestamp' data for credit releases or have a performance metric for timely approvals. EPIC compiled the first national dataset of 608 records on credit release request and approval dates, covering 20 Districts. The 2008 Rule sets a 45-day target for reviewing credit release requests, which can be extended for site visits. With the caveat that the data do not indicate site visits, the range of processing times was 1 - 1,829 days, with an average of 92 days. Timeframes varied by District, as seen in the graph at right (the red line marks the 45-day target timeline, "x" indicates the mean, and the number in parentheses shows the number of records per District). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/89fc7717-a911-4489-b54c-f623b40c270a/Mitigation+Bank+Report+Launch+Meme.gif Insights - MBI Timelines 2024 Update - In a timely development, Corps leadership recently issued new guidance in September 2024 (16-Sept memo and 19-Sept principles document), which closely aligns with the study's findings and recommendations. The documents acknowledge the current state of delays and provide direction / guidance to staff to make changes for a more efficient review process (EPIC | ERBA’s past research was cited in the references of the ASA memo!). Because of the relevance to the timelines research, we added a summary of the documents to the report (p.28-29) and plan a detailed blog soon. For now, we highlight several key points: https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-time-it-takes-for-restoration-2024-update monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/003bd00b-4077-47d4-9959-68f59fef4d72/MBI+2024+UPDATE_cover+thumbnail.png Insights - The Time it Takes for Restoration 2024 Update - The 2008 Final Rule on Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources (herein 2008 Rule) provides an approval process for mitigation bank instruments (MBIs). The 2008 Rule stipulated that the regulator’s side of the approval process (mandatory federal processing) take no more than 225 days. A previous quantitative analysis was published in 2023 based on 500 mitigation banks approved from 2014-2021 (Martin and Madsen, 2023). This 2024 update includes data from an additional 160 banks approved from 2022-2023, and an analysis of mitigation bank credit release timelines based on a dataset of 608 records. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/sandboxing-handout monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/163717ee-baa3-44ee-a83c-961336dc5250/Sandboxing+Nature+Sept.jpg Insights - Sandboxing Nature in Maryland Handout Thanks to its inclusion in the Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) report, sandboxing has become a popular concept in the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. But what does it really mean to sandbox nature and how could it be implemented in Maryland? Our one-page description seeks to answer these questions and frame the conversation for legislators interested in building a regulatory sandbox for environmental restoration—in Maryland or elsewhere. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/bkomfazd0t2nn2d5tz9kb8i8tjydbn monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/79d24310-7246-47eb-8c52-aa01e20f4116/NaturePositive2030.png Insights - The Importance of Today’s White House Announcement on Transformational Fish Barrier Removal Projects - Make it stand out source: Naturepositive.org https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-deep-dive-into-epas-lead-service-line-replacement-funding-allotment-formula monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/aecd2050-802d-418a-80a0-a04f6d4fae7a/lslr-allotment-scenarios.png Insights - A deep dive into EPA’s Lead Service Line Replacement Funding Allotment Formula - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/81c47aae-9990-4929-9271-18ba6cd33e28/lslr-allotment-penalty.png Insights - A deep dive into EPA’s Lead Service Line Replacement Funding Allotment Formula - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/265b0f51-1cee-470e-9425-5e677c6bce27/lslr-allotment-regression.png Insights - A deep dive into EPA’s Lead Service Line Replacement Funding Allotment Formula - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-technical-advisory-toolkit-for-lead-service-lines monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/leveraging-data-to-drive-equitable-water-policy-in-texas monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/cf4b9bd4-296e-47b2-a349-7361466163e9/very-disadvantaged-systems.png Insights - Leveraging Data to Drive Expanded Access to SRFs in Texas: Insights from Prioritization Tool Inform Texas SFY 2025 DWSRF IUP Comments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6abba54f-275b-43f7-ae5a-352177ff0d95/image.png Insights - Leveraging Data to Drive Expanded Access to SRFs in Texas: Insights from Prioritization Tool Inform Texas SFY 2025 DWSRF IUP Comments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/get-the-lead-out-and-galvanized-too-while-were-at-it monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a48363b6-c94a-4f29-bc47-3ae86bff2d77/Confirmed+GSL.jpg Insights - Get the lead out - and galvanized too while we’re at it! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1e35906e-35eb-4156-954e-7ab99ea4b64d/Figure+1.png Insights - Get the lead out - and galvanized too while we’re at it! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6f044630-2141-405c-a24d-916fcd17057d/Section+of+Lead-Lined+Iron+Pipe.png Insights - Get the lead out - and galvanized too while we’re at it! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/press-release-great-lakes-water-infrastructure-loan-fund monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/stretching-the-dollar-to-get-the-lead-out-good-decision-making-and-planning-for-lead-service-line-cost-efficiencies monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0feb52c0-bdcf-49b9-8fe6-856f3f7aa1fa/Policy+Brief+2+Cover.png Insights - Stretching the Dollar to Get the Lead Out: Good Decision-Making and Planning for Lead Service Line Cost Efficiencies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/how-far-will-bil-dollars-go-in-replacing-lead-lines-across-the-country monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2155094e-ca21-426e-9dab-64e106a65655/Figure+1a.png Insights - How far will BIL dollars go in replacing lead lines across the country? An analysis of EPA’s Federal Fiscal Year 2024 allotments for lead line replacement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/19c8b83d-f7bc-49ec-8e38-ac996b237d02/Figure+1b.png Insights - How far will BIL dollars go in replacing lead lines across the country? An analysis of EPA’s Federal Fiscal Year 2024 allotments for lead line replacement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/def52415-6671-46f2-b822-ceee67a01f4b/Figure+2.png Insights - How far will BIL dollars go in replacing lead lines across the country? An analysis of EPA’s Federal Fiscal Year 2024 allotments for lead line replacement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/228b7b0c-ed91-4c72-9303-c4e87fbe8b07/Figure+3.png Insights - How far will BIL dollars go in replacing lead lines across the country? An analysis of EPA’s Federal Fiscal Year 2024 allotments for lead line replacement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/021914f6-b3e4-4148-8f8d-6eb8b1858881/Figure+4.png Insights - How far will BIL dollars go in replacing lead lines across the country? An analysis of EPA’s Federal Fiscal Year 2024 allotments for lead line replacement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ddcf67c1-2acb-4566-adf5-1c1b3db31305/FY24FundingMaps+-+Equation.png Insights - How far will BIL dollars go in replacing lead lines across the country? An analysis of EPA’s Federal Fiscal Year 2024 allotments for lead line replacement Lead service line replacement (LSLR) funding capacity calculated as the percentage of LSLs a state can replace using BIL LSLR funding exclusively based on Federal Fiscal Years 2023 (top equation) and 2024 (bottom equation) allotments. An average cost of $12,500 per lead service line replacement as reported by Kutzing et al. (2023) was used to calculate the percentage of service lines each state could replace. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/stretching-the-dollar-to-get-the-lead-out-advancing-lead-service-line-programs-with-low-or-no-cost-policies-and-practices monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2bdd2cc1-13ec-4c8f-90f3-a109bbf65a61/Policy+Brief+1+Cover.png Insights - Stretching the Dollar to Get the Lead Out: Advancing Lead Service Line Programs with Low or No-Cost Policies and Practices - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/sippra-update monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3fabbca8-d275-40af-a51f-0f74b48a7bf2/Screenshot+2024-08-22+at+10.31.30%E2%80%AFAM.png Insights - Over $65M Requested in SIPPRA Pay for Success Applications - Make it stand out Table 1: List of SIPPRA projects moving on to further review for consideration. Slide provided during the public SIPPRA Commission meeting held on August 21, 2024. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/take-a-hike-what-states-are-doing-to-support-more-green-stormwater-infrastructure-through-planning-and-funding monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/cfa-implementation monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/exploring-how-states-are-distributing-historic-drinking-water-investments monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3e555b51-9ef5-4fae-87a4-03c6efd6cbed/1.jpg Insights - Exploring How States are Distributing Historic Drinking Water Investments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9e360e96-8009-413f-88a1-788f9ed46633/2.jpg Insights - Exploring How States are Distributing Historic Drinking Water Investments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1c76922a-8555-44ec-8073-05daf5e929ff/3.jpg Insights - Exploring How States are Distributing Historic Drinking Water Investments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5ba571a6-8e5e-4515-a04b-043d6705fdb6/4.jpg Insights - Exploring How States are Distributing Historic Drinking Water Investments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f1e944d5-f799-4fd2-b88d-be6be9d04139/5.jpg Insights - Exploring How States are Distributing Historic Drinking Water Investments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9d3e4387-d602-4cac-a7a4-3f566fc32ac4/6.jpg Insights - Exploring How States are Distributing Historic Drinking Water Investments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8c504e3a-7110-4f5b-9369-f3e2b3b69d08/7.jpg Insights - Exploring How States are Distributing Historic Drinking Water Investments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/revolving-loan-fund-for-financing-national-forest-inholding-acquisitions monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a1073fba-77ab-44e5-a751-1470b5af8f1a/Feasibility+study+cover.png Insights - A Revolving Loan Fund Could Help Protect Watersheds, Biodiversity and Public Access in America’s National Forests - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ceqreport monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5a698688-47c4-47f3-90a0-7dd82d05e362/CEQ+blog+.png Insights - From Paper Maps to Navigation Apps: Charting a New Course in Permitting Tech - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5a89a715-5c95-4d66-b042-23b0d62f4604/CEQ+image+2.png Insights - From Paper Maps to Navigation Apps: Charting a New Course in Permitting Tech - Make it stand out Screenshots of the permitting dashboard’s infrastructure project permitting timelines and related details (e.g., Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) status). https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2024sabsdata monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/37a4bd69-bb6b-4d33-ad0a-bafb07eb981c/GIF+image.gif Insights - Where do you get your water from, and is it safe to drink? Advances in EPA modeling delivers for drinking water justice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/93c7def9-e2c2-4d9a-984a-1c719d6b1629/Screenshot+2024-07-09+at+9.19.17%E2%80%AFAM.png Insights - Where do you get your water from, and is it safe to drink? Advances in EPA modeling delivers for drinking water justice - Make it stand out Screenshot of EPIC’s map showing drinking water service area boundary data supplied by states vs. the EPA’s modeled data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1721223455398-GHBBFAQY182121MSGNPL/EPA+New+Map+Screenshot.png Insights - Where do you get your water from, and is it safe to drink? Advances in EPA modeling delivers for drinking water justice - Make it stand out EPA’s new dataset includes additional state-provided boundaries from Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Florida, as well as improved data for small utilities like mobile home parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9d089272-5cbf-4be6-aef0-d3714748778f/EPA+SABs+Comparisons+%282%29.png Insights - Where do you get your water from, and is it safe to drink? Advances in EPA modeling delivers for drinking water justice - Make it stand out Table of comparisons between EPIC and EPA boundaries showing similar population numbers, but with more refined boundaries and higher population density in EPA’s dataset (especially for modeled boundaries). https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/permittingtechplay1 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1720799567674-PNY5FDHK6NBVJZ70C1Y9/Image+1.png Insights - Permitting Tech Plays: Operationalizing Rulings + Regulations - Make it stand out Anthropic’s Claude allows users to upload documents, such as CEQ regulations, then generate queries specific to a user’s project or agency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0eb3175b-30a7-43ae-a0fc-538f9b625ad1/JuroAI_Screenshot+updated.jpg Insights - Permitting Tech Plays: Operationalizing Rulings + Regulations - Make it stand out Juro AI Assistant responds to requests such as identifying legal risks and amending information based on legal guardrails. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-data-funnel-for-drinking-water-infrastructure monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e6947928-ea0b-497a-a410-93a7dce12e48/dw-funnel-3.png Insights - A Data Funnel for Drinking Water Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e649b899-7c28-4df9-840f-8d2b88346638/unique-id-map.png Insights - A Data Funnel for Drinking Water Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/are-more-drinking-water-funds-going-to-state-defined-disadvantaged-communities-through-state-revolving-funds-answer-be-patient monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d3b5044e-40c4-4f28-8d5d-600bbcb77bee/Figure+1.jpg Insights - Are More Drinking Water Funds Going to State-defined Disadvantaged Communities Through State Revolving Funds? (Answer: Be Patient!) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/60904e23-e7f4-41ac-8084-d031d130792d/Figure+2.jpg Insights - Are More Drinking Water Funds Going to State-defined Disadvantaged Communities Through State Revolving Funds? (Answer: Be Patient!) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b573df9f-4e1f-40b0-8c36-910ea56af78c/Figure+3.jpg Insights - Are More Drinking Water Funds Going to State-defined Disadvantaged Communities Through State Revolving Funds? (Answer: Be Patient!) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/rcpp-case-studies monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/29fed5a9-3111-490e-ab9e-f454a598f119/RCPP+Case+Studies+Cover.jpg Insights - Case Studies of Performance-based RCPP Projects The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is the only US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program explicitly authorized to pay for environmental outcomes, through what it calls “performance-based payments”. Since the creation of alternative funding arrangements (AFAs) within RCPP as part of the 2018 Farm Bill, a diverse set of projects have been successfully executed to pay for over $32 million worth of outcomes. This paper describes those seven projects in detail, along with the challenges they encountered executing this new kind of contracting. It ultimately makes recommendations for how decision-makers can support and expand performance-based projects. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/rcpp-case-studies monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5d5d74d0-2fe0-434d-826e-d571e35d09f7/At+a+Glance+Chart.png Insights - New paper: USDA is already buying environmental outcomes…kinda - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/digging-into-new-york-citys-current-proposal-to-replace-lead-pipes monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/promised-but-pending-the-status-of-mitigation-efforts-for-californias-endangered-species monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2bd82a29-7802-47ac-ae74-3a8ca7d242c3/Promised+but+Pending+-+thumbnail+-+smaller.png Insights - Promised but Pending - The Status of Mitigation Efforts for California's Endangered Species https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a0924e8d-0caf-4cb0-b854-60e4d7d62e10/Promised+but+Pending+-+graph.png Insights - Promised but Pending - The Status of Mitigation Efforts for California's Endangered Species - Of the data we have (314 records of CESA permits with mitigation requirements), there are 82,300 acres of ‘in progress’ mitigation compared to 52,300 acres of completed mitigation. This does not include an additional 26,400 acres of mitigation with missing documents or 44,800 acres with a blank compliance status. Because only two regions provided robust data, our educated guess is that mitigation acres required could be 2x what the results show here. The chart on the right illustrates the accumulated growth of mitigation over time. Completed mitigation is shown in green, in-progress mitigation in orange, mitigation with missing documents in red, and mitigation with a blank compliance status in gray. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/non-legislativepfs-5cjbs monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/txwaterdatatoolblog monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/62022703-5098-418c-9121-1114b2baa7ae/Fig1+TX+blog+figures.png Insights - New Tool Spotlights Areas for Drinking Water Interventions in Texas - Make it stand out Figure 1. Drinking water utility boundaries in East Texas colored by percent unemployment and climate vulnerability. Jefferson County is circled in black as a location of interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/205ba71b-bfd9-4d48-abc0-c718496fb58c/Fig2+TX+blog+figures.png Insights - New Tool Spotlights Areas for Drinking Water Interventions in Texas - Make it stand out Figure 2. Utility boundaries in the South East Texas Regional Planning region colored by superfund and hazardous waste indicators. Learn how to create maps like this in the tool here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9866aa7f-a475-4086-af61-5baf3f70e9a4/Fig3+TX+blog+figures.png Insights - New Tool Spotlights Areas for Drinking Water Interventions in Texas - Make it stand out Figure 3. Map showing characteristics of the Craft Turney Water Supply Corporation and proximity to the City of Carthage. Learn how to create maps like this in the tool here. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-balancing-act-for-pfs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/700c53c4-7847-4e96-b08f-a19582797d04/Screenshot+2024-06-11+at+9.13.53%E2%80%AFAM.png Insights - A Balancing Act: Optimizing Payment Schedules in Environmental Pay for Success Contracts Pay for Success contracts are becoming increasingly common for environmentally beneficial projects. We applaud their use for these purposes; however, proper implementation is key to realizing the many benefits contract structures can provide. We have been tracking and analyzing emerging Pay for Success programs throughout the country, and have found that the contract’s payment schedule (also known as payment triggers or payment milestones) can strongly impact a program’s success. This paper provides an overview of three real Pay for Success programs in existence in the United States, all with drastically different payment schedules. We standardize these examples and use financial models to illustrate the importance of using a proper payment schedule. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/following-the-flow-of-investments-in-water-infrastructure-projects-through-the-state-revolving-funds-srfs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/87d234d8-d08f-48a2-99ea-2fe5d0f383e6/FundingFlowExplainer_2024.05.12_FINAL.jpg Insights - Following the Flow of Investments in Water Infrastructure Projects through the State Revolving Funds (SRFs) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c045f91b-6399-4c00-9a61-5c6773f019fa/Funding+Flows+Flow+Chart_v4.jpg Insights - Following the Flow of Investments in Water Infrastructure Projects through the State Revolving Funds (SRFs) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ostppubliccomment2023-5xk8w-anxz8 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ad437453-d10d-425d-a988-ae92cc1edef7/Screenshot+2024-05-31+at+9.38.33%E2%80%AFAM.png Insights - Joint Public Comment: Creation of the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/38kalg3h5cynwz7ohqob912khnijg7 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e81db538-4871-4e62-a388-ac8fa6dad237/RRSannouncementscreenshot.png Insights - New e-Permitting for Wetland and Stream Permits - Make it stand out The Corps announcement (May 15 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/61eab159-3d02-4c0b-85ae-283839e15de1/FedPermittingTools.png Insights - New e-Permitting for Wetland and Stream Permits - Also, related but not specific to the Corps’ RRS… EPIC and the Federal of American Scientists published an Inventory of Environmental Permitting Tools. Lots of action here! https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/following-the-money monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/87d234d8-d08f-48a2-99ea-2fe5d0f383e6/FundingFlowExplainer_2024.05.12_FINAL.jpg Insights - Following the Money: How Dollars Flow From Federal Appropriations Through State Revolving Fund Programs to Support Local Water Infrastructure Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/workforce-development-policy-brief monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1739470421546-X9E6H6XVA57N0C2UH238/Workforce+brief.png Insights - How State Revolving Fund Policies Can Support Equitable Water Workforce Development - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/senate-farm-bill-provisions monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/washington-state-stormwater-projects monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0036efeb-831b-421f-ac0b-7a86583f736f/Report-LGD-Stormwater-II.pdf.png Insights - Washington State Standing Up Community-Based Public-Private Partnerships for Green Stormwater Projects - Make it stand out Link to report https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/draft-pfs-faqs monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/reading-between-the-lead-pipe-allotment-numbers-2024-version monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7746f743-a2e5-4ea4-b9ce-bdebb01ca116/1+Dollar+Change_increasing+states.png Insights - Reading between the (lead pipe allotment) numbers: 2024 version - Make it stand out Figure 1: Dollar Change in BIL LSLR Funds Allotted from FFY23 to FFY24: States with Increasing Allotments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2907e8b5-c738-4fca-a252-ff2a5bf24add/2+Percent+change_increasing+states.png Insights - Reading between the (lead pipe allotment) numbers: 2024 version - Make it stand out Figure 2: Percent Change in BIL LSLR Funds Allotted from FFY23 to FFY24: States with Increasing Allotments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/807abf32-0295-4950-98ad-46dbd56a1f58/3+Dollar+change_decreasing+states.png Insights - Reading between the (lead pipe allotment) numbers: 2024 version - Make it stand out Figure 3: Dollar Change in BIL LSLR Funds Allotted from FFY23 to FFY24: States with Decreasing Allotments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/79130e20-0b1f-449f-9756-9afbae35b226/4+Percent+change_decreasing+states.png Insights - Reading between the (lead pipe allotment) numbers: 2024 version - Make it stand out Figure 4: Percent Change in BIL LSLR Funds Allotted from FFY23 to FFY24: States with Decreasing Allotments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a6d3ca3a-19a0-4c84-8b5b-4a3bbfab559f/5+Dollar+Change_increasing+and+decreasing+states.png Insights - Reading between the (lead pipe allotment) numbers: 2024 version - Make it stand out Figure 5: Dollar Change in BIL LSLR Funds Allotted from FFY23 to FFY24: States with Increasing and Decreasing Allotments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fc83b6f5-ad31-40ed-897c-08d5493e26ce/6+Percent+change_increasing+and+decreasing+states.png Insights - Reading between the (lead pipe allotment) numbers: 2024 version - Make it stand out Figure 6: Percent Change in BIL LSLR Funds Allotted from FFY23 to FFY24: States with Increasing and Decreasing Allotments https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/sustains-act-promise monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/freshwater-challenge monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/50prizable-climate-opportunities monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/usacecivilworksmitigation monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/oyster-press-release monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/environmentalcdos monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/aa25d281-4864-4d1d-82ae-e6876328d520/Warehouse.gif Insights - Our environmental data is hidden away in unmarked boxes; we need capacity to open them up. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/beetles-in-a-pay-stack monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d29bb923-f03f-4b0e-872d-9554d04ac9d5/23470144739_de7873412d_k.jpg Insights - Beetles in a Pay Stack: Stacking and Bundling in Biodiversity Credit Markets - Make it stand out Unidentified beetles on a buttercup (Ranunculus sp.) Image credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/07aa35c6-b8af-4c89-81f5-29cbc9f18855/JMcCarthy+Bundling+and+Stacking+Figure.png Insights - Beetles in a Pay Stack: Stacking and Bundling in Biodiversity Credit Markets - Make it stand out Visual of bundling and stacking showing 1) where ecosystem services are defined as separate credits, 2) where those credits are sold separately, and 3) where stacked ecosystem services are accounted for independently. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-worst-trump-era-esa-changes-are-gone monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fd1dc26b-e41e-4e96-9336-f958df61a0bf/baldeaglehigh5gif.gif Insights - The Worst Trump-Era ESA Changes are Gone - The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) just released a set of final rules amending the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 and Section 4 - including 4(d).* The new rules remove all of the controversial Trump era changes to the ESA. Even though this may feel like Administration vs Administration, these changes are common sense changes to align text with the intent of the law. We also support additional changes that won’t make the big headlines: Section 7 changes The specific inclusion of measures that offset the impact of incidental take Adding the mitigation hierarchy into Reasonable and Prudent Measures (RPMs) Allowing ~offsite mitigation (aka RPMs outside the action area) Section 4(d) changes The inclusion of federally recognized Tribes in §17.31(b)(1) and §17.71(b)(1) that will allow Tribes to take threatened wildlife or plants without a permit for the actions noted (aiding a sick, injured, or orphaned specimen; or disposing a dead specimen; etc). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e46b485c-2ab6-41f3-93ad-d000110e6223/Sect+4+no+more+economic+consideration+listing.png Insights - The Worst Trump-Era ESA Changes are Gone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/622d1241-e59b-4237-920e-5163a6d44fbd/Sect+4d+blanket+rule.png Insights - The Worst Trump-Era ESA Changes are Gone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/021514ef-2607-42c2-a481-3a9df2a1f316/Sect+4+occupied+habitat.png Insights - The Worst Trump-Era ESA Changes are Gone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/dd9e67f2-6ce0-4fc5-860a-6b4a14b4f0e7/Sect+climate+change.png Insights - The Worst Trump-Era ESA Changes are Gone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/alternative-delivery-procurement-approaches-culverts monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3de07fb7-ff5f-4abd-8a61-73464da6da72/Cover+image_AOP+report.png Insights - How Government Grants Can Use Innovative Contracting Methods to Open Rivers for Fish - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/sabs-workshop-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f7cb00f5-0443-46c8-be22-3274fc648c17/image-asset.png Insights - Making Waves in Water Management Together - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1711056430435-JCOHAK12BU8GIBAKNOWJ/IMG_1699+%281%29.JPG Insights - Making Waves in Water Management Together - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ff8f71b8-73fb-47b8-aeab-45dc11fc50b3/Screenshot+2024-03-21+at+4.29.28+PM.png Insights - Making Waves in Water Management Together - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/texas-drinking-water-equity-blog monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c8e432b6-378f-4c9a-96c2-bd7776a73e1c/MitchellTemple+Blog+%281%29.png Insights - Pooling Resources: How Collaboration &amp; Data Are Shaping the Future of Drinking Water - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/usfsinnovationreport monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2f094e61-52a4-404a-8edf-45736755707a/Forest+Service+Innovation+Assessment+Graphics+%281%29.gif Insights - Adopting Innovation at the US Forest Service: Read Our New Report! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5b367267-b4e2-4a7e-83c9-ccb2fff96808/Forest+Service+Innovation+Assessment+Graphics.png Insights - Adopting Innovation at the US Forest Service: Read Our New Report! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/19874fe5-b8e4-4194-9c66-f8b782a5c928/Screenshot+2024-03-21+at+8.28.03+AM.png Insights - Adopting Innovation at the US Forest Service: Read Our New Report! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/75ae0cb5-e39d-4cc0-9b83-3cec36e636bb/Screenshot+2024-03-21+at+8.31.46+AM.png Insights - Adopting Innovation at the US Forest Service: Read Our New Report! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/usfsreport monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e25f9dd5-d294-40ff-91dc-120b7f44288e/Screenshot+2024-03-21+at+7.49.39+AM.png Insights - Report: Adopting Innovation at the US Forest Service - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-glimpse-of-the-wastewater-future-in-colorado monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9d74d533-f6bb-4c06-b21d-8b20fc5628b6/South+Platte+Renew+service+area.png Insights - A glimpse of the (wastewater) future in Colorado South Platte Renew service area (Credit: South Platte Renew) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/18e18c2e-cdca-4963-a0ca-fa39c4c72052/South+Platte+Renew_view.jpg Insights - A glimpse of the (wastewater) future in Colorado View of the South Platte Renew property, with the Rocky Mountains in the distance (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/35678970-d036-4e52-97c3-b547df71b746/South+Platte+Renew_EPIC+team_1.jpg Insights - A glimpse of the (wastewater) future in Colorado The EPIC Water Team at South Platte Renew in front of the potable water mobile demonstration project (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b095ff46-3225-47f9-8a93-4d7667aec47f/South+Platte+Renew_biogas.png Insights - A glimpse of the (wastewater) future in Colorado How gas from the plant is converted to natural gas (Credit: South Platte Renew) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d1a34de5-87ee-4930-b136-f77aa231cff7/2024+03+06+EPIC+Water+Team_Visit+to+South+Platte+Renew.jpeg Insights - A glimpse of the (wastewater) future in Colorado South Platte Renew staff leading a tour of the plant for the EPIC Water Team (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e08f67d9-99f8-4e0f-931d-3546361ff5f8/South+Platte+Renew+staff.jpeg Insights - A glimpse of the (wastewater) future in Colorado From left to right: South Platte Renew Director Pieter Van Ry, Blair Corning, and John Wright (2024) https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/dataintermediaries monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c8660b8c-8922-4e29-b6ce-e0ee638b4471/Screenshot+2024-03-19+at+1.20.05+PM.png Insights - Environmental decision makers have a data plumbing problem. Data intermediaries can help. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/wa-pfs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/techcapacity monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d4c2ed4d-3d7d-4471-875c-f2e80a94f82d/Tech+capacity+blog+%281%29.png Insights - Tired of the Landlord Special? We Need Tech Talent to Update Federal Digital Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/wetlands-tracker monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c9822168-3508-4299-ad49-b7418740e228/Picture1.jpg Insights - The Wetlands Impact Tracker: Revealing Public Notices for the Public Good Screenshot of a public notice from the New Orleans District, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/bf94330f-3c95-4ef5-a566-306e76c340e8/time_plot_1.png Insights - The Wetlands Impact Tracker: Revealing Public Notices for the Public Good - Make it stand out Plot showing the application of a 60-day rolling window to the daily number of notices per district, yielding the “smoothed” number of notices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0dce1ad2-f8a8-412b-97cb-71b5a6fb5fdc/barplot_counts.png Insights - The Wetlands Impact Tracker: Revealing Public Notices for the Public Good - Make it stand out A total of 1,651 census tracts intersected with project locations. Of these, 1130 had a CEJST disadvantage score of 0, and 521 had a score greater than 0. “Industrial” includes unique notice IDs containing keywords related to oil, gas and other infrastructural projects (assigned using keywords along with LLM classification). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9c55dec1-9aa1-4c5e-8a96-d389c0674de2/barplot_acres.png Insights - The Wetlands Impact Tracker: Revealing Public Notices for the Public Good - Make it stand out Y-axis shows the per capita proposed acres impacted for each category of tracts, scaled by 1000. The numerator includes the sum of acres impacted across all projects in tracts, the denominator, the sum of total population in tracts (for each category of tracts). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/22babb9d-8b13-42e1-9fff-3e05dca17183/Screenshot+2024-03-06+at+1.22.10+PM.png Insights - The Wetlands Impact Tracker: Revealing Public Notices for the Public Good - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/36fc3202-007e-405c-8110-f950e0e0baad/Screenshot+2024-03-06+at+1.28.06+PM.jpg Insights - The Wetlands Impact Tracker: Revealing Public Notices for the Public Good - Make it stand out Depiction of workflow. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-corps-new-e-permitting-first-look monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5359248a-757e-4f1c-bb66-e78a00e04d74/RSS_Screenshot_JD_AddSupportingDocumentation.png Insights - The Corps’ New e-Permitting - First Look at Current Functionality - Make it stand out Screenshot of menu of options of types of supporting documents that can be uploaded in the JD process (skipped in the video). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3dcb8803-7e5f-4e5d-888e-8892fd999e54/RSS_Screenshot_ApplyPermit.png Insights - The Corps’ New e-Permitting - First Look at Current Functionality - The functionality above gives a good preview of at least some of the steps that could be in the wetland and stream permitting functionality, but we won’t know for sure until we see the version that will be released to a select group of users to beta-test in late February 2024. We were one of the lucky ones to make the list (out of 30 testers across the country), and we are planning to gather input from additional stakeholders. Our understanding is that the Corps wanted to create a beta version of RRS first, and gather feedback later. It’s a little concerning that the system didn’t originate from the needs of users (Corps permitting staff, external permittees and their consultants, community groups, non-profits, and academics) a la human centered design principles, but we’ll withhold judgement until we get to see it in action. The Corps issues 3,000 individual permits and 35,000 general permit verifications annually, so getting an e-permitting system right has huge implications of time and headache for all involved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/111126b3-2568-4dc1-b0c7-d9db757c3214/Midwest+WL+Datasheet_wltab.jpg Insights - The Corps’ New e-Permitting - First Look at Current Functionality - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/83dfaab7-a5fc-4694-b888-a311e08b16dc/Midwest+WL+Datasheet_soilstab.png Insights - The Corps’ New e-Permitting - First Look at Current Functionality - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tpma8n0y3ijopmhgw7uo8chwefe2ek-982sm monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f2c05be3-0536-4965-bcbc-ab52721c2932/Screenshot+2024-02-28+at+9.20.53+AM.jpg Insights - Better Environmental Permitting - Make it stand out As the comparison above illustrates, hiring more staff is an expensive solution, and the least threatening to current power structures. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/species-on-the-move-considering-the-future-of-conservation-banking-in-the-face-of-climate-change monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d5ac9ec5-8af2-4511-8f3e-8a8ad8e3cd4f/US_SpeciesClimateMigrationPathwayforWildlifeGIF.gif Insights - Species on the Move: Considering the Future of Conservation Banking in the Face of Climate Change - Make it stand out “A map showing the different pathways wildlife could use to migrate northward or higher in elevation as the climate warms (red=mammals, blue=birds, yellow=amphibians).“ Credit: The Nature Conservancy https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-submits-public-comment-on-lead-and-copper-rule-improvements monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-featured-markets-for-valuing-biodiversity-on-the-climate-positive-podcast monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/eight-pathways-to-speed-restoration-permitting monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/078c71d9-9e84-4e4e-b491-f5aa681547a6/FundingNaturePathwaysScreenshot.png Insights - Eight Pathways to Speed Restoration Permitting - Leaders around the globe have committed to restoring 30% of the world’s degraded ecosystems but right now, the costs of permitting burn through up to ⅓ of a restoration project’s budget. We need money to go to Nature, not paperwork. Over the past two years, the Environmental Policy Innovation Center has quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed policies and processes related to permitting restoration projects (see summary in paper). One consistent theme in our research findings is that the permitting process presents significant challenges and often results in major project delays. The objective of this concept note is to showcase multiple pathways to speed permitting, along with excerpts from enabling policy text (in gray boxes). These examples could be tailored and replicated in other contexts. The eight pathways described in the report are: 1. Evaluate State Permitting 2. Create a Categorical Exclusion / Programmatic Analysis 3. Create a Programmatic Biological Opinion 4. Use Nationwide and Regional Permits 5. Create a Dedicated / Rapid Response Permit Review Team 6. Use Technology for Permitting Efficiencies, Transparency, and Accountability 7. Systematically Streamline Multiple Permits - California’s Cutting Green Tape Initiative 8. Address Funding for Permit Staff and Prioritize Timeliness https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/funding-nature-not-paperwork-policy-and-programmatic-pathways-to-speed-restoration-permitting monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/078c71d9-9e84-4e4e-b491-f5aa681547a6/FundingNaturePathwaysScreenshot.png Insights - Funding Nature Not Paperwork - Policy and Programmatic Pathways to Speed Restoration Permitting - Leaders around the globe have committed to restoring 30% of the world’s degraded ecosystems but right now, the costs of permitting burn through up to ⅓ of a restoration project’s budget. We need money to go to Nature, not paperwork. Over the past two years, the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) has quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed policies and processes related to permitting restoration projects (see summary in paper). One consistent theme in our research findings is that the permitting process presents significant challenges and often results in major project delays. The objective of this concept note is to showcase multiple pathways to speed permitting, along with excerpts from enabling policy text (in gray boxes). These examples could be tailored and replicated in other contexts. Scroll down for our companion resources. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/va-pfs monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ostppubliccomment2023-5xk8w monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5da7d2b0-1e2a-4799-a603-6bb008f7159f/Screenshot+2024-01-22+at+4.57.21+PM.png Insights - Joint Public Comment on Phase 2 of the Environmental Justice Scorecard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/watershed-partnerships-evaluation monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/watershed-partnerships-wrap-up monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f4bc14bf-481a-4937-9927-86d3a0fce302/Wrap-up-Watershed-Partnership_Image.png Insights - Midwest Watershed Partnerships: Successes, Challenges, and Immediate Opportunities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/watershed-partnerships-progress-report monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/24b58d66-e876-4977-b42a-30f042e30fb1/Progress-of-Iowa-Watershed-Partnerships_Image.png Insights - Progress of Iowa Watershed Partnerships - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/watershed-partnerships-how-to monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/aad644e5-11fc-4fbc-b453-2c690c5ba1f0/Establishing-a-Watershed-Partnership_Image.png Insights - Establishing a Watershed Partnership - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/dezccd0lv2njzynv1kg1w1r4euorfe-nyf6t-jptjn monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d92fc7fe-2748-42bf-bca3-b9e6791952de/dept_breakdown_R.png Insights - It’s Time to Tap Into Innovation: Federal Challenges Can Help Solve Stubborn Problems&nbsp; Graph depicts the number of challenges produced at the top 20 federal agencies since 2010. Environmental agencies are noted in green, and non-environmental agencies are blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/94c538df-316e-4b92-b65c-44cc920ecd20/chal_dept_year.png Insights - It’s Time to Tap Into Innovation: Federal Challenges Can Help Solve Stubborn Problems&nbsp; - Make it stand out The number of challenges per agency from 2010-2023 at environmental (green) and non-environmental agencies (blue). We divided the number of challenges by the total number of agencies that participated in a given year to account for uneven sample sizes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/729a8f6b-f187-4d39-b707-481dd6e29f47/faceted_chaltype.png Insights - It’s Time to Tap Into Innovation: Federal Challenges Can Help Solve Stubborn Problems&nbsp; - Make it stand out The number of primary challenges types from 2010-2023 at environmental (green) and non-environmental agencies (blue). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/19d4c504-17d9-49f3-b8fc-c29b76e8e10d/chal_structures.png Insights - It’s Time to Tap Into Innovation: Federal Challenges Can Help Solve Stubborn Problems&nbsp; - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-wide-world-of-drinking-water-data monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9d149705-b00b-4cbc-a78e-101c12c46802/water+data+blog+imag+1.jpg Insights - The Wide World of Drinking Water Data - Make it stand out Source: https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/dpw-wants-know-material-your-water-service-line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/adf3be29-847b-49b6-bb85-3407972c4e03/Water+Data+Blog+Image_VF_Final.png Insights - The Wide World of Drinking Water Data - Make it stand out Infographic depicting the “steps” involved in State Revolving Funds (SRFs) allocation. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2023procurement monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e6f33749-14ef-4329-9e59-aedee5c4e0a6/Screenshot+2024-01-10+at+10.30.16%E2%80%AFAM.png Insights - ICYMI: A Recap of our 2023 Procurement Policy Work - Our work focusing on how the government pays for environmental and public health benefits was a big one. We’re even more excited for what’s in store for 2024. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/srf-compounding-interest monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fe0f4454-f890-4abf-8f50-2f91df97c95c/SRF+Blog+2+Fig+1.png Insights - Probably More Than You Want to Know About SRF Compound Interest - Make it stand out Fig. 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c613a095-d1bd-4237-8432-de34ffd03568/SRF+Blog+2+Fig+2.png Insights - Probably More Than You Want to Know About SRF Compound Interest - Make it stand out Fig. 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/960c87bd-cee8-42e3-9e98-8fca2f31b0a7/SRF+Blog+2+Fig+3.png Insights - Probably More Than You Want to Know About SRF Compound Interest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/srf-borrowing-costs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ef1618a2-29a2-4be6-a785-ad63adecb360/SRF+Blog+Fig+1.png Insights - Variation in Borrowing Costs Between Different States’ Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund Programs - Make it stand out Fig. 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d439f407-8a8b-44af-9724-e9f14e5b61f6/SRF+Blog+Fig+2.png Insights - Variation in Borrowing Costs Between Different States’ Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund Programs - Make it stand out Fig. 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2bf37d73-c11f-4b9c-838b-d131f22e16db/SRF+Blog+Fig+3.png Insights - Variation in Borrowing Costs Between Different States’ Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund Programs - Make it stand out Fig. 3 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2023-nofo-review monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b12b3b5f-11ea-48d5-bc99-de41901407c5/NoFO+Review+23-12-18_Part1.jpg Insights - Challenges to Scaling RCPP: A review of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program's 2023 notice of funding opportunity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2023-nofo-review monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ostppubliccomment2023 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/866f972d-a73a-4b53-9ed9-d67b81fcfdd8/Screenshot+2023-12-17+at+6.30.45+PM.png Insights - Public Comment: OSTP’s Environmental Justice, Science, and Data Research Plan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/kansas-interview monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/why-offsets-on-public-lands-is-a-bad-idea monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a9b14254-b685-4daa-a65e-4650704e3f31/MiamiDadeMitonPubLands.png Insights - Why Offsets on Public Lands is a Bad Idea - Florida counties are eyeing already-conserved public lands to offset impacts to urban and suburban wetlands. State law has allowed this since 2019 to some degree: “If state and federal mitigation credits are not available to offset the adverse impacts of a project, a local government may allow permittee-responsible mitigation consisting of the restoration or enhancement of lands purchased and owned by a local government for conservation purposes…” (Florida Statute 373.4135). We’ve heard a bill is being drafted that would open up even more opportunities to create offsets on conserved public lands in Florida. Below, we show why EPIC thinks environmental offsets on public lands is generally a bad idea. Hint: it’s about additionality! We also highlight safeguards when using public lands is necessary. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/whats-driving-demand-for-biodiversity-credits monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/dezccd0lv2njzynv1kg1w1r4euorfe-nyf6t monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8e1b3aeb-5fdb-4d12-b505-2acb84ce5ec8/Saltpiece1.png Insights - Navigating Murky Waters: Tackling Saltwater Intrusion in Southeastern Louisiana&nbsp; EPIC’s EJ Tool Inventory uses data originally compiled by Urban Institute to map tools operating at federal, state, and local levels. You can access the Tool Inventory here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7b25e56a-909f-447b-a92e-d4173f8e8805/Saltwater+Intrusion+in+USA+%281%29.png Insights - Navigating Murky Waters: Tackling Saltwater Intrusion in Southeastern Louisiana&nbsp; - Make it stand out Locations of saltwater intrusion studies are highlighted with green polygons: WA, CA (Northern and Southern), NJ, DE, NY, MD, Carolinas, GA, FL (Northern and Southern), and LA. Note: this map is not comprehensive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fd693ab8-a8ac-492c-b053-65cea7f3789f/saltpiece3.png Insights - Navigating Murky Waters: Tackling Saltwater Intrusion in Southeastern Louisiana&nbsp; - Make it stand out Estimated population of Plaquemines Parish census blocks as colored polygons. Locations in yellow have more people than purple locations. Census blocks without populations were removed for the purposes of this map. Estimated service area boundaries are outlined in black and the boundary of Plaquemines Parish is shaded in gray. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-golden-rules-of-pay-for-success-procurement monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-epa-srf-dashboard-and-portal monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4910607c-fa80-4352-a7e6-1f86ad966636/image.png Insights - Three Powerful Tools for Tracking Water Infrastructure Investments - Make it stand out The Dashboard enables customized views using robust filters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c0441507-8202-43c7-8437-97ecf9a9af35/Screenshot+2023-11-30+at+11.16.04+AM.png Insights - Three Powerful Tools for Tracking Water Infrastructure Investments - Make it stand out Stats are displayed at a high level over an extended timeline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/909bbb60-2cd2-46b3-bf5f-ab30379d5b96/Screenshot+2023-11-30+at+11.19.30+AM.png Insights - Three Powerful Tools for Tracking Water Infrastructure Investments - Make it stand out Arkansas-specific projects are displayed for the year 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/40bcc5a0-53ed-4e45-91b1-258d6a5069a4/Screenshot+2023-11-30+at+11.20.12+AM.png Insights - Three Powerful Tools for Tracking Water Infrastructure Investments - Make it stand out Aggregated stats in EPIC’s State Revolving Funds Dashboard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4420aeb9-11ac-430c-82ad-6cfff209a58f/Picture5.png Insights - Three Powerful Tools for Tracking Water Infrastructure Investments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-riparian-forest-buffer-outcomes-fund-for-the-chesapeake-bay monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/07cdec02-7f92-44dd-9a9f-f7f2663780cf/Screenshot+2023-11-30+at+9.33.21+AM.png Insights - A riparian forest buffer outcomes fund for the Chesapeake Bay - BUSINESS PLAN This business plan is the result of a project to assess why Bay states are not meeting their riparian forest buffer goals and to identify an innovative financing strategy to incentivize greater riparian forest buffer planting to help Bay states meet the Riparian Forest Buffer Outcome goal in the Chesapeake Agreement. The business plan centers on an outcomes purchase fund that is a pay for success contracting (PFS) model in which the successful outcomes of environmental work would be paid for by the fund after they are realized, rather than funding on-the-ground project work up-front as is more typically the case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/df33d59d-1426-497f-bb26-dfc11c97fd2e/Screenshot+2023-11-30+at+9.31.55+AM.png Insights - A riparian forest buffer outcomes fund for the Chesapeake Bay - BUYER’S GUIDE This Buyer’s Guide provides the conceptual overview and relevant components to potential buyers of the fund. It’s important to note that a recommendation is made for a prototyping phase to further refine design details within each step of the fund process. The entity that will implement the fund will be an important partner in sorting through options for fund design and iterating on the prototype to adapt the final design. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/president-biden-delivers-on-promise-to-replace-all-toxic-lead-pipes monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/wqx-case-study monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c65db0dc-5704-40d2-8d40-c0e90099f4cf/Screenshot+2023-11-13+at+3.04.50+PM.png Insights - Case Study: Revamping Water Quality Exchange - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/policy-data-gaps monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/srf-njequityreport monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5393069c-9457-4dc0-aa17-56196bf0702f/NJF_EquityStudyFINAL.jpg Insights - Improving a Program that Works: Prioritizing New Jersey Water Bank Projects in Disadvantaged Communities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/cfa-text monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tpma8n0y3ijopmhgw7uo8chwefe2ek monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/maryland-forestry-disalignment monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b2f11460-f8e4-4ffa-90a4-cc7f7eb5e822/Forest+Disalignment+Cover.jpg Insights - Maryland Forest Stewardship Disalignment Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/three-steps-forward-for-species-mitigation-in-2023 monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/598cd3be-1b72-4292-9767-5f103f79cbac/fox+jumping+in+snow+gif.gif Insights - Three Steps Forward for Species Mitigation in 2023 - When you look up news about endangered species, you usually find stories about charismatic species getting new protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). I’ve never seen a single story about species mitigation policy in the headlines, but it’s a crucial element in ensuring that impacts to species are avoided, minimized, and offset. On May 10, 2023, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published their FWS Mitigation Policy, and Endangered Species Act Compensatory Mitigation Policy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/27edd66a-824a-4ea7-9c2a-3038408db096/FWS+bat+research+memo.png Insights - Three Steps Forward for Species Mitigation in 2023 - For example, on July 26, 2023, FWS Assistant Director of Ecological Services Gary Frazer circulated a Memorandum to Regional Directors on the topic “Research as a Mitigation Option for Wind Power HCPs Affecting White-note Syndrome-impacted Bats.” To help determine credit from research or any other activity to mitigate impact to species, the Services should also develop a timely process for reviewing and approving new credit quantification methods. See additional detail on these ideas here. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/conowingo-released monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/noaa-public-comment monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1320029b-1474-44ac-baba-e28dd4196ee9/Screenshot+2023-10-22+at+3.33.00+PM.png Insights - Comment Letter on NOAA’s Equitable Climate Service Delivery RFI - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-recipe-for-restoring-naturenbsp-relationships-trust-showing-up-and-celebrating-success monthly 0.5 2023-10-18 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/delivering-on-justice40-perspectives-from-state-agency-staff monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/78f06b4b-b99e-498b-b038-8064237c2192/Add+a+heading+%281%29.jpg Insights - Billions of Dollars, New Guidelines, Resources, and Technical Assistance: What’s the Outlook for Justice40?&nbsp; - Make it stand out Themes that emerged from our interviews are overlapping, but clear enough to place into six groups. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/delivering-j40-state-perspectives monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4157bd58-e0b2-4bd5-b0bb-ba5984fe9588/Screen+Shot+2023-10-11+at+9.42.42+PM.png Insights - Delivering on Justice40: Perspectives from State Agency Staff - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/dezccd0lv2njzynv1kg1w1r4euorfe monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/76fd9fe4-02b3-47ee-963d-243cf12994af/EPIC+EJ+Tool+Inventory Insights - We’re Falling Short On Measuring Environmental Justice Efforts—Better Tools Can Help. EPIC’s EJ Tool Inventory uses data originally compiled by Urban Institute to map tools operating at federal, state, and local levels. You can access the Tool Inventory here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/125f9b43-40e0-4835-a634-2a6fb43affe0/Count+of+EJ+Tools+by+Theme.png Insights - We’re Falling Short On Measuring Environmental Justice Efforts—Better Tools Can Help. - Make it stand out EPIC’s EJ Tool Inventory allows users to cross-reference overlapping themes linked to data sources (i.e., across EJ Tools). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e2f020e4-2850-4509-9dcb-bfd39dfb4b7b/racechart-canva-v1.jpg Insights - We’re Falling Short On Measuring Environmental Justice Efforts—Better Tools Can Help. - We hope that state or federal program administrators, policy makers, developers, and advocates alike will engage with the problems we’ve sketched with EJ Tools; even if that merely prompts new conversations. EPIC’s Tool Inventory helps users navigate EJ tools based on the nuances and data layers (e.g., race) relevant to their work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0ea55fee-759c-4911-80a0-bdef9eef4459/CalEnviroScreen.png Insights - We’re Falling Short On Measuring Environmental Justice Efforts—Better Tools Can Help. - Make it stand out Today, CalEnviroScreen is the backbone of California Climate Investments, which has achieved 50% of benefits to Priority Populations, and it guides climate and energy policy and programs across other agencies and utilities. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-database-has-key-ingredients-for-streamlining-restoration-permitting-amp-buying-environmental-outcomes monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/48f6f15d-6a83-409a-a5b0-2723a6566172/database+screenshot.png Insights - New Database Has Key Ingredients for Streamlining Restoration Permitting &amp; Buying Environmental Outcomes - Today, the Environmental Policy Innovation Center launched an interactive database of 49 legislation, policies, programs, and case studies that offer new pathways to buying environmental outcomes, and finding ways to reduce delays in permitting environmental restoration projects. The database is a helpful resource for policymakers and agency staff at the state and federal level. The information provides the raw ‘ingredients’ that could be used to replicate Pay for Success and Restoration Permit Streamlining in other contexts. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/nepa-rules-2023 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2adaa1ab-5ce8-4e02-9fa0-b20381441b15/Screen+Shot+2023-09-29+at+3.24.40+PM.png Insights - Comment Letter on NEPA Implementing Regulations Phase 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/sabs-update-2023 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ef5c5330-8c7c-4255-a8d5-e87b5d998359/Screen+Shot+2023-09-26+at+3.24.35+PM.png Insights - Service Area Boundary Coalition Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/dsp-update-2023 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/52dfcba4-22db-453f-85b8-0f3c7f85a1eb/Screen+Shot+2023-09-26+at+2.03.27+PM.png Insights - Digital Service for the Planet Coalition Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/case-study-leveraging-innovation-to-achieve-nepas-environmental-goals monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/bdef0e1a-11d0-4b6e-bd21-20e6e57c9864/UPDATED+NEPA+Case+Study.jpg Insights - Case Study: Leveraging Innovation to Achieve NEPA's Environmental Goals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/case-study-monitoring-biodiversity-more-automated-edna-collection-and-analysis monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/06ab965b-abdb-420e-bfc5-e8a16126ad27/eDNA+Case+Study+%282%29.jpg Insights - Case Study: Monitoring Biodiversity - More automated eDNA collection and analysis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-time-it-takes-for-restoration-companion-report-a-qualitative-analysis-of-factors-that-speed-and-slow-mitigation-bank-approval-timelines monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/272edaee-fbbd-4191-b2cf-e123b0a2836b/MBI+QUALITATIVE+Report_COVER.png Insights - The Time it Takes for Restoration Companion Report: A Qualitative Analysis of Factors that Speed and Slow Mitigation Bank Approval Timelines - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/conservation-banking-in-california-a-review-of-cdfw-approval-timelines-and-insights-from-stakeholders monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1694209802856-353NK10L6DC4BJRDWBH8/CalERBA+Contract+Report_COVERPAGE.png Insights - Conservation Banking in California: A Review of CDFW Approval Timelines and Insights from Stakeholders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/maryland-cpfs-information monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/68955366-7778-4003-9355-1efe108b21d9/CPfS+Info+Header.png Insights - Maryland’s Conowingo Pay for Success Program Preliminary Information - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/m0stbtnsot2arvp32gts9032c9mata monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-wishlist-for-improving-the-mitigation-bank-approval-process monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1694453597207-AVFKQJUKX45JZVN4HDOU/MBI+QUALITATIVE+Report_COVER.png Insights - New Research: A Wishlist for Improving the Mitigation Bank Approval Process - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7464f1f2-8d30-4156-9a9b-845cc5a02b80/MBIPhaseII+pie+chart.png Insights - New Research: A Wishlist for Improving the Mitigation Bank Approval Process - Top Bottlenecks Interviewees—19 bank sponsors* representing 70 banks in 17 Corps Districts—identified the 'top 3' factors that created delays in the approval process. Of the issues listed below, we heard repeatedly that lack of staff was an issue. However, more ‘warm bodies’ alone would not completely fix the issue. As one interviewee said, “You could double the staff but if the attitude is the same, you’ll get the same result.” Another major theme was the perception that the Corps isn’t in the driver’s seat when it comes to multi-agency group decisions (called the Interagency Review Team, or IRT). The review process involves stacks of virtual paperwork that would be difficult for one person to tackle alone. Engaging peers from other agencies to share the load seems like a good idea. What we heard was the opposite - that more often, the IRT creates duplicative review and extends the process because everyone has a say about everything. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-research-bottlenecks-and-solutions-to-accelerate-conservation-bank-approvals-in-california monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b347ccfb-e768-4228-9336-613c8360754b/CalERBA+Contract+Report_COVERPAGE.png Insights - New Research: Bottlenecks and Solutions to Accelerate Conservation Bank Approvals in California - California is known for its strict environmental laws, which is understandable as the state hosts an amazing diversity of ecoregions and incredibly special places for species and humans alike. It’s strange, though, to see California’s environmental laws turn in on themselves and make beneficial restoration and conservation projects harder to approve. Did you know that an 800-mile pipeline across the state of Alaska requires less permits than a watershed restoration project in California? Alaska LNG: 15 permits; Elk River Recovery Program: 16. Ouch. While efforts at Cutting Green Tape have made in-roads on reducing restoration project approval times, the time savings have not made it to the realm of conservation banking for state-listed species and habitats in California. The regulatory process of establishing a conservation bank for state-listed species in California is hindered by inefficiencies and regulatory ‘green tape,’ resulting in delays beyond the state-mandated deadline of 270 days (SB 1148). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a5c8435b-eb36-4f94-8b5c-d131bb2d9b23/CDFW+missed+deadlines+last+5+reports+to+legislature.png Insights - New Research: Bottlenecks and Solutions to Accelerate Conservation Bank Approvals in California - In the US, California has the longest history and largest volume of conservation banks. One might think that depth of experience would create efficiencies over time, but for conservation banks approved by the California Department of Fish and Game, the opposite is true. At right is the percent of deadlines missed from the last five reports on conservation banking provided to the California state legislature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4ba4a775-9a61-4b85-87e2-8826d5aff69d/Total+time+CDFW+mit+bank.png Insights - New Research: Bottlenecks and Solutions to Accelerate Conservation Bank Approvals in California - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e8c1a945-6284-41ac-9bb8-1adda29d88ce/CDFW+piechart+bottlenecks.png Insights - New Research: Bottlenecks and Solutions to Accelerate Conservation Bank Approvals in California - Restoration providers and conservation bank credit buyers were asked for their 'top 3' bottlenecks. The graphic shows the top responses. Similarities with CDFW input are highlighted in green. There are ecological and economic consequences of delays. Interviewees indicated that if bank credits are unavailable, permittees must create their own mitigation, which means there is a temporal loss of the benefits of restoration and conservation, sometimes for years after the impact occurs. High-quality habitat is lost because landowners get a better offer while an application is stalled out in the approval process. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/infrastructure-funds-to-restore-endangered-salmon-populations monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9f08bd18-6a7d-4bdc-83fe-33829700ac61/Screenshot+2023-09-06+at+2.25.59+PM.png Insights - Infrastructure Funds to Restore Endangered Salmon Populations - Make it stand out Table 1. This table shows the total number of applicants across state, local and tribal governments that were awarded in FY23 Culvert AOP Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/20d05dab-623c-44da-aabb-efe364488044/Screenshot+2023-09-06+at+2.35.22+PM.png Insights - Infrastructure Funds to Restore Endangered Salmon Populations - Make it stand out Table 2. This table shows the Culvert AOP Program award amounts and number of projects across state, local and tribal governments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/75c297da-9f33-414b-9128-cf3a89a281a8/Screenshot+2023-08-21+at+2.21.15+PM.png Insights - Infrastructure Funds to Restore Endangered Salmon Populations - Make it stand out Figure 1. This map shows the geographic distribution of the awardees. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/3-new-changes-for-offsets-under-esa-section-7-and-1-very-old-holdout monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7a079bc5-4742-406e-bd9c-3a25132b7791/We%27re+still+using+a+1998+document+%281%29.gif Insights - 3 New Changes for Offsets under ESA Section 7 and 1 Very Old Holdout While most environmental NGOs will be focusing on the win of un-doing some of the changes made in the Trump Administration (e.g., removal of the ‘blanket rule’ in a separate Section 4(d) amendment), we were interested in some small changes that could have a big impact on the restoration economy. Here are three changes that bolster the use of offsets under Section 7, and one holdout (below). THREE CHANGES It allows offsets! The proposed rule now officially recognizes offsetting the impact of incidental take as a reasonable and prudent measure (RPM). It doesn’t have to be onsite, which is good because doing small postage-stamp mitigation does not usually create the most optimal ecological outcomes. There is a mitigation hierarchy. “Priority should be given to developing reasonable and prudent measures and terms and conditions that avoid or reduce the amount or extent of incidental taking anticipated to occur within the action area.“ ONE VERY OLD HOLDOUT >>>>>> All of the changes above are undoing the barriers to offsetting that are in the 1998 Consultation Handbook, which states: “Section 7 requires minimization of the level of take. It is not appropriate to require mitigation for impacts of incidental take. Reasonable and prudent measures can include only actions that occur within the action area, involve only minor changes to the project, and reduce the level of take associated with project activities.“ This text is obviously contrary to the 3 amendments noted above. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/nabsat monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fc07414a-2235-4854-8a11-8ef9d0363853/Picture2.png Insights - Using technology to better account for ecological uplift - Project Overview The Westbrook Restoration Site was completed in 2005 as a compensatory mitigation bank (i.e., to offset impacts to waters from development). The project comprises two separate projects that were constructed in 2003 and 2005 and in total restored approximately 128 acres of riparian wetlands and over 2.4 miles of headwater streams. The site is located in North Carolina and connects to natural swamps and wetlands.Prior to restoration, the site included approximately 116 acres of farmland that had two channelized stream systems running through it. As a result, adjacent historic wetland areas had been drained, and onsite streams were maintained as drainage canals with minimal adjacent riparian buffers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4bed079e-3f1b-45e2-a28a-aec45a449a2b/Picture3.png Insights - Using technology to better account for ecological uplift - The Restoration The restoration approach for the site included hiring a local construction contractor to build the designed headwater streams not only to improve stream function, but also provide restoration to adjacent wetlands that had been drained. Streams were restored to mimic the condition and function of nearby untouched streams, with a meandering pattern of shallow riffles and deeper pools to provide habitat. The restored stream was also more appropriately sized to allow larger flow events to spread out, reducing storm hazards and promoting stability. The former farmland was then replanted to a diverse native hardwood forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/80d6b30d-7def-4d5b-aa9a-98873b1bec21/Picture1.png Insights - Using technology to better account for ecological uplift - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/non-legislativepfs monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/procurement-doesnt-need-to-be-a-choke-point monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c7665682-4979-4f6d-8d20-191cd33e0dab/Screenshot+2023-08-09+at+9.47.37+AM.png Insights - Procurement doesn’t need to be a choke point - This paper highlights state Pay for Success efforts that did not require legislative action and makes recommendations for states interested in adopting Pay for Success programs through similar means. Particularly, we explore: 1. The California Department of Water Resources Lookout Slough Project and recent efforts to proliferate PFS, 2. North Carolina’s Division of Mitigation Services In-lieu fee programs, and 3. Washington state’s in-progress discussions to issue their first state environmental PFS pilot program. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/case-study-modernizing-restoration-advancing-restoration-benefits-tracking monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6029c91d-8382-422b-b149-9f8604b6fd23/RIBITS+Case+Study+Final+%281%29.jpg Insights - Case Study: Modernizing Restoration - Advancing restoration benefits tracking https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ohio-wrrsp-20-year-success monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/37aae042-5393-4520-bc93-082e3afd8389/Sponsorship_OH_diagram.png Insights - Ohio’s Water Resources Restoration Sponsorship Program: A 20-year success - Make it stand out Figure 1. Sponsorship funding mechanism (image based off EPA, 2017) https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-paper-biodiversity-net-gain monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/eb3ca749-9120-48ec-99cd-8f7baff1b36c/Screenshot+2023-07-17+at+9.25.35+AM.png Insights - New Paper: Biodiversity Net Gain - Harvard Graduate Student, Maya Patel analyzes the new UK policy on biodiversity net gain. Synopsis: In the 2021 Environmental Act, the United Kingdom created a policy aimed at leaving “the natural environment in a measurably better state than beforehand” by requiring all development to demonstrate ‘no net loss’ of biodiversity and a net gain of 10% for biodiversity. This policy is one of the boldest and most ambitious biodiversity offset policies on the planet. The Environment Act created a framework of requirements for the program and subsequent regulation and policy development that will create the foundation of a regulatory biodiversity market in the UK is still in the works. In November of 2023, mandatory net gain will go into effect and this research aimed to understand how the policy will be implemented, identify the key risks to implementation, and provide recommendations for implementation and policy evolution based on lessons that can be learned from environmental markets in the US. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/biodiversity-net-gainnbspunderstanding-the-most-ambitiousbiodiversity-policy-in-the-worldnbsp monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/651d67f9-b81e-44f1-bf90-bc45e157c9cb/Screenshot+2023-07-17+at+9.25.35+AM.png Insights - Biodiversity Net Gain:&nbsp;Understanding the Most Ambitious Biodiversity Policy in the World&nbsp; - By Maya Patel In the 2021 Environmental Act, the United Kingdom created a policy aimed at leaving “the natural environment in a measurably better state than beforehand” by requiring all development to demonstrate ‘no net loss’ of biodiversity and a net gain of 10% for biodiversity. This policy is one of the boldest and most ambitious biodiversity offset policies on the planet. The Environment Act created a framework of requirements for the program and subsequent regulation and policy development that will create the foundation of a regulatory biodiversity market in the UK is still in the works. In November of 2023, mandatory net gain will go into effect and this research aimed to understand how the policy will be implemented, identify the key risks to implementation, and provide recommendations for implementation and policy evolution based on lessons that can be learned from environmental markets in the US. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/chesapeakecurrency2023 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/chesapeakebaycurrency2023 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d3273ae3-bed6-483f-9b7e-718d6c5c596d/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+11.57.38+AM.png Insights - Chesapeake Currency: A current snapshot of private investment flowing into watershed conservation and restoration - The objective of this report is to provide a rough estimate of the current state of private capital investment in Chesapeake land conservation, restoration, and mitigation through a survey of relevant stakeholders in Chesapeake Bay states. Additionally, we ask questions that look ahead, with the goal of assessing whether firms and other entities intend to deploy capital in the near future. Adding context to this numerical data, we explore identified barriers and opportunities to private capital investment and share a suite of successful case studies. This report builds on and supplements previous research on investments in land protection and restoration in the Chesapeake Bay, including the 2019 report, Marking Milestones and the 2021 report, Private Conservation Finance: The Chesapeake Bay’s Global Lead and How to Expand It, in which the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) conducted a deeper analysis of private capital operating within restoration projects and markets in the Chesapeake Bay. This report aims to draw from and compliment those findings with insight on new capital deployed as well as market barriers and enabling conditions. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/an-initial-analysis-of-epas-new-state-funding-allotment-for-lead-service-line-replacement monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/22e539ef-5c4d-4244-bf11-4cf53de90eb3/1.PNG Insights - An Initial Analysis of EPA’s New State Funding Allotment for Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Figure 1: Regional comparison between the NRDC and EPA estimates of lead service lines per state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a9202061-e34e-4258-8cb6-d5a017eb490d/2.PNG Insights - An Initial Analysis of EPA’s New State Funding Allotment for Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Figure 2: Top lead-burdened states based on NRDC and EPA estimates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4a02cdcd-2e45-406a-8a76-c80998c19310/3.PNG Insights - An Initial Analysis of EPA’s New State Funding Allotment for Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Figure 3: Comparison of the projected number of lead service lines with the new EPA allotments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f3b64174-848d-4033-9106-e172e0ec1940/4.PNG Insights - An Initial Analysis of EPA’s New State Funding Allotment for Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Figure 4: Changes in funding for some states between FY22 and FY23. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/851ee4e8-40d8-47fb-8a3b-6dd7692ab400/5.PNG Insights - An Initial Analysis of EPA’s New State Funding Allotment for Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Figure 5: Percentage of lead service lines that can be replaced using FY22 allotment formula and lead service line estimates from NRDC. An average cost of $7,700 per lead service line removal was used for calculating the percentages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3c7071bd-35df-489d-bcf9-9eea2b7a0e97/6.PNG Insights - An Initial Analysis of EPA’s New State Funding Allotment for Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Figure 6: Percentage of lead service lines that can be replaced using federal funding FY23 allotments based on the new EPA methodology for projecting lead service line numbers. An average cost of $7,700 per lead service line replacement was used for calculating the percentages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d0f75fd5-744b-4b5a-95da-f8f3682e4c57/7.PNG Insights - An Initial Analysis of EPA’s New State Funding Allotment for Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Figure 7: Comparison between FY22 and FY23: changes in the percentage of estimated lead service lines that could be replaced using allotted federal funding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/62238a51-aa38-4caf-aa17-8ddab8b19c5a/8.PNG Insights - An Initial Analysis of EPA’s New State Funding Allotment for Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Figure 8: Estimated known service line materials applied to undiscovered. (5) https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/waste-not-want-not-maximizing-federal-spending-on-environmental-data-amp-technology monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-only-good-thing-to-come-out-of-sackett-v-epa-is-the-epic-shade-thrown-by-the-dissenting-justices monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/86a460ae-2800-4d46-953f-5aa8522fa80d/Shadegif.gif Insights - The Only Good Thing to Come out of Sackett v. EPA is the Epic Shade Thrown by the Dissenting Justices On May 25th, the Supreme Court decided on Sackett v EPA, significantly narrowing the extent of wetlands protected in the United States. The case centered on the definition of a wetland for regulatory purposes under the Clean Water Act. Perhaps the only good thing to come out of the 80-pages of the ruling is the epic shade thrown by the dissenting Justices (see below). But I digress. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/equity-in-cbp3s monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/40713a2f-78d7-40f9-baf8-dceb2d3d389b/unnamed.png Insights - Equity &amp; Gentrification Recommendations for the Community-Based Public-Private Partnership Approach to Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Make it stand out Visual representation of our understanding of stakeholders and roles within the CBP3 model. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f1c8ed1d-1777-4c9e-b61a-45f35abe44ac/unnamed+%281%29.png Insights - Equity &amp; Gentrification Recommendations for the Community-Based Public-Private Partnership Approach to Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/pifs-tackle-thorny-tech-issues-need-more-in-env-agencies monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/top-20-ideas-for-conservation-in-senate-nepa-legislation monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/analyzing-pfs-luskin monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8b94e079-6438-4ea8-8e79-33bb2391dab3/Screenshot+2023-05-22+at+9.17.10+AM.png Insights - Pay for Success: Analyzing and Evaluating an Emerging Way of Government Contracting - Pay-for-Success (PFS) is a government contracting model whereby the commissioning agency offers payment to a contracted firm only upon successful completion of a project, unlike traditional payment models that offer payment regardless of outcomes. PFS-based contracts for environmental outcomes have been gaining traction in the United States, as the PFS model incentivizes the contracted firm to efficiently complete the project at reduced costs and risks to the commissioning agency. As payments are withheld until predetermined outcomes are achieved, this approach encourages firms to work at a faster pace while maintaining the desired level of quality. PFS-based contracts for environmental outcomes are being implemented in various parts of the U.S ranging from Anne Arundel County, Maryland to Sacramento County, California for projects such as land restoration and stormwater management. Today, governments and organizations have seen PFS as a means of generating the most cost-effective environmental benefits. Ongoing data from these projects shows a 63% cost reduction in environmental outcomes over a 5-year period, ultimately creating a cleaner and better-managed environment. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/financing-gi-establishment-costs monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2dc643a3-96cc-420b-ba5e-3007537e8818/Fran+Raingarden.jpg Insights - New Report Highlights How to Finance Green Infrastructure Establishment Costs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3553129a-a551-48af-bca8-3aa2ceecd1a8/IMG_5194.JPG Insights - New Report Highlights How to Finance Green Infrastructure Establishment Costs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0ae50ea0-0797-4914-9957-8132d0004534/0gon331-R1-038-17A.jpg Insights - New Report Highlights How to Finance Green Infrastructure Establishment Costs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-protect-the-west-act-of-2023 monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/33017e69-6f25-4ab1-9dcc-72a930fbb6fd/Screenshot+2023-05-18+at+9.46.19+AM.png Insights - What you need to know about the Protect the West Act of 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/pay-for-success-101-resource-guide monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/916fcb3e-d4d4-46dd-9681-c67b772423af/Screenshot+2023-05-15+at+1.31.53+PM.png Insights - Pay for Success 101 Resource Guide Pay for Success contracting is a procurement strategy that defines desired outcomes and invites the private sector to deliver those in advance of payment, ensuring outcomes are achieved before payment is provided. This guide is designed to help those unfamiliar with the concept to learn the basics and find helpful resources to learn more. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/species-mitigation-policies-are-totally-back monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1d5008eb-acad-41b0-957e-2f58e73810bf/PhotoFunia-1683916022.jpg Insights - Species Mitigation Policies Are Totally Back! - The year was 1981… Reagan was in office, MTV premiered with Video Killed the Radio Star, purple & teal was a great wardrobe choice, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife released its Mitigation Policy. Folks probably don’t realize it, but that’s the mitigation policy that’s been in force since 2018, when the Trump Administration rescinded the Obama era 2016 FWS and Endangered Species Act (ESA) mitigation policies. Today, we see a long-awaited announcement of new FWS and ESA mitigation policies (official publication expected May 15). Huzzah! While it is mainly bringing back the 2016 policies, it is refreshingly modern compared to 1981. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tech-guide-to-partnering monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5bacb421-b6de-4dbc-a6bb-ca220bc8af43/NOAA-Agreement-Matrix.png Insights - Information Everywhere but No Clear Place to Start - A Guide to Partnering with Agencies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e4b9ed89-e3af-4b05-978b-68b101df8844/VA+pathfinder.png Insights - Information Everywhere but No Clear Place to Start - A Guide to Partnering with Agencies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/terrasos-and-the-evolution-of-habitat-banks-in-colombia monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-fish-dont-care monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1683224115458-98E7CLAD7FEG6UWXLFVM/talkingfishGIF.gif Insights - The Fish Don’t Care! - Or, Why Restoration for Any Purpose Should Be Eligible for Streamlined Permitting by Becca Madsen and Phoebe Higgins https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/base-funding-critical-for-srfs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3be9d6e7-7b18-43c4-a781-c84bbc87c5f3/Untitled+drawing+%281%29.png Insights - Adequate and stable base funding is critical for the longevity of State Revolving Fund Programs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ecobite monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/how-utilities-organize-for-digital-innovation monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/60f6d155-9c5f-4ef0-bda2-4821e9fc9412/SWAN+Report+full+cover.png Insights - How Utilities Organize for Digital Innovation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/increasing-the-efficiency-of-land-transactions monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b52aab03-3b2a-4eab-baf9-448a468a4a22/Efficient+land+transactions.jpg Insights - Increasing the efficiency of land transactions - The benefits of federal land acquisition and conservation for the public good are increasingly obvious - air and water quality, climate change mitigation, wildlife habitat, and human health and recreation to name a few - just as development pressures on America’s lands grow. The urgency of the situation and rapid timeline necessitate federal land acquisition processes that are efficient and able to funnel increased funding at a more rapid pace to close land transactions. However, federal land acquisition processes exhibit multiple inefficiencies that extend the timeline for getting deals done and lose potentially valuable landowners and deals in the process. Correcting these inefficiencies will be critical to meeting America’s conservation goals, while maintaining integrity and ensuring the government is not overpaying in land conservation transactions. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/gi-capitalized-establishment-costs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1ba3cdef-9a84-4948-bd81-b1f792ad8db1/Front+page.png Insights - Navigating Green Infrastructure Maintenance with Capitalized Establishment Costs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/using-ai-to-assist-in-government-procurement monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/water-systems-in-southeastern-pennsylvania-face-challenges-in-accessing-public-funds-for-infrastructure monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4efabc9d-61eb-4610-a7b1-73f5a72fd803/Capture.PNG Insights - Water Systems in Southeastern Pennsylvania Face Challenges in Accessing Public Funds for Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1d098120-0c43-4c21-b47c-42b9bb2ce0f0/Capture2.PNG Insights - Water Systems in Southeastern Pennsylvania Face Challenges in Accessing Public Funds for Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1cb21b87-a69f-4b6a-90be-cd61cd1de638/Capture1.PNG Insights - Water Systems in Southeastern Pennsylvania Face Challenges in Accessing Public Funds for Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/comment-letter-on-the-national-nature-assessment monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-new-job-a-transition-and-a-commitment-to-planet-earth monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/19c2464a-b64d-436a-8130-3da6e683eff0/20230308_103023.jpg Insights - A New Job, A Transition, and A Commitment to Planet Earth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4a39242e-45db-4949-8701-7200a5d3ac7e/Screen+Shot+2023-04-21+at+10.47.40+AM.png Insights - A New Job, A Transition, and A Commitment to Planet Earth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/webinar-recording-the-time-it-takes-for-restoration monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2c07bc65-e906-484e-80e8-1759f1e82d19/YouTubeWebinarThumbnail.png Insights - Webinar Recording: The Time it Takes for Restoration - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/raising-consumer-confidence-water-quality monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3cfafb79-2e2f-4972-8bb2-04bfcef6f230/awwa.v115.3.cover.jpg Insights - JournalAWWA: Raising Consumer Confidence in Water Quality - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/reading-between-the-numbers-the-ongoing-story-of-toxic-lead-pipes monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c4956058-788d-4efe-b08c-37d88bcda5c9/compare+top+states+%283%29.jpg Insights - Reading between the numbers: The ongoing story of toxic lead pipes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-poison-pill-in-the-proposed-rule-for-voluntary-species-conservation monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/what-environmental-procurement-can-learn-from-the-economics-of-dungeons-amp-dragonsnbsp monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4da3e3a9-b49b-4629-aa86-e86caa7a63dc/Treasure-chest-clipart-free-clipart-images-2.jpg Insights - What environmental procurement can learn from the economics of Dungeons &amp; Dragons&nbsp; - You and your band of heroic friends approach a small settlement up ahead on the cobblestone path you’ve been following for days now. A massive, stone castle surrounded by a small merchant settlement opens up in front of you as you emerge from the dense forest. The town looks…rough. Almost in a state of disrepair, not what you expected. Sitting on a small, rotting stump before you is an old graying goblin in royal purple robes. He beckons you closer. “I’ve been waiting for strong adventurers like yourselves for some time now. Thank goodness you’ve come. Time is running short,” says the quest giver. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-dwisna-allocations monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/how-water-service-boundary-data-advances-environmental-justice-and-climate-resilience monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/5109905b-bf3e-4192-af92-c363b08f4743/Cover+Image Insights - How water service boundary data advances environmental justice and climate resilience&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/top-5-changes-in-the-new-gri-biodiversity-metric monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e8359ea8-e1b8-4fa1-a134-328ed7aee11c/GRI-biodiversity-poster.jpg Insights - Top 5 Changes in the New GRI Biodiversity Metric GRI recently released a ‘consultation draft’ of new biodiversity metrics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8802d42a-a435-4cde-ae85-41588102d717/GRI+sample.png Insights - Top 5 Changes in the New GRI Biodiversity Metric - Make it stand out An example given in the GRI consultation draft on how to report on baseline condition and changes in current reporting year. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-next-next-generation monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/comment-letter-to-the-white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/just-being-in-arizona-will-slow-your-permit-a-pipeline-across-alaska-needs-less-permits-than-a-california-restoration-project-and-other-fun-facts monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1676674578847-GL37QKL1QOWBWNNFI3C7/AlaskaLNG.png Insights - Just Being in Arizona Will Slow Your Permit, a Pipeline across Alaska Needs Less Permits than a California Restoration Project, and Other Fun Facts Alaska LNG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1676674578589-O4XCLWICF8IRZ4SNLNWB/ElkRiverRecoveryProgram.png Insights - Just Being in Arizona Will Slow Your Permit, a Pipeline across Alaska Needs Less Permits than a California Restoration Project, and Other Fun Facts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/wildlife-moves-into-the-state-house monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/cejst-simple-map-big-implications monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c22c9b75-9872-4368-980e-1d723dcad19f/CEJSTwebinar-+March+14%2C+2023+15.01.50.png Insights - CEJST is a simple map, with big implications and attention to cumulative burdens matters. - Make it stand out A webinar of this work was presented in collaboration with WE ACT for Environmental Justice on March 14 - the webinar can be watched here and slides can be found here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1087405c-cb3d-494c-be77-19ac75543abb/Tracts+with+less+than+six+thresholds+met...jpg Insights - CEJST is a simple map, with big implications and attention to cumulative burdens matters. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/04cb19d4-f05c-480c-979e-13e36759c743/Qualifies+using+200%25+poverty%2C+but+not+80%25+AMI+5%2C400+tracts.png Insights - CEJST is a simple map, with big implications and attention to cumulative burdens matters. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b3954605-ece6-426c-990d-80eee155b7a2/state-issue-wide-v1.jpeg Insights - CEJST is a simple map, with big implications and attention to cumulative burdens matters. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/02fb2716-4dcf-40dc-92a9-f432c86f4915/state-issue_no-wf-wide-v1.jpeg Insights - CEJST is a simple map, with big implications and attention to cumulative burdens matters. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9a296ee0-f638-4af4-976e-712b3e25d5e9/Screen+Shot+2023-03-13+at+3.25.17+PM.png Insights - CEJST is a simple map, with big implications and attention to cumulative burdens matters. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2023-farm-bill monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/94dad902-f6a7-4d38-9950-1ebce02fa8aa/EPIC+Farm+Bill+Priorities-compressed-1.png Insights - EPIC 2023 Farm Bill Concepts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-research-finds-that-wetland-and-stream-mitigation-banks-take-over-1000-days-to-approve monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4f468a6e-d8b2-41ae-bc59-de96c1edb779/Thumbnail_EPIC+ERBA+MBI+report.png Insights - New Research Finds that Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banks Take Over 1,000 Days to Approve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/93835309-25e1-4fdd-ba1e-6c3a97aca818/figure1_calendar_TOTALMAN+SPONS+ADD.png Insights - New Research Finds that Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banks Take Over 1,000 Days to Approve - Make it stand out Figure 1. Total Average Time to Approve Mitigation Banks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/64b88c97-9bfe-4f89-892b-03aee38171e2/figure2_boxplot_TOTALMAN_by_DISTRICT_meanorder.png Insights - New Research Finds that Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banks Take Over 1,000 Days to Approve - Make it stand out Figure 2. Timeline of Federal Mandatory Processing of Mitigation Banks by District Districts are ordered from shortest average timeline at the bottom to longest timeline at the top. The number in parentheses indicates the number of banks approved in the District between fiscal year 2014 - 2021. The red line indicates the 225-day timeline required in the 2008 Rule, and the red x indicates the mean (average) for each District. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-time-it-takes-for-restoration-an-analysis-of-mitigation-banking-instrument-timelines monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4f468a6e-d8b2-41ae-bc59-de96c1edb779/Thumbnail_EPIC+ERBA+MBI+report.png Insights - The Time it Takes for Restoration: An Analysis of Mitigation Banking Instrument Timelines - Abstract The 2008 Final Rule on Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources (herein 2008 Rule) provides an approval process for mitigation banks and in-lieu fee programs (ILFs). The 2008 Rule stipulated required timelines for the regulator to both account for regulator workload and ensure that the process did not arbitrarily drag on. In total, the 2008 Rule requires the regulator’s side of the approval process to take no more than 225 days. To date, conversations among stakeholders about timelines have largely been based on anecdotal evidence that timelines are not being met. This research aims to provide a rigorous quantitative analysis of the most complete dataset available as a foundation for fruitful dialogue. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/j40-qual-research monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/who-benefits-from-state-revolving-fund-earmarks monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/bbbec69e-1cff-48d3-b467-82e972129d0b/earmarks_boxplot.png Insights - Who benefits from State Revolving Fund Earmarks? - Make it stand out Figure 1: Boxplots of the demographic characteristics of localities that received 2022 earmarks compared to the state. Some wealthy localities, shown by the pink and purple dots to the far right, receive earmarks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ba5c0dc9-c881-42cf-aa1b-2cc441f576c6/probit%29models.png Insights - Who benefits from State Revolving Fund Earmarks? - Make it stand out Figure 2: Probit statistical regression model showing the correlation between demographic characteristics and the likelihood of receiving an earmark. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/mason-forest-city monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/enviro-agencies-spend-1b-it-where monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/064b49b6-4ac9-47ef-a84e-aaeb3bdc2976/Fed_IT_investment_funding_heatmap+%28final%29.png Insights - Environmental agencies’ $1.5B IT budget - where does it go? - Make it stand out Note: Many investments were assigned to multiple categories and therefore the numbers above do not add up to the total investment for each agency. These categories are based on the short descriptions in the IT dashboard and may therefore under-represent the categories that should be assigned to an investment. Investments categorized as “other” did not fit into any of the 15 named categories above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a88b6d08-bb46-4a49-95b9-6fac76609b26/Fed_IT_investment_coinvest_heatmap.png Insights - Environmental agencies’ $1.5B IT budget - where does it go? - Make it stand out Note: The same investment shown above may be assigned to multiple categories. The heat map above shows only the lead agency and not those that contributed funding. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/alices-adventure-in-state-statute monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4b9b7951-a748-4144-8f84-b1b44b3ff0ed/down+the+rabbit+hole.jpg Insights - Alice's Adventure in State Statute: An Analysis of North Carolina’s Environmental Procurement Authorization - While we sing the praises of this example of government entrepreneurship and innovation, I aimed to learn about how this specific program’s procurement was authorized, and if the rest of the state could do so as well. Would legislative action be required to allow other divisions of the state to issue similar contracts? Could I point other state agencies from across the country in NC’s direction to learn from this approach and adopt similar initiatives? I thought these questions would be fairly straightforward to answer; however, I quickly found myself akin to Alice wandering through Wonderland, unsure what route to take. Tumble down the rabbit hole that is NC state procurement with me. Things get “curiouser and curiouser,” as Alice says. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/show-nature-the-money monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9f438ef0-ac8a-4318-94d9-c1ddb8c62401/Chart+1.png Insights - Show Nature the Money: An argument for moving additional IIJA funding toward wildlife connectivity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7347297e-b07a-4d9e-aa90-b1e700094947/Chart+2.jpeg Insights - Show Nature the Money: An argument for moving additional IIJA funding toward wildlife connectivity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ae577ae4-1970-4309-9121-327b8d540086/chart+3.jpeg Insights - Show Nature the Money: An argument for moving additional IIJA funding toward wildlife connectivity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/moving-wildlife-a-vision-for-the-successful-deployment-of-135-billion-to-restore-wildlife-migrations monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8211ef87-3e9c-43b5-a3dd-bc3ca48e5c3e/Moving+Wildlife.JPG Insights - Moving Wildlife - Moving Wildlife: A Vision for the Successful Deployment of $1.35 billion to Restore Wildlife Migrations By Leanne Spaulding, Wildlife Connectivity Program Manager Transportation infrastructure has improved mobility for millions of people, goods, and services. It has also led to unintentional yet devastating limitations for wildlife migration and biodiversity. Now there is an opportunity to undo some of the accidental damage. Rapid, equitable, and harmonized deployment of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act authorized grant funding administered by several federal agencies for wildlife connectivity and conservation projects such as culvert replacement, wildlife crossings, dam removal, and river and habitat restoration is key. This paper offers several recommendations to expedite government program delivery and optimize connectivity benefits at the landscape ecology scale using these once-in-a-lifetime federal resources. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-participates-in-get-the-lead-out-partnership monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e4f0cc5b-34ca-45ef-ae07-1919c9b714c4/IMG_5424.jpg Insights - 123 – and growing: A national movement to replace toxic lead pipes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/water-service-area-boundaries-a-playbook-for-states monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ddb01b28-589c-430c-878d-da309bb84eb9/2023+02+SAB+State+Playbook+-+EXECUTIVE+SUMMARY1024_1.jpg Insights - Water Service Area Boundaries: A Playbook for States - We shouldn’t have to wonder “Who is responsible for my water?” We should know. There are nearly 50,000 community water systems in the United States that serve 90 percent of the population. And despite the importance of water to health, safety, economic mobility, and overall well being, we do not have a comprehensive, accurate map of who those systems serve. States have a unique opportunity: help develop a high-quality map of the water service areas in your state to improve the design and implementation of water infrastructure, rate design, drought planning, and numerous other programs. This State Playbook is designed to be a resource to state actors, but it can also inform action at the local or federal scale as well. Read the Executive Summary here. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/srf-loan-guarantees-unlock-funding-for-nbs monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/top-kudos-and-concerns-about-cas-resource-conservation-investment-strategies-program monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/46ffbdb7-52d8-4129-99e7-e46a4f759b27/RCIS_Layout_20220916_bright_resize.jpg Insights - Top Kudos and Concerns about CA’s Resource Conservation Investment Strategies Program - California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has proposed changes to their program called the Resource Conservation Investment Strategies Program. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/setasidefunds monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-supports-lead-service-line-replacement monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/hb94 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/restoration-economy-center-2022-year-in-review monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/edad7ee3-40af-4765-8907-00f3c8b1efad/CFApassing.jpg Insights - Restoration Economy Center 2022 Year in Review - 1. Maryland Passed the Conservation Finance Act with Bipartisan Support The law marks the first time that any state has authorized a type of contract that can pay for environmental outcomes the same way they purchase computers (read our press release). Through research on other potential opportunities and knowledge-sharing, we've heard from other states and will be working in 2023 with legislators interested in replicating the CFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c4ca9eba-711c-4751-a644-aa832a90bf94/SackettvEPAthumbnail.jpg Insights - Restoration Economy Center 2022 Year in Review - 2. The Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ is in Flux A Supreme Court case about the definition of 'Waters of the United States' may not be the end of protections for wetlands. The Restoration Economy Center tracked developments and implications for the restoration economy in a 3-part blog series. Part 1 - background, Part 2 - perspectives from stakeholders in the restoration economy, Part 3 - summary of SCOTUS oral arguments, and bonus Buzzfeed quiz: Is it WOTUS after SCOTUS? We’re continuing coverage in 2023, including coverage of the Biden Administration’s December 30th 2022 Rule re-defining WOTUS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a9762711-487e-49ff-8071-db649be6fd15/tribal_Nov.jpg Insights - Restoration Economy Center 2022 Year in Review - 3. Opportunities for Tribal Participation in Compensatory Mitigation REC publishes first-ever reports about tribal opportunities for participation in compensatory mitigation. Report 1 - Promoting Tribal Roles in Providing Compensatory Mitigation Offsets. Report 2 - Tribal Compensatory Mitigation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/617baa48-8bda-4820-88d2-9be2557a7d57/IIJAthumbnail.jpg Insights - Restoration Economy Center 2022 Year in Review - 4. Getting Government Funding Out the Door Faster We voiced our opinions on how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) & Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding can be better spent with innovations in procurement through publications, blog posts, and public comments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8e01936d-3762-422e-ac95-342b66970bd1/RECthumbnail.jpg Insights - Restoration Economy Center 2022 Year in Review - 5. We Launched the Restoration Economy Center! Our vision, a world where environmental restoration outpaces environmental impacts is a big one. We're excited to take this work to the next level in the near future. If you are interested in supporting our growth, please reach out to Phoebe Higgins (phiggins@policyinnovation.org). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/35ede470-f587-4cbc-a36e-0910caa183c9/2022+Year+in+Review.png Insights - Restoration Economy Center 2022 Year in Review - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-paper-purchasing-environmental-progress monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/purchasing-environmental-progress monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d3627dd3-0f62-4d42-90d9-c56f58eac403/Screenshot+2023-01-19+at+3.26.17+PM.png Insights - Purchasing Environmental Progress - Purchasing Environmental Progress: Some state programs have fully bought into innovation, others are stuck writing paper checks. States are major buyers of restoration outcomes, but they usually purchase these outcomes through traditional construction contracts and bid processes. Some state programs are leading the way with outcomes-based procurement that speeds up timelines and creates assurances around project success. This paper features those efforts and makes recommendations for others that are well-positioned to adopt Pay for Success (PFS) programs. We compile case studies, share opportunities, and provide constructive recommendations with a focus on underlying legislative authority. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/five-ideas-for-state-revolving-fund-programs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/why-are-we-spending-of-a-restoration-projects-funding-on-permitting monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0f250b7c-03a0-4a6c-8dd3-cd66e7af7020/RestorationFundinginBIL.jpg Insights - Why are We Spending ⅓ of a Restoration Project’s Funding on Permitting? - Make it stand out Table is from the EPIC report Delivering Faster Restoration with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ce65e164-0297-4aa8-8c29-ef04dde7c135/BIL_needsMIT2.jpg Insights - Why are We Spending ⅓ of a Restoration Project’s Funding on Permitting? - Make it stand out Image credit: The Brookings Institute, 2022. “THIS WILL NEED MITIGATION” added by the authors. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/bald-and-golden-eagles-enlist-the-resistance-pjbm2 monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1672957159266-91FL238OO4JEZ164IRM2/USGS+map+symbol+of+wetland+features.jpg Insights - New Year, New Definition of Waters of the United States - On December 30, the Biden Administration released a pre-publication version of their final Rule re-defining ‘Waters of the United States’ (WOTUS). Last year alone, the government reviewed 20,000 applications that essentially ask ‘Is this a water?’ While it might seem obvious what a water or wetland or stream is, the sheer number of applications gives a sense of the complexity of that question, not to mention the high stakes - it could either be $0 to develop a project or much more. So while WOTUS is a jargon-y term, what it really means is how much of US wetlands, streams, rivers, and lakes are protected. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/navigating-the-terms-gi-nbs monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/versatile-purpose-new-irt-workbooks-offer-additional-resources-for-tribal-compensatory-mitigation monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/in-a-year-of-great-water-policy-congress-takes-a-big-step-backwards-with-earmarks-from-water-infrastructure-finance-program monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/97415162-b069-4a52-8cdf-22e59dfb2749/states_losing_SRFs.png Insights - Earmarks harm half of states’ water financing - Make it stand out States losing funding because of earmarks from SRF allotments https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ira-tweaks monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/iowa-map monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/bringing-human-centered-design-into-restoration-tracking monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a84d85e3-78d1-4f66-b237-7180aa405b7c/ribits+home+page.png Insights - Bringing Human-Centered Design into Restoration Tracking - Make it stand out RIBITS homepage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/320ad7bd-9b91-460b-a395-a8ec8f55ff40/zoom+presenting.png Insights - Bringing Human-Centered Design into Restoration Tracking - Make it stand out The project team presenting to the Army Corps of Engineers about our design process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8a9eae94-1bee-45e0-be9f-3b9a21612637/Screen+Shot+2022-12-16+at+5.46.31+PM.png Insights - Bringing Human-Centered Design into Restoration Tracking - Make it stand out A user shares his screen and walks us through his process and pain points. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4becd6db-fcc1-46a6-8082-106dbfbb7d7a/miro+snapshot.png Insights - Bringing Human-Centered Design into Restoration Tracking - Make it stand out A snapshot from our affinity diagram in Miro that clusters ideas/sentiments from RIBITS users by themes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2c23a47c-73a8-4fc3-a701-273816d7b04c/user+journey.png Insights - Bringing Human-Centered Design into Restoration Tracking - Make it stand out A snapshot from the user journey in Excalidraw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/42ff2e3b-8ece-4207-bce5-05c83e0d1ecc/hand+drawn+image.jpg Insights - Bringing Human-Centered Design into Restoration Tracking - Make it stand out A sketch of a redesigned home page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/075876cf-e1bd-458d-b11e-2233f402fc2b/RIBITS+v2.0_15secGIF.gif Insights - Bringing Human-Centered Design into Restoration Tracking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/for-immediate-release-epic-releases-a-new-report-to-guide-replacement-of-toxic-lead-pipes-over-next-decade monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/cad3f8df-e221-4857-b3c7-b87c945dd013/reportcover.PNG Insights - For Immediate Release: EPIC Releases a New Report to Guide Replacement of Toxic Lead Pipes Over Next Decade - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/if-you-can-track-a-pizza-you-can-track-a-permit monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/100e9f2f-949f-4558-ba6f-c28e4b6a9bd4/PizzaTrackerGIF.gif Insights - If You Can Track a Pizza, You Can Track a Permit - Friday night is pizza night in my household, and Domino’s is a staple in our rotation. They have a great pizza tracker app that gives you a sense of the steps in the process and importantly, when to leave the house to pick up that pizza right when it’s fresh out of the oven! Wouldn’t it be nice to apply this pizza tracker idea to other processes, like a permit going through regulatory approval? I’ve spent over 100 hours analyzing US Army Corps of Engineering (USACE) data over the last couple months, especially looking at the approval timeframe of mitigation bank approvals (report forthcoming). The experience sometimes makes me shake my head and wonder: If you can track a pizza, why can’t you track a permit? It turns out you can, in Virginia. Several other permit tracking/streamlining efforts in the US have made advances, but miss out in documenting deadlines, tracking progress, providing transparency, and utilizing this technology to diagnose and improve the permitting process (more on this later). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1f1da978-208e-48ff-843e-42dab4cb4586/PEEP+GIF_v2.gif Insights - If You Can Track a Pizza, You Can Track a Permit - Here’s what it looks like, from the opening screen where you can search permits, to the permit details that include target timeframes and coordination with external agencies. Note in the GIF how time with the applicant is tracked in yellow. This is important to track, as without it, it would be impossible to know whether the agency or the applicant was holding up the approval process. Tracking coordination with other agencies (e.g., with other Virginia agencies, or federal agencies like USACE or the US Fish and Wildlife Service) is also important as ‘complex’ projects requiring multiple permits have been cited as a factor in permit timelines (Kihslinger et al., 2020). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6bb27692-91b9-4993-81cd-48284abd7172/PEEP_permitdetailscreenshot.jpg Insights - If You Can Track a Pizza, You Can Track a Permit - Make it stand out An example of target timeframes provided in PEEP. This particular box is showing the applicant’s responsibility for one of the steps in permitting. The applicant’s target timeframe was 15 days, but they completed the step in 55 days. Source: VA DEQ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7ca862ab-6c5d-4e04-bd02-c3596f19c187/PEEPblog_table.jpg Insights - If You Can Track a Pizza, You Can Track a Permit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8fb7ded2-a892-4349-907f-7e008202dd4b/PEEPblog_notifications.jpg Insights - If You Can Track a Pizza, You Can Track a Permit - Make it stand out Automatic emails provided by PEEP. Source: Rolband, 2022, presentation to the Ecological Restoration Business Association. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/accelerating-technology-projects-in-environmental-agencies-technology-provider-view monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ira-tech monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7ab5f9a6-a074-4687-936a-74b96b878287/Drone+for+Ag.jpg Insights - To spend $20 billion, USDA needs to embrace conservation tech - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/from-the-ground-up-a-guide-to-lslr monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b1ff66c9-f398-4652-9160-09ee64493df4/reportcover.PNG Insights - From the ground up: A guide to replacing the nation’s toxic lead pipes over the next decade - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/accelerating-technology-projects-in-environmental-agencies monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9c99ae89-d62a-44c1-9a80-4c30761e3289/EPIC_AcceleratedTech_FINAL.jpeg Insights - Accelerating Technology Projects in Environmental Agencies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tribal-compensatory-mitigation monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/de025f6b-3668-43bd-bdde-4c41f34f0554/Screen+Shot+2022-12-02+at+2.04.17+PM.png Insights - Tribal Compensatory Mitigation - Tribal compensatory mitigation, how often do you hear that idea? A question as equally important is how often does the idea come up but get shut down because navigating the compensatory mitigation rule and guidelines, along with tribal sovereignty and considerations, is too challenging? Environmental damage, climate change and the need for restoration does not discriminate against tribal lands. Neither do federal regulations to provide no net loss offsets to natural resources. Tribes, like anyone else, can develop a need for offsets on tribal lands, whether it be from tribal development or something else. However, when there is a need for offsets, what are the considerations for tribes and how do they navigate a regulatory program that does not consider them as a sponsor or participant in providing offsets? Dive in and learn a little bit more about the tribes who have navigated Section 404 Clean Water Act, the Compensatory Mitigation rule. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/investing-in-a-modern-map-of-our-nations-wetlands monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3c3f1ac1-7d74-4d74-a099-7a0e4ea14805/NWI+image+year+%28map2%29.png Insights - It’s Time to Invest in a Modern Map of our Nation's Wetlands - Make it stand out Much of the National Wetland Inventory has not been updated since the 1980s. Source: USFWS (https://fwsprimary.wim.usgs.gov/wetlands/apps/wetlands-mapper/) https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ira-outcomes monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7313eacd-29fd-41a3-84c4-8b41cc8a361b/istockphoto-1150776990-612x612.jpg Insights - To spend $20 billion, USDA needs to swing for the fences on environmental outcomes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/hey-h2ohio-buy-outcomes-not-practices monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f148bace-5e91-4628-a766-bc44c13ac3fc/162nzl.jpeg Insights - Hey H2Ohio- buy outcomes, not practices! - I can hear you thinking, “Ok, Grace. That makes sense. But why Ohio? There are state programs like this all over, why call out this specific program?” Ohio has a uniquely perfect storm of legislative ambiguity, available support, and geography that has not only piqued my interest, but the interest of the private restoration sector as well. Let’s break it down. <— Ohio @ me https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/bald-and-golden-eagles-enlist-the-resistance monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1416698f-d862-43bc-889f-02cf4e8dfb5c/TheResistance.jpg Insights - Bald and Golden Eagles Enlist the Resistance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/states-can-use-certain-policy-tools-to-direct-more-clean-water-state-revolving-funds-to-green-infrastructure monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/617b6ed8-8c4d-4b9f-b235-fa9901d418fe/Untitled3.png Insights - States can use certain policy tools to direct more Clean Water State Revolving Funds to Green Infrastructure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/sovereignty-data-and-maps monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d812f0a1-b1d2-4e70-a8c9-cbb01d65f712/Water+SAB+-+StateTribal+Advice+%281%29.png Insights - Sovereignty, Data and Maps: How accurately represented are Tribes in water utility service area boundaries data? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/nasda-cwomp-action monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/oregon-water-futures-sabs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-selected-as-a-national-environmental-finance-center monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/green-infrastructure-and-houselessness-blog-series-part-3-recommendations-and-projects-to-look-at-for-inspiration monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/07e7d76e-5a28-4817-924f-5ea59921e316/markus-spiske-vrbZVyX2k4I-unsplash.jpg Insights - Green Infrastructure and Houselessness Blog Series: Part 3- Recommendations and Projects to Look at for Inspiration - Make it stand out Photo from Unsplash by photographer Markus Spiske https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1d887326-30d4-4b28-b9f4-5509af47ad09/Where-Do-We-Go-Homeless-Tents.jpg Insights - Green Infrastructure and Houselessness Blog Series: Part 3- Recommendations and Projects to Look at for Inspiration - Make it stand out Image from Where Do We Go? Berkeley, a non-profit founded by Berkeley unhoused residents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9dfed604-8616-4e65-bc68-135bc8f30358/Untitled1.png Insights - Green Infrastructure and Houselessness Blog Series: Part 3- Recommendations and Projects to Look at for Inspiration - Make it stand out Illustration from the article The affordable housing crisis, explained on Curbed https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/leveraging-spatial-data-to-identify-communities-in-need-of-funding-to-provide-safe-drinking-water monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/68515cc7-9144-4ef3-90aa-4a85c4c75f1d/EPIC_MDI_Blog.png Insights - Water service area boundaries enable new insights - including identifying water systems that are most in need of funding to address drinking water inequality. - Make it stand out Each dot on this graph is a community water system in Texas. Water systems are then put into one of four categories based on those that have received DWSRF funding, as well as those that have persistent health-based violations. The x-axis then shows how many census tracts within a water utility’s service area boundary are considered disadvantaged per CEQ’s definition. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/wildlife-connectivity-funding-influx monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/fairer-funding-stream monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-fairer-funding-stream monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/80080cf0-b98b-43ab-83b6-e549e9d81199/report_title.png Insights - A Fairer Funding Stream - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/advancing-equity-j40-urban monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/64bedb86-4bf3-46e5-ab2f-4f38f63438c4/Screen+Shot+2022-10-25+at+10.12.51+PM.png Insights - Advancing Equity, Climate Action, and Economic Health in Communities - 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The Clean Water Act turns 50 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1666096918600-EM6F3P9UKEZWR3EORRG8/AB674D3B-17A1-4499-8FC9-4E1F557BB442.jpg Insights - The Clean Water Act turns 50 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1666096755048-DS72DCQFIDD8XJIUQTVV/20220813_093627.jpg Insights - The Clean Water Act turns 50 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/green-infrastructure-and-houselessness-blog-series-part-1-an-introduction monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/be2a9d2c-d57e-42a1-9d43-96dc250c7746/coastal-flooding_figure2_2021.png Insights - Green Infrastructure and Houselessness Blog Series: Part 1 -An Introduction - Make it stand out This graph displays the average number of days of flooding in coastal cities in the U.S. (EPA, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/dec1e4a0-3017-4f19-89f9-a964cd06c5c6/Examples-of-green-infrastructure-measures-for-stormwater-management.png Insights - Green Infrastructure and Houselessness Blog Series: Part 1 -An Introduction - Make it stand out Examples of Green Infrastructure from A Review on Applications of Urban Flood Models in Flood Mitigation Strategies figure from Natural Hazards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/db792cdc-0ef5-4d57-90f3-96118cd786ea/jon-tyson-12ranAeHHvc-unsplash.jpg Insights - Green Infrastructure and Houselessness Blog Series: Part 1 -An Introduction - Make it stand out Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/corporate-action-on-biodiversity-sweden monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/95483eea-c64e-4f74-8379-4cbf2aa18724/graphic-biodiversity.jpeg Insights - Corporate Action on Biodiversity: Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/50exn2v1bbty413z225pljnmqpu13b monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1665096226570-FBZUWV4IXGSMN8ZJE8IM/Screen+Shot+2022-10-06+at+3.36.27+PM.png Insights - Coordinating Environmental Nonprofit work on Disadvantaged Community and Affordability Criteria Definitions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1665182182279-IC6IM1PGTVVPKPYD24FW/Screen+Shot+2022-10-06+at+3.49.36+PM.png Insights - Coordinating Environmental Nonprofit work on Disadvantaged Community and Affordability Criteria Definitions - Make it stand out Image: Table 7 of Wisconsin’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Intended Use Plan, page 14 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/commentletter-feedback-on-the-ej-scorecard monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/flyer-best-practices-how-to-replace-lead-pipes-quickly-efficiently-and-equitably-over-the-next-decade monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2e2973c3-97b5-49c9-94b8-971a81602866/Best+Practices+for+LSLR+%288%29.png Insights - Best Practices: How to Replace Lead Pipes Quickly, Efficiently, and Equitably Over the Next Decade - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/testimony-on-trusting-the-tap monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1664847635348-R87N0VNTGFXGIEIR46MN/Screen+Shot+2022-10-03+at+6.40.20+PM.png Insights - Testimony of Maureen Cunningham and Dr. Katy Hansen on Trusting the Tap: Upgrading America’s Drinking Water - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/major-themes-covered-in-sackett-v-epa monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1664830081655-75TPET78NG6N8SSAXN9M/unsplash-image-Vq__yk6faOI.jpg Insights - Major Themes from the Supreme Court’s Hearing of Sackett v EPA Today the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Sackett v. EPA (background here, audio recording here), which could have major consequences for federal protection of wetlands under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Major themes covered were Congress’ intent that ‘waters’ include wetlands; relative support of protecting ‘adjacent’ wetlands; and criticism of the current ‘significant nexus’ test for non-adjacent wetlands. Read on for a brief summary and notes from oral arguments from October 3rd. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/green-infrastructure-and-houselessness-a-blog-series monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/896aca2e-9fa2-483d-9449-da249f78a66f/ezgif-2-bb921ecf31.jpg Insights - Green Infrastructure and Houselessness: A Blog Series - Make it stand out A homeless encampment in Santa Cruz, California in December 2021. The Guardian Article: ‘Like a nightmare’: major rainstorm floods Santa Cruz homeless community by Gabrielle Canon (Photograph: Nic Coury/AP) https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/uk-net-gain monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e99837c7-4b75-417f-8edc-2ea982a8ea9b/chart.png Insights - United Kingdom’s Net Gain for Biodiversity Goals - Make it stand out Modeled costs of offsite biodiversity banks versus onsite compensatory mitigation. Credit: Ecosystem Marketplace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ba434271-c4c2-4ebe-a842-d4654f24f69d/ecology+by+design.jpeg Insights - United Kingdom’s Net Gain for Biodiversity Goals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/europe-biodiviersity-policy-innovation monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/intersection-of-lead-tech monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7a39b486-514f-4192-bfdc-db5fe3531ace/Screen+Shot+2022-09-26+at+11.28.31+AM.png Insights - Intersection of Technology and Water: Using Technology to Speed Up Lead Pipe Replacement - Make it stand out The photo depicts a tap card - one of thousands of paper records in this particular municipality. This tap card indicates some basic information about the service line composition and location, with handwritten notes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/408e389c-9c13-4627-b89e-522e634cb0e4/Screen+Shot+2022-09-26+at+11.30.25+AM.png Insights - Intersection of Technology and Water: Using Technology to Speed Up Lead Pipe Replacement - Make it stand out A dashboard of lead pipe metrics is a great tool to show real-time progress on the removal of lead service lines. The City of Platteville, Wisconsin (population: 12,113) created a dashboard that is updated in real-time using a mobile application. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/it-is-possible-to-work-quickly-iteratively-and-in-community-to-tackle-gaps-in-water-data monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/234f01fa-0aa5-4aa5-a541-99d8b0780dc7/Quality+of+States+-+Sept+2022.jpg Insights - It is possible to work quickly, iteratively and in community to tackle gaps in water data. - Make it stand out This map shows the quality of service area boundary data per state, based on what tier the majority of the water systems in the state are- see the full dataset here. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/what-we-learned-about-the-lead-free-water-challenge-and-working-with-small-and-medium-sized-municipalities-how-to-prepare-your-service-line-material-inventory-without-knowing-everything-yet monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d99f460e-dbe0-49b3-8314-14443badf782/1.PNG Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/efe8330b-5518-4435-9f57-2b1e2d90faf4/BlueConduit-Detroit-97_websize.jpg Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet - Make it stand out Index card records on service lines. Photo taken at Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. Note: their records have been digitized. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fe4beabe-ad1e-44df-9cef-8ba0933e3142/toledo-no-records.png Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet - Make it stand out A map of service line materials in Toledo, Ohio showing lots of dark blue “no record” locations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/72ca12a6-6dfe-4267-8df9-b48b67ea7ddf/toledo-predictions.png Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet - Make it stand out A map of service line materials in Toledo. Ohio showing predictions of service line materials: the golden yellow is high likelihood of lead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/e27e91c7-9245-4ddd-828e-1f307d7e265f/Toledo-program-schedule-as-of-09-2022.png Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet - Make it stand out The schedule for lead service line replacements in Toledo, from their website: toledo.oh.gov/lead-lines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/094b5fb7-2cc6-41f7-996b-230eb222403e/toledo-replaced.jpg Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet - Make it stand out Toledo’s public-facing map, available on their website: toledo.oh.gov/lead-lines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2a77d4c3-0022-4596-9788-d96c418efc24/2.PNG Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet - Make it stand out Image from https://sketchplanations.com/sampling-bias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fdbc224f-e89e-4639-ae9a-fb34e1b26d75/toledo-predictions-neighborhood-level.png Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet - Make it stand out This map shows Toledo neighborhoods with lead service pipes. In Toledo as in many other cities, the lead is concentrated in the older urban neighborhoods. Screenshot from our storymap on funding lead pipe replacements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2734a90f-b9f7-45e0-a89d-910e9fe9c0a6/LSL-nationwide.png Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About How To Prepare Your Inventory Without Knowing Everything Yet - Make it stand out BlueConduit’s national estimate of water-system level lead service line predictions. To get a prediction, you will need the public water system ID (PWSID) for your water system (you can look up PWSIDs here). https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/what-we-learned-from-evaluating-drinking-water-infrastructure-funding-its-currently-too-hard-to-effectively-track-where-infrastructure-improvements-are-going monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/14fdb19e-654c-42e4-860d-692c7fbee22c/1.PNG Insights - What We Learned From Evaluating Drinking Water Funding &amp; Why It’s Currently Too Hard to Effectively Track - Make it stand out Quality of PPLs per state for machine-readability and robustness of data related to lead pipe replacements. To see the full categorization per state, see our spreadsheet here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f1d4c5d6-708c-4a97-8807-64d413229640/2.png Insights - What We Learned From Evaluating Drinking Water Funding &amp; Why It’s Currently Too Hard to Effectively Track - Make it stand out Example: Wyoming Project Priority List (PPL) for FY2022 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/buzzfeed-quiz monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/45dd8f2b-b85f-4c7f-90fe-af560d6a1049/BuzzfeedWOTUSSCOTUS.png Insights - Buzzfeed Quiz - Is it WOTUS after SCOTUS? On October 3, the Supreme Court will hear a case to determine the fate of streams and wetlands. Take our fun (/alarming) Buzzfeed quiz about Waters of the United States, or WOTUS and test your knowledge: tinyurl.com/WOTUSquiz Click here to listen in on oral arguments on October 3. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/wotus-explainer monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a8983ea6-ba26-4ff2-9402-d7e9eb813748/WOTUSinSCOTUS_overview_thumbnail.png Insights - WOTUS Explainer - “Waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, is a jargon-y term describing the extent of the federal protections of wetlands, streams, rivers, and lakes across the US under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will hear Sackett v EPA on October 3rd to rule on what constitutes WOTUS. This case could have huge implications for the public, the regulated community, and the restoration economy - a little-known sector that employs 126,000 across the US in activities like the restoration and mitigation required under the CWA. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/menu-of-options-data-and-technology-to-replace-lead-pipes-faster monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1664207145052-HQHOEAVN1CHNZ0Y7CKUY/Screen+Shot+2022-09-26+at+10.45.19+AM.png Insights - Menu of Options: Data and Technology To Replace Lead Pipes Faster - EPIC created this reference guide, Menu of Options: Data and Technology to Replace Lead Pipes Faster, to share some of the service providers we encountered, through our 2021 Water Data Prize and other interactions, who offer data tools and technologies to public water utilities. This is a guide, not an endorsement, of a variety of service providers related to lead service line replacement, which we organized in the following categories: Asset Management, Mapping and Public Dashboards, Field Tools, Predictive Modeling Tools, and Communications. While not an exhaustive list, the Menu of Options aims to connect more public water utilities to available service providers who offer data and technology solutions. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/getting-money-out-the-door-faster-design-build-as-an-alternative-procurement-tool monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/lead-free-water-challenge-what-we-learned-about-proactive-communications-around-lead-service-line-replacement monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/73aff23c-f5f8-4c26-a1e6-d5fca172ea4a/pavan-trikutam-71CjSSB83Wo-unsplash.jpg Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About Proactive Communications Around Lead Service Line Replacement - Make it stand out Image: Pavan Trikutam, unsplash.com https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-participates-in-great-lakes-and-st-lawrence-cities-initiative-meeting-with-mayors-on-water-equity monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/757ef4eb-536c-4870-a2f6-b63a614a7b9c/JanetOneWater.png Insights - EPIC participates in Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative meeting with mayors on water equity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-report-promoting-tribal-roles-in-providing-compensatory-mitigation-offsets monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1663252675397-A8SGZCJJE2GZ3VDQA0M6/tribal+mit+thumbnail2.png Insights - New Report: Promoting Tribal Roles in Providing Compensatory Mitigation Offsets - Tribal participation in ecological restoration is needed now more than ever. However, policy constraints limit tribes’ participation in restoration, specifically for compensatory mitigation purposes. This paper contains recommendations for the Biden Administration that opens opportunities for tribal participation in restoration. Mariah Black Bird and Timothy Male, 2022. “Promoting Tribal roles in providing compensatory mitigation offsets.” Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Washington D.C. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/promoting-tribal-roles-in-providing-compensatory-mitigation-offsets monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1663252675397-A8SGZCJJE2GZ3VDQA0M6/tribal+mit+thumbnail2.png Insights - Promoting Tribal Roles in Providing Compensatory Mitigation Offsets - Tribal participation in ecological restoration is needed now more than ever. However, policy constraints limit tribes’ participation in restoration, specifically for compensatory mitigation purposes. This paper contains recommendations for the Biden Administration that opens opportunities for tribal participation in restoration. Mariah Black Bird and Timothy Male, 2022. “Promoting Tribal roles in providing compensatory mitigation offsets.” Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Washington D.C. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/build-conservation-banking-back-better monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/59518303-7e53-4164-a737-92d56cbd99d0/Conservation+Banks_Appr+and+Sold+Out_092022_PNG_2.png Insights - Build Conservation Banking Back Better - Make it stand out Approved and sold-out conservation banks as of September 2022 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/anpr-cheat-sheet monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/perspectives-on-the-upcoming-supreme-court-decision-on-wotus-from-the-restoration-economy-community monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/79a1697b-e551-4091-aa3f-fb5a7b79558b/15314045649_68289e0e76_k.jpg Insights - Perspectives on the Upcoming Supreme Court Decision on WOTUS from the Restoration Economy Community - Make it stand out Want to build a house in a flash flood zone? After the Supreme Court decides on Sackett v EPA in October, maybe you can. Credit: “Flash Flood in the Cove, Snake Valley.” Paul Inkenbrandt, CC-BY-SA 2.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/efcfcfec-d5bd-40d2-a9f2-a191a876314c/ephemeral+stream+Upper+San+Pedro+Basin+Cochise+County+SE+AZ_USGS.jpg Insights - Perspectives on the Upcoming Supreme Court Decision on WOTUS from the Restoration Economy Community - Make it stand out Example of an ephemeral stream that could lose federal protection. Location: Upper San Pedro Basin Cochise County, Southeast Arizona. Credit: USGS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/446df727-eec7-48b6-9a2b-b66ff07b078b/Patchwork+of+states_ELI+Sept+2022+data_v1.png Insights - Perspectives on the Upcoming Supreme Court Decision on WOTUS from the Restoration Economy Community - Make it stand out A patchwork of state-level protections, with some states that expand or contract protection with changes in the federal definition of WOTUS (= WOTUS), states that have limited additional protections (WOTUS +), and states that have comprehensive protections greater than WOTUS (> WOTUS). Based on ELI, 2022. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/reforming-state-srf-policies-lessons-learned-from-advocacy-in-wisconsin monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/scenarios-of-wotus-in-scotus monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a6469043-7751-4957-95ca-7a394a3e55be/Desert+Wetland+Point+of+Rocks+Spring+at+Ash+Meadows+NV_USGS_v7.jpg Insights - Scenarios of WOTUS in SCOTUS - Key take-aways: In Sackett v EPA, a likely scenario is that the Supreme Court will side with the plaintiff. Non-perennial streams and non-surface water connected wetlands will no longer have federal protections. This scenario would affect arid states the most, where 80% of streams are non-perennial. 14% of permits (by count) and 42% percent of impacts by linear feet of streams would no longer require federal authorization, based on an analysis of Section 404 permit data. Waters that lose federal protection could still be protected by states. 19 states already have protections greater than federal protections and will see less impact. The patchwork of regulations by state will create challenges for state agencies and companies working across states. Desert Wetland. Location: Point of Rocks Spring at Ash Meadows, NV. Credit: USGS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1660324873638-FPHW76TW0L89Q736804I/Slider_AFTER_NWPR+2020_Post-SCOTUS+2022+WOTUS2.png Insights - Scenarios of WOTUS in SCOTUS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1660324873637-ONJYRW3XRB0SSR357PZE/Slider_BEFORE_Post-Rapanos+2008+WOTUSjpg.jpg Insights - Scenarios of WOTUS in SCOTUS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b372f5f8-d749-4959-ad49-3cb90f9bd53d/ephemeral+stream+Upper+San+Pedro+Basin+Cochise+County+SE+AZ_USGS.jpg Insights - Scenarios of WOTUS in SCOTUS - Make it stand out Figure 2: Ephemeral stream that would lose protection. Location: Upper San Pedro Basin, Cochise County, AZ. Credit: USGS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/566a28ff-870f-4302-b53f-d3a5c1aba05a/Aver+Number+of+Permits+Annually.png Insights - Scenarios of WOTUS in SCOTUS Figure 3. Average number of permits authorized annually, by Cowardin classification https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/c4a83b69-698c-40b4-8902-eb44cb9d675f/Ave+LF+of+Auth+Impact+Annually.png Insights - Scenarios of WOTUS in SCOTUS Figure 4. Average linear feet of impacts authorized annually, by Cowardin classification https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/ab831bae-2ef7-4baf-bcb2-747333b7c9b3/Ave+AC+of+Auth+Impact+Annually.png Insights - Scenarios of WOTUS in SCOTUS Figure 5. Average acreage of impacts authorized annually, by Cowardin classification https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/446df727-eec7-48b6-9a2b-b66ff07b078b/Patchwork+of+states_ELI+Sept+2022+data_v1.png Insights - Scenarios of WOTUS in SCOTUS - Make it stand out A patchwork of state-level protections, with some states that expand or contract protection with changes in the federal definition of WOTUS (= WOTUS), states that have limited additional protections (WOTUS +), and states that have comprehensive protections greater than WOTUS (> WOTUS). Based on ELI, 2022. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/environmental-agencies-need-more-modern-approaches-to-data-and-technology-a-digital-service-for-the-planet-can-help monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/environmental-agencies-need-the-best-data-and-technology-for-environmental-stewardship-a-digital-service-for-the-planet-can-help monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/one-month-cwca monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/icymi-cwpp monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/whats-in-a-name-one-writers-frustration-with-technical-term-redundancy monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/lead-free-water-challenge-what-we-learned-about-data-management-and-lead-service-line-inventories monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8fdbeac6-b4f3-47cf-81f5-786081bc537d/image+1.PNG Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About Data Management and Lead Service Line Inventories - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/36fcad5f-ddde-4062-ac06-1790f94b9772/image+2.PNG Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About Data Management and Lead Service Line Inventories - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/fc01bac0-ae50-4e26-8960-17686993e536/image+3.PNG Insights - Lead-Free Water Challenge: What We Learned About Data Management and Lead Service Line Inventories - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-applauds-epa-guidance-on-inventories monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/service-area-boundaries-state-case-study monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/928a4cd6-701d-468a-8046-8301dd434680/State_SAB_Availability_August+2022.png Insights - 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. - Make it stand out Fourteen states have publicly available service area boundary data. Other states may have a smaller subset of service area boundary data available to the public, full datasets that are not publicly available, or lack service area boundaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/0c833ce4-a23c-48b0-82c8-fd3b73d7726e/Case+study+states.png Insights - 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. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-applauds-epa-and-usdas-closing-americas-wastewater-access-gap-community-initiative-to-support-onsite-wastewater-systems-in-disinvested-communities monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/investing-in-americas-onsite-wastewater-treatment-systems-for-equity-and-sustainability monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d8eec719-fa95-47f0-874a-f01fcc73bcd4/septics.PNG Insights - Investing in America’s Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems for Equity and Sustainability - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-report-investing-in-americas-onsite-wastewater-treatment-systems-for-equity-and-sustainability monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b3c3cf9c-60e9-46bf-bc30-9a65e054bf49/septics.PNG Insights - New Report: Investing in America’s Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems for Equity and Sustainability - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/common-pay-for-success-contracting-pitfalls-and-how-to-avoid-them monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-fight-for-the-right-to-clean-water-and-sanitation-in-californias-unincorporated-communities monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/breaking-news-species-banking-anpr-released monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1e93082a-402f-44e8-b1d6-6fe10fac9e3a/restoration+cranes+bulldozer.jpg Insights - Breaking News: Species Banking ANPR Released - "Valle de Oro NWR 2nd Place Restoration" Sandhill Cranes near wetlands construction by Wendy Tanner/USFWS, CC BY 2.0 Mitigation policy, and enforcement of those policies, are crucial both to safeguarding species and to create workable requirements that incentivize investment in a supply of advance ecological offsets for species likely to face some unavoided impacts from economic development and infrastructure projects. The agency’s previous conservation banking policy dates back to 2003. A great deal has been learned about compensatory mitigation from the world of wetland and stream mitigation since then, particularly since the ‘2008 Rule’ for Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources under CWA Section 404. Multiple studies have been published on lessons learned and recommendations for better species mitigation policy (DOI Office of Policy Analysis, 2016; Carerras Gamarra and Toombs, 2017; White et al., 2021; EPIC, 2021). Thus it’s unfortunate that the ANPR is only about one page, rather than a more substantial framework of a regulation. It’s also unfortunate that this ANPR has come out before the expected reinstatement of FWS and ESA mitigation policies as it creates a bit of confusion as to how to comment on a topic that was previously addressed in the 2016 policies. For example, the ANPR is asking for comments on durability and additionality, themes covered in the 2016 mitigation policies. In our read here, we assume the 2016 policies will be coming back soon in close-to their original form, as those 2016 policies were well vetted and aligned with widely accepted offset policy principles. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-report-clean-water-act-priorities-for-offset-policies monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/cb9e59bd-4efd-48e9-a6b0-d8f3fb3daece/Infra+projects+map+May+2022.jpg Insights - New Report: Clean Water Act - Priorities for Offset Policies - Make it stand out Credit: GSA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/d608a6c9-b2d9-4b4a-a2de-6094b494d4c7/Nelson+Minar+US+rivers+in+the+contiguous+48+CC-BY-SA+2_0.jpg Insights - New Report: Clean Water Act - Priorities for Offset Policies - Make it stand out Credit: Nelson Minar, US rivers in the contiguous 48, CC-BY-SA 2.0 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/clean-water-act-priorities-for-offset-policies-that-benefit-the-environment-and-communities monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1658429505735-UST1LFKPXTT2UYRB9EE3/CWA+mit+report+cover+thumbnail.jpg Insights - Clean Water Act: Priorities for Offset Policies that Benefit the Environment and Communities Mitigation programs developed under the Clean Water Act are some of the most robust in the US and in the world. However, more clarity is needed to provide project developers the certainty they need regarding when and how credits will be recognized, where projects should be prioritized and that incentives will support a market for credit demand. A durable WOTUS definition, more robust water quality trading guidance and specific guidance for dam removals will all support the expansion of a market for buyers and sellers of mitigation credits. If implemented, these recommendations will ultimately ensure fewer impacts go unmitigated, and that high quality offsets are developed in advance of impacts. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/private-impact-investors-can-help-improve-americas-drinking-water-wastewater-and-stormwater-systems-advancing-health-and-equity monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/impact-investing-opportunities-to-advance-water-health-and-equity monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2e8075e6-9f18-47fa-8fae-e28a323afc9f/WaterInvestingReport_Cover+Page.png Insights - Impact Investing Opportunities to Advance Water, Health and Equity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/municipal-leaders-integral-to-the-success-of-lead-pipe-replacement-in-the-united-states monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/252c1579-c549-42d4-8b7a-1be7ca19fd67/Highlighting+Leaders+Memes+%281%29.jpg Insights - Municipal Leaders: Integral to the success of lead pipe replacement in the United States - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tackling-environmental-injustice-ej-communities-should-have-a-say monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/97ad7232-febd-4ac2-8009-4851a0be5a77/image.png Insights - Tackling Environmental Injustice: EJ Communities Should Have a Say - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/skaneateles-lake monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/service-area-boundaries-j40-case-study monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/states-act-to-get-the-lead-out-faster-will-they-be-better-poised-to-access-federal-funding monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-report-a-look-at-four-new-natural-resource-procurement-bills monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1655991328447-1WDIYOEO4Q823UCV68IP/Screen+Shot+2022-06-23+at+9.24.19+AM.png Insights - New Report: A look at four new natural resource procurement bills - Four Senate bills propose straightforward procurement strategies that facilitate private capital in environmental outcomes: S.3539 - Watershed Results Act (Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]) S.3266 - Outdoor Recreation Act (Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]) SEC 302. Forest Service Conservation Finance Partnerships SEC 304. Public Private Partnerships to Modernize Campgrounds on Federal Land S.1855 - Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 (Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]) Title 1. Landscape-Scale Forest Restoration S.4231 - STREAM Act (Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]) SEC. 302. Performance-Based Restoration Authority https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-look-at-four-new-natural-resource-procurement-bills monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/f4a690c0-c69a-40bf-8803-785dce608d13/Screen+Shot+2022-06-23+at+9.24.19+AM.png Insights - A look at four new natural resource procurement bills - Four Senate bills propose straightforward procurement strategies that facilitate private capital in environmental outcomes: S.3539 - Watershed Results Act (Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]) S.3266 - Outdoor Recreation Act (Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]) S.1855 - Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 (Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]) S.4231 - STREAM Act (Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]) This report summarizes and compares these bills, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each. We also share recommendations for how to improve upon the bills to ensure stronger outcomes and co-benefits. All four bills are a step in a positive direction, whereby private investment is facilitated in ecological restoration. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-report-delivering-faster-restoration-with-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil-funding monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/delivering-faster-restoration monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/be0581ff-48d3-4176-9566-9376f4227639/Screen+Shot+2022-06-10+at+9.27.17+AM.jpg Insights - Delivering Faster Restoration with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Funding The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the BIL, will send as much as $9.8 billion flowing toward ecological restoration through projects like dam removals, abandoned mine remediation, salmon recovery, and stormwater management over just five years. Overall, the BIL authorizes over $1 trillion in funding, of which $550 billion is new spending. This money will be distributed across federal agencies, trickling down through a variety of processes throughout the United States. While the BIL presents a funding influx that alleviates a major barrier to restoration efforts; the long and complicated traditional government procurement approaches will not be sufficient to spend these funds at the speed and scale this act, and the climate, clean water and endangered species crises, necessitate. We need innovative strategies to deliver these outcomes. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/streamlining-restoration-projects-with-nationwide-permit-27-an-explainer monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/033397c4-9c24-41ab-b692-cbca502333e5/NWP+27+breakdown+of+projects.png Insights - Streamlining Restoration Projects with Nationwide Permit 27: An Explainer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/service-area-boundaries-case-studies monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1654012871469-G1YBEZ3EA8SDXJTRPDUM/unsplash-image-DMciTwvSpVM.jpg Insights - Why do we need drinking water service area boundaries? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/recent-efforts-to-streamline-restoration-permitting-why-it-matters monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/we-need-investment-in-both-digital-infrastructure-and-physical-infrastructure-to-quickly-and-equitably-replace-lead-pipes monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tap-into-innovation-to-replace-lead-pipes monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/98878a95-3d1f-4478-a30e-9499ec6b60cf/Screen+Shot+2022-05-17+at+12.58.19+PM.png Insights - Tap into Innovation to Replace Lead Pipes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/njzjis6o04rtu6cuenm0qgjrgdaynq monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/water-boundaries-data monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b7d85673-2ec0-4125-baef-65604ecffc3a/WSAB+Visual_Why.jpg Insights - We shouldn’t have to wonder “Who is responsible for my water?” We should know. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1652107578240-Y1ROHX3KE0904507Y6MX/Screen+Shot+2022-05-09+at+10.46.08+AM.png Insights - We shouldn’t have to wonder “Who is responsible for my water?” We should know. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/reimagined-water-quality-reports-for-utilities monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/water-in-real-life-epic-solutions-to-the-lead-problem monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/lead-in-water-harms-red-states-too monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/commentletter-feedback-on-the-beta-version-of-the-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/how-we-can-get-better-faster-environmental-outcomes-from-the-9-billion-water-resources-development-act monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/cfa-signed monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1650544133951-ANRNUGTRI4TRI2MSDBU9/2017-CBF-Logo-Stacked+-+Andrew+Metcalf.jpg Insights - 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Maryland Enacts Nation’s First Conservation Law Focused on Private Finance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1650565645387-8HSKFGHWMIYKLOWG0XYE/CWRP+blue+with+title.png Insights - Maryland Enacts Nation’s First Conservation Law Focused on Private Finance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1650894142182-AOVXYKV2UU7SR11N761K/GreenVest.png Insights - Maryland Enacts Nation’s First Conservation Law Focused on Private Finance https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/nutrient-memo-response monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/cesspool-pollution-and-conversion-in-hawaii-a-wastewater-infrastructure-emergency monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a37cbd64-5c82-4500-9a4e-d092b477761b/WAI+Blog+image.jpg Insights - Cesspool Pollution and Conversion in Hawaii: A Wastewater Infrastructure Emergency - Make it stand out Credit: unsplash.com https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/cfa-passage monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/uncommitted-srfs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/725eb5e5-8944-4d9b-91d2-4f9f26374165/Screen+Shot+2022-03-30+at+9.21.12+AM.png Insights - Uncommitted State Revolving Funds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/new-report-96-billion-available-for-water-infrastructure-remains-uncommitted monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/opinion-combating-environmental-crises-requires-investment-from-the-private-sector monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-hires-a-director-for-the-funding-navigator-team monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/equitable-wastewater-infrastructure-in-disadvantaged-rural-communities monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/the-case-for-crediting-wildlife-crossings monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-policy-role-cities-can-play-in-replacing-lead-pipes-faster-and-equitably monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8f0ffe11-a8be-4912-a604-9e318e5dba45/Screen+Shot+2022-03-22+at+11.48.36+AM.png Insights - A policy role cities can play in replacing lead pipes faster and equitably - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2021-water-data-prize-winners monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7ff3bc8f-3b6a-46f4-9539-b630fca8da00/EPIC+WDP+2021.jpg Insights - Water Prize Winners Tap into Innovation to Replace Toxic Lead Pipes Faster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/who-gets-water-from-who monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/893bd1d1-453f-4b00-b8cf-6b4220cfecc1/Service_Area_Data_Quality.jpg Insights - Who gets water from who? The answer is pretty hard to tell at a national level...and even local, for that matter! - Make it stand out Map modified from McDonald, Y. A systematic review of geospatial representation of United States community water systems. AWWA Water Science, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, First published: 09 January 2022, DOI: (10.1002/aws2.1266) https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/what-types-of-projects-do-states-actually-invest-in-with-clean-water-state-revolving-funds monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/10541271-5e8b-48df-a4e5-6aa0853434fc/cwsrf_allocation_projecttype.png Insights - What types of projects do states actually invest in with Clean Water State Revolving Funds? - Make it stand out Nationwide states invest 91% of CWSRF resources in centralized wastewater treatment projects, with the other 9% going to projects in stormwater, water conservation, nonpoint source pollution control, and energy conservation. We break these numbers down yearly and state-by-state in this report. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/clean-water-procurement monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/pennsylvania-cwpp-explainer monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/3a338af3-dc34-4d6c-a6ee-addfa53441ba/CWPP+Header.png Insights - Pennsylvania Clean Water Procurement Program Explainer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2022-cfa-letters monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-contributed-to-the-development-of-the-lead-service-line-replacement-principles monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/2105c39b-b5a6-438b-bfa4-a8668b9729ee/drinking_water-jacek-dylag-vve7xkiuq_y-unsplash.jpg Insights - EPIC supports principles for Lead Service Line Replacements - 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What can we learn from state-specific efforts to address environmental justice? - Make it stand out Colleagues at Integral Consulting recently conducted an analysis to demonstrate the variability in EJ initiatives across the US. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/2022-cfa-explainer monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/754dbc0b-697d-43c8-867a-79aec8570526/Explainer+Header.png Insights - 2022 Maryland Conservation Finance Act Explainer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-supports-epas-bil-srf-implementation monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-to-host-webinar-on-equitable-wastewater-infrastructure-in-disadvantaged-rural-communities monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1647285041234-4XRH7J15S8HXLOLQI3K8/Septics+Webinar+Flyer+%281%29.png Insights - EPIC to host webinar on equitable wastewater infrastructure in disadvantaged rural communities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-featured-epa-confirms-filters-reduce-lead-in-michigan-citys-water monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/rfi-the-atlas monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/using-the-clean-water-srf-program-for-financing-septic-repairs-and-replacement monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6275117b-f9bc-4b22-881a-dad834877f0a/septic+4.png Insights - Using the Clean Water SRF Program for Financing Septic Repairs and Replacement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7ac9907a-bfce-4313-8d0d-19ff01211b70/Screen+Shot+2022-02-28+at+5.40.39+PM.png Insights - Using the Clean Water SRF Program for Financing Septic Repairs and Replacement - Make it stand out Table 1: HSTS Funding Through WPLCF https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/43b14d31-1ae6-4c3e-924a-3fc987c4dc8a/Screen+Shot+2022-02-28+at+5.40.48+PM.png Insights - Using the Clean Water SRF Program for Financing Septic Repairs and Replacement - Make it stand out Table 2: Summary of HSTS Results https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/b6eae69c-dab3-44ba-be04-421fd7289836/Screen+Shot+2022-02-28+at+5.40.55+PM.png Insights - Using the Clean Water SRF Program for Financing Septic Repairs and Replacement - Make it stand out Table 3: HSTS Funding Through the WPCLF https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/financing-septic-system-repairs-and-replacement-through-an-intermediary monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/6ba45090-a300-4ad6-83c4-8b7b6ca213ae/septic+3.jpg Insights - Financing Septic System Repairs and Replacement Through an Intermediary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/three-changes-to-the-mitigation-rule-to-enhance-successful-tribal-compensatory-mitigation-programs monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/for-immediate-release-financing-for-green-stormwater-and-natural-infrastructure-lags-behind-needed-investment monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/cwsrf-financed-gsi-ni monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/8257c80b-3d96-400a-9905-d3b922050256/GSINI_cover.png Insights - Financing Green Stormwater and Natural Infrastructure with Clean Water State Revolving Funds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/echoing-newark-how-american-cities-can-replicate-newarks-success-in-replacing-over-23000-lead-pipes-in-under-three-years monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/unlocking-state-revolving-funds-to-finance-resilience-across-the-great-lakes-region monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/srf-green-infrastructure monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4c108073-7009-4f15-a04d-32319568640e/Screen+Shot+2022-01-27+at+8.07.34+AM.png Insights - Unlocking Clean Water State Revolving Funds to Finance Resilience Projects Across the Great Lakes Region - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/how-can-tribes-use-mitigation-banking-for-economic-development monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/coproduce-conservation-technology-with-conservation-decision-makers-and-practitioners-to-increase-its-impact monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/net-zero-or-better-priorities-for-offset-policies-that-benefit-the-environment-and-communities monthly 0.5 2023-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1640127856029-PDM3M3IOZ66YAYH1LDEF/Cover+photo.png Insights - Net Zero or Better: Priorities for Offset Policies that Benefit the Environment and Communities The Biden administration has made bold commitments to conserve land and transition to renewable energy, including committing the US power sector to be carbon-free by 2035, a net-zero economy by 2050, and building $1 trillion in new infrastructure. These goals will be difficult to accomplish—or substantially delayed—without stronger policies to pre-identify irreplaceable natural resources that must be avoided, incentivize investment in expanded supplies of offsets, and create more efficient review processes to approve balanced use of those beneficial offsets to permitted harms. Many federal agencies built offset policies and other mitigation approaches from 1988 through 2016 with a particular emphasis between 2015 and 2016 on enhanced policies for infrastructure permitting and consistency across agencies and laws. In this paper, we offer detailed recommendations for how the Biden administration can rebuild earlier mitigation policies while creating both better permitting for applicants and stronger ecological outcomes. Beyond those policies, we also offer recommendations that support America the Beautiful, offshore and onshore renewables permitting, and the administration’s other infrastructure initiatives. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/is-zero-a-result monthly 0.5 2023-11-09 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/for-immediate-release-lead-and-copper-rule-revisions-go-into-effect monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/takeaways-from-panel-on-how-technologies-can-improve-water-services monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-featured-high-costs-few-customers-benton-harbor monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/visualizing-tribal-mitigation-opportunities-in-the-colorado-river-basin monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1639436888555-6B406AFTPTLMWWRMHOJG/Ada+blog1.png Insights - Visualizing Tribal Mitigation Opportunities in the Colorado River Basin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1639436969783-BIYH6VIL20ST5EW5VA9L/Ada+blog2.png Insights - Visualizing Tribal Mitigation Opportunities in the Colorado River Basin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1639443921145-ITBBCSRCQX13EIRWXGDU/Ada+blog3.png Insights - Visualizing Tribal Mitigation Opportunities in the Colorado River Basin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1639443962985-MZY47BERB3RS77QD658C/Ada+blog4.png Insights - Visualizing Tribal Mitigation Opportunities in the Colorado River Basin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/maryland-cwca-explainer monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/a1048a04-f769-4f71-94ab-14ee644ad874/Explainer+Header.PNG Insights - Maryland Clean Water Commerce Act Explainer - Make it stand out The explainer provides an overview of the Maryland Clean Water Commerce Act in a format that can be shared and used to answer the questions of potential participants, especially farmers. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/too-small-to-succeed-consolidation monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/technology-expansion-2021 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/an-interview-with-epic-tribal-mitigation-fellow-mariah-black-bird monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1638817710733-06YONGUJQGL8IX1NYQ9Y/Mariah.Headshot.jpg Insights - An interview with EPIC tribal mitigation fellow, Mariah Black Bird EPIC is delighted to have Mariah Black Bird with us for a year-long tribal legal fellowship. Mariah graduated from Arizona State University College of Law with her JD and a certificate in Indian Law. She is working to identify ways federal and tribal policies can better support tribes’ opportunity to lead ecological restoration projects--and have those projects serve as economic assets by making sure they can be used as offsets under federal programs like wetland mitigation banking. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/watershed-partnerships-memoranda-of-understanding monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/9ad3b399-fac4-4561-a7bd-c432ea31f91a/IA+and+IL+Infographic.png Insights - Watershed Partnerships Memoranda of Understanding - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/epic-featured-america-eroded-trust-in-corroded-pipes monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/dsp-interviews-iow-njf-blueconduit monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/90d42968-9771-40b3-bbe4-360125aecd40/BlueConduit Insights - Technology Innovator Interviews: Digital Tools to Equitably and Efficiently Manage Water Resources - Make it stand out Team reviews lead inventory maps. 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Photo Credit: Jersey Water Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/7f04bd23-65e4-4a2c-8d11-8b70e2141f09/Snapshot+of+New+Mexico+Water+Data Insights - Technology Innovator Interviews: Digital Tools to Equitably and Efficiently Manage Water Resources - Make it stand out Snapshot of New Mexico Water Data Website. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/baltimoresun-oped-lead monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/how-many-lead-pipes-can-we-actually-replace-with-new-federal-funding monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/dc6107c5-d6a0-4dc6-8136-12b109d81819/Screen+Shot+2021-11-30+at+12.53.23+PM.png Insights - How many lead pipes can we replace with new federal funding? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/eagle-mitigation monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/infra-funding-disadvantaged monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/top-10-for-conservation-in-the-infrastructure-act monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/endofthelineforleadservicelines monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/top-10-innovations-in-the-infrastructure-act monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/for-immediate-release-congress-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-build-back-better-act-hangs-in-the-balance monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/improving-water-quality-comms monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/dsp-interviews-upstream-cgs monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/10fa8eb4-e7c4-4fad-95cc-279ccd705805/rio_grande_in_nm_lens+%281%29.png Insights - Technology Innovator Interviews: Taking Environmental Monitoring to New Heights - Make it stand out The Rio Grande River winds through New Mexico, displayed in Upstream Tech Lens. (Lens basemap, copyright Mapbox.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/00f1b834-9536-4d9c-a4b3-e6e6a91e2591/MET+imagery.png Insights - Technology Innovator Interviews: Taking Environmental Monitoring to New Heights - Make it stand out Satellite imagery in Upstream Tech’s Lens, in which Maryland Environmental Trust staff highlight where a forested buffer is too thin on the edge of an agricultural field. (Includes copyrighted material 2019 Upstream Tech and Maryland Environmental Trust. 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What efficiencies can we put in place that have been proven to be effective in other spheres? How do we encourage innovations that can help speed up lead pipe replacement? https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/affordability-nextcity monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/colorado-conservation-bank-aligns-profit-with-species-protections monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tribal-easements monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633360917713-9LO2WHHJE834A1WLADGG/unsplash-image-eOKpV-DRU4E.jpg Insights - Easements and their Role in Expanding Tribal Ecological Mitigation Opportunities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633360517053-N602IFC5VS6PGA6G2CP9/unsplash-image-uS2-RL2Rb9Y.jpg Insights - Easements and their Role in Expanding Tribal Ecological Mitigation Opportunities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/tracking-changes-in-endangered-species-recovery-status monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633029469937-WNZGO1R03XM1KNM6DZHO/image-asset.png Insights - Tracking Changes in Endangered Species Recovery Status https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/guest-series-the-need-for-and-benefit-of-a-digital-service-for-the-planet monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633668395545-GD5XW4963B023P8GIPFK/unsplash-image-jFCViYFYcus.jpg Insights - New Series: Technology Innovator Interviews on the Need for a Digital Service for the Planet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/more-water-infrastructure-funds-more-equity monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633668219191-PTMBM89E614F92756S0I/table+1.png Insights - More water infrastructure funds = more equity? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/ezbhhebj6omf37f8th6uibcme7p9uk monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/4c86c24ugcvqsb51gccptfmjo2yox6 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-pressing-national-issue-came-to-my-front-yard monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633667920318-DXJIJYJH6XYOKTOXOD1X/WaterLateralGlass-1152x1536.jpeg Insights - A Pressing National Issue Came to My Front Yard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633667664595-T0G72Z26D65MWS1HYKGM/LSLR_credit-casey-langan-12-768x576.jpeg Insights - A Pressing National Issue Came to My Front Yard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633667749599-7YMBRHWEBGFJP748DE5A/LSLR_credit+casey+langan+4.jpeg Insights - A Pressing National Issue Came to My Front Yard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633667685371-JR9PVL1PRHSLSI7MLCDM/LSLR_credit+casey+langan+6.jpeg Insights - A Pressing National Issue Came to My Front Yard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633667826671-SYYBSSBS3V7WNXA1ITDV/LSLR_credit+casey+langan+9.jpeg Insights - A Pressing National Issue Came to My Front Yard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633667868277-AVCFH8XN42598LX71WOM/LSLR_credit+casey+langan+3.jpeg Insights - A Pressing National Issue Came to My Front Yard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/poor-accessibility-of-water-utilities-consumer-confidence-reports monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/for-immediate-release-us-water-systems-are-consolidating-slower-than-needed-to-improve-public-health-outcomes monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/featured-why-drinking-water-quality-matters monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/k2ny30ljosx5v55s6biurt2mgt5a29 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/drinking-water-equity monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1629279563611-R4CTS70P4N7Z0SE9B5HZ/report_cover.png Insights - Drinking Water Equity In this report, we evaluate how states allocate support from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) using national and state-level data from 2011 to 2020. This program already helps address disparities and has even more potential to do so. See the report here. We find that states address disparities by targeting assistance towards: Health: Communities with more health-based Safe Drinking Water Act violations are more likely to receive assistance. Income: Communities with lower median household incomes are slightly more likely to receive assistance. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/states-could-do-more-to-ensure-historically-underinvested-in-communities-benefit-from-federal-drinking-water-funding monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/state-revolving-funds-and-green-infrastructure-tools-for-water-public-health-and-climate-resilience monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/sdwis-consolidation monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1632179272779-K8A90SU8Z50HV147DSTB/Data+Consolidation+Cover.PNG Insights - A Data-Driven Approach to Understanding Consolidation in the Water Sector https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/vh88rtk8nooc9wexxxk1wjku1ygl5o monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/dl35613e5um8mbxfkltgoj4vy86oab monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/for-immediate-release-five-municipalities-selected-for-nationwide-lead-pipe-replacement-program monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/p2eplrr6kq3uv6w32uod8k820hmmm3 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/justice40data-execsummary monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/05cf7edc-0825-4650-8e28-c24fcdb2f642/Screen+Shot+2022-07-10+at+2.39.01+PM.png Insights - The Role of Data and Technology in Meaningfully Tracking Environmental Justice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/rdw6fa7wdtj5mxndm83qil15ewe1ix monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/necessary-endangered-species-policies-for-a-rapidly-changing-climate monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1632260999476-SIRDUKOYCQZMPKZZL0F7/Necessary+Endangered+Species+Policies+for+a+Rapidly+Changing+Climate+Report+Cover.PNG Insights - Necessary Endangered Species Policies for a Rapidly Changing Climate https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/assessment-of-endangered-species-act-experimental-populations monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1632259244652-RJH8LLY2MJCL66W2X4WK/EPIC+Experimental+Population+Analysis+Cover.PNG Insights - An Assessment of Endangered Species Act Experimental Populations https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/webinar-panelists-urge-more-attention-to-water-customers-financial-needs monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/bop37zzfa14kkpb1dfi5as75am4v40 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/%slug%/3111 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/b7rc9you332ill8khhszuqo906h8z5 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/for-immediate-release-city-of-newburgh-selected-for-nationwide-lead-pipe-replacement-program monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/jn7oitsueo4gmgwnpedz66fdl437pv monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/9m6c5c9jmzjflbisrdu011xws7fvl0 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/grfivpv6zoqje2cbcyvgg8e0i31o34 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1632172774575-QK6FFXY7KWHSM3YF1V2Q/Logo-Page.png Insights - Digital Service for the Planet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/getting-to-30x30-recommendations-to-supportgreater-private-investment-in-private-lands-conservation monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/4518d9ac-c551-43be-9651-5bba04b29c4d/Screen+Shot+2021-11-16+at+11.55.11+AM.png Insights - Getting to 30x30: Recommendations to Support Greater Private Investment in Private Lands Conservation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/route-fifty-guest-article monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/increasing-state-revolving-fund-capacity-through-leveraging monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1632945924705-2SQ6SOVMG1A40VXYNA0C/Screen+Shot+2021-09-29+at+4.05.05+PM.png Insights - Increasing State Revolving Fund Capacity through Leveraging - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/call-to-action-dsp monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1662817953066-GT9AGGD5YUC3PTADMJXC/Horizontal+Logo+Page.png Insights - Calling for a Digital Service for the Planet. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/press-release-water-bill-assistance-programs-leave-out-deserving-customers monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/1dpa33hmwplq39ujjkb7id7msvpcm7 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/west-virginia-takes-initiative-to-address-its-distressed-and-failing-water-and-wastewater-systems monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/a-temporary-solution-the-personal-water-filtration-system monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/chesapeake-finance-report monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633539585321-0Q6U8UCXXBD2SN0JMDZO/Screen+Shot+2021-10-06+at+12.59.31+PM.png Insights - Private Conservation Finance: The Chesapeake Bay’s Global Lead and How to Expand It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/landscape-scale-restoration-speeding-up-the-process monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/lessons-in-farmer-motivation-from-europes-results-based-conservation-program-pilots monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/implement-and-amend-the-lead-and-copper-rule monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633482240476-ZDXOLAI3UIKXH36EDYMI/Implement+and+amend+the+Lead+and+Copper+Rule+Cover+Image.png Insights - Implement and amend the Lead and Copper Rule https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/implement-and-amend-the-lead-and-copper-rule monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/lead-free-launch monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/y70ndek99y16n3v1opnww3eqhu470u monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/digging-into-lead-service-line-mapping-and-inventories monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/how-states-are-streamlining-permitting-for-ecological-restoration-projects monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/kllgyyg3kl2b34cpsz8q0th8nojghh monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1632434158263-YQV4VFN061A04YPBKXIC/CCR+Report.png Insights - Re-envisioning water quality reports - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/can-this-years-new-regulatory-sandboxes-inspire-innovation-in-conservation monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/biden-infrastructure-plan monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1630440063068-Q7GSUG0V8RM9K9NVOPIQ/luis-tosta-SVeCm5KF_ho-unsplash-2-1024x683.jpg Insights - Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Embraces Old and New Solutions for Clean Water https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/jf99su80fp45tn0xmk2g3bm1axgjlv monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://www.policyinnovation.org/insights/bloomberg-law-op-ed-putting-private-finance-to-work-for-conservation monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611cc20b78b5f677dad664ab/1633526224710-FIX0WNPFSJWICU80HCLL/Putting+Private+Finance+to+Work+for+Conservation+Bloomberg+Oped+Cover+Image.png Insights - 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Improving federal record-keeping for enhanced understanding of water systems in the US - Make it stand out Figure 1. 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For Technology Providers From lead pipe replacement to protecting biodiversity, innovative technology providers are eager to tackle major environmental and public health issues. 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