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Transect Team: Apr 25, 2022
Hold onto your hats, cowpokes. You’ve entered the Wild West, where resources are scarce and justice scarcer, and the only thing you’re guaranteed at...
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Transect Team: Apr 5, 2022
As the inimitable Ray Arnold in Jurassic Park said, “hold onto your butts.” It’s about to get testy up in here.Why? Because we’re about to blow the...
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Transect Team: Mar 31, 2022
Pop quiz: how many people love putting time, energy, and resources into a project, only to watch it fall through weeks, months, or even years later?...
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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was signed into law on January 1, 1970, responding to mounting pressure from a public increasingly...
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The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (16 U.S.C. 703-712) is a federal regulation that has made national headlines multiple times in 2021. This...
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Transect Team: Jan 17, 2022
Ephemeral streams are waters that only flow in response to precipitation and lack a clearly defined channel. These...
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Transect Team: Jan 12, 2022
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Transect Team: Nov 15, 2021
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced they are stopping processing Clean Water Act (CWA) permits. This change is just the...
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Transect Team: Sep 1, 2021
An environmental risk analysis is a crucial aspect of development. This analysis outlines extensive detailed information, but sometimes everything...
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Transect Team: Aug 19, 2021
The definition of waters of the U.S (WOTUS) is changing again, and maybe the fourth time's the charm?
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Transect Team: Aug 12, 2021
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Transect Team: Aug 3, 2021
Space X is requesting liftoff to fill in acres of Texas wetlands, and environmentalists are striking back.
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Transect Team: Jun 8, 2021
As renewables development increases with new green energy efforts such as the Infrastructure Bill, regulations are likely to change. Years of vague...
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Transect Team: May 13, 2021
Managing environmental risk as early as possible in the development process is crucial for project success. Most developers have struggled to get the...
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Transect Team: May 3, 2021
With new renewable energy goals, electricity demand increasing, and development efforts such as the Infrastructure Bill, it's about to get busy in...
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Transect Team: Apr 23, 2021
A crucial step in any development project is managing environmental risk. It is critical for an efficient and effective process, and...
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Transect Team: Feb 11, 2021
It’s no news that businesses around the world have been impacted by the global pandemic. While some are thriving, others are facing extremely...
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Transect Team: Jan 28, 2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages the Nationwide Permit (NWP) Program, a streamlined process that authorizes project proponents to...
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Transect Team: Jan 6, 2021
On January 5, the United States Army Corps of Engineers released a pre-publication of the final reissue of Nationwide Permits (NWPs), which reissues...
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Transect Team: Oct 27, 2020
The story of a Bug’s life. Spoiler Alert: it starts with a carcass, leads to a community-wide-near-death experience, and ends in triumph.
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Transect Team: Aug 13, 2020
On August 11, 2020, a United States district judge vacated a 2017 Department of Interior opinion related to migratory birds (M Opinion ). The Trump...
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Transect Team: Jul 20, 2020
On July 16th, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced their 12-month plan to determine whether to list the Dunes Sagebrush...
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Transect Team: Apr 21, 2020
Over the river and through the woods, developing without an NWP, we go.
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Transect Team: Apr 20, 2020
In an April 15 ruling in Northern Plains Resource Council et al. v. USACE, a Montana judge vacated (canceled) Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12 and enjoined...
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Transect Team: Feb 26, 2020
The Critical Issues Analysis (CIA) is a prominent part of the renewable development world. Some industries...
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Transect Team: Feb 3, 2020
From "mess with the birds, get the beak" to "mess with the birds, and you're totally fine if it was an accident; we are all friends here." Migratory...
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Transect Team: Jan 31, 2020
This week, a federal judge overturned the threatened status of the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) and ordered United States Fish and Wildlife Service...
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Transect Team: Jan 24, 2020
Yesterday, President Trump announced the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. This action is the next step in this administration's goal to review and...
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Transect Team: Feb 27, 2019
San Antonio, Texas (February 27, 2019) – Transect, an innovative...
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Transect Team: Dec 12, 2018
On Tuesday, December 11, 2018, the Trump administration unveiled its plan to reduce the reach of federal oversight under the Clean Water Act (CWA) by...
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Transect Team: Dec 3, 2018
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the Dusky Gopher Frog as an...
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Transect Team: Nov 15, 2018
One of the common questions we get at Transect is whether our reports are the same as a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). The short...
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Transect Team: Oct 12, 2018
We recently wrote about proposed modifications to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that could change how agencies evaluate the threat levels for...
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Transect Team: Sep 25, 2018
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced they will be making changes to the
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Transect Team: Aug 13, 2018
The world of environmental protection is a confusing and...
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Transect Team: Aug 7, 2018
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has announced its plan to change the federal Endangered Species Act ...