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How Your Projects on the Great Lakes Can Benefit from Living Shorelines
Thought Leadership…revetments are an emerging technique using shallow sloped cobble that mimics natural cobble shorelines. The cobble moves with waves but is dynamically stable over time. Large woody habitat structures for…
Subtle Changes to the latest Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan Could Mean Plenty to your Great Lakes Project
Thought Leadership…be described as more resilient in the face of climate change. A greater emphasis on environmental justice and jobs that benefit overburdened communities – Rightfully, the Action Plan cross references…
AWIA Round II – What Drinking Water Suppliers Should Consider When Revisiting Risk and Resilience Assessments and Emergency Response Plans
Thought Leadership…evaluate threats. How have the risks changed since the initial RRA and ERP? Water systems are urged to update RRAs and ERPs based on our latest understanding of emerging and…
The Protection of the Great Lakes Began More Than 50 Years Ago – That History Matters Today for Funding Important Projects. But Why?
Thought Leadership…jobs and $82 billion in wages, according to Michigan Sea Grant. It’s also connected via the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, to 31 states in the interior of the U.S.; states…
Resiliency Re-examined: How challenging the assumptions of resiliency can impact your Waterfront Design
Thought Leadership…process-based design approaches. In this blog, we’ll explore these three emerging design trends and how they might impact your waterfront design. Dynamic Stability First, we’ll look at an example of…
FIRO – What is it and how can it benefit your reservoir operations?
Thought Leadership…through improved precipitation and reservoir inflow forecasts to determine pre-releases from a reservoir in advance of major storms. FIRO represents an innovative use of emerging science and technology that is…
How nature-based solutions can help protect railway infrastructure from the impacts of climate change
Thought Leadership…promote erosion, and reduce track infrastructure stability. In this blog, I’m going to focus on how rainfall and flooding events impact rails. I’ll also cover the emerging science and research…
How can forming a trusted partnership with your consultant translate to increased program success and community satisfaction?
Thought Leadership…and methods to make them more efficient at their jobs. Look for a service differentiator that no one else has to offer, one that could provide out-of-the-box solutions and project…
California Environmental Insights Dec. 2017, Practice Update
Newsletter…project site. Due primarily to Assembly Bill 52 requirements and emerging Section 106 compliance interpretations, Native American cultural resources and Tribal concerns have become critical issues on many projects in…
Can You Benefit from the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program?
Thought Leadership…beyond. On November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. That new legislation saw an additional $1 billion over five years invested…
Q&A with Dr. Feyera Hirpa and Matthew Bachman on Their Presentation at FMA for Strengthening California’s Flood Resilience through Innovation and Collaboration
Thought Leadership…we refine our models and incorporate more observations, perhaps with emerging AI tools, the signal will become clearer. My hope is that future updates will provide even greater confidence and…
California Environmental Insights Oct. 2017, Practice Update – GEI’s Cultural Resources Team
Newsletter…to Assembly Bill 52 requirements and emerging Section 106 compliance interpretations, Native American cultural resources and Tribal concerns have become critical issues on many projects in California; a cultural resources…