As the Climate and Lands Coordinator at The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Amy Gutierrez focuses on climate and stewardship issues in the state of Georgia. She believes that a rapid transition to clean energy could lessen the effects of climate change and protect critical biodiversity. But what about when the transition itself poses a threat to biodiversity? It doesn’t have to—and that’s where the Low Impact Solar Siting Tool comes in. At TNC, says Gutierrez, “we’re looking for win-win scenarios.”
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Topics:
environmental permitting,
efficiency software,
clean energy,
solar
Mike Rolband’s environmental career has spanned more than 40 years. What started as a path in construction and real estate development eventually led to his development of one of the first mitigation banks in the country. Now, Rolband serves as Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Director of the Department of Environmental Quality.
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Topics:
conservation,
US Army Corps of Engineers,
USACE,
technology,
environmental permitting,
wetland delineation,
natural resources,
natural resource identification,
efficiency software,
mitigation banking,
wetland mitigation,
policy,
PEEP,
Department of Environmental Quality,
deq,
electronic permitting,
Virginia
Jessie Mahr, Director of Technology at Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), has dedicated her career to all things wetland. She believes better technology and better data are the keys to impactful environmental decision-making.
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Topics:
wetlands,
monitoring,
ecosystem,
conservation,
technology,
mapping,
drone,
environmental permitting,
wetland delineation,
natural resources,
natural resource identification,
efficiency software,
wetland mitigation,
policy
Sunny Fleming is Esri’s Industry Specialist for Environment and Conservation for State and Local Government. She read the Infrastructure Bill so you don’t have to.
Here’s her two cents on what the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is and what it means for environmental professionals and your everyday citizen.
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Topics:
Ecobot,
technology,
mapping,
Esri,
environmental permitting,
preconstruction,
efficiency software,
policy
Ecobot, the premier digital solution for mandatory pre-construction assessments, has launched a new version of the platform, enabling all environmental consultants across the country to leverage the core benefits of a proven digitized permitting workflow that has been used to generate over 85,000 regulatory reports. New customers can begin a free subscription using the self-service portal at ecobot.com.
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Topics:
wetlands,
Ecobot,
conservation,
WOTUS,
Clean Water Act,
technology,
delineation,
fastest wetland delineation app,
wetland delineation app,
environmental permitting,
preconstruction,
wetland delineation,
natural resources,
natural resource identification,
efficiency software