A new report from the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and Stetson University College of Law outlines the wide range of approaches and practices currently in use by ILF programs across the United States. The goals of the informative report were to support program oversight and effectiveness in order to ultimately improve the protection and restoration of aquatic ecosystems.
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A newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report is shining a spotlight on a concern many in the mitigation banking industry have raised for years: inconsistent implementation of the federal compensatory mitigation program across U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts. Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Corps requires compensatory mitigation
Read MoreFor too long, environmental policy debates have been framed around a false and unproductive premise: that economic growth and environmental protection are inherently at odds. This mindset is not only outdated—it is actively harmful to both outcomes. Mitigation banking offers a clear path forward. By design, it aligns economic incentives with ecological restoration, proving
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