Get answers… not rumors or tales. How are you keeping up with the increasing amount of environmental data being created every day? Do you have an expensive in-house environmental big data system with an IT staff to keep it running, or are you still just fumbling around various public databases hoping they function, and that the information is relevant and recent?
There really is a better way…Mitigation Analyst Lite, a REGULAR MEMBER benefit of the National Environmental Banking Association, has upgraded to v6.0. This responsive, portable, platform crunching tens of millions of datapoints for very specific projects is a solution that was developed by industry - for industry.
The latest dashboards have been released in partnership between NEBA member Trout Headwaters, Inc. "We have been working directly with Esri to tai lor v6.0 of the platform for improved navigation and versatility in support of holistic environmental resource conservation, restoration and management," said Michael Sprague, product developer and CEO of Trout Headwaters, Inc (THI). "Environmental Banking data, analysis, and visualizations have been a prime focus of the work," he said.
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 when permitted
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 This mindset is not only outdated—it is actively harmful to both outcomes.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 that well-functioning
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