NEBA has just announced its Board of Directors (Board) for 2024-2026 which will be voted on during the Association's Annual Meeting. Remember that only REGULAR, voting members are eligible to cast their vote during the member meeting scheduled for Thursday September 5, 2024 at the DC Fly-In in Washington DC.
As a volunteer, member-led association, our Board is the governing body for NEBA. Individuals who sit on the board are responsible for overseeing the organization's finances, representing the interests and concerns of membership, and guiding the affairs of the organization.
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 This mindset is not only outdated—it is actively harmful to both outcomes.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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