Palmer Hough and Rachel Harrington of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), writing in January's Environmental Law Reporter reflect on the past decade's progress and the significant collective efforts of "mitigation practitioners, private-sector entrepreneurs, conservation organizations, scientists, and regulators in improving 1. 33 U.S.C. §§1251-1387, §1344, ELR Stat. FWPCA §§101-607."
Hough was the USEPA's lead author on the 2008 Compensatory Mitigation Rule, which was developed jointly with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He currently serves as EPA’s national lead on wetland, stream, and other aquatic resource mitigation.
The report documents the growth in mitigation banking, increases in credit transactions, time savings for permittees using mitigation credits and the fact that more permittees are using mitigation credits to offset unavoidable impacts. A fascinating report written by folks who truly understand the industry. Read More via NEBA's Reports Page
If you work in mitigation banking, ecological restoration, or ecosystem markets, there’s one event you can’t afford to miss this fall: 2026 NEBA Annual DC Fly-In September 15–17 in Washington, DC Hosted by the National Environmental Banking Association (NEBA), this annual event brings industry leaders face-to-face with federal policymakers to influence environmental legislation and regulation that
Read MoreThe National Environmental Banking Association (NEBA) is pleased to announce the proposed Board of Directors slate that will be presented to members for election during the Annual Membership Meeting on September 16, 2026, as part of the NEBA Annual DC Fly-In in Washington, D.C. The proposed slate is: JEFF OYEN, Chair KEVIN MORAN, Vice-Chair KENNETH
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