President Trump’s most recent Interior Department appointee, Robert Wallace, has been nominated to help oversee the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service (NPS). Wallace currently works as president of the Upper Green River Conservancy and as a partner at the investment firm i2Capital.
He is a native of Wyoming, and brings 45 years of experience, having served as head of congressional affairs for the National Park Service, on Capitol Hill, and in the private sector.
DOI News Release: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-bernhardt-applauds-nomination-rob-wallace-assistant-secretary-fish-and
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 This mindset is not only outdated—it is actively harmful to both outcomes.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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