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Army Corps and EPA Improve Wetland and Stream Mitigation
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a new rule to clarify how to provide compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts to the nation’s wetlands and streams. The rule will enable the agencies to promote greater consistency, predictability and ecological success of mitigation projects under … Continued
Environmental Law Institute Study on Mitigation Banking Released
Mitigation of Impacts to Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Estimating Costs and Identifying Opportunities The Environmental Law Institute releases the first major study to quantify the total volume of the US wetland mitigation banking market, estimated to be up to $3.8 billion annually. Environmental Law Institute Click here to download report Every year, human activities cause … Continued
Partners in Conservation: EIP Pioneers New Model
Ecosystem Investment Partners is re-writing the book on land conservation. The Ecosystem Marketplace finds out what the men behind the new business have to say about the synergies they see between conservation and investment returns in the United States. Ecosystem Marketplace by Alice Kenny On drained and ditched land flat as a pool table … Continued