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Apr 2

Strategies for Securing Approval of Federal Land Swap Deals

A recent Reuters article highlighted a federal judge's decision to temporarily block a critical land swap necessary for constructing the...

Mar 7

White House Phase II NEPA rule reaches another process milestone

On January 23, 2024, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) sent its Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act...

Feb 28

Key issues with environmental permitting and the Endangered Species Act

Our colleague Mark Sudol was just quoted in Bloomberg on a federal court ruling vacating Florida’s takeover of a federal wetlands...

Feb 25

Significant Changes Expected for Corps of Engineers Water Project Procedures

For nearly a year, there has been anticipation surrounding a major update to Army Corps of Engineers Planning Guidance, specifically, the...

Jan 24

Congress takes up WRDA

Since 2014, Congress has enacted Water Resources Development Act (or WRDA) legislation every two years and early signals suggest we can...

Jan 15

Looking to 2024: SCOTUS’ Chevron ruling and its possible impact on project permitting

Note: 2024 will see many developments in in federal permitting. Some will likely come from court decisions while others may come from...

Jan 2

Looking to 2024: Housing shortage solution -- Less wetlands jurisdiction?

Note: 2024 will see many developments in in federal permitting. Some will likely come from court decisions while others may come from...

Dec 7, 2023

What to watch in 2024: The Future of Hydropower in Willamette Valley and Beyond

Note: 2024 will see many developments in in federal permitting. Some will likely come from court decisions while others may come from...

Nov 30, 2023

The Sackett decision and WOTUS: Where are we now?

As we approach the waning days of 2023, what better time to reflect on what has been touted as the biggest upheaval to the world of WOTUS...

Oct 18, 2023

Saltwater incursion heads to New Orleans. What can be done?

Given news about saltwater incursions along the lower Mississippi River, we asked our colleague Gen. (Ret) Thomas Sands for his thoughts....

Oct 15, 2023

Remembering Barry Frankel, Former Director of Real Estate, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Dawson & Associates mourns the passing of Barry J. Frankel who died on September 24, 2023. Barry was a unique colleague with deep roots...

Aug 24, 2023

Dawson’s Lloyd Caldwell enshrined on USACE Wall of Fame

At a ceremony on August 11, 2023, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers, inducted our Dawson & Associates colleague Lloyd...

Jul 24, 2023

Getting to “best value” in federal contracting

Our colleague Jimm Rich joined Dawson & Associates in 2016 after 35 years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Jimm is a prolific writer...

Jul 10, 2023

WOTUS Update: Corps restarting some water jurisdiction actions? Here’s what’s likely next.

More than a month has passed since the US Supreme Court’s Sackett decision impacting federal Waters of the US (WOTUS) rules used in the...

Jul 9, 2023

Dawson colleague Bob Sinkler honored for Midwest port success

Since 2019, more than 17 city and county ports throughout the Upper Mississippi River System (which includes the Illinois Waterway)...

Jun 20, 2023

SCOTUS, Sackett, EPA & USACE – WOTUS next steps

Depending on where you sit, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Sackett v. EPA ruling has either added much sought clarity or perpetuated...

Jun 4, 2023

Federal permitting after Sackett: Likely next steps for the Corps of Engineers

Last week, the US Supreme Court issued a monumental decision affecting federal environmental permitting rules in its Sackett v. EPA...

May 26, 2023

Thoughts on Memorial Day 2023

It’s nearly the last Monday in May; a day to shine a light on the generations of brave servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives...

May 14, 2023

Former Chief of Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program joins Dawson

Dawson & Associates is pleased to announce that Mark Sudol, who oversaw U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ responses to two major Supreme...

Apr 26, 2023

“One of the nation’s leading environmental engineers,” Dawson's Deason honored by West Point Class

Peer-to-peer recognition is an important way for coworkers to recognize and celebrate each other’s success. For more than 20 years,...

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