The Future of WOTUS with Fred Wagner, Partner at Venable LLP

Posted by Ecobot on Jul 12, 2023 2:34:44 PM

Fred Wagner, Partner at Venable, LLC in Washington, D.C. has been a practicing environmental lawyer for 35 years. The debate around a definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) has persisted his entire career, and is likely to continue. The recent Sackett v. EPA introduces new uncertainty into an already fraught regulatory landscape. 

 

“If you've been looking for certainty over the last three or four decades over the definition of WOTUS, you've been sorely disappointed.”

Fred Wagner saw the debate over what constitutes Waters of the United States (WOTUS) begin the year he graduated law school, and he’s been at the center of his work ever since—on behalf of those trying to apply for permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, on behalf of the government trying to enforce, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. He’s even written a Supreme Court Amicus brief in the second litigation dealing with the recent Sackett v. EPA case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). 

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Topics: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, section 404, environmental permitting, wetland delineation, Policy, Article, News, Ecobite

Ecobot Announces Free Subscription Option

Posted by Ecobot on Feb 9, 2023 3:40:09 PM

Ecobot, the premier digital solution for mandatory pre-construction assessments, has launched a new version of the platform, enabling all environmental consultants across the country to leverage the core benefits of a proven digitized permitting workflow that has been used to generate over 85,000 regulatory reports. New customers can begin a free subscription using the self-service portal at ecobot.com

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Topics: Ecobot, WOTUS, Clean Water Act, Technology, fastest wetland delineation app, environmental permitting, wetland delineation, natural resources

Ecobot is the trusted platform for natural resource identification.

Posted by Ecobot on Jan 24, 2023 10:39:19 AM

Ecobot assists with digitizing federal and state agencies' field work around natural resource identification, reducing labor costs around natural resources regulation, and stretching federal funding and budgets to their fullest extent. 

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Topics: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, Technology, environmental permitting, wetland delineation, natural resources

Geospatial WOTUS Project Management Made Easy

Posted by Ecobot on Jun 2, 2022 9:10:00 AM

Learn about the software helping wetland scientists tighten project timelines by boosting efficiency in the field and back at the office.

This topic was covered in the 22nd episode of Ecobot's webinar series, Convergence of Wetland Science and Technology. View recorded episodes here. 

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Topics: WOTUS, Technology, GIS, section 404, fastest wetland delineation app, environmental permitting, wetland delineation, Article, Convergence of Wetland Science and Technology

Pitfalls of Ping Pong WOTUS Policy

Posted by Ecobot on Apr 1, 2022 12:23:00 PM

Ever-changing Waters of the United States (WOTUS) policy impacts both the regulatory and consulting spaces, as well as environment and infrastructure.

 

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Topics: wetlands, Ecobot, conservation, WOTUS, Clean Water Act, section 404, environmental permitting, natural resources, Policy, Article, Convergence of Wetland Science and Technology