Recently, U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez halted work on a steel pier on Maury Island, Washington. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must prepare a full environmental impact statement for this project. Previously, an environmental assessment (EA) was completed for the project on June 8, 2008, and a Section 10 permit was issued on July [...]
Archive | August, 2009
Cubit’s August Newsletter
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$11.5 Million NEPA Contract with Army CORPS
Here is an interesting opportunity. The US Army CORPS needs 11.5 million dollars of Environmental Consulting Services. 65% of the work is marine related, and the work will be done in the Galveston district. The work includes: Preparing NEPA documents, Assessing dredged material effects and Support services and special studies including GIS Read more about [...]
New NEPA Technology Demo on Sept. 9th
On September 9th at Capital Factory’s Demo Day, Cubit Planning will be demo-ing new technology that helps engineering firms get environmental clearance faster. Demo Day will kick-off with a keynote by Mike Maples, managing partner of Maples Investments, followed by 8-minute concept demonstrations from each of the five Capital Factory start up companies and a [...]
Environmental Impacts of Military Aviation
Here’s an interesting paper that might help planners who are writing about indirect impacts or cumulative impacts for military aviation projects. This paper examines trends in the environmental impact of military aviation between 1960 and 2000. It focuses on noise, air quality and climate impacts. Three trends that are discussed in the paper are: A [...]
