Regulatory Analysis & Environmental Policy2023–Present

Federal Regulatory Analysis, Compliance & Policy Impact

Federal regulatory analysis of statutory authority (3rd place national, NWF), contested permitting comment letters, and open-access guides on regulatory comments.

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Project Overview

Authored high-impact federal regulatory and statutory analyses. Won 3rd place nationally for an innovative policy memorandum evaluating statutory authority, compliance standards, and multi-party co-management under the Clean Water Act. Co-authored a regulatory comment letter on a contested federal permitting decision near Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and authored open-access guides on converting analytical results into federal regulatory comment (2024–2026). Applies ISO 14001 audit and U.S. EPA disclosure-reporting standards to analytical documentation, holding externally filed figures to audit-trail consistency.

My Role

Lead Regulatory Analyst & Author. Authored national policy memoranda, co-authored public comment letters, and conducted ISO 14001 compliance reviews.

Tools / Stack

Regulatory Landscape AnalysisStatutory AuthorityClean Water ActClean Air ActRCRAISO 14001 AuditPublic Comment Drafting

Project Details

AffiliationsNWF (3rd Place National), Baker School of Public Policy, Environmental Law Org
Regulatory StandardsISO 14001 Lead Auditor, Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), RCRA
Policy DeliverablesAward-Winning Policy Memo, Regulatory Comment Letters, Open-Access Guides
ScopeFederal statutory authority, permitting compliance, energy & land-use policy
ContextBridging quantitative analytical results with federal statutory frameworks, administrative rulemaking, and environmental law.

Implementation Roadmap

Development Process.

01

Evaluate statutory authority and compliance standards under Clean Water Act, CAA, and RCRA frameworks.

02

Analyze multi-party co-management models and federal permitting requirements for contested infrastructure decisions.

03

Draft concise executive policy memoranda detailing structural gaps, statutory feasibility, and regulatory alternatives.

04

Co-author regulatory public comment letters submitted during active federal rulemaking periods.

05

Author open-access guides instructing researchers and advocates on converting analytical findings into federal comment.

Case Study Analysis

Challenges & Outcomes.

The Challenge

Technical scientific analyses frequently fail to influence policy decisions because they are not formatted to meet administrative law and statutory comment standards.

The Solution

Applied formal ISO 14001 audit standards and legal statutory frameworks to translate spatial and quantitative evidence into actionable regulatory filings.

The Outcome

Won 3rd place nationally in the NWF Policy Memo contest, co-authored active federal comment letters, and published open-access guides for policy translation.