Federal Environmental Policy, Permitting Compliance & Statutory Analysis
3rd place nationally for NWF policy memo on Mississippi River Basin flood resilience; co-authored USFWS comment letter on Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
Project Overview
Bridged quantitative ecological modeling with federal administrative rulemaking and statutory environmental law. Won 3rd place nationally in the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Innovative Policy Memo Contest for an analysis evaluating statutory authority, compliance standards, and multi-party tribal and municipal co-management under the Clean Water Act for Mississippi River Basin flood resilience. Contributed to a formal regulatory public comment letter submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regarding a contested titanium mining permitting decision threatening the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Authored open-access reference guides for converting ecological datasets and spatial GIS findings into federal public comments, and applied ISO 14001 lead auditor standards and EPA disclosure protocols to environmental policy filings.
My Role
Lead Regulatory Analyst & Author. Authored national policy memoranda, co-authored public comment letters, and conducted ISO 14001 compliance reviews.
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Project Details
Implementation Roadmap
Development Process.
Evaluate statutory authority and compliance standards under Clean Water Act, NEPA, and Endangered Species Act frameworks.
Analyze multi-party tribal co-management models and nature-based solutions for Mississippi River Basin flood resilience.
Draft concise executive policy memoranda detailing structural gaps, statutory feasibility, and regulatory alternatives (earning 3rd place nationally).
Co-author regulatory public comment letters submitted during active federal rulemaking periods for the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
Author open-access guides instructing researchers and advocates on converting analytical findings into federal comment.
Case Study Analysis
Challenges & Outcomes.
Technical scientific analyses frequently fail to influence policy decisions because they are not formatted to meet administrative law and statutory public comment standards.
Applied formal ISO 14001 audit standards and legal statutory frameworks to translate spatial and quantitative evidence into actionable regulatory filings.
Won 3rd place nationally in the NWF Policy Memo contest, co-authored active federal comment letters, received the Tom Gilbert Award, and published open-access guides for policy translation.