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IRIS affiliates file comments on USACE proposed Agency Specific Procedures
IRIS affiliates are contributing their expertise as the US Army Corps of Engineers updates its policies for evaluating potential new civil works projects. The Corps recently proposed new Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) to implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G). IRIS Director Brian Bledsoe, along with law and policy experts Yee Huang and Matthew Shudtz, recently filed comments on the proposal, […]
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PhD in Review: Laura Naslund reflects on her dissertation journey
I first interviewed Laura Naslund as the sun rose over a pond near Watkinsville, Georgia in June of 2022. I was an intern at the River Basin Center helping with Naslund’s field work, and we had just finished two hours of paddling a canoe to collect her homemade gas traps. These traps were upside-down funnels […]
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Hurricanes, Sea Level Rise and Water Policy: River Basin Center hosts Climate and Water Research Slam
On the afternoon of Friday, April 19, the UGA River Basin Center hosted a Climate and Water Research Slam, which included lightning talks from 30 faculty and student researchers. All topics related to water and climate change were welcome, and speakers included lawyers, engineers, ecologists, social scientists and a large number of graduate students. The […]
