It was an eventful second quarter of 2022 for the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL), a coalition of professions, including landscape architecture, that promotes a responsible, balanced approach to professional licensing.Read More

Legislative negotiations to advance President Biden’s climate agenda are once again stalled on Capitol Hill as Senate Majority Leader Schumer (NY) and Senator Manchin (WV) failed to reach an agreement.Read More

On July 21, 2022, the Biden administration relaunched the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR) to advance the administration’s America the Beautiful Initiative, which seeks to improve opportunities for outdoor recreation and access to nature.Read More

The National Complete Street Coalition, of which ASLA is a founding member, seeks to ensure that persons and communities are safely integrated into multimodal transportation planning nationwide.Read More

On June 30th, the U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled for West Virginia and 18 other states in their quest to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power to regulate energy industries such as coal.Read More

The federal appropriations process provides an opportunity for Congress to invest in various projects that address many infrastructure and conservation challenges landscape architects seek to resolve.Read More

Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7776, legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by a vote of 384-37. The measure would authorize an estimated $40 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to implement critical infrastructure projects, studies, and policies related to our nation’s waterways.Read More