Established in 2012, the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) invests in clean energy and energy efficiency technologies designed to benefit the ratepayers … [Read more...]
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Regulatory Analysis Guidance for Health and Human Services (HHS)
IEc recently completed work on a major technical guidance document for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary … [Read more...]
EPA Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing
IEc provided technical and assessment support to EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics to test and implement EPA’s Guidelines for Ecolabels and … [Read more...]
Graphic Support for Water Program Series
The U.S. EPA’s Strategic Plan calls for the Agency to evaluate its progress in protecting and improving water quality. For several years, IEc has contracted … [Read more...]
Web Applications for Green Infrastructure and Materials Management
IEc’s ability to channel technical information into accessible, web-based tools is showcased in the Green Infrastructure Wizard (GIWiz) and Materials Management … [Read more...]
Modeling Whale Entanglement
Under contract to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), IEc has developed and refined an integrated model to evaluate the potential for endangered … [Read more...]
Systems Modeling for Sustainability
IEc is assisting EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) on a series of Triple Value Simulation (3VS) modeling initiatives. These models apply “systems … [Read more...]
Benefit Cost Analysis for Tobacco Product Packaging
To reduce the health and economic burden of tobacco use, the Government of Canada considered plain and standardized packaging requirements for tobacco products, … [Read more...]
Benefits of Reducing Lead Paint Exposure
Health Canada directs programs to reduce in-home exposure of children to lead in paint. Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of such programs requires information … [Read more...]
Valuing Visibility Improvements
Air pollution can reduce visibility, making wilderness or urban areas less appealing. IEc economists use innovative methods to help clients understand how the … [Read more...]
Analysis of Microgrid Projects in New York State
As part of a strategy to transform infrastructure and enhance its resiliency, New York State is examining options for distributed and localized electricity … [Read more...]
Modeling Air Pollution and Mortality Risk
The U.S. EPA maintains the Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMAP) for estimating the health benefits associated with air quality … [Read more...]
Expert Elicitation for Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard often promulgates “lower stakes” regulations that, in the absence of empirical data, are guided by expert judgment. To support benefit-cost … [Read more...]
Benefits of Global Action on Climate Change
IEc recently supported EPA’s Climate Change Division in producing three comprehensive reports on the physical and economic impacts of climate change in the … [Read more...]
Economic Assessment of the Clean Power Plan
Proposed in 2014, the Clean Power Plan (CPP) seeks to limit CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants, a prime contributor to climate change. To inform policy … [Read more...]
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for New York Energy Transformation Programs
IEc assisted the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) in evaluating the environmental impacts of two initiatives focused on transforming the … [Read more...]
Coastal Marine Environmental Assessment, USVI
In order to understand the potential ecological impacts of converting a former refinery to a petroleum storage facility on the south shore of St. Croix in the … [Read more...]
Portland Harbor Superfund Site Remediation
Decades of industrial activity have contaminated the lower Willamette River with PCBs, PAHs, dioxins/furans, pesticides, and metals, resulting in the … [Read more...]
Northern Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Analysis
For the past 15 years, IEc has worked closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to evaluate the economic … [Read more...]
Data Management for Deepwater Horizon
The Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the most expansive natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) in history. IEc coordinated over 100 … [Read more...]
Clean Air Act Amendments Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA)
IEc provided wide-ranging support for the U.S. EPA’s Second Prospective Analysis of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) (focusing on 1990 to 2020). IEc … [Read more...]
Los Alamos Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)
For the past decade, IEc has supported the Trustees for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) site in planning and implementing one of the largest and most … [Read more...]
Climate Resilience in Africa
The nations of Sub-Saharan Africa contribute minimally to greenhouse gas emissions, but incur a disproportionate share of climate change impacts. In a … [Read more...]
Wetland Services Valuation in Delaware
Wetland ecosystems provide valuable services such as climate regulation, water purification, flood control, and recreational opportunities. As development … [Read more...]
Avian Oil Spill Assessments
IEc has helped natural resource trustees assess avian injuries in the wake of several oil spills, including major spills such as the 2010 Deepwater Horizon … [Read more...]
Water Resources and Uganda’s Economy
For Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment, IEc analyzed the contribution of water resources development and environmental management to Uganda’s economy. … [Read more...]
Fox River Restoration Planning
Historical PCB contamination of surface water and sediment in Wisconsin’s Lower Fox River and Green Bay (Lake Michigan) has adversely affected many species of … [Read more...]
Sand Creek NRDA
Working in coordination with clients at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW), IEc assessed the natural resource damages associated with the 2011 spill of … [Read more...]