THG, its partners, and colleagues have developed the following columns covering a range of timely environmental topics. These columns are intended not only to inform, but also encourage broader appreciation of compelling issues of interest to public and private sector decision-makers and practitioners.
Note: The views expressed in these columns represent the opinions of their authors and do not represent the position of THG or that of the authors’ affiliated organizations.
- The Water & Environmental Technology Center: Collaborating for Solutions September 18, 2017Column Author : Paul Yaroschak, President of Sustainable Methods, LLC and THG Senior Advisor for Sustainability, Site Cleanup, and Chemical Risk Management
- Making Sustainability Relevant in Financial Terms March 11, 2017Column Author : Paul Yaroschak, President of Sustainable Methods, LLC and THG Senior Advisor for Sustainability, Site Cleanup, and Chemical Risk Management
- Sensible Financing for Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Finding the Best Money for Communities December 12, 2016Column Author : Seth Brown, Founder of Storm and Stream Solutions, and THG Senior Advisor for Stormwater/Green Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships, & Economics
- Eco-Economic Development December 12, 2016Column Author : Greg Brumitt Founder of Active Strategies, and THG Senior Advisor for Active & Livable Communities
- Observations on U.S. Waterway Modernization: Making the Case and Demonstrating the Way Forward September 25, 2016Column Author : Patrick McGinnis, Senior Advisor for Water Resources Policy & Practice, THG
- Ask the Experts – RCRA 2040 July 11, 2016Column Author : THG
- Ask the Experts – Flint Water Crisis March 16, 2016Column Author : THG
- Federal Court Limits Application of RCRA Citizen Suit Bar And Expands RCRA Definition of “Solid Waste” September 30, 2015Column Author : Ralph H. Palumbo, Partner, Summit Law Group PLLC
- Bringing the ‘Community’ Into P3s Just Makes Sense for Green Infrastructure June 2, 2015Column Author : Seth Brown, Principal, Storm & Stream Solutions, LLC
- EPA’s Coal Ash Rule — A 34-Year Venture March 2, 2015Column Author : Richard Kinch
- Whither Water September 22, 2014Column Author : Gordon Davidson, Senior Advisor, THG
- Crude Oil Transportation and Federal Regulation June 17, 2014Column Author : Cathryn Courtin, THG
- The Long Slog: What Lies Ahead for the Financing of Our Nation’s Inland Waterways Infrastructure March 4, 2014Column Author : Brendan McGinnis, Managing Partner, THG
- Looking Ahead: THG To Release White Paper on Green and Sustainable Remediation December 15, 2013Column Author : Marianne L. Horinko, President, THG
- ASTM International Issues Revised Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard November 18, 2013Column Author : Julie Kilgore, President, Wasatch Environmental, Inc. and William R. Weissman, Partner (Retired), Venable LLP
- Water Sustainability and Market Processes October 15, 2013Column Author : Steve Hoffmann, Founder of WaterTech Capital LLC
- 5th National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration September 16, 2013Column Author : Patrick S. McGinnis, Senior Advisor, THG
- Contaminated Sediments – How Do We Strike the Proper Balance? August 18, 2013Column Author : Richard Fox, Vice President/Principal Scientist, Natural Resource Technology, Inc.
- Fostering Dialogue at the WEC Roundtable on Sustainable Engineering July 16, 2013Column Author : THG
- Insider Account of the 2013 Brownfields Conference Panel June 23, 2013Column Author : THG
- Hydraulic Fracturing – Outlook for the Next Four Years May 16, 2013Column Author : Marianne Horinko, President, THG
- Addressing the Middle East Water Crisis – One Rain Drop at a Time April 23, 2013Column Author : Brendan McGinnis, President, Water Resources Action Project
- Profiles In Leadership Series: Part 3 March 22, 2013Column Author : David Lloyd, Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, U.S. EPA
- Profiles in Leadership Series: Part 2 February 25, 2013Column Author : Mark Giesfeldt, Bureau Director, Remediation and Redevelopment, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Hot Issues in Brownfields Advocacy for 2013 January 21, 2013Column Author : Marianne Horinko, President, THG
- Financing Renewable Energy Innovation & Development – Lessons from Abroad December 17, 2012Column Author : Cathryn Courtin, Student Scholar, THG
- Emergency Planning and the Energy Boom November 19, 2012Column Author : Marianne Horinko, President, THG
- BP Deepwater Horizon Won’t Settle Before the Election October 22, 2012Column Author : Tim Richardson, Managing Member, Terra Nova, LLC
- A Successful Water Public-Private Partnership: A Locality’s Perspective October 22, 2012Column Author : Lewis D. Solomon, Rinehart Professor Emeritus of Business Law at The George Washington University Law School
- Remarks Aboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi September 12, 2012Column Author : Patrick S. McGinnis, Senior Advisor, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Systems
- A Reader's Guide to the RESTORE Act August 17, 2012Column Author : Tim Richardson, Independent Consultant
- Air, Water and Gas: Threats to Coal Fired Generation August 17, 2012Column Author : Roger Ballentine, President, Green Strategies and Brian Spak, Senior Director, Green Strategies
- Common Sense Solutions for U.S. Natural Gas July 3, 2012Column Author : Cathryn Courtin, Student Scholar, THG
- Attracting Private Capital to Water Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships June 12, 2012Column Author : Sean McGinnis, Financial Director, THG
- Clean Technology Depends On Rare Earth Elements June 11, 2012Column Author : Roger Ballentine, President, Green Strategies
- What Are The Chances For BP RESTORE Act Passage? May 14, 2012Column Author : Tim Richardson, Independent Consultant
- No Matter the Cost: Yields Aren’t the Only Thing that Matters When it Comes to Growing Food May 11, 2012Column Author : Coach Mark Smallwood, Executive Director, Rodale Institute
- Promoting Greater Water Reuse: An Industrial Perspective April 13, 2012Column Author : Jon Freedman, Co-Chair, Industrial Reuse Committee, WateReuse Association
- Remarks from Water Resources Action Project Reception March 22, 2012Column Author : Brendan McGinnis, Vice Board Chair, Water Resources Action Project and Managing Partner, THG
- Impact of Rural Water Infrastructure on Economic Development March 16, 2012Column Author : Robert Stewart, Executive Director, Rural Community Assistance Partnership
- America’s Brownfields Law – 10 Years Later February 7, 2012Column Author : Marianne Horinko, President, THG
- A Closer Look at EPA’s Hydrofracking Program January 9, 2012Column Author : Jill Cleveland, Student Scholar, THG
- Standardizing Sustainability Metrics to Spur Public Action December 12, 2011Column Author : Marianne L. Horinko, President, THG
- Greening Our Nation’s Backyard December 6, 2011Column Author : Patrick McGinnis, Water Resources Team Leader, THG
- The Path Forward via Partnerships and a Stewardship Ethic November 10, 2011Column Author : Donna Ayres, Senior Advisor, THG
- Water Advocacy Panelist Remarks October 25, 2011Column Author : Patrick S. McGinnis, Water Resources Team Leader, THG
- Opening and Closing Remarks from THG’s 2011 Water Resources Summit October 25, 2011Column Author : Brendan McGinnis, Director, Water Division, THG
- Defense Department LEED Funding to Be Eliminated? October 13, 2011Column Author : Chris Cheatham, Managing Partner, Cheatham Consulting, LLC.
- Clean Water Act and the Need for Certainty August 8, 2011Column Author : Brendan McGinnis, Director, Water Division, THG
- Time To Invest In A Sustainable River System June 1, 2011Column Author : Jennifer Frazier, Director, Mississippi River Program, American Land Conservancy
- Managing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources May 9, 2011Column Author : Dick Engberg, Technical Director, American Water Resources Association
- Friends of the Earth Middle East and Water Resources Action Project Join Forces April 11, 2011Column Author : Friends of the Earth - Middle East
- Powering Up in a Collaborative Way: Informing Integrated Water Resources Management April 5, 2011Column Author : Ada L. Benavides, Project Manager, Headquarters, United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Early Impressions from a Water Resources Management Practitioner March 10, 2011Column Author : Brendan McGinnis, Managing Partner, THG
- How Invasive Species, Altered Hydrology, and System Tinkering Create Job Security February 18, 2011Column Author : Patrick S. McGinnis, Water Resoures Team Leader, THG
- Deconstructing The Horinko Group’s Collaborative Model for Our Nation’s Water Resources January 14, 2011Column Author : Patrick S. McGinnis, Water Resources Team Leader, THG
- Conservation in a Time of Scarcity November 30, 2010Column Author : Lynn Scarlett, Former Deputy Secretary of the Interior
- Cost of Doing Business vs. License to Produce October 1, 2010Column Author : Gary Liberson, Co-Founder, Water Resources Action Project
- How Can We Finance Urban Water Challenges To Come: Do We Need A New Business Model? September 25, 2010Column Author : G. Tracy Mehan, III., Principal, The Cadmus Group
- What’s Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions Strategy? July 12, 2010Column Author : Chris Cheatham, Managing Partner, Cheatham Consulting, LLC.
- Of Maps and Men – 17th Century Mapmaking and 21st Century Sustainability June 25, 2010Column Author : Mark Gorman, Policy Analyst, Northeast-Midwest Institute
- THG Hosts Reflective Discussion with National Water Leaders on Shaping a Brighter Water Outlook May 8, 2010Column Author : Donna Ayres, Senior Consultant, THG
- The Mississippi River Needs “Placeness” May 8, 2010Column Author : Anne Lewis, Founder, America's Waterway
- Making the Popular Case for Water Resource Sustainability April 9, 2010Column Author : Brendan P. McGinnis, Director, Water Division, THG and Patrick S. McGinnis, Water Resources Team Leader, THG
- Arriving at a National Water Strategy: The Role of Pathfinders in Water Resource Collaboration March 21, 2010Column Author : Patrick S. McGinnis, Water Resources Team Leader, THG
- The Nation’s “Biggest Polluter” May Be Its Best Environmental Steward September 2, 2009Column Author : Alex Beehler, Former Acting Under Secretary (Installations & Environment), Department of Defense
- Climate Change and the ESA: Regulatory Decisions Keep Litigation Prospects Strong August 10, 2009Column Author : Jane Luxton, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP and Former General Counsel, NOAA
- A Return To Activist Government… Or Is It? July 15, 2009Column Author : Chris Kearney, Former Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior
- Principles? Guidelines? Who Cares? June 15, 2009Column Author : John Paul Woodley, Jr., Former Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
- Balancing Planetary Health with Fiscal Sanity March 22, 2009Column Author : Nicholas Culver, Founding Member, THG
- It’s Not Easy Being Green: How the FTC is Trying to Help August 5, 2008Column Author : Elliot Laws, Senior Counsel, Pillsbury
- What Environment? War and Economic Insecurity Dominate the Presidential Campaign March 14, 2008Column Author : G. Tracy Mehan, III., Principal, The Cadmus Group, Inc.