Course Catalog

Policy & Regulations

Individual courses

Challenge your analysis before someone else does. Practice testing difficult NEPA reasoning against evidence, assumptions and competing interpretations with AI assistance.
Screen a proposal. Show your work. Practice using agency sources to screen proposals and document categorical exclusion decisions with AI assistance.
Preparing, Reviewing, Challenging, and Defending Documents Prepared Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

This three day training course offers you an opportunity to get a solid grasp on the importance of managing these conflicts and getting the parties to a point where they can resolve or at least minimize these conflicts for the benefit of this world and all of us.
Two-day hands-on NEPA course teaching today's reality, not textbooks. You'll write real documents in small groups, build evaluation rubrics, and learn how NEPA works post-CEQ strike-down and post-2025 Supreme Court ruling. Covers what agencies are actually doing now—and how to work within your own process. Works as a refresher for experienced professionals or an accessible entry point for newcomers.
A two-day, hands-on document clinic for people who write, review, or manage NEPA documents. Practice reviewing real-world-style drafts, returning comments authors can act on, checking long documents for consistency, managing consultant drafts, and building a defensible project record, with AI tools used for bounded, verified support.
A fast-paced 2-day training course that answers the question, “Is this thing any good?”
This course provides an overview of California's stormwater regulations, including the General Industrial Stormwater Permit, the General Construction Stormwater Permit, Phase I and II municipal permitting, and programs addressing non-point source pollution.