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Mar 2, 2022
Happy Birthday ESP Advisors
Our firm turned two today! Please join us in a brief moment of celebration, from our (home) offices in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia,...
Feb 24, 2022
Federal Funding for Oceans: Status, Timing, and What's Next
The House and Senate Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bills include significant increases for ocean, science, and environmental programs....
Feb 15, 2022
Appropriations 101
Here's a (very simplified) synopsis of how federal funding is supposed to work
Jan 27, 2022
Competing for Innovation (in Oceans)
Summary of ocean provisions in the new America COMPETES Act.
Jan 12, 2022
Rising Tide Newsletter | January, 2022
Happy New Year! In 2021 ESP Advisors grew our revenue over 200 percent and from a team of three to a total team of 10. We started working...
Nov 15, 2021
A Tale of Two Bills: the BIF, the BBB, and what's in them for oceans
(UPDATED November 20, 2021) President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, informally known as the...
Sep 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: ESP Advisors Announces Executive Promotions
Washington, D.C. Thursday, September 30, 2021 — ESP Advisors today announced the promotion of two senior company leaders: Martha Newell-Kins
Jul 28, 2021
It's Infrastructure Week (finally)!
The Senate just cleared the major procedural vote to move forward on a bipartisan infrastructure package. The full text is not yet...
Jul 22, 2021
House Moves to Vote on Funding Bills for Fiscal Year 2022
Next week, the House will begin voting on some of the 12 appropriations bills that together fund the federal government. With a slim...
Jul 14, 2021
Rising Tide Newsletter | July, 2021
ESP Advisors Quarterly Newsletter - July 2021 edition
Jul 6, 2021
IN THE NEWS: "Communications expert calls on seafood industry to use proactive storytelling..."
Seafood Source: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/communications-expert-calls-on-seafood-industry-to-use-proactive-storytel...
Jun 11, 2021
World Ocean Whirlwind
As always, the week surrounding World Ocean Day is a whirlwind of announcements. Here’s a brief summary of some of the major news from...
Apr 9, 2021
Biden “Skinny” Budget: Insights for Environment, Science, and Oceans
The President’s “skinny” budget was released today. If enacted, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would get $6.9...
Mar 31, 2021
Biden's American Jobs Plan - What's in it for Oceans?
On Wednesday, March 31, President Biden announced his American Jobs Plan, which is the first in his two part Build Back Better campaign.
Mar 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: ESP Advisors Strengthens Leadership Team With New Executive Vice President
ESP Advisors is pleased to announce that Martha Newell-Kinsman is joining the policy and communications firm as Executive Vice President.
Mar 1, 2021
Celebrating Our One Year Anniversary!
Environment, Science, and Policy Advisors was formed one year ago today on March 1, 2020. What a year it has been!
Feb 26, 2021
Seafood Drowned Out in House Version of Relief Package
Here we are in 2021, yet it feels like we are in the 15th month of 2020. So many in the U.S. are dealing with the cumulative and ongoing imp
Feb 10, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Former Wicker staffer joins ESP Advisors
Kat Montgomery, former Sea Grant Fellow in the office of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), joined ESP Advisors as a Policy Advisor this mont
Jan 22, 2021
Hitting the Ground Sprinting
Newly-inaugurated President Biden is moving quickly on a progressive agenda, including signing more executive actions in such a short period
Jan 6, 2021
A Blue Senate?
Based on the early results from the Georgia Senate special election, it looks likely that Democrats will control the Senate in the 117th...
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