Webinars

Climate Justice on an International Stage:
Prelude to COP28 and Implications for Industry

December 15, 2023 8:30 AM (PT) | 11:30 AM (ET) 

Speakers

Chris Whitehead QEP, CESM; Air Practice Leader, Enviro-Sciences
Sunny FlemingEnvironment & Conservation Industry Lead, Esri
Maya Carrasquillo, Ph.D., University of California - Berkley


 About

As climate-induced impacts continue to pile up it is unfortunately those in overburdened communities who often bear a greater percentage of these impacts. Many of you may have not heard the term climate justice before and may still just be wrapping your heads around environmental justice, but the two are intertwined and crucial concepts for planning industrial operations and building trust within your communities. Join Chris Whitehead (ESI), Sunny Fleming (ESRI), and Maya Carrasquillo (University of California - Berkley) for this informative event as we discuss what is climate justice, what actions are being taken on the topic, walk through a few case studies to show the importance of mapping these impacts, and plot a path forward to minimize risk of impact.  


 Presentation Slides 

Part 1 Slides
Part 2 Slides
Part 3 Slides

 Resources

Trees Atlanta Case Study
City of Tucson Extreme Heat Resilience
White House CMRA

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Offshore Wind 101:
Exciting Career Opportunities for Environmental Professionals

October 16, 2023 12:00 PM (PT) | 3:00 PM (ET) 

Speakers

Kim FitzgibbonsPrincipal Consultant for Regulatory and Permitting at Kleinschmidt Associates
Shannon StewartVice President of Environmental Compliance & Strategy at Invenergy
J.T. HesseOffshore Wind Planning and Permitting Technical Director at Jacobs Engineering


 About

Join us for an introduction to the offshore wind industry and learn about potential career opportunities for the whole gamut of environmental professionals - all disciplines, all levels! This is an exciting new industry being built in real time to help combat climate change by expanding our renewable energy portfolio in the US and globally. This webinar will cover how offshore wind works, where it is being developed, and the regulatory process for approval in the US (including NEPA, Endangered Species Act consultation, other federal/state/local permitting). We will discuss how most of what we do as environmental professionals is useful and transferable to the offshore wind industry and ancillary markets, such as ports, vessels, and transmission infrastructure. You will hear about the paths of several environmental professionals now engaged in offshore wind whose careers span both the public sector and private sector, and as consultants and on the client side. We will also talk about how the industry is building capacity and growing the supply chain pipeline by partnering with academia and developing offshore wind training and certifications. Come join us to learn more about this exciting, emerging industry that is based on collaboration and innovation, and where you could be part of the success! 


 

Presentation Slides 

Offshore Wind 101 Slides

Additional Resources

NYSERDA’s Learning from the Experts Offshore Wind Webinar Series
BOEM’s Renewable Energy Resource Library
DOE WINDExchange Webinar Catalogue
PNNL Tethys Wind Energy Events Webpage
Business Network for Offshore Wind (offshorewindus.org)
Offshore Wind California

 

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NEPA Phase 2:
The Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule

September 19, 2023 10:00 AM (PT) | 1:00 PM (ET) 

White House Counsel on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Speakers

Jomar Maldonado, Director for NEPA
Megan HealyDeputy Director for NEPA
Amy Coyle, Deputy General Counsel

 


 About

NAEP is pleased to welcome speakers from the White House Counsel on Environmental Quality (CEQ) who will present the recently released Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NRPM) for revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The discussion will include an overview of the proposed rule and a Question-and-Answer session. 


 

Presentation Slides and Additional Resources

NEPA Phase 2 Update
CEQ NEPA Regulations Website

 

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Environmental Justice Update

August 31, 2023 10:00 AM (PT) | 1:00 PM (ET) 

Speakers

Fred Wagner, NAEP Elected At-Large Board MemberPartner, Venable LLP
Emily Gulick, NAEP Elected At-Large Board Member, CEP-IT, Environmental Planner, Jacobs Engineering
Stacey HallidayPrincipal, Washington, DC office of Beveridge & Diamond, PC (B&D)

 


 About

Environmental justice continues to remain as a top priority for the Biden Administration. Although there is no single environmental justice law, the Biden Administration continues to advance targeted environmental justice initiatives, issue executive orders, and apply a “whole-of-government” approach to incorporating environmental justice. This session will explore a few of the key components of that effort, including Executive Order 14096 (Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All), the Council on Environmental Quality’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase II revisions, recent enforcement trends, and legal defenses being asserted by governmental and private parties. You will leave the session with a comprehensive understanding the recent environmental justice federal developments, NEPA applications, and what the future may hold.  

Presentation Slides

Environmental Justice Update

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NEPA Caselaw Update

June 7, 2023 12:00 PM (PT) | 3:00 PM (ET) 

Speakers

Fred Wagner, NAEP Elected At-Large Board MemberPartner, Venable LLP
P.E. "Pam" Hudson, Esq.NAVFAC SW, Department of the Navy Office of General Counsel
Charles Nicholson, NAEP Elected At-Large Board MemberSenior Environmental Scientist, HDR


 About

This webinar will mirror the Case Law presentation provided during the recent NAEP 2023 Conference & Training Symposium, with updates as warranted. The panel is focused on a paper that reviews substantive National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) cases issued by the United States Courts of Appeals in 2022. The implications of the decisions and their relevance to NEPA practitioners will be explained. This webinar will summarize the more detailed paper prepared for the 2023 conference session. The paper briefly explains, with an emphasis on the substantive NEPA findings, each opinion issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The paper identifies statistics regarding the NEPA appellate opinions, such as a twelve-year record of NEPA cases, organized by circuit, and by year. The paper also identifies the agencies involved in each case and presents statistics relevant to the agencies; the paper further identifies the prevailing ratio of federal agencies, including by agency and by document type (categorical exclusion, environmental assessment, environmental impact statement). The paper analyzes the trends in the court opinions involving NEPA for 2022, with an emphasis on substantive NEPA practice, and by the grouping of the cases.

Finally, each court opinion is paraphrased and organized in a manner easy to read for practitioners to find the court's ruling. Appellate opinions are grouped and analyzed by agency. Past trends include challenges to purpose and need, alternatives considered, public comment, scientific impact assessment methodologies, GHG emissions and climate change impact assessment, incomplete or unavailable information, determination of significance, segmentation, duty to supplement, connected actions, federal actions, cumulative impact assessment, mitigation, monitoring, and adaptive management. Suggestions for improving the implementation of the NEPA process and to meeting current challenges are offered, looking ahead to the future with a renewed emphasis on one of the world's oldest and most forward-looking environmental laws.  

Presentation Slides

NEPA Caselaw Update

Other Resources

NEPA Cases (2022) Paper


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