Webinars
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Multiple Approaches to Improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within Environmental Professions
September 2, 2020
Speakers
Nuriyah A. Boné-Owens, Cultural Entrepreneur, Cultural Ventures LLC
Sharon Minchak, V.P., Talent & Technology Operations Director, Jacobs Environmental Solutions
Nan Renner, Senior Director of Learning, Design and Innovation, Birch Aquarium at Scripps, UC San Diego
Moderator
Ron Deverman, CEP, Vice President/National Environmental Planning Leader, STV Inc.
As Environmental Professionals you may be wondering what you do to be better informed, more aware, and better support our employees, communities, and take action to make effective and lasting change in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Our panel consists of three experts in a broad range of environments who will each speak from different perspectives about solutions to the same underlying issues.
Nan Renner, Senior Director of Learning, Design, and Innovation, Birch Aquarium at Scripps, UC San Diego, will speak about her work with UC San Diego’s Birch Aquarium at Scripps and CREATE STEM Success Initiative. Nuriyah Boné-Owens, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, will speak about setting the foundation for programmatic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, and Sharon Minchak, Talent and Technology Operations Director, Jacobs Environmental Solutions, will showcase some of their initiatives that have been successful and talk about what that means.
Attendees will learn and get ideas from the examples shown and insights shared that they can bring back to their workplaces, associations, local chapters, and personal lives to help combat racism and bridge the inequities that exist in the environmental profession.
Please continue to stay informed on this important topic with the recording and presentation materials from the webinar.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thresholds: A Cautionary Tale from California
October 8, 2020
Speakers
Michael Hendrix, Chairperson, AEP Climate Change Committee
Jennifer Reed, Air Quality Services Manager, Dudek
Rich Walter, Vice President, Environmental Planning, ICF
Moderator
Laura Thorne, BS, PMP Performance Improvement Specialist
Environmental review of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in California has evolved since 2010, when GHG emissions analysis was first incorporated into the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Court cases and improved threshold methodologies have shaped the current landscape, yet the absence of consistent guidance from agencies and the threat of legal challenges test Lead Agencies’ ability to meet increasingly aggressive statewide goals and local/regional climate action plans. The California Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) Climate Change Committee has developed proposed solutions in a forthcoming white paper. This panel will discuss the evolution of GHG emissions analysis in CEQA and provide solutions.
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Applying the New CEQ NEPA Regulations
September 30, 2020
Speakers
Ron Deverman, National Environmental Planning Practice Leader, STV, Inc.
Michael Drummond, Director, Environmental Process and Policy Practice, WSP USA; formerly CEQ Deputy
P. E. Hudson
Michael Smith, Principal, WSP USA
Owen Schmidt, Consultant
Brian Boose, Vice President and National Federal NEPA Leader, AECOM, Inc.
Jennifer Warf, National Department of Defense Environmental Planning Leader, AECOM, Inc.
Holly Reuter, Manager, The Clark Group LLC
Moderator
Charles P. Nicholson, Sr. Environmental Scientist, HDR Inc., and Chair, NAEP NEPA Practice
On September 14, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality’s final rule updating its regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR § 1500—1508) took effect. The final rule makes numerous changes, both small and large, to the previous regulations which had only minor revisions since being issued in 1978.
This webinar will feature presentations by a panel of distinguished NEPA authorities who will address various aspects of the new regulations from a range of perspectives. The presentations will be followed by an open discussion/Q&A session.
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“Modernizing” the NEPA Process or Returning to the Stone Age? Integrating New Definitions for Key Language in the NEPA–Section 106 Process
November 19, 2020
Speakers
Matthew Adams, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell
Heather Miller, Ph.D., Vice President, Business Development & Principal Historian, HRA
Michael D. Smith, Ph.D., Principal, WSP USA
Moderator
Marion Werkheiser, Chief Executive, Cultural Heritage Partners
This joint NAEP–ACRA webinar brings together cultural heritage and NEPA practitioners and attorneys to unpack the new NEPA definitions of Direct and Indirect Impacts, and Effects and discuss how these changes affect cultural resources review under Section 106 and NEPA. The panelists, Mathew Adams, Michael D. Smith Ph.D., and Heather Miller, Ph.D., along with moderator Marion Werkheiser, will highlight the recent James River transmission line court ruling (National Parks Conservation Association et al vs. Semonite) as a backdrop for the discussion. The panelists ask, “how would the James River court ruling be different under the new definitions?” The panelists will recap the court case, look at the new vs. old language and how it might have affected the ruling and its impact on future cases. They briefly present the history of the NEPA–106 process, assess traditional understandings of NHPA, and discuss how the new definition of effects will change consideration of cultural resources.
Marion Werkheiser ties it all together and outlines several caveats and teaching points for moving forward (or is it back?) with a “modernized” approach.
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Environmental Justice: Assessing Social and Health Impacts On Vulnerable Populations
February 18, 2021
Speakers
Dr. Leticia Solaun
Charlie Webb, Jacobs
Greg Wolffe, Yorke
Moderator
Karalyn Lubold, BS, MS
Environmental health and justice are finally making their way to the forefront of environmental protection. In this webinar, our expert panel will give an overview of the latest analysis techniques and demonstrate their value through case studies.
Leticia (Leti) Solaun will provide an overview of environmental justice precepts, tools, and basis for social impact analyses.
Greg Wolffe will address a case study in Los Angeles County (County) initiated the Green Zones Program (Program) in 2015 to enhance public health and land use compatibility in unincorporated communities. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) which has become an important mechanism for understanding the whole impact of a project as it relates to affected communities and demographics. The use of HIA is an emerging practice intended to increase the understanding of the human health consequences in the evaluation of public policy and decision-making by stakeholders.
Charlie Webb will talk about the challenges for project-level NEPA practitioners of assessing issues that go beyond the scope of the project for which they are assessing impacts. Interstate construction in urban areas was very impactful to the environmental health of urban neighborhoods around the country in the 1960s and 1970s. As these freeways age and require reconstruction, project sponsors are being asked to acknowledge and in some cases address decades-old impacts that go beyond the footprint of the project or relate to program-level budget decisions.
Tune in to to learn the details about the basic principles and decisions subject to HIA, what was evaluated, the data used, and how the HIA incorporates quality of life and health parameters, such as background air quality, access to recreation and open space, general mobility, and other factors, particularly for vulnerable subgroups and communities within the affected population.
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