At the NAEP conference membership meeting in Baltimore I had the privilege to speak to our member professionals about leadership and the benefits of volunteering. I share my thoughts by starting with a quote from the poet David Whyte: “Inside everyone is a great shout of joy waiting to be born.” (from The House of Belonging).
On July 30, 2019, NAEP submitted comments to the Council on Environmental Quality on CEQ's Draft National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The guidance, once finalized, is intended to replace the 2016 final guidance that was withdrawn in early 2017.
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Join us on July 19 in Anchorage, Alaska!
We asked the NAEP Fellows and NAEP Leadership to provide some thoughts and reflections on the recent 2019 NAEP Annual Conference held in Baltimore, MD. What was offered forth were words of encouragement, enthusiasm, connection, environmental challenge, genuine love and respect for NAEP friends and participants, and an overall glowing sense of this association’s leadership. Here are the thoughts and reflections of Gary Kelman, Marie Campbell, John Irving and John Perkins.
Want to learn about how to apply environmental justice practices to State environmental impact assessments? Well - you're in luck! The Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a webinar that will provide a basic primer on environmental justice (EJ) methodologies, which can be used by state practitioners during National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review and other environmental impact assessments.
It will also build on this foundation with presentations regarding the State of Alaska's efforts to address health issues in environmental impact assessment and the State of Kentucky's efforts to address transportation-related community impacts.
Members save nearly $105 million through environmental practices
On May 23, 2019, Betty Dehoney, newly sworn-in President of the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) and John Irving, Interim President of Idaho Association of Environmental Professionals (IdAEP) signed a Chapter Affiliation Agreement at NAEP’s Board Meeting in Baltimore, MD, making IdAEP an official chapter of the national organization!
Friendships begin with a belief that there is something of value in two people connecting and talking about topics that interest them professionally and personally. Friendships also begin with small steps because we are somewhat guarded in what we reveal about ourselves initially until we develop trust in the relationship. One of the greater rewards of being a NAEP member is the friendships you make over time that become vitally important professionally and life-lasting personally.
NAEP has a mission and a responsibility to provide both association and practice information for the membership through publications (among other venues). In addition, we want to disseminate the work done in the fields of practice of interest to NAEP for a wider audience.
The Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) is seeking science-to-solutions teams to tackle critical conservation and sustainable development challenges through synthesis science as part of our Science for Nature and People Partnership, or SNAPP, a collaboration with The Nature Conservancy and Wildlife Conservation Society. Applications are due by May 1.
Read the latest issue of News for the Environmental Professional, the official publication of NAEP. The February issue features:
Environmental Practice - Editor-in-Chief
This survey asks about how categorical exclusions (CATEX/CEs) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) are applied. While CEs are not methodically tracked, they are widely used and an important part of overall NEPA compliance. The survey does not address how agencies develop CEs but how established CEs are used.
The Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals (ABCEP) has opened nominations for two awards: the Kramer Memorial Award for Environmental Excellence, and the Emerging Environmental Professional Award.
The National Association of Environmental Professionals’ (NAEP’s) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Practice (formerly known as the NEPA Working Group) is pleased to present our tenth NEPA Annual Report. This report contains summaries of the latest developments in NEPA as well as the NEPA Practice’s efforts for the past year. This annual report is prepared and published through the initiative and volunteer efforts of members of the NAEP’s NEPA Practice. The 2017 NEPA Annual Report includes:
Subscription and access to News for the Environmental Professional is an NAEP member benefit. Are you interested in reading current and past issues of the NAEP E-Newsletter? Become a member today!
Per Article V, Section 2 of the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) bylaws, NAEP's membership must affirm the slate of officers and directors. Please review the slate below put forth by the Nominating Committee and cast your vote.
NAEP has left several comments and questions in relation to the Bureau of Reclamation's categorical exclusions proposal.
Read NAEP's comments on the Council on Environmental Quality's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on updating CEQ's regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act.
