NEPA Phase 2 Implementation: The Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Final Rule
September 3, 2024 | 11:00 AM (PT) / 2:00 PM (ET)
White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Speakers
Megan Healy, Principal Deputy Director for NEPA Amy Coyle, Principal Deputy General Counsel Jomar Maldonado, Director for NEPA
About
NAEP is pleased to welcome speakers from the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) who will present the recently released final rule 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. Further details on the final rule can be found here: NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act - CEQ NEPA Implementing Procedures (doe.gov).
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 Fleming, Environment & 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.
Offshore Wind 101: Exciting Career Opportunities for Environmental Professionals
October 16, 2023 12:00 PM (PT) | 3:00 PM (ET)
Speakers
Kim Fitzgibbons, Principal Consultant for Regulatory and Permitting at Kleinschmidt Associates Shannon Stewart, Vice President of Environmental Compliance & Strategy at Invenergy J.T. Hesse, Offshore Wind Planning and Permitting Technical Director at Jacobs Engineering
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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!
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 Healy, Deputy 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.
Fred Wagner, NAEP Elected At-Large Board Member, Partner, Venable LLP Emily Gulick, NAEP Elected At-Large Board Member,CEP-IT, Environmental Planner, Jacobs Engineering Stacey Halliday, Principal, Washington, DC office of Beveridge & Diamond, PC (B&D)
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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.
