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Environment and Air Quality

Environment and Air Quality Team

We are pleased to offer our services and provide you with the latest in Environmental and Air Quality information and technology.

Here you will find important information about FHWA Environmental and Air Quality initiatives along with information on who to contact for training and assistance.

Who We Are …

The FHWA Resource Center Environment and Air Quality Team is a team of subject matter experts with advanced knowledge and experience representing diverse natural, social science and engineering disciplines. The Environment and Air Quality Team is committed to enhancing FHWA's environmental and air quality programs by providing an expert level of technical assistance and quality workshops, training and seminars to our customers and partners.

The Teams, Team Members and their corresponding specialties are listed below. For additional information or assistance on any subject, including those not listed, please contact the Technical Director or one of the Team Leaders.


Technical Director

Michelle Hilary
Technical Director Environment and Air Quality
Michelle.Hilary@dot.gov

 

Team MemberSpecialty Area(s)
Lindsay Edgar
Environmental Program Specialist
lindsay.edgar@dot.gov
Linking Planning and NEPA
NEPA Program & Project Development
Noel Mehlo
Environmental Program Specialist
Noel.Mehlo@dot.gov
NEPA Program & Project Development/Management
NEPA Assignment & Audits
Programmatic Approaches & Interagency Relationships
Hazardous Materials
Charlotte Kucera
Ecologist
charlotte.kucera@dot.gov
Ecology and Transportation
Endangered Species Act - Section 7
Interagency Coordination and Cooperation
Programmatic Consultation
Brian Yanchik – Team Leader
Ecologist
brian.yanchik@dot.gov
Ecology and Transportation
Endangered Species Act - Section 7
Interagency Coordination and Cooperation
Programmatic Consultation
Water, aquatic resources, streams, floodplains
Wetland Functional Assessment
Leigh Oesterling
Air Quality Specialist
leigh.oesterling@dot.gov
Regional Transportation Conformity
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program
Project-Level Conformity
Traffic / Transportation Modeling
Chris Dresser
Air Quality Modeling Specialist
christopher.dresser@dot.gov
Air Quality Modeling
Highway Air Dispersion Modeling
Project-level Conformity

 

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