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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
Rob Ayers
Environmental Program Specialist
rob.ayers@dot.gov
Linking Planning and NEPA (PEL)
Indirect and Cumulative Effects
NEPA Project Development
Facilitation/Dispute Resolution
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Section 4(f)
Keith Moore
Environmental Program Specialist
keith.moore@dot.gov
Community Impact Assessment
Context Sensitive Solutions
Environmental Justice
NEPA and Transportation Decision Making
Public Involvement
NHI Liaison
Stephanie Stoermer
Environmental Program Specialist/Archeologist
Stephanie.Stoermer@dot.gov
Highway Traffic Noise
Historic Preservation Laws /Section 106
Tribal Consultation and Coordination
NEPA Project Development
Document Quality
Environmental Justice
Community Impact Assessment
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
Mike Ruth
Ecologist
Mike.Ruth@dot.gov
Waters of the US
Wetland Delineations
Wetland/Stream Permittee Responsible Mitigation
Wetland/Stream ILF Programs and Banking
Fluvial Geomorphology
Culvert Banking
USCG Bridge Permitting
USACE Permitting and Letters of Permission (LOP)
USACE Nationwide Permit Program
EO 11990 Mitigation Strategies for Non-regulated Waters
Brian Smith
Ecologist
bsmith@dot.gov
Indirect and Cumulative Impacts Workshop
Natural Resource Coordination
Section 10/404 - Clean Water Act
Stormwater Management/Quality/Soil Erosion/Sediment Control
Wetlands/Stream Restoration, Mitigation Banking
Ecosystem / Watershed Approach
Catherine Liller
Environmental Protection Specialist
Catherine.Liller@dot.gov
Ecology and Transportation
Endangered Species Act - Section 7
Interagency Coordination and Cooperation
Programmatic Consultation
Mike Roberts
Air Quality Team Leader
michael.roberts@dot.gov
Regional Transportation Conformity
Highway Traffic Noise
Health and Transportation
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program
George Noel
Air Quality Modeling Specialist
george.noel@dot.gov
Mobile Source Emissions Modeling
Traffic / Transportation Modeling
Traffic Noise Modeling
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
Mobile Source Emissions Modeling
Highway Air Dispersion Modeling
Project-level Conformity
Kamala Joy
Air Quality Specialist
Kamala.Joy@dot.gov
CMAQ
Regional and Project-Level Conformity
Health in Transportation
Patrick Lentlie
Air Quality Specialist
patrick.lentlie@dot.gov
Regional Transportation Conformity
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program
Project-Level Conformity
Traffic / Transportation Modeling

 

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