2022 State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting: Putting Environmental Infrastructure to Work

Putting Environmental Infrastructure to Work

Each summer, the State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting takes a deep dive into a priority issue for the ECOS membership. In light of historic new investments under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), this year’s program was dedicated to showcasing ways state environmental agency leaders and our federal, industry, and NGO partners could best leverage the influx of environmental infrastructure funding. The gathering highlighted innovative investment options while helping states navigate new infrastructure opportunities in water, air monitoring, power, transportation, land revitalization, and resiliency.

Materials

• Agenda
• Attendees
• Sponsors

Facilitated Discussion, Tim Male, Environmental Policy Innovation Center

• PowerPoint Slides
• Poll Questions & Results
  • Environmental Gains
  • BIL Implementation
  • EJ Community Challenges
  • Community Engagement & Capacity
  • Lead Pipe Inventory

Tips & Tools for Navigating the Funding Maze

• PowerPoint Slides
  • Katrina Kessler, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  • Shawn Crumlish, Virginia Resources Authority
  • Jay Jensen, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
• NFWF’s National Coastal Resilience Fund Fact Sheet
• NFWF’s ATBC Quick Reference Guide

Keynote on Electrification 4.0, Aamir Paul, Schneider Electric

• PowerPoint Slides

Environmental Infrastructure to Modernize Our Power Grid

• PowerPoint Slides
  • Jeff Burleson, Southern Company
  • Sue Quense, AVEVA

Environmental Infrastructure to Promote Resiliency

• Background Slides: Building Community-Level Resilience Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Mark Rupp, Georgetown Climate Center

New Lanes for Environmental Infrastructure in Transportation

• PowerPoint Slides
  • Serena McIlwain, California Environmental Protection Agency
  • Mark Pastrone, SemaConnect
  • Shane Zumpf, Trihydro

Environmental Infrastructure for Land Revitalization & Recycling

• PowerPoint Slides
  • Carlton Waterhouse, U.S. EPA’s Office of Land & Emergency Management
  • Holli Alexander, Eastman

Information from EPA’s Office of the Inspector General

• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight Plan
• Brochure on EPA OIG IIJA Oversight
• EPA OIG Brochure on Fraud