Best Alex Nepa Podcasts (2025)

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EPR Minisode 15: Happy Halloween! 23:25

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! We have a new minisode for you today that is taking place instead of our regularly scheduled episode. Thank you so much for listening! . Help us conti…

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Community Science, Climate Justice, and Mentorship with Dr. Na'taki Osborne Jelks 48:30

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, assistant professor of environmental and health sciences at Spelman College and Co-Founder…

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The Silver Tsunami, Mentorship, and Global Collaboration with Josh Hirten 38:24

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Josh Hirten, Environmental Discipline Leader at CDM Smith about The Silver Tsunami, Mentorship, and Global Collaborat…

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Local Workforce Empowerment, Climate, and Good Trouble with Michael Carter 47:46

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Michael Carter, Climate and Workforce Manager at King County’s Executive Climate Office about Local Workforce Empower…

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Storytelling, Opportunities through Connections, and Everyday Changemakers with Matt Scott 44:51

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Matt Scott, Director of Storytelling and Engagement at Project Drawdown and founding director of Drawdown Stories abo…

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EPR Live from Raleigh with Cinder Miller and Andrew Goldberg 57:48

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, Nik talks LIVE with Cinder Miller, President of Gray and Pape, Andrew Goldberg, Principal at Agora at American Cultural Resources …

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Career Path to Planning, Challenges of Long-Term Planning, and Personal Growth and Balance with Katherine Amidon 42:37

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Katherine Amidon, Senior Water Resources Planner at Bolton & Menk about Career Path to Planning, Challenges of Long-T…

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Courts Reshaping Agency Power, Uncertainty Over NEPA Rules, and Sticking to Core Environmental Values with Fred Wagner 53:05

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Fred Wagner, principal environmental advisor at Jacobs about the courts reshaping policy, NEPA uncertainty, and stick…

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Spark Birds, Lifer Pie, and Becoming the Mirror for Yourself with Alex Troutman 47:42

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Alex Troutman, Wildlife Biologist about Spark Birds, Lifer Pie, and Becoming the Mirror for Yourself. Read his full b…

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Going Viral, Consistency and Rejection to Redirection with Kristy Drutman 43:06

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Kristy Drutman, Founder and Co-CEO of Green Jobs Board about Going Viral, Consistency and Rejection to Redirection to…

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EPR Minisode 14: Behind the Mic with Nic and Laura 38:00

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode Nic and Laura talk behind the scenes at EPR! Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hi…

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Climate Science, Journalism, and Working Backwards to get to Your Career with Kendra Pierre-Louis 43:31

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Kendra Pierre-Louis, climate journalist about Climate Science, Journalism, and Working Backwards to get to Your Caree…

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Coaching, Creative Integration, and Making it as a Solopreneur with Radhika Bhatt 42:40

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Radhika Bhatt, climate career coach, recruiter, and Founder of Saathe Studio about Coaching, Creative Integration, an…

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Environmental and Human Health, Shaping Risk, and Policy with Julia Gohlke 36:22

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Julia Gohlke, Professor of Environmental Health, Department of Population Health Sciences at Virginia Tech in Blacksb…

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Going from Sanitation to Nuclear, Financing the Future, and Climate Curiosity with Marilyn Waite 46:07

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Marilyn Waite, lifelong environmental actionist about Going from Sanitation to Nuclear, Financing the Future, and Cli…

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Navigating Government Careers, Going from Fieldwork to Leadership, and Pursuing Passions with Natalie Edwards 57:52

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Natalie Edwards, Owner at Mahogany Environmental & Associates about Navigating Government Careers, Going from Fieldwo…

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Architectural Policy, Historic Preservation, and ACRA with Andrew Goldberg 44:57

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Andrew Goldberg, ACRA's head of government relations about Architectural Policy, Historic Preservation, and ACRA. Rea…

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Building a Career in Science Communication, Listening as a Skill, and Working with Communities with Faith Kearns 45:25

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Faith Kearns, scientist and science communication practitioner about Building a Career in Science Communication, List…

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Discussing His Book "Why Nothing Works," Being a Lonely Bengals Fan, and Today's Regulatory Landscape with Marc Dunkelman 53:25

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Marc Dunkelman, about why nothing works, being a lonely bengals fan, and todays regulatory landscape. Read his full b…

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Coastal Resilience, Interdisciplinary Skills, and Passion Driven Careers with Catherine McCandless 44:27

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Catherine McCandless, Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager in the City of Boston's Office of Climate Resilience …

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Climate Policy, Entrepreneurship, and Triathlons with Chris Moyer 44:11

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Chris Moyer, founder and president of Echo Communications Advisors about Climate Policy, Entrepreneurship, and Triath…

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Wetlands, Habitat Restoration, and a Really Great Field Story with Mark Ray 38:08

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Mark Ray, environmental consultant about Wetlands, Habitat Restoration, and a Really Great Field Story. Read his full…

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Biochar, Sustainability in Sports, and Using LinkedIn to the Fullest with Sameer Neve 50:00

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sameer Neve, a sustainability strategist, biochar researcher, and environmental justice advocate whose work spans eve…

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Community Collaboration, Influencing Policy, and Resilience with Mathy Stanislaus 48:42

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Mathy Stanislaus, Vice Provost Executive Director of The Environmental Collaboratory at Drexel University about Commu…

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Sustainability, Pineapple Leather Pants, and Writing for TV with Sree Ratna Kancherla 51:25

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sree Ratna Kancherla, Global Sustainability Director for management consulting firm Kearney, Storyteller, Social Impa…

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EPR Live from Charleston with Fred Wagner, Rod Smolla, and Siobhan Gordon 59:57

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk Fred Wagner, Principal Environmental Advisor at Jacobs, Rod Smolla, President of Vermont Law and Graduate School and Siobh…

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Consulting, Working on the I-4 Project, and Giving Back to the Community with Ben Shepard 42:44

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Ben Shepard, Environmental Lead for the Moving I-4 Forward Program about Consulting, Working on the I-4 Project, and …

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Music, Algae, and Passion Projects with David Schwartz 49:43

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with David Schwartz, magazine editor with one foot in the professional audio community and the other in the wonderful worl…

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Climate Advocacy, Biofuels, and Managing Conflicting Values in Conservation with John Perona 43:25

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with John Perona, science/policy analyst, writer and advocate for a healthy climate about Climate Advocacy, Biofuels, and …

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Updates on NEPA, the IAIA Conference in Italy, and Cumulative Effects with Ted Boling 46:32

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Ted Boling, Partner at Perkins Coie LLP about Updates on NEPA, the IAIA Conference in Italy, and Cumulative Effects. …

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AI, Career Pathing, and Pets with Lauren Schramm 44:44

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Lauren Schramm, NEPA Manager about AI, Career Pathing, and Pets. Read her full bio below. Help us continue to create …

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Community Engagement, the Green Obsidian, and Fostering Kittens with Sierra Taliaferro 46:02

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sierra Taliaferro, founder of The Green Obsidian about Community Engagement, the Green Obsidian, and Fostering Kitten…

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FAEP, Mentoring, and Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu with Elva Peppers 24:14

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Elva Peppers, President of Florida Environmental & Land Services, Inc. about FAEP, Mentoring, and Hiking the Inca Tra…

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Starting a Company, Using AI, and Multi-day Trail Hiking with Adam Loewentheil 50:28

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Adam Loewentheil, Founder & CEO of Aldoa, about Starting a Company, Using AI, and Multi-day Trail Hiking. Read his fu…

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Starting a Nonprofit, Tracking Pollution, and Developing Public Data with John Amos 47:07

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with John Amos, Founder and CEO of the environmental nonprofit SkyTruth, about Starting a Nonprofit, Tracking Pollution, a…

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EPR Minisode 13: Navigating a Complex Job Market with Nic and Laura 25:23

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode Nic and Laura discuss navigating the current job market. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a futur…

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Climate Sustainability, Carbon Removal, and Clean Tech with Sotiria Anagnostou 46:22

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Sotiria Anagnostou, Head of Climate Risk Technical Services and Executive Director of AZ CleanTech about Climate …

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Clothing Swaps, Developing a Startup, and Smash Bros with Samantha Cerwin 43:59

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Samantha Cerwin, Co-founder & CEO at BeReworn about Clothing Swaps, Developing a Startup, and Smash Bros. Read her fu…

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Environmental Executive Orders, Managing Shifts between Administrations, and Sailing with Ted Boling 47:57

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Ted Boling, Partner at Perkins Coie LLP about Environmental Executive Orders, Managing Shifts between Administrations…

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National Wildlife Federation, Wildlife Conservation, and Monarch Butterflies with Mike Leahy 52:07

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Mike Leahy, Senior Director of Wildlife Policy for the National Wildlife Federation, about National Wildlife Federati…

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Confidence, CrossFit, and the Maui Fires with Brian Brandt 54:17

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Brian Brandt, Director, Operations Management at Dawson Global, about Confidence, CrossFit, and the Maui Fires. Read …

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Environmental Law, Hard Work, and Whooping Cranes with Patrick Parenteau 1:01:28

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus at Vermont Law and Graduate School, about Environmental Law, Hard Work, …

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All Things Environmental, Social, and Governance with Matt Sekol 51:48

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, Matt Sekol, Sustainability Global Black Belt on Microsoft’s Cross-Industry team and author of ESG Mindset: Business Resilience and…

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EPR Live with Fred Wager and Jay Johnson on NEPA and the Supreme Court 1:07:42

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Share your Field Stories! Nic Frederick, Fred Wagner, and Jay Johnson discuss the events that unfolded during the commenting session of the Seven County Infrastructure case on December 10, 2024. As well as some other fun topics as usual. Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor …

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EPR Minisode 12: Show Update & Upcoming Live Event with Fred Wagner and Jay Johnson 10:52

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Share your Field Stories! Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.By Nic Frederick and Laura Thorne

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GEO AI, CEQ Policy Updates, and Developing Industry Standards with Sunny Fleming 57:25

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sunny Fleming, Director of Environment, Conservation, and Natural Resource Solutions at Esri about Geographic AI, CEQ…

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Update on the Chevron Deference and the Olympics with Fred Wagner 51:15

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Share your Field Stories! Support the show Thanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.By Nic Frederick and Laura Thorne

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EPR Minisode 11: Update from Nic and Laura 5:23

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode we give an update about the show. Tune in to hear about our plans! Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to spons…

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Sustainability, Making Mistakes (and Owning Up To Them), and Snowshoe Racing with Sue Fassler 45:53

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sue Fassler, Director of Sustainability at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry about Sustainabilit…

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EPR LIVE from Minneapolis with Mike Mayer, Hassan Bouchareb, and Fred Wagner 1:09:55

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Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode we are coming to you live from Minneapolis with Mike Mayer, Hassan Bouchareb, and Fred Wagner! Help us continue to create great con…