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Community Mission
The SAME Environmental Community of Interest supports the 2025 SAME Strategic Plan.
The COI will support and engage SAME Posts, DOD and Federal Agencies by providing members with a wide range of programs, activities, and information to enable them to stay on the forefront of environmental technologies, management and regulatory developments facing the A/E/C community and national security. The Environmental COI is committed to creating both opportunities and programs that facilitate meaningful relationships between leaders in industry and government, leading to increased collaboration and partnering.
Rick Wice, PG
Battelle
(412) 260-9694
Steering Committee
Vice Chair: Ann Ewy (USACE Kansas City District)
Social Media Outreach: Laura Tobin (ContiFederal)
Post and Membership Outreach: Jane Huber (Metiri Group)
Strategic Partnership Lead: Judy Gallagher (AECOM)
Young Member Liaison: Andrew Colvin (USPHS)
Remediation Lead: Chris Hook (Tetra Tech)
Compliance and NEPA Lead: Jennifer Warf (AECOM)
Laboratory Services: Jim Carter (Emaxlabs)
PFAS IGE Lead: Lisa Kammer (Weston Solutions)
Air Quality Lead: Massie Hatch (MS Hatch Consulting)
Small Business Liaison: Beau DeBoer (Cultural Resource Analysts)
SAME National Webinars
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The Expanding Role of Artificial Intelligence in Energy
Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) has been prevalent in the news, but did you know that AI in the energy industry has been around for over 20 years? Over that time, its use has both grown and evolved; however, there are still foundational principles that remain for AI in the energy sector. -
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How Passive Samplers can Optimize and Reduce the Costs of Environmental Sampling Programs
This session highlights passive sampling devices (PSDs) and their many advantages over conventional sampling methods for quantifying the availability of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), hydrophobic organic compounds (HOC) and inorganic compounds in groundwater, sediment porewater, surface water and stormwater in terms of cost and data quality. -
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Creating Opportunities – Where you Are and Where you Will Be
Do you have challenges, risks, and obstacles, or are they opportunities? While the word opportunity means several things to SAME’s members, above all it denotes a mindset. -
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Achieving Compliance with the Service Contract Act
The labor standards of The McNamara O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) require compliance with a variety of labor standard provisions. -
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Climate Change: Adapting to Sea Level Rise
Due to climate change, sea levels along the U.S. coasts are expected to rise about 11 inches over the next 30 years. These increases, along with changing storm patterns, will result in severe flooding, erosion, and rising groundwater tables.