HDR Environmental Justice Professionals LaFata and Nulton to Present in TRB Webinar
HDR’s Cathy LaFata and Diane Nulton will be featured in an Aug. 29 webinar on “Successful Environmental Justice Planning,” hosted by the Transportation Research Board. Topics will include the history of EJ within transportation projects, National Environmental Policy Act, and what it looks like in 2023. Presenters will discuss the impacts of EJ and share successful strategies for addressing EJ and equity and coordinating with the public.
LaFata, HDR’s transportation equity director, will speak about environmental justice efforts for transit and highway projects, drawing from a wealth of real-world experience implementing environmental justice and equity in transportation.
Nulton, a senior environmental project manager with extensive experience in National Environmental Policy Act processes, will moderate the panel.
Carolyn Nelson of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and Chad Long of the South Carolina Department of Transportation are joining them.
The webinar begins at 1 p.m. CDT and lasts 90 minutes, with the first 60 minutes reserved for presentations and the last 30 minutes for audience questions.
Professional engineers who attend will be awarded 1.5 professional development hours. Registration is free for employees of TRB sponsors as well as Titanium and Cobalt Global Affiliates. The registration rate for all other attendees is $100. Registration Site and More Information
The U.S. federal government is strengthening and expanding its definition of environmental justice, and all infrastructure owners should be prepared with new strategies to incorporate meaningful engagement and collaboration with underserved and overburdened communities. Our experts will provide proven tools and strategies for transportation entities to succeed in a new regulatory environment.
