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NEWMOA's New Executive Director
The NEWMOA Board of Directors are pleased to announce and welcome the promotion of Melissa Lavoie as the new Executive Director of the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA). Melissa’s commitment to and vision for the organization as well as her demonstrated support for environmental protection and public health has made a deep impression on the Board. Prior to her serving as Interim Executive Director starting this past June, Melissa has served as the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) Program Manager for 3 years. Her expertise includes program management, stakeholder engagement, chemical and recycling policy, website maintenance, advocacy, consulting, conference facilitation, and outreach. Melissa’s passion for a clean environment, healthy communities, and a vital economy through the development and use of safer chemicals and products, align well with NEWMOA’s core and priority programs as outlined in the NEWMOA 2023-2027 Strategic Plan. We appreciate Melissa’s hard work and dedication during a transitional time at NEWMOA, and we look forward to continuing to work with her in her new role as NEWMOA’s Executive Director.
Susanne Miller, Director, Maine DEP, NEWMOA Board Chair
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NEWMOA is recruiting for new team members for the following positions:
IC2 Project Staff/Project Manager - Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2)
The Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association has a vacancy for a Project Staff/Project Manager to assist NEWMOA staff with executing a variety of projects, with a focus on the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2), which supports members in reducing toxics use and finding safer alternatives to chemicals in commerce.
For more information, go to: www.newmoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-IC2-Project-Manager-Job-Description.pdf
Senior Project Staff /Project Manager - Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste & Waste Site Cleanup
The Senior Project Staff/Project Manager will assist NEWMOA staff with executing a variety of projects, including the areas of solid waste and hazardous waste management, waste site cleanup and brownfields redevelopment.
For more information, go to: www.newmoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NEWMOA-SW-HW-WSC-Project-Manager-Description.pdf
Please share the notice about the positions with anyone that might be interested in these opportunities. Applications received by Wednesday, October 25, 2023 will still be considered. Thank you.
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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has posted vacancy announcements for the following positions:
Environmental Analyst I - Under the direction of the Asbestos Enforcement Section Chief, or his/her designee, the EA I performs inspections of asbestos abatement sites, located in the western region of Massachusetts. Duties include responding to complaints, performing routine inspections, and taking samples. https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=23000B18
Environmental Analyst I - Under the direct supervision of Air Quality Permit Chief or a Bureau of Air and Waste staff person of a higher grade, the EAI reviews Air Quality Plan Applications and compliance/ enforcement activities of stationary, area, and major air pollution sources located in Western Massachusetts. https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=23000AZO
Environmental Analyst IV - Under the direction of the Air Quality Permit Section Chief, the EAIV performs reviews of Cumulative Impact Analysis (CIA) reports, air pollutant and toxic air pollutant monitoring plans, Air Quality Plan Applications, implementation of MassDEP’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Policy as it pertains to new and modified stationary sources, and compliance/ enforcement activities concerning stationary, area, and major air pollution sources https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=23000AZJ
Environmental Analyst IV (EAIV) - MassDEP seeks applicants for this position within the Bureau of Air and Waste (BAW), Solid Waste Section at MassDEP’s Western Regional Office (WERO), located in Springfield, MA.
https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=23000AZR
Environmental Analyst V - MassDEP seeks applicants for the position of Asbestos Section Chief (Environmental Analyst V) for the Western Regional Office’s Bureau of Air and Waste (BAW), located in Springfield, MA. The Asbestos Section Chief directs the day-to-day operations of the Asbestos Section. This includes overseeing compliance inspections, enforcement, complaint response, permitting / approvals, technical and regulatory assistance, and data management for asbestos regulatory activities in the Region https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=23000AZK
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Call for Presentations! Revitalizing New England: Brownfields Summit 2024
The second Revitalizing New England: Brownfields Summit will be held May 29 & 30, 2024 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, Maine. The Planning Team is currently soliciting proposals for complete 75-minute sessions or individual 20-minute presentations. The deadline for submittals is Friday October 27, 2023. More information is at: https://www.newmoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Call-For-Presentations-2024-Brownfields-Summit.pdf.
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QA/QC Basics & Understanding Your Lab Report Webinar
NEWMOA held a training webinar in September attended by over 500 people from across the US. Liz Denly, Quality Assurance & Chemistry Director at TRC Companies provided guidelines on collecting adequate quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) samples during a site investigation and how to evaluate analytical laboratory data and what to look for in a typical laboratory data package. More information, including a link to a PDF of the presentation slides is at: https://www.newmoa.org/event/qa-qc-basics-webinar/
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PFAS Use Reduction & Education Model Legislation
NEWMOA members have been working together over the last year scoping and developing model legislation to promote the reduction of PFAS chemicals in products and to educate the public about products that may contain PFAS. The PFAS Model Legislation Workgroup, consisting of NEWMOA member states, is finalizing the model language after review of the public comments received during the past summer. Stay tuned for the posting on the NEWMOA website of the finalized version. More information, including a link to the posted draft model legislation, can be found at: https://www.newmoa.org/programs/pfas/pfas-model-legislation/.
Educating Rural Communities on Sources of PFAS in Products
NEWMOA is conducting a project to educate local officials, residents, institutions, and businesses in small low-income rural communities in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont on common consumer products that contain PFAS, their potential impacts on public health and the environment, and commercially available safer alternatives. NEWMOA developed 5 fact sheets and conducted outreach at farmer markets and other community events over the summer:
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Mark your calendars! The second Science of PFAS: Public Health & the Environment Conference will be held over 3 days, April 2-4, 2024 at the Best Western in Marlborough, MA. NEWMOA is currently working with the Planning Committee to set the agenda. The website for the Conference, including the agenda and registration should be up in December. For more information – including on how your organization can become a sponsor - visit: https://www.newmoa.org/event/pfas-science-conference-2024/
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Thank you to our Conference Sponsors (as of October 2023)
Platinum Plus
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For information on becoming a Conference Sponsor, contact Jennifer Griffith at jgriffith@newmoa.org.
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Call for Presentations & Sessions
Deadline: Friday October 27, 2023
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The second Revitalizing New England: Brownfields Summit will held May 29 & 30, 2024 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, Maine.
- Share information about the financial incentives, liability protections, technical and other assistance available for brownfields development from federal and state governments
- Promote best practice and lessons learned across New England
- Provide an opportunity to increase networking and information-sharing among key stakeholders
For more information, go to: Revitalizing New England: Brownfields Summit 2024 - NEWMOA - Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association
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Call for Sponsors
Why should you sponsor?
All sponsors will have high visibility prior to and during the Summit. NEWMOA will include the sponsors' names and logos, indicating their level of sponsorship on the Summit webpages and social media postings and on handouts and signs during the event. The levels of sponsorship and their associated costs and benefits (in addition to those above) are outlined below:
Platinum Plus Evening Reception Sponsorship for $4,500 ($3,500 for non-profits):
- Enhanced visibility & acknowledgement at the summit & special signage during the reception
- Table in the exhibit area at no cost
- Registration for 4 attendees at no cost
Platinum Luncheon Sponsor (limit of 2) at $3,500 ($2,750 for non-profits):
- Special signage & verbal thank you during the luncheon
- Table in the exhibit area at no cost
- Registration for 3 attendees at no cost
Gold Breakfast/Coffee Break Sponsor (limit of 5) at $2,500 each
($2,000 for non-profits):
- Special signage during the breakfast/coffee break
- Table in the exhibit area at no cost
- Registration for 2 attendees at no cost
Silver Sponsorship (limit of 10) for $1,500 ($1,250 for non-profit):
- Table in the exhibit area at no cost
- Registration for 1 attendee at no cost
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Thank You to Our Summit Sponsors (as of October 2023) | |
Solid Waste & Sustainable Materials Management | |
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Closed Landfill Project
NEWMOA recently completed a Promoting Stewardship of Closed Landfills project in rural areas of New Hampshire and Vermont. The Project developed three helpful resources:
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Guide – to outline the issues at old landfills and the recommended activities to address them
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Municipal Checklist – to help towns ensure that all monitoring, tracking, and inspection activities are completed on an annual basis
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Inspection Checklist – to help ensure that the inspector reviews and documents the condition of all the important features
NEWMOA also conducted an end-of-project webinar in September that was attended by over 400 people across the US. More information, including links to the Guide and checklists, and a PDF of the webinar presentation slides is available at: https://www.newmoa.org/projects/closed-landfill-project/
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The Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) | |
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After more than a year of design, planning, development, and content migration, NEWMOA's Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) has launched a new website.
Visit our website at: www.theic2.org
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The Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC) | |
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IMERC thanks long-time chair, Tom Metzner (CT DEEP) for his years of service and welcomes Brenna Giannetti (CT DEEP) as the FY24 IMERC Chairperson.
IMERC continues to provide services for its member-states to review Mercury-added Product Notification, focusing on the 2018 and 2021 Triennial reporting periods and preparing for the 2024 reporting period, which will be due mid-2025. IMERC also continues to provide compliance assurance and technical assistance services to the regulated community as it relates to product labeling requirements and product bans and phase-out.
For more information, please contact the IMERC Coordinator, Krishana Abrahim-Petrie.
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The Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) | |
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TPCH has elected the following members for their Executive Committee for FY24-26:
FY 2024-26 Executive Committee Members
- Tom Metzner, Chair, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- John Gilkeson, Chair Emeritus, MN Pollution Control Agency
- Kathleen Hennings, IA Department of Natural Resources
- Michele McCaughey, RI Department of Environmental Management
- Emily DeMaio, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Thank you for your willingness to serve!
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NEWMOA Board of Directors and Executive Director at the Board of Directors Meeting in September 2023 | |
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NEWMOA’s FY 2024 Officers:
- Susanne Miller, ME DEP, Chair
- Bill Ottaway, NYSDEC, Vice Chair
- Matt Chapman, VT DEC, Treasurer
NEWMOA’s FY 2024 Finance Committee:
- Matt Chapman, VT DEC, Chair
- Greg Cooper, Mass DEP
- Mike Wimsatt, NH DES
Additional FY 2024 Board members:
- Jennifer Perry, CT DEEP
- James Albis, CT DEEP
- Graham Stevens, CT DEEP
- Diane Baxter, Mass DEP
- Tiffany Skogstrom, Mass OTA
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Mike Wimsatt, NH DES
- Kathy Black, NH DES
- Mike Hastry, NJ DEP
- Janine MacGregor, NJ DEP
- John Vana, NYSDEC
- Ron Gagnon, RI DEM
- Leo Hellested, RI DEM
- Matt Chapman, VT DEC
FY 2024 Program Chairs:
- Heather Rochford, MassDEP - Hazardous Waste
- Saskia van Bergen, WA Ecology - Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2)
- Brenna Giannetti, CT DEEP - Interstate Mercury Education & Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC)
- Open - Pollution Prevention & Sustainability
- Chris Nelson, CT DEEP - Solid Waste & Sustainable Materials Management
- Tom Metzner, CT DEEP - Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse
- Diane Baxter, MassDEP - Waste Site Cleanup
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NEWMOA is a non-profit, non-partisan, interstate association whose membership is composed of the state environment agency programs that address pollution prevention, toxics use reduction, sustainability, materials management, hazardous waste, solid waste, emergency response, waste site cleanup, underground storage tanks, and related environmental challenges in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. NEWMOA also works collaboratively with non-member states on issues and programs of national importance.
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