Local NWAEP Screenings - NAEP 2025 NEPA Case Law Review (Thursday, October 15, 2026)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

LOCAL NWAEP SCREENINGS

Join NWAEP/NAEP hosts in one of four locations to view the virtual webinar in person. Please register by October 14th so Kim, Brian, Lindsey, and Tess know how many will be attending.

Kim Wetzel at Jacobs' Portland Office (2020 SW Fourth Avenue, 3rd Floor)
Brian Durkin at ESA's Seattle Office (2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 200)
Lindsey Amtmann at Jacobs' Bellevue Office (1100 112th Ave NE Ste 500, Bellevue, WA 98004)
Tess Amen at Jacobs' Spokane Office (999 W Riverside Ave #500, Spokane, WA 99201)

Please register for this event if you will be attending any of the local NWAEP screenings.

For more information on the virtual webinar from NAEP, or to register through NAEP to directly stream the virtual webinar yourself, please click below:

NAEP Webinar Information and Registration

Virtual Webinar Description:

The panel is based on a paper that reviews substantive National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) cases issued by United States Courts of Appeals in 2025. The implications of the decisions and relevance to NEPA practitioners will be explained. This session will summarize the more detailed paper prepared for this session. The paper briefly explains, with an emphasis on the substantive NEPA findings, each opinion issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The paper identifies statistics regarding the NEPA appellate opinions, such as twelve-year record of NEPA cases, organized by circuit, and by year. The paper also identifies the agencies involved in each case and presents statistics relevant to the agencies; the paper further identifies the prevailing ratio of federal agencies, including by agency and by document type (categorical exclusion, environmental assessment, environmental impact statement). The paper analyzes the trends in the court opinions involving NEPA for 2025, with an emphasis on substantive NEPA practice, and by grouping of the cases. Finally, each court opinion is paraphrased and organized in a manner easy to read for practitioners to find the court's ruling. Appellate opinions are grouped and analyzed by agency. Past trends include challenges to purpose and need, alternatives considered, public comment, scientific impact assessment methodologies, GHG emissions and climate change impact assessment, incomplete or unavailable information, determination of significance, segmentation, duty to supplement, connected actions, federal actions, cumulative impact assessment, mitigation, monitoring and adaptive management. Suggestions for improving the implementation of the NEPA process and to meeting current challenges are offered, looking ahead to the future with renewed emphasis on one of the world's oldest and most forward-looking environmental laws.

This event is not presented or sponsored by NWAEP, it is shared as a courtesy to our parent national organization National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP). Please check NAEP Events Page for more details on all NAEP events and registration.

NWAEP First Thursday Networking Mixers, (11/5) Portland & Tacoma (Thursday, November 05, 2026)

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:30:00 GMT

NWAEP FIRST THURSDAY NETWORKING MIXERS

Thursday, November 5, 2026

5:30 – 7:30 PM

Portland & Tacoma

First Thursday mixers are free and open to both NWAEP Members and non-members. NWAEP members in good standing receive one free drink ticket — so make sure your membership is up to date before you come! Also, please RSVP to let us know you are attending.

PORTLAND

Wayfinder
304 SE 2nd Ave

TACOMA
7 Seas Brewing
2101 Jefferson Avenue

NWAEP monthly First Thursday networking events are a great opportunity for you to meet, network, and stay informed with local environmental professionals. These events also provide an opportunity to connect with the NWAEP board to contribute ideas for future events, speakers, topics, trainings, and more.

NWAEP/IdAEP Regional Conference (Wednesday, November 03, 2027)

Wed, 03 Nov 2027 15:00:00 GMT

We are thrilled to share the official details for the 2027 Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals (NWAEP) and Idaho Association of Environmental Professionals (IdAEP) Regional Conference.

This premier joint regional conference will take place from November 3 to 4, 2027, at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA.

This event brings together environmental consultants, regulators, industry experts, and resource managers from across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West.

Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals upcoming events

Local NWAEP Screenings - NAEP 2025 NEPA Case Law Review (Thursday, October 15, 2026)