2026 Southern Section Presentations

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
State of A&WMA - John Kinsman
Power Sector – Federal Energy and Environment Developments - John Kinsman
Waste Updates – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation - Rob Ashe
Interconnected: Permitting and Operating a Data Center - Slater Smith
Latest Legalities with Data Centers - Keith Turner
Data Centers: Energy Without Compromise - Phillip Crittendon
Living Near a Data Center - Chris Howard

Thursday, September 17, 2026
EPA Region 4 Air Updates - Denisse Diaz and Lynorae Benjamin
EPA Region 4 Waste Updates - Nancy McKee Perez
Critical Review: Data Fusion for Air Pollution Exposure Modeling - Joshua Fu
AI Applications for Weather and Air Quality Forecasts - Joshua Fu
MPAS-CMAQ: Introduction of the next generation of EPA’s Multiscale Air Quality Model - Zhixu Sun
Tracking Ozone Sources in Memphis, TN - Cheng-En Yang
Waste Updates – Georgia Environmental Protection Division - Sarah Visser
Waste Updates – Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality - Brad Justice
Air Updates – Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality - Jaricus Whitlock
Local Agencies’ Role and Challenges in Air Quality - Jason Howanitz
Air Updates – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation - Jimmy Johnston
Air Updates – Georgia Environmental Protection Division - Jim Boylan

Friday, September 18, 2026
Air Updates – Alabama Department of Environmental Management - Samantha Sims
Waste Updates – Alabama Department of Environmental Management - Sonja Favors Baker
To Net or Not to Net – Navigating PSD Applicability in Oil & Gas - Nicholas Fitzmorris
The Quest for Professionalism in a Time of AI - Robynn Andracsek
Overview of TDEC Order for Coal Combustion Residual (CCR) - Brandon Boyd