Air & Waste Management Association

Registration is open for the 2026 IT3/HWC Conference in Salt Lake City! Conference highlights include: 🔸 The Opening Keynote Presentation by AnnieLu DeWitt, Vice President of the Total PFAS Solutions Group and Global PFAS Practice Lead at Clean Harbors 🔸 Technical sessions on Advancements in Thermal Treatment of PFAS, Sensing and Refractory Updates, Thermal Process Applications, Air Pollution Control Technology Research, and Regulatory and Policy Developments 🔸 Technical tour of the Clean Harbors Aragonite Facility and University of Utah Advanced Energy Systems Research Facility (pre-registration required) 🔗 View the full program and make your plans to attend now: www.awma.org/IT3 #AwmaIT3

The inaugural Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (JA&WMA) Student and Early Career Publication Awards were presented at ACE 2026 last month in Austin, Texas. These awards are presented to the two most outstanding papers published in JA&WMA over the preceding 12 months by a student or early career author. The 2026 Early Career Author Award was presented to Jenna Stolzman in recognition of the paper, "Effects of crosswind and shroud geometry on performance of low-flow, nonassisted flares" (https://lnkd.in/gC3Q-EDb). The 2026 Outstanding Student Author Award was presented to Chuanli Zhang in recognition of the paper, "Social cost-benefit analysis of food waste management options on the premise of using food waste disposers" (https://lnkd.in/gi9qATGz). All accepted submissions to JA&WMA by student and early career authors are eligible for these awards. Visit www.awma.org/journalawards for more details.

📸 Photos from #AwmaACE26 are now available on our Facebook page! Check them out here: https://lnkd.in/gAVXYBPk

🎉 Congratulations to Mark Gibson, whose LinkedIn post was selected as the winner of the ”Best Technical Selfie” category for the #AwmaACE26 Social Media Challenge!

🎉 Congratulations to Mehmet Secilmis, MS, GISP, whose LinkedIn post was selected as the winner of the ”Best Client Relationship Photo” category for the #AwmaACE26 Social Media Challenge!

Program now available for the #AwmaPFAS Conference! Highlights include: 🔹 The Opening Keynote Plenary Session featuring Teresa Booeshaghi, (US EPA), Ben Grumbles (Environmental Council of the States), Maureen Gwinn (US EPA), and James Kenney (New Mexico Environment Department) 🔹 Three days of technical sessions covering the latest information on all aspects of PFAS, plus networking time with exhibitors, a reception, poster session, lunches, and more 🔹 Technical tour of several labs at NC State University, including air quality, environmental engineering research and PFAS analysis, and hydraulics (pre-registration required) 🔗 View the full program and register now: www.awma.org/PFAS

📢 Three new webinars announced! Make your plans to attend A&WMA's upcoming webinars this summer and fall. 🔹 August 5 and December 16: As the Trump Administration and EPA continue to review and/or reconsider multiple environmental regulatory rules and policies, this series will provide more specific insight into several of EPA's proposed and final rules, and discuss the implications of recent rulings by the US Supreme Court. 🔹 August 12: Presenters will provide an overview of the sources of microplastics and nanoplastics, environmental distribution, and current detection and monitoring approaches, while also examining exposure pathways and summarizing the latest science on potential health and ecological risks. 🔹 August 19: This webinar will cover the basics of combustion turbine technology, what to expect in the coming years, and best tips on the air permitting journey. 🔹 September 17: Discover the hidden risks of artificial intelligence (AI), learn how to reduce your liabilities, and protect your professional reputation in the environmental field. 🔗 Register Now: www.awma.org/webinars

The July issue of the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association is available! This month, JA&WMA features 5 peer review technical papers, plus the review paper: "A critical review of carbon emission mitigation, carbon sink expansion, and leveraging ecosystem services." Read now: www.awma.org/journal A&WMA members receive exclusive access to all JA&WMA technical papers published within the past year. Not an A&WMA member? Join now to take advantage of all the benefits: www.awma.org/join

📢 Abstracts for the 2027 Methane Solutions for Cross-Sector Collaboration Conference are due in one week! This conference will bring together environmental professionals from oil and gas, solid waste management, agriculture, manufacturing, and beyond into a single forum dedicated to methane management. The program will highlight advancements in methane measurement and monitoring, mitigation technologies, regulatory frameworks, and data-driven decision-making. Submit your work by July 15 and find more details at www.awma.org/methane.

Congratulations to the recipients of A&WMA's 2026 Honors & Awards! Learn more about this year's recipients at www.awma.org/2026awards.