Robert P. Newman, P.E, BCEE

Vice President

Mr. Newman is an engineer with more than 30 years of experience in

environmental engineering, industrial process studies, management

consulting, strategic planning, and policy development. He has held

positions in government, industry, and consulting. He is also nationally

recognized in the field of air quality management. Mr. Newman has extensive

international experience having worked in Europe, South America, Africa,

and Asia.

Professional Experience

Air Quality Management- Mr. Newman has managed consulting projects for the

majority of major U.S. corporations. Has experience in a wide range of

industries including, organic and inorganic chemical, petrochemical,

primary and secondary metals, mining, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, power

generation, waste-to-energy, printing, and agribusiness facilities. He has

a long history of developing cost effective solutions which compliment

manufacturing operations. He has had direct involvement with assisting

U.S. industry plan for the international global warming restrictions. He

has managed process safety management and accidental release projects for

facilities falling under Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regulations. He has managed a

wide range of regulatory programs relating to air quality compliance for

industry. Has successfully managed major source permits subject to Title

V, Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), and New Source Review

(NSR) requirements. Skilled at developing Best Available Control

Technology (BACT), Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) and

Lowest Available Emission Rate (LAER) analyses and negotiating cost

effective control alternatives with regulatory agencies. He has managed

extensive emission trading and offset initiatives for emissions of NOx and

VOC in nonattainment regions of country. Extensive experience with state

regulatory programs including air toxics initiatives. He has also

extensive knowledge of atmospheric dispersion modeling techniques and

models. Mr, Newman has also directed numerous greenhouse gas assessments,

inventories, and evaluations for both the private and public sector. An

example was a comprehensive greenhouse gas emission inventory for the Port

of Boston completed in 2010.

Government work has included management of national air quality assessment

program for the United States Air Force. Programs included the management

of emission inventory projects for U.S. Air Force bases worldwide. Also

included were comprehensive evaluations of emissions and regulatory issues

(i.e., Title V, Conformity Rule) involving stationary, fugitive, and mobile

sources. He managed comprehensive chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) inventory

project for U.S. Eighth Army, Korea. Mr. Newman has also managed multiyear

environmental support contracts for major US airports including Dulles

International, Logan International and Baltimore/Washington International.

Recently he worked on obtaining a General Conformity approval for one of

the largest port dredging projects on the east coast.

Mr. Newman secured one of the few essential use exemptions ever approved by

the United Nations Project, and under the Montreal Protocol Project for the

U.S. Air Force Titan IV Rocket program. Project involved extensive high

level negotiations with U.S. EPA, United Nations, and members of the

international community. The success of the project allowed for the

schedule of critical missions to be achieved, including the Cassani deep

space probe.

Policy, Legislation, Regulations, and Legal Support-Mr. Newman has

extensive experience in providing expert witness testimony. Mr. Newman has

served as an expert witness at state, federal and binding arbitration

proceedings. He has represented major industrial groups in addressing

issues relating to the Clean Air Act Amendments. He has been nominated to

serve on numerous regulatory and technical steering committees.

For the U.S. EPA, has managed the development of several New Source

Performance Standards (NSPS) as a consultant to the Office of Air Quality

Planning and Standards. Specific projects were managed for the coal

preparation industry, the secondary aluminum manufacturing industry, and

the perchloroethylene cleaning industry.

Mr. Newman is supporting the American Chemistry Council involved in a

variety of high level consulting activities ranging from the Responsible

Care web-based performance metric reporting to the USEPA Residual Risk

Program. Also managed the reporting of greenhouse gas and energy metrics

for the US Chemical Industry.

Mr. Newman has been appointed to serve on multiple Airport Cooperative

Research Program Committees of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of

the National Academies.

NEPA Experience- Mr. Newman has participated in NEPA projects for most of

his career. He has managed/developed technical documentation related to

NEPA compliance, environmental assessments, and environmental impact

statements. Projects have included large land use, natural resource,

water, energy, transportation, and local/state/federal development

projects. Federal clients have included the Department of Defense,

Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, Department of

Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Risk Assessment-Managed a variety of human health risk assessment programs.

Projects were performed under the low risk demonstration program as

provided by federal MACT standards. Key components of such studies were

atmospheric modeling, exposure assessments, and risk determinations of

sensitive populations. Other projects managed involved documenting

carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks to exposed populations in

accordance with State programs or court-ordered exposure assessments.

Managed an assessment of the Clean Air Act 112r residual risk implications

on the US chemical industry for the American Chemistry Council.

Air Pollution Control-Has extensive expertise in all aspects of air

pollution control technology including incineration, electrostatic

precipitation, fabric filtration, wet/dry scrubbing, biofiltration, and

carbon adsorption. He has performed sophisticated economic and technical

evaluations to determine optimal control options. Additionally, he has

designed performance testing programs for control systems.

Air Pollution Monitoring-Performed complex source and ambient air pollution

monitoring programs; managed fleet of vehicles and mobile laboratories

required to support programs nationwide. He has performed a wide range of

air pollution monitoring services, including air emission inventories. Mr.

Newman has managed more than 15 trial burn testing programs for Resource

Conservation Recovery Act 1976 (RCRA) and/or Toxic Substances Control Act

1986 (TSCA) hazardous waste incinerators. Currently managing a multiyear

hexavalent chrome ambient monitoring program at major Port facility in the

Mid-Atlantic region. The project was associated with a human risk

evaluation. Also presently managing a comprehensive ambient air quality

monitoring network at a major airport in the New England area.

Environmental Auditing- Mr. Newman has managed comprehensive auditing

programs as numerous facilities including chemical, pulp/paper/forest

products, utility, waste-to-energy, and general manufacturing plants.

Audits have been performed at both domestic and international facilities.

Mr. Newman has been an instructor for a Environmental Management Systems

(EMS) course given twice a year in Washington DC.

Wastewater Treatment/Stormwater Management-Managed a wide range of

wastewater treatment programs, including National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) permitting, wastewater characterization, odor

control, and pilot plant design. He also has specific expertise in the

area of wastewater disinfection. He has also managed the development of

numerous stormwater management and Spill Prevention Control and

Countermeasure (SPCC) plans throughout the country.

International Experience-Mr. Newman has managed a broad range of

international consulting and engineering projects. Projects have involved

assessing and improving overall environmental management strategies and

approaches. Project have been performed in countries including Hungary,

China, South Korea, Greenland, Ireland, Chile, Poland, Czech Republic,

Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, Mexico, and New Zealand. Mr. Newman was a guest

of the Peoples Republic of China to address the Atmospheric Environment

Conference in Beijing. Mr. Newman was a guest lecturer faculty member for

a lead-phaseout conference sponsored by the United States Environmental

Training Institute in Lima, Peru, and in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Newman, R.P., The New UEEPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. Panel World

Magazine. March 2010

Newman, R. P., Strategies for Developing an Effective Greenhouse Gas

Management Program for Ports. American Association

of Port Authorities Climate Change Workshop, Houston, Texas, November 12,

2008.

Newman, R. P., Strategies for Developing an Effective Greenhouse Gas

Management Program for Ports.

Transportation Research Board 33rd Annual Summer Ports, Waterways,

Freight, and International Trade Conference.

Baltimore, Maryland, June 2008.

Newman, R. P. & Brown, N. The Clean Air Act General Conformity Process for

Harbor Improvements. Transportation

and Land Use Air Quality Conference. Orlando, Florida, July 2007

Newman, R.P. 2006. Effectively Managing the General Conformity Process for

Port Construction - A Case Study. AAPA Harbors, Navigation, and

Environmental Seminar. Vancouver, British Columbia. June 6-8, 2006.

Newman, R.P., 2006. Environmental Compliance Issues Affecting Business in

Maryland. Pollution Prevention and Environmental Compliance

Workshop. February 2006.

Newman, R.P. 2005, Maintaining and Updating Your Risk Management Plan.

Presented at the USEPA Emergency Preparedness and Prevention and

Hazmat Spills Conference. December 4-7. Baltimore, Maryland

Newman, R.P., 2005, Tallying Emissions for Greenhouse Gases, Environmental

Protection Magazine, June

Newman, R.P. 2005, Review of Air Quality Regulations Affecting US Ports.

Presented at the American Association of Port Authorities,

Operations and Information Technology Workshop. April 27-28, 2005,

Chicago, Illinois.

Newman,, R. P., and J. Kumm. 2004. Clean Air Act and Title V Operating

Permit Seminar. Presented at the Cargill National

Corporate Environmental Meeting. Wichita, Kansas. 14 December. 115pp.

Newman, R.P. 2004, The New USEPA Plywood and Composite Wood Products Rule

- What Your Mill

Needs to Know. Panel World Magazine, October 2004.

Newman, R.P. 2003, Getting a Head Start on the Control of Greenhouse

Gases. Environmental

Protection Magazine. October 2003.

Newman, R.P. 2003. The Winds of Change (NSR Reform). Environmental

Protection Magazine. June.

Newman, R. P. 2003. Management Strategies for Environmental Compliance.

U.S. Environmental Laws

Regulations Course. Government Institutes. Washington D.C. May and

October.

Newman, R.P. 2002. Management Strategies for Environmental Compliance.

U.S. Environmental Laws

Regulations Course. Government Institutes. Washington D.C. May and

October.

Newman, R.P. Seminar on the Uses and Procedures of the USEPA Johnson &

Ettinger Model for

Predicting Soil Vapor Migration into Residential and Commercial

Buildings. Presented to the

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental

Control. July 2002.

Fatogoma, O. C. and R. P. Newman. 2001. Modeling the Air Quality Impact of

a Parking Garage in

Baltimore, MD. Submitted to ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and

Development.

Fatogoma, O. C. and R. P. Newman. 2001. Results of Modeling a Proposed

Parking Garage in

Baltimore, Maryland. Abstract Submitted to the AWMA 95th

(2002) Annual Conference and

Exhibition.

Newman, R.P. 2001. Management Strategies for Environmental Compliance.

U.S. Environmental Laws

Regulations Course. Government Institutes. Washington D.C. May and

October.

Newman, R.P. 2001. PSD and NSR Reform - The Clean Air Act in Transition.

Electric Utilities

Environmental Conference. Tucson, Arizona, January.

Newman, R.P. 2000. Management Strategies for Environmental Compliance.

U.S. Environmental Laws

Regulations Course. Government Institutes. Washington D.C. May.

Newman, R.P. 2000. Year 2000 Air Quality Management Outlook.

Environmental Protection Magazine.

January.

Newman, R.P. 1999. The Great Debate: The Challenge of Tightening Air

Standards in the US. Environmental Protection Magazine. November.

Newman, R.P. 1999. Managing the Consequences of an Accidental Release.

American Society of Safety Engineers Conference. September.

Newman, R.P., 1999. Review of the Title V Operating Program in New Jersey:

Successes and Failures. Air and Waste Management Association

Conference, Rutgers University. March

Newman, R. P., 1999. Global Warming and Climate Change - Strategic

Positioning for Industry. The Environmental Engineer. American

Academy of Environmental Engineering. January.

Newman, R.P., 1998. The Global Warming Debate - Strategic Positioning for

the Pharmaceutical Industry. Pharmaceutical Engineering. December.

Newman, R.P. 1998. The Debate of Global Warming and Climate Change -

Strategic Positioning for the Pulp and Paper Industry. TAPPI Journal.

December.

Newman, R.P. 1998. Future Fuels: Powering the Next Millennium. A National

Public Broadcasting System (PBS) special hosted by David R. Gergen,

Editor-At-Large, U.S. News and World Report. Station KAMU, College

Station, TX. January.

Newman, R.P. 1997. Development of National Program for Phasing out Lead

in Petroleum Products. United States Environmental Training Institute.

Lima, Peru and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Newman, R.P. 1997. Challenges and Trends for Tomorrow's Environmental

Managers. Environmental Management Training Institute, Arlington, VA,.

September.

Newman, R.P. 1997. Strategic Issues for Industrial Plant Siting. Area

Development. June.

Newman, R.P. 1997. The International Siting of Wood Products

Manufacturing Plants. Panel World Magazine. June.

Newman, R.P. and J. Rabe. 1997. International Environmental Permitting

Strategies. TAPPI International Environmental Conference, Minneapolis,

MN. May

Newman, R.P. 1996. Accidental Release Planning and Section 112(r) of the

Clean Air Act. TAPPI Environmental Conference, Orlando FL. May.

Newman, R.P. 1995. Clean Air Act Permitting Challenges. Thermal

Desorption Technologies Conference. Sponsored by Air & Waste Management

Association, West Palm Beach, FL November.

Newman, R.P. 1995. Federally Applicable Requirements (FARs) Workshop

Series. Sponsored by Air & Waste Management Association. Cincinnati,

Ohio and Corpus Christi, Texas. October, November.

Newman, R.P. 1995. Regulatory-Driven Technology Issues for Wood Products

Industry. American Forest & Paper Association Meeting, Atlanta GA.

September.

Newman, R.P. 1995. Applicability of Current SO2 Control Technology for

Industry in China. Third Atmospheric Environment Conference. Sponsored

by Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences. Beijing, China.

September.

Newman, R.P. 1995. Strategies for Title V Permitting. Maryland Chamber

of Commerce Environmental Exposition, Baltimore, MD. June.

Newman, R.P. 1994. Strategies for Title V Permitting. Clean Air Act

Amendments Seminar.

Sponsored by Chemical Industry Council of Illinois & Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency. Chicago, IL, June.

Newman, R.P. 1994. Workshop for Clean Air Act Title V Program. Presented

for International Paper Company, Raleigh, NC. March.

Newman, R.P. 1994. Strategies for the Clean Air Act Title V Operating

Permit Program. United States Air Force 22nd Bioenvironmental

Engineering Symposium, San Antonio, TX. January.

Newman, R.P. 1993. Review of the National Air Quality Monitoring Program.

U.S. Department of Transportation Environmental Seminar, Volpe Technical

Center, Boston, MA. July.

Newman, R.P. 1993. Clean Air Act Amendment Strategies for the Non-

environmental Law Practitioner. Presented at the New York State Bar

Association Environmental Seminar, Albany, NY. June.

Newman, R.P.; Martin, Lt. Col. J.; Sylvia, Capt. D. 1993. Air Emission

Inventories for Department of Defense Installations. Federal

Environmental Restoration Conference, Washington, DC. May.

Newman, R.P. 1993. The Title V Air Quality Permitting Program. Presented

at the American Hardboard Association Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA.

April.

Newman, R.P. 1993. Air Quality Aspects of Transportation Planning.

Delaware Department of Transportation Environmental Seminar, Wilmington,

DE. June.

Newman, R.P. 1993. Air Pollution Control Engineering. Environmental

Regulation: Legal and Engineering Solutions Seminar, Baltimore, MD.

April.

Newman, R.P. 1993. Planning for Air Quality Emission Inventories at U.S.

Air Force Installations. Presented at USAF Space Command Environmental

Seminars, Edwards AFB, Peterson AFB, and Patrick AFB, Edwards AFB, CA.

February, March.

Newman, R.P. 1992. Business Community and the Clean Air Act Non-

attainment Provisions. Presented at the Maryland Conference on Business

and the Environment. May.

Newman, R.P. 1992. Strategic Planning for the Clean Air Act Amendments.

Course at the Urban Institute of the University of North Carolina at

Charlotte. April.

Newman, R.P. 1992. Developments In Pollution Prevention Technology.

Session Chairman - Society of Military Engineers Environmental Symposium,

Long Branch, NJ. December.

Newman, R.P. 1992. Air Quality and the Small Business Community. The

Maryland Agenda. December.

Newman, R.P. 1992. Clean Air and the Wood Products Industry. Presented

at the American Hardboard Association Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA.

October.

Newman, R.P. 1992. What's Wrong with Our Air-Maryland and the Clean Air

Act nonattainment provisions. Baltimore Engineer. October/November.

Newman, R.P. 1992. Coping with the Clean Air Act Amendments. Amendments:

Action is needed now. Plant Engineering. June.

Newman, R.P. 1992. The U.S. EPA Compliance Extension Program for

Hazardous Air Pollutants. Pollution Engineering. March.

Newman, R.P. 1991. Clean Air-New Regulations to Impact American Industry.

Baltimore Engineer. October.

Newman, R.P. 1991. Air Pollution Control for Infectious Waste

Incineration. Pollution Engineering. September.

Newman, R.P. 1991. Coping with Clean Air: Planning for the Clean Air Act

Amendments of 1990. Presented at the Institute of Hazardous Materials

Management (IHMM) Symposium, Rutgers University, New Jersey. July.

Newman, R.P. 1991. Air Pollution Control for Infectious Waste

Incineration. Pharmaceutical Engineering. May/June.

Newman, R.P. 1990. Book review-Dangerous Properties of Industrial

Materials (seventh edition). HAZMAT World. May.

Newman, R.P. 1989. Air Quality Issues for the 1990s. Presented at the

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Environmental Issues and

Technologies Conference, Allentown, PA. September.

Newman, R.P. 1989. Property Transactions and Environmental Law. HAZMAT

World. March.

Newman, R.P. 1988. Property Transactions and Hazardous Waste. Hazardous

Materials and Waste Management. March/April.

Newman, R.P. 1987. Cogeneration Technology and Related Environmental

Impacts. Presented at Air Pollution Control Association Conference on

Air Pollutants from Incinerator and Resource Recovery, Atlantic City, NJ.

November.

Newman, R.P. 1987. The Benefits of Emission Assessment Programs.

Environmental Management News. May.

Newman, R.P. and A.B. Nunn. 1987. Permitting for Hazardous Waste

Incinerators-The Preparation of Trial Burn Plans. Presented at the

Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute National RCRA Conference,

Washington, D. March.

Newman, R.P. and A.B. Nunn. 1985. Preparation of Trial-burn Plans for

Hazardous Waste Incinerators. Presented at Air Pollution Control

Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA. November.

Newman, R.P. 1980. A Review of Standards of Performance for New

Stationary Sources. U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and

Standards, EPA-450/3-80-022. November.

Expert Witness and Legal Testimony

Served as the designated Arbitrator for resolving a legal dispute between

the City of Baltimore and a commercial property owner involving hydraulic

loading damages. The dispute was handled under binding arbitration

provisions. 2006

Testified at the New York City Council hearings on the proposed new solid

waste management plan for the City. 2006

Testified in Zoning Hearings of the impacts of rendering plant emissions

relative to odor violations. 2006

Testified in binding arbitration proceedings involving second lead smelter

located in New Jersey. 1997

Testified as expert witness for Washington Redskins of the National

Football League regarding proposed stadium environmental impacts. 1998

Expert witness in legal proceedings filed in U.S. Fourth Circuit Court

(Richmond, Virginia) directed at redefining the air quality non-attainment

designation for Maryland. 1997

Provides expert witness support and testimony for a Class Action suit

pertaining to industrial waste damages in the aftermath of Hurricane

Georges in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. 2005

Provided expert witness support and testimony in the review of the

Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need applications

(Article X) for a 505 and 600 megawatt power plant in the State of New

York. 2006

Worked for numerous law firms as expert on issues of environmental

compliance for the chemical, wood products, and agribusiness industries.

1995 - 2007

Provided expert testimony before the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

(RGGI) hearings at the Maryland Department of the Environment, March 2008.

Qualifications

Education

M.S.; Virginia Tech; Environmental Engineering, 1976

B.S.; Virginia Tech; Environmental Science; 1975

Registrations/Certifications

Registered Professional Engineer-NC (No. 010438); 1982, PA (No. 033594E);

1984, NJ (No. 03287800) ;1985, NY (No. 5972896); 1985, VA (No. 018019);

1985, DE (No. 8077); 1985, MD (No 23514); 1994.

Board Certified Member of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers,

1988

Specialized Training

EA Project Manager Training 1991

Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Certification 1998

Fundamentals of Chemical Petroleum Processes 2007

Professional Affiliations/Appointments

AWMA, AAEE, AAAE, ASME, TAPPI, SAME

National Academies, Transportation Research Board Committee Member

Guest Commentator National Public Television

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