Thought Leadership
Newsletter – Breaking Down Silos
We will issue a monthly newsletter to our subscribers list and post the current issue on LinkedIn and all previous issues on our website. Each issue will feature 3-5 brief summaries of critical regulatory or current events issues during the previous month. Read what interests you and skim the rest. You will be able to read each issue in a few minutes and then have links to learn more or ask questions should you choose.
We will write most of the content ourselves but also include already published works by other experts and new content by invitation from others who are leading on that topic.
Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. First issue coming January 2026.
Perspectives on Sustainable Development Podcast
This podcast was started with the goal of expanding high quality free education on critical development topics, in the hope that if we made it easily accessible, people would listen and see benefit. It's been incredibly rewarding, and we have grown to be downloaded in 86 countries with 34% of our listeners being under the age of 25. We have also recently been named the number 31 podcast in the whole world for social justice issues.
I'm really excited to announce the first episodes of Season 3, in no particular order below. We will be recording one of the first episodes this afternoon and cannot wait to restart this project. It has been fun to see this grow over the last few years. A new feature this year is that I’m also inviting authors who take on complex and though provoking topics to discuss their works and research. General episode topics and SMEs listed below.
Immigration as a Climate Issue - Daniel González and Carlos Claussell
Impacts of the Endangerment Finding Repeal - Michael Gerrard and Alexa White, Ph.D.
Land Use and Climate Change - Taj Schottland and Jacob Malcom
The New Jersey School of Conservation: The Benefits of Environmental Education - Kerry Pflugh and Dennis Toft
Transportation Infrastructure - Zoe Baldwin and Matt Moran
Environmental Uncensored (see what happens when I invite two of my best friends in this business to chat) - Joseph R. Pere and J. Michael Showalter
Fact, Fiction, and Fear: Hyperscale Data Center Development - Abe Silverman and Jeff Davis
Impactful Author Series
Rebecca Lubot, PhD, MSc - Keeping a Finger on the Button: Presidential Continuity and the Nuclear Age
Leah Kral - Innovation for Social Change
Diamond Spratling - Sage Sails the World
Randall Abate - Climate Change and the Voiceless
Environmental justice and climate change are driving decarbonization across industrial sectors and throughout everyday life. There are many nuanced issues that planners will face as they try to sustainably reshape our world. This podcast will focus on climate and EJ but also bring on associated experts to speak about how these issues affect their fields. From city planning, economic development, transportation, education, national security, mental health, manufacturing, supply chain...we should all be considering how climate and EJ considerations will affect our decision paradigms. Join me every two weeks as we discuss critical issues with thought leaders who know them best.
Recent Events
On July 14th I was proud to join Sangeeta Doshi in representing Tri-County Sustainability and the Camden County Air Quality Committee at Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority as local leadership announced this $400 million generational investment in local water quality. Camden has a long industrial history, many CSOs, and elevated flooding risk (as we unfortunately all saw with last week's storms). These multi-tiered investments are the sort of economic development that often do not get enough attention or support, but they will be transformative, addressing the most pressing related issues, and allow the next generation to thrive.
Congratulations to Scott Schreiber and his team for their incredible leadership on this project. Thank you to Sean Mohen for inviting me.
CBS story covering the project: https://lnkd.in/gbe_ef7p
2026 New Jersey Climate Change Symposium Slides
This project highlights the social, environmental, and economic impacts of hyperscale data center development aiming to provide policymakers with effective guardrails.
A&WMA Data Centers: Insights and Innovation Conference
Chris Whitehead spoke at the A&WMA Data Centers: Insights and Innovation Conference on March 25 in Dulles, VA. Chris's talk focused on an upcoming social baseline impact analysis for data center development. Much has been written on short term economic gains, but very little on longer term economic and environmental, and social impacts to the local communities. These projects have immense potential but we must objectively analysis their impacts to make proper planning decisions.
Writings and Webinars
Avoiding the Next Headline: Minimizing Reputational Risk While Meeting Modern Challenges
Webinar presented by Chris Whitehead, Mike Showalter, Khalil Shahyd on February 18th, 2026
Op-Ed: Moratoriums will not stop AI
Op-Ed by Chris Whitehead published on BINJE | New Jersey Business News
New Jersey EJ Law Compliance Tips
Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA)
Environmental Justice as an Objective Business Risk
Op-Ed by Chris Whitehead published on BINJE | New Jersey Business News
Minimizing and Mitigating Potential Environmental Justice Impacts from Offshore Wind Port Facilities through Adaptive Public Engagement: Sharing Best Practices
Article by Chris Whitehead published in Environmental Law in New York via Lexis Nexis
Climate Impacts in Environmental Justice (EJ) Areas: How Smart Growth Planning Helps Prepare for Increased Impacts in Overburdened Communities?
Article by Michael Kolian and Chris Whitehead published in International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Good Policy Will Drive Electric Vehicle Adoption: We Need to Get This Right
Article by Evan Belser and Chris Whitehead
