James Kenney
Cabinet Secretary at New Mexico Environment Department- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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New Mexico Environment Department
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Cabinet Secretary
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Jan 2019 - Present
The mission of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is to protect and restore the environment, and to foster a healthy and prosperous New Mexico for present and future generations. Every day, approximately 650 dedicated public servants located across the State work diligently to implement our mission. The NMED's work is broad and includes the regulation and oversight of air, solid and hazardous waste, surface and groundwater quality, environmental and public health, drinking water, petroleum storage tank systems, radiation sources, and occupational health and safety. Through all of its statutory and regulatory programs and operations under both state and federal law, NMED has the chief executive function of protecting the environment and human health across the State. NMED’s extensive regulatory and enforcement authority over state, federal, and private sector entities impact all New Mexicans, directly and indirectly. Show less
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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Policy Advisor for Oil and Gas
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Dec 2014 - Present
Advise senior Agency leadership and design outcome-based strategies to support environmentally-responsible development of oil and natural gas resources. Collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders on regulatory and policy matters, including: states, tribes, federal agencies, industry, associations, eNGOs, academia and the public.
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Senior Environmental Engineer
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Sep 2009 - Dec 2014
Develop and lead strategic compliance and enforcement targeting approaches under focused on oil on natural gas exploration and production activities across the United States.
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Ozone Program Manager
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Jan 2010 - Aug 2010
Extensively worked with states and other stakeholders on regulatory and programmatic issues pertaining to meeting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
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McCoy and Associates, Inc.
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Lakewood, Colorado
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Senior Environmental Engineer
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Oct 2008 - Dec 2009
Author, "Clean Air Act Unraveled" Author, "Clean Air Act Unraveled"
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U.S. Department of Justice
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United States
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Law Enforcement
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant
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Oct 2008 - Dec 2009
Consulted on civil judicial enforcement matters under multiple statutes. Consulted on civil judicial enforcement matters under multiple statutes.
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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Environmental Engineer
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Oct 2006 - Oct 2008
As part of the U.S. EPA's National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC), I lead processed-based single and multi-media compliance investigations around the United States. I conducted both civil and criminal investigations related to the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as well as other statutes and regulations EPA implements.
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Environmental Engineer
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Sep 1996 - Oct 2006
Coordinated and executed single and multimedia regulatory compliance investigations under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and federal statutes.
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Education
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1994 - 1996
Temple University
Masters of Science in Engineering, Environmental Engineering -
1990 - 1994
Temple University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology
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