Environmental Management Division
NASA’s Environmental Management Division (EMD) provides leadership and guidance on environmental issues at NASA. EMD manages NASA programmatic and institutional requirements to advance environmental stewardship and sustainability. Additionally, EMD develops and disseminates policies for environmental planning, compliance, restoration, pollution prevention, energy and water conservation; as well as natural, cultural, and historic resource preservation.
Meet the team
Charlotte Bertrand
Director
Brendan Deyo
Deputy Director
Timothy Appleman
Chemical and Material Risk Management
Stephen Burke
Environmental Operations
Michael Deliz
Restoration
Antonette Doherty
Regional Restoration
Jennifer Flavin
Environmental Compliance
Jenni Hill
Energy and Water
Joan Hughes
IT and Data Management
Amy Keith
NEPA
Rebecca Klein
Cultural Resource Management
David Liu
Regional Restoration
Nicholas Murdock
Agency Natural Resources Stewardship Program Manager/Coordinator
Ryan O'Meara
Regional Restoration
Peter Zorba
SSFL Program Director
Soil Remediation at WSTF
The NASA White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) is crucial for supporting space exploration and technology development. From 1974 to 1979, sludge and soil removed from a wastewater lagoon was stockpiled on land west of the WSTF boundary. Investigations in 2015 and 2018 indicated contaminants in the pile posed a risk to humans and the environment due to identified concentrations of nitrates, metals, volatile and semi-volatile organics, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and dioxins and furans. Excavation of the stockpile commenced and the upper six inches of native soil was completed in January 2024. Click 'Learn More' below to read about this extensive restoration effort!
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EMD Programs
Center Environmental Offices
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Location
Edwards
Founded
September 30th, 1946
People
1,100
Director
Bradley C. Flick
Glenn Research Center
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Founded
January 23rd, 1941
People
3,200
Director
Dr. James Kenyon
Goddard Space Flight Center
Location
Greenbelt
Founded
May 1st, 1959
People
10,000
Director
Makenzie Lystrup
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Location
Pasadena
Founded
October 31st, 1963
People
6,000
Director
Dr. Laurie Leshin
Johnson Space Center
Location
Houston
Founded
November 1st, 1961
People
11,000
Director
Vanessa E. Wyche
Kennedy Space Center
Location
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Founded
July 1st, 1962
People
10,000
Director
Janet Petro
Marshall Space Flight Center
Location
Huntsville, AL
Founded
July 1st, 1960
People
7,000
Director
Joseph Pelfrey
Stennis Space Center
Location
Stennis Space Center
Founded
October 25th, 1961
People
5,200
Director
John Bailey
Wallops Flight Facility
Location
Wallops Island, Virginia
Founded
May 7th, 1943
People
1,000
Director
David Pierce
White Sands Test Facility
Location
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Founded
July 6th, 1963
People
300
Director
Jason E Noble
Blue Marble Awards
NASA’s Environment and Energy “Blue Marble” Awards recognizes groups and individuals demonstrating exceptional environmental leadership in support of NASA’s missions and goals.
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2022 Blue marble award Winners
Shari Miller (GSFC/WFF)
NASA Environmental Quality Individual Award
DEVELOP National Program Team (LaRC)
NASA Environmental Quality Group Award
Fleet Management and Transportation Team (GRC)
NASA Excellence in Resilience or Climate Change Adaptation Group Award
Evelyn Baskin, Ph.D., (GSFC)
NASA Excellent in Energy or Water Management Individual Award
Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC) Phase 1 Team (KSC)
NASA Excellence in Energy or Water Management Group Award
John Matthews (KSC)
NASA EMD Director’s Environmental and Energy Group Award
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) NEPA Improvement Team (HQ/GRC/MSFC)
NASA EMD Director’s Environmental and Energy Group Award
Stennis Space Center Sustainability Team
NASA EMD Director’s Environmental and Energy Group Award
