Jackie Winkel, MUP
Senior Air Quality ScientistWith 14+ years of experience in air regulation and environmental consulting, Jackie brings deep expertise in entitlement support, permitting, and regulatory compliance. Jackie supports projects from early feasibility through approvals and long-term compliance, helping teams navigate various regulations, requirements, and agency coordination efficiently and defensibly. Her specialties include due diligence and site selection, CEQA/NEPA compliance, regulatory permitting, air permitting strategies, regulatory applicability assessments, air dispersion modeling, and ongoing compliance management, project management, and reporting. She holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and leverages her public-sector background to provide strategic, actionable insights for complex projects.
Recent Posts
The number of data centers in the U.S. is growing rapidly as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and everyday internet use drive unprecedented demand for computing capacity.
As electricity demand surges, grid operators and utilities are increasingly asking large-volume customers to curtail, or reduce, the power they draw from the grid during peak periods. Curtailment can be forced, contractual, or paid.
California’s Senate Bill 415 (SB 415), signed into law on October 3, 2025, serves as a much-needed refinement of Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98), which was a landmark effort to address the environmental and equity impacts of freight-intensive land uses, particularly in communities like the Inland Empire, where over 4,000 warehouses generate an estimated 600,000 truck trips daily.
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In an ever-changing regulatory and sustainability environment, FCS understands the challenges you face. Our highly qualified environmental specialists, energy management consultants, and technical experts deliver integrated, industry-specific solutions that move your project forward—so that you can focus on what matters.