Environmental Leadership Chronicles

About Environmental Leadership Chronicles

Environmental Leadership Chronicles is brought to you by the California Association of Environmental Professionals. We interview leaders in the environmental industry to share information about their career development beyond the technical work. This podcast is for anyone who is interested in any and all things within the environmental profession and leadership.

Publisher

AEP

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jul 2021

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

12 of 71 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Permitting the Future of Energy Storage ft. Laurel Glass Lees, Hydrostor

   Laurel Glass Lees, Senior Director of Development Permitting at Hydrostor, discusses permitting long-duration energy storage projects and navigating California's unique regulatory landscape in this interview.

2. 

   24 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Navigating San Diego Bay, ft. Sid Voorakkara, Port of San Diego

   Port of San Diego Board Commissioner Sid Voorakkara discusses environmental initiatives and community engagement for San Diego Bay's future in this interview.

3. 

   4 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Live from the AEP State Conference: The Abundance Agenda: What Part Does CEQA Really Play, ft. Corinne Lytle Bonine, Mindy Fogg & Matt Klopfenstein

   Host Corinne Lytle Bonine interviews Mindy Fogg and Matt Klopfenstein about CEQA's role in California's environmental review process and the Abundance Agenda.

Inside a recent episode

Permitting the Future of Energy Storage ft. Laurel Glass Lees, Hydrostor

Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then there's, you know, other factors of conversion and everything. But that, you know, duration makes a big difference when you talk about the number of electrons getting to the grid. And California signaled that they want the long part of that energy. So four hour batteries is technically short duration, as you said, four hours. Eight hours or longer is technically long duration. And AK's technology can go beyond that. We're looking at 12 hours in some other jurisdictions and even bigger than that. And That's really exciting, too, because what California is saying is we have all these renewables. […]

Who has been a guest on Environmental Leadership Chronicles

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Laurel Glass Lees
• Sid Voorakkara
• Corinne Lytle Bonine
• Mindy Fogg
• Matt Klopfenstein

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,501

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

77