diff --git a/src/sagemaker/workflow/notebook_job_step.py b/src/sagemaker/workflow/notebook_job_step.py
index 8a1dd6bc53..ca0ecac15b 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/workflow/notebook_job_step.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/workflow/notebook_job_step.py
@@ -13,49 +13,33 @@
 """The notebook job step definitions for workflow."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import os
 import re
 import shutil
-import os
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
-from typing import (
-    List,
-    Optional,
-    Union,
-    Dict,
+from sagemaker import vpc_utils
+from sagemaker.config.config_schema import (
+    NOTEBOOK_JOB_ROLE_ARN,
+    NOTEBOOK_JOB_S3_KMS_KEY_ID,
+    NOTEBOOK_JOB_S3_ROOT_URI,
+    NOTEBOOK_JOB_VOLUME_KMS_KEY_ID,
+    NOTEBOOK_JOB_VPC_CONFIG_SECURITY_GROUP_IDS,
+    NOTEBOOK_JOB_VPC_CONFIG_SUBNETS,
 )
-
+from sagemaker.s3 import S3Uploader
+from sagemaker.s3_utils import s3_path_join
+from sagemaker.session import get_execution_role
+from sagemaker.utils import Tags, _tmpdir, format_tags, name_from_base, resolve_value_from_config
+from sagemaker.workflow.entities import PipelineVariable, RequestType
 from sagemaker.workflow.execution_variables import ExecutionVariables
 from sagemaker.workflow.functions import Join
 from sagemaker.workflow.properties import Properties
 from sagemaker.workflow.retry import RetryPolicy
-from sagemaker.workflow.steps import (
-    Step,
-    ConfigurableRetryStep,
-    StepTypeEnum,
-)
 from sagemaker.workflow.step_collections import StepCollection
 from sagemaker.workflow.step_outputs import StepOutput
-
-from sagemaker.workflow.entities import (
-    RequestType,
-    PipelineVariable,
-)
+from sagemaker.workflow.steps import ConfigurableRetryStep, Step, StepTypeEnum
 from sagemaker.workflow.utilities import _collect_parameters, load_step_compilation_context
-from sagemaker.session import get_execution_role
-
-from sagemaker.s3_utils import s3_path_join
-from sagemaker.s3 import S3Uploader
-from sagemaker.utils import _tmpdir, name_from_base, resolve_value_from_config, format_tags, Tags
-from sagemaker import vpc_utils
-
-from sagemaker.config.config_schema import (
-    NOTEBOOK_JOB_ROLE_ARN,
-    NOTEBOOK_JOB_S3_ROOT_URI,
-    NOTEBOOK_JOB_S3_KMS_KEY_ID,
-    NOTEBOOK_JOB_VOLUME_KMS_KEY_ID,
-    NOTEBOOK_JOB_VPC_CONFIG_SUBNETS,
-    NOTEBOOK_JOB_VPC_CONFIG_SECURITY_GROUP_IDS,
-)
 
 
 # disable E1101 as collect_parameters decorator sets the attributes
@@ -374,7 +358,7 @@ def _prepare_env_variables(self):
         execution mechanism.
         """
 
-        job_envs = self.environment_variables if self.environment_variables else {}
+        job_envs = dict(self.environment_variables or {})
         system_envs = {
             "AWS_DEFAULT_REGION": self._region_from_session,
             "SM_JOB_DEF_VERSION": "1.0",
diff --git a/tests/unit/sagemaker/workflow/test_notebook_job_step.py b/tests/unit/sagemaker/workflow/test_notebook_job_step.py
index 9cc34ee243..6a5bb20daa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sagemaker/workflow/test_notebook_job_step.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sagemaker/workflow/test_notebook_job_step.py
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
 # language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import os
 import unittest
+
 from mock import Mock, patch
 
-from sagemaker.workflow.notebook_job_step import NotebookJobStep
 from sagemaker.workflow.functions import Join
+from sagemaker.workflow.notebook_job_step import NotebookJobStep
 
 REGION = "us-west-2"
 PIPELINE_NAME = "test-pipeline-name"
@@ -573,3 +575,62 @@ def _create_step_with_required_fields(self):
             image_uri=IMAGE_URI,
             kernel_name=KERNEL_NAME,
         )
+
+    def test_environment_variables_not_shared(self):
+        """Test that environment variables are not shared between NotebookJob steps"""
+        # Setup shared environment variables
+        shared_env_vars = {"test": "test"}
+
+        # Create two steps with the same environment variables dictionary
+        step1 = NotebookJobStep(
+            name="step1",
+            input_notebook=INPUT_NOTEBOOK,
+            image_uri=IMAGE_URI,
+            kernel_name=KERNEL_NAME,
+            environment_variables=shared_env_vars,
+        )
+
+        step2 = NotebookJobStep(
+            name="step2",
+            input_notebook=INPUT_NOTEBOOK,
+            image_uri=IMAGE_URI,
+            kernel_name=KERNEL_NAME,
+            environment_variables=shared_env_vars,
+        )
+
+        # Get the arguments for both steps
+        step1_args = step1.arguments
+        step2_args = step2.arguments
+
+        # Verify that the environment variables are different objects
+        self.assertIsNot(
+            step1_args["Environment"],
+            step2_args["Environment"],
+            "Environment dictionaries should be different objects",
+        )
+
+        # Verify that modifying one step's environment doesn't affect the other
+        step1_env = step1_args["Environment"]
+        step2_env = step2_args["Environment"]
+
+        # Both should have the original test value
+        self.assertEqual(step1_env["test"], "test")
+        self.assertEqual(step2_env["test"], "test")
+
+        # Modify step1's environment
+        step1_env["test"] = "modified"
+
+        # Verify step2's environment remains unchanged
+        self.assertEqual(step2_env["test"], "test")
+
+        # Verify notebook names are correct for each step
+        self.assertEqual(
+            step1_env["SM_INPUT_NOTEBOOK_NAME"],
+            os.path.basename(INPUT_NOTEBOOK),
+            "Step 1 should have its own notebook name",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            step2_env["SM_INPUT_NOTEBOOK_NAME"],
+            os.path.basename(INPUT_NOTEBOOK),
+            "Step 2 should have its own notebook name",
+        )