Webinar Series: Changing Tides: Environmental Regulation, Administration Policy, and the Courts
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Changing Tides: Environmental Regulation, Administration Policy, and the Courts
Wednesday, August 5 and Wednesday, December 16, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
The Trump Administration and EPA continue to make sweeping changes as part of an overall effort to review and/or reconsider multiple environmental regulatory rules and policies. The US Supreme Court has significantly limited the scope of NEPA reviews and has determined that federal pesticide law bars state failure-to-warn lawsuits. The US Supreme Court is also poised to decide whether federal law precludes state-law claims seeking relief for injuries allegedly caused by the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate. The panel will provide a general overview of these actions, provide more specific insight into several of EPA’s proposed and final rules, and discuss the implications of recent court rulings and what environmental issues may be next on the Supreme Court’s docket.
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Full Series: $169 A&WMA Member; $229 Nonmember
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Part 2: Environmental Rulings: What’s Next?
Wednesday, December 16, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
The US Supreme Court is poised to decide whether federal law precludes state-law claims seeking relief for injuries allegedly caused by the effects of greenhouse-gas emissions on the global climate. The panel will provide a general overview of these actions, provide more specific insight into several of EPA’s proposed and final rules and discuss the implications of the Supreme’s Court ruling.
Individual Webinar: $99 A&WMA Member; $149 Nonmember
Part 1: Recent Environmental Rulings
Wednesday, August 5, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
The US Supreme Court has significantly limited the scope of NEPA reviews and has determined that federal pesticide law bars state failure-to-warn lawsuits. The panel will provide a general overview of these actions as well as “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act, more specific insight into several of EPA’s proposed and final rules, and a discussion of the implications of recent court rulings.
Presenters:
Maureen Bayer, Of Counsel, Tonkon Torp; Chair, Environmental & Natural Resources Practice Group
Maureen Bayer is Of Counsel at Tonkon Torp and Chair of the firm’s Environmental & Natural Resources Practice Group. She focuses her practice on counseling businesses, landowners, and industry clients on a wide range of environmental matters, including regulatory compliance, contaminated sites, environmental risk in real estate and corporate transactions, permitting, enforcement defense, cost recovery, and Superfund matters. She also advises businesses nationwide on Extended Producer Responsibility laws. Maureen brings significant legal and technical experience to her practice, strengthened by her background in environmental science and a master’s degree in environmental law. Based in Portland, Oregon, she is licensed to practice in Oregon, California, and Washington.
Brian Bunger, Partner, Holland & Knight
Brian C. Bunger is a land use and environment partner in Holland & Knight's San Francisco and Century City offices. He has more than 30 years of experience in environmental, air and climate law, with a particular focus on environmental administrative law and l itigation. Mr. Bunger leads Holland & Knight’s national Air Law and Climate Permitting Team. Before joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Bunger served more than 20 years as counsel to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District where he was responsible for all aspects of the legal function for the agency that is responsible for attainment and maintenance of the federal and state ambient air quality standards, and regulates stationary sources of air pollution in the nine counties comprising California’s San Francisco Bay Area.
Jeff Hunter, Partner, Perkins Coie
Jeff Hunter is a partner with Perkins Coie focusing his practice on counseling corporate and individual clients in the United States on a wide-variety of issues related to the environment including: permitting, compliance, environmental health and safety audits, enforcement defense; real estate acquisition, land use and development; natural resources development; due diligence in real estate and corporate acquisitions; financial disclosure obligations; and compliance with state laws including electronic-waste recycling product labeling and reporting including California Proposition 65; extended producer packaging and children’s safe products. He has experience in international laws regarding the restriction of hazardous substances; waste electrical and electronic equipment; and the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemicals. Jeff is licensed to practice in Colorado and Oregon, is listed in Chambers, The Best Lawyers in America and has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
Moderator: Heather Locke, Senior Environmental Engineer, Landau
Heather Locke is a Senior Environmental Engineer specializing in air permitting and compliance in the Northwest. She helps clients navigate federal and state air permitting and compliance including the Cleaner Air Oregon program. Heather spent 18 years with the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 as a chemical engineer and project manager serving as a national expert for NSPS, NESHAP, and Title V permitting. As a consultant, she now provides expert guidance and compliance support across all industry sectors. Heather is skilled in control technologies, source testing, risk assessment, air modeling, energy development, waste-to-energy, and has a passion for translating complex regulations into clear, pragmatic, actionable solutions.
