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- ELI's 40th Anniversary Awards ...
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Thursday, October 29 at 6:00pm - An Agenda for the New EPA
Carnegie Endowment for Internationa...
Tuesday, October 6 at 8:15am - Perverse Incentives: The Untol...
Woodrow Wilson Int'l Center for Sch...
Friday, September 18 at 9:00am - Summer School: The Endangered ...
Environmental Law Institute
Wednesday, July 8 at 12:00pm - Summer School: RCRA and CERCLA
Environmental Law Institute
Tuesday, June 30 at 12:00pm - Summer School: The Clean Water...
Environmental Law Institute
Thursday, June 25 at 12:00pm - Summer School: The Clean Air Act
Environmental Law Institute
Tuesday, June 16 at 12:00pm - Summer School: Chemical Regula...
Environmental Law Institute
Thursday, June 11 at 12:00pm - Summer School 2009: An Introdu...
Environmental Law Institute
Thursday, May 28 at 12:00pm
Environmental Law Institute
MAKE EVERY DAY EARTH DAY!
Take advantage of one of the easiest and most convenient ways to support the Environmental Law Institute! You can make a gift to ELI by payroll contribution through EarthShare's workplace giving program at numerous private companies, many state and municipal government organizations, and the Co...mbined Federal Campaign (CFC), by selecting CFC# 10629 on your pledge form. Contributions to EarthShare support a broad range of charities committed to protecting public health and our air, land, water and wildlife.
ELI is a founding member of EarthShare, a nationwide federation of the country's most respected environmental and conservation charities. To find out more about how you and your workplace can support ELI through an EarthShare charitable giving campaign, please call Beth Kantrowitz at 202-939-3808 or kantrowitz@eli.org. You can also visit EarthShare's web site at: www.earthshare.org.Read More
Take advantage of one of the easiest and most convenient ways to support the Environmental Law Institute! You can make a gift to ELI by payroll contribution through EarthShare's workplace giving program at numerous private companies, many state and municipal government organizations, and the Co...mbined Federal Campaign (CFC), by selecting CFC# 10629 on your pledge form. Contributions to EarthShare support a broad range of charities committed to protecting public health and our air, land, water and wildlife.
ELI is a founding member of EarthShare, a nationwide federation of the country's most respected environmental and conservation charities. To find out more about how you and your workplace can support ELI through an EarthShare charitable giving campaign, please call Beth Kantrowitz at 202-939-3808 or kantrowitz@eli.org. You can also visit EarthShare's web site at: www.earthshare.org.Read More
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Environmental Law Institute
The ongoing debates about biofuels, cap and trade legislation, and paths to energy independence have focused public attention on energy and climate issues like never before, with policymakers taking a heightened interest in renewable energy and its economic viability. Against this backdrop, the Environmental Law Instit...ute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars have completed a comprehensive study of federal subsidies to fossil fuel and renewable energy sources. Our data reveal surprising facts about where public funds are going and how our current energy policy may actually undermine the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Join us on September 18, 2009, from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. in the 5th floor conference room at the Woodrow Wilson Center as we discuss our findings and their implications for future energy and climate change policy. The event will also be webcast live. Read More
Join us on September 18, 2009, from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. in the 5th floor conference room at the Woodrow Wilson Center as we discuss our findings and their implications for future energy and climate change policy. The event will also be webcast live. Read More
Time:9:00AM Friday, September 18th
Location:Woodrow Wilson Int'l Center for Scholars, Ronald Reagan Building and Int'l Trade Center
Environmental Law Institute
As part of its 40th Anniversary celebration, ELI is sponsoring a symposium on challenges for the new team at EPA. This daylong meeting, to be held at the Carnegie Institute for International Peace in Washington on October 6, will convene nationally recognized experts to discuss key issues facing the agency.
Keynoting th...e Symposium will be Judge David S. Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He will speak on the Administrative Process and the Rule of Environmental Law.
Under the heading of Old Business, leading environmental lawyers will consider EPA’s next steps on air pollution standards for stationary sources, notably utilities. The challenge of regulating risks from nanomaterials — tiny particles presenting great opportunities in manufacturing, energy production, and pollution control among other applications — qualifies as New Business, as EPA wrestles with how its old laws can effectively address the potential health and environmental impacts of these new materials. A panel of lawyers and scientists will discuss what needs to be done.
The afternoon program, Rethinking Risk Assessment, will examine important problems and issues in the use of scientific evidence in environmental decision making. Noted scientists and lawyers will consider how to deal with issues of ensuring impartiality to build confidence in agency actions. A second panel will examine the implications of new methods of detecting chemical impacts at the cellular level and the prospects for developing toxicity test methods that can reduce reliance on animal testing and costs and deliver results that can form a solid basis for regulatory decisions.
Dr. Paul Anastas, the nominee to serve as Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, has been invited to be the luncheon speaker.
For a copy of the complete agenda, see http://www.eli.org/pdf/events/10.06.09dc
Keynoting th...e Symposium will be Judge David S. Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He will speak on the Administrative Process and the Rule of Environmental Law.
Under the heading of Old Business, leading environmental lawyers will consider EPA’s next steps on air pollution standards for stationary sources, notably utilities. The challenge of regulating risks from nanomaterials — tiny particles presenting great opportunities in manufacturing, energy production, and pollution control among other applications — qualifies as New Business, as EPA wrestles with how its old laws can effectively address the potential health and environmental impacts of these new materials. A panel of lawyers and scientists will discuss what needs to be done.
The afternoon program, Rethinking Risk Assessment, will examine important problems and issues in the use of scientific evidence in environmental decision making. Noted scientists and lawyers will consider how to deal with issues of ensuring impartiality to build confidence in agency actions. A second panel will examine the implications of new methods of detecting chemical impacts at the cellular level and the prospects for developing toxicity test methods that can reduce reliance on animal testing and costs and deliver results that can form a solid basis for regulatory decisions.
Dr. Paul Anastas, the nominee to serve as Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, has been invited to be the luncheon speaker.
For a copy of the complete agenda, see http://www.eli.org/pdf/events/10.06.09dc
Time:8:15AM Tuesday, October 6th
Location:Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Environmental Law Institute
The Environmental Law Institute is proud to announce that U.S. Senators Mark Udall of Colorado and Tom Udall of New Mexico will be the joint recipients of the 2009 ELI Award for Achievement in Environmental Law, Policy, and Management. The award honors each of them—who are first cousins—for advancing environmental prot...ection in their professional and public service activities. The Senators will receive the award at the 2009 ELI Award Dinner on October 29, 2009 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.Read More
Honoring Senators Mark and Tom Udall
Time:6:00PM Thursday, October 29th
Location:Omni Shoreham Hotel
Environmental Law Institute
This event is free and open to the public.
John Kostyack (National Wildlife Federation) and John Echeverria (Vermont Law School) will discuss the Endangered Species Act.
John Kostyack is Executive Director of Wildlife Conservation and Global Warming for the National Wildlife Federation, where he leads a nationwide campai...gn to conserve wildlife and ecosystems threatened by climate change. He is currently focused on helping enact strong natural resources protection provisions in federal global warming legislation.
John frequently writes and lectures on meeting the challenges of conserving U.S. wildlife. With Professor Dan Rohlf, he recently published “Conserving Endangered Species in an Era of Global Warming” (38 Env. Law Rptr. 10203).
John has been a leader in Endangered Species Act policy and litigation, winning victories in cases to protect habitat for the ivory-billed woodpecker, Key deer, Florida panther, gray wolf, and Swainson’s hawk. He also represented a diverse coalition in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Court’s first-ever global warming case, Massachusetts v EPA.
John Echeverria has been the executive director of the Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute at Georgetown University Law Center since 1997 and played a pivotal role in the Supreme Court’s adoption of a reasoned approach to takings jurisprudence. Prior to joining Georgetown, he served as general counsel at the National Audubon Society, as general counsel and conservation director at American Rivers, Inc., and as an associate at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Gerhard A. Gesell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In 2007 Professor Echeverria was awarded the Jefferson Fordham Advocacy Award from the American Bar Association. He has produced several books and numerous articles on the private property rights issue, land use management, and natural resource management.
Attendees are invited to bring a brown-bag lunch.
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John Kostyack (National Wildlife Federation) and John Echeverria (Vermont Law School) will discuss the Endangered Species Act.
John Kostyack is Executive Director of Wildlife Conservation and Global Warming for the National Wildlife Federation, where he leads a nationwide campai...gn to conserve wildlife and ecosystems threatened by climate change. He is currently focused on helping enact strong natural resources protection provisions in federal global warming legislation.
John frequently writes and lectures on meeting the challenges of conserving U.S. wildlife. With Professor Dan Rohlf, he recently published “Conserving Endangered Species in an Era of Global Warming” (38 Env. Law Rptr. 10203).
John has been a leader in Endangered Species Act policy and litigation, winning victories in cases to protect habitat for the ivory-billed woodpecker, Key deer, Florida panther, gray wolf, and Swainson’s hawk. He also represented a diverse coalition in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Court’s first-ever global warming case, Massachusetts v EPA.
John Echeverria has been the executive director of the Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute at Georgetown University Law Center since 1997 and played a pivotal role in the Supreme Court’s adoption of a reasoned approach to takings jurisprudence. Prior to joining Georgetown, he served as general counsel at the National Audubon Society, as general counsel and conservation director at American Rivers, Inc., and as an associate at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Gerhard A. Gesell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In 2007 Professor Echeverria was awarded the Jefferson Fordham Advocacy Award from the American Bar Association. He has produced several books and numerous articles on the private property rights issue, land use management, and natural resource management.
Attendees are invited to bring a brown-bag lunch.
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Time:12:00PM Wednesday, July 8th
Location:Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Law Institute
This event is free and open to the public.
Allison D. Foley and David L. Feinberg(Venable LLP) will provide an introduction to RCRA and CERCLA and their many applications.
Ms. Foley's practice focuses on compliance counseling under the nation's environmental statutes, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act... (RCRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Ms. Foley also counsels public and private entities on natural resource and environmental compliance issues related to infrastructure and land development projects.
Mr. Feinberg focuses his practice on criminal and civil environmental litigation. Prior to joining Venable, Mr. Feinberg served as law clerk to the Honorable Benson Everett Legg, Chief Judge of the District of Maryland.
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Allison D. Foley and David L. Feinberg(Venable LLP) will provide an introduction to RCRA and CERCLA and their many applications.
Ms. Foley's practice focuses on compliance counseling under the nation's environmental statutes, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act... (RCRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Ms. Foley also counsels public and private entities on natural resource and environmental compliance issues related to infrastructure and land development projects.
Mr. Feinberg focuses his practice on criminal and civil environmental litigation. Prior to joining Venable, Mr. Feinberg served as law clerk to the Honorable Benson Everett Legg, Chief Judge of the District of Maryland.
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Time:12:00PM Tuesday, June 30th
Location:Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Law Institute
This event is free and open to the public.
Keith Jones (National Association of Clean Water Agencies) and Bill Anderson (Williams Mullen) will provide an overview of the Clean Water Act.
Mr. Jones serves as General Counsel to the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA). He provides the Association and its m...unicipal members with advice on legal, regulatory, and policy matters. He has experience working on a variety of Clean Water Act issues, with an emphasis on the municipal perspective to the Act’s requirements.
Mr. Anderson is a partner in Williams Mullen’s Energy and Environmental sections. With more than 30 years of experience in environmental law, Mr. Anderson focuses his practice on compliance/regulatory counseling, enforcement, permitting, and transactional matters.
Attendees are invited to bring a brown-bag lunch.
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Keith Jones (National Association of Clean Water Agencies) and Bill Anderson (Williams Mullen) will provide an overview of the Clean Water Act.
Mr. Jones serves as General Counsel to the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA). He provides the Association and its m...unicipal members with advice on legal, regulatory, and policy matters. He has experience working on a variety of Clean Water Act issues, with an emphasis on the municipal perspective to the Act’s requirements.
Mr. Anderson is a partner in Williams Mullen’s Energy and Environmental sections. With more than 30 years of experience in environmental law, Mr. Anderson focuses his practice on compliance/regulatory counseling, enforcement, permitting, and transactional matters.
Attendees are invited to bring a brown-bag lunch.
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Time:12:00PM Thursday, June 25th
Location:Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Law Institute
This event is free and open to the public.
Patrick D. Traylor (Hogan & Hartson LLP) will provide a working framework for understanding the Clean Air Act.
Mr. Traylor works in his firm’s environmental litigation and environmental regulatory compliance departments. He has represented a number of clients in EPA’s ongoing N...ew Source Review enforcement initiative and provides overall Clean Air Act compliance advice to a wide range of clients. Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson in 1997, he clerked for the Chemical Manufacturers Association (now the American Chemistry Council) and interned in the Environmental Enforcement Section of the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division in Washington, the Environmental Crimes Section of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, and the Office of Regional Counsel at EPA Region 6 in Dallas.
Attendees are invited to bring a brown-bag lunch.
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Patrick D. Traylor (Hogan & Hartson LLP) will provide a working framework for understanding the Clean Air Act.
Mr. Traylor works in his firm’s environmental litigation and environmental regulatory compliance departments. He has represented a number of clients in EPA’s ongoing N...ew Source Review enforcement initiative and provides overall Clean Air Act compliance advice to a wide range of clients. Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson in 1997, he clerked for the Chemical Manufacturers Association (now the American Chemistry Council) and interned in the Environmental Enforcement Section of the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division in Washington, the Environmental Crimes Section of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, and the Office of Regional Counsel at EPA Region 6 in Dallas.
Attendees are invited to bring a brown-bag lunch.
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Time:12:00PM Tuesday, June 16th
Location:Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Law Institute
This event is free and open to the public.
Lynn Bergeson (Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.) will guide the audience through the thicket of federal statutes, regulatory programs, and agencies that manage the manufacture, processing, and use of chemical substances.
Lynn L. Bergeson is Managing Director of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.... (B&C), a Washington, D.C. law firm concentrating on conventional and engineered nanoscale chemical, pesticide, and other specialty chemical product regulation and approval matters, domestic and foreign chemical classification, chemical product litigation, and associated business issues. Ms. Bergeson is also President of The Acta Group, L.L.C. and The Acta Group EU, Ltd, B&C’s consulting affiliates, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Manchester, U.K., respectively. Ms. Bergeson counsels clients on health, safety, science policy, and related legal and regulatory aspects of traditional domestic chemical regulatory programs under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as well as on issues pertinent to nanotechnology and other emerging transformative technologies. Ms. Bergeson is listed in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers (2006-2009), and The Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2005-2008). Ms. Bergeson is a graduate of Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude), and the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, where she was a member of the Law Review. She is admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia and several federal circuit courts.
Attendees are invited to bring a brown-bag lunch.
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Lynn Bergeson (Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.) will guide the audience through the thicket of federal statutes, regulatory programs, and agencies that manage the manufacture, processing, and use of chemical substances.
Lynn L. Bergeson is Managing Director of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.... (B&C), a Washington, D.C. law firm concentrating on conventional and engineered nanoscale chemical, pesticide, and other specialty chemical product regulation and approval matters, domestic and foreign chemical classification, chemical product litigation, and associated business issues. Ms. Bergeson is also President of The Acta Group, L.L.C. and The Acta Group EU, Ltd, B&C’s consulting affiliates, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Manchester, U.K., respectively. Ms. Bergeson counsels clients on health, safety, science policy, and related legal and regulatory aspects of traditional domestic chemical regulatory programs under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as well as on issues pertinent to nanotechnology and other emerging transformative technologies. Ms. Bergeson is listed in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers (2006-2009), and The Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2005-2008). Ms. Bergeson is a graduate of Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude), and the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, where she was a member of the Law Review. She is admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia and several federal circuit courts.
Attendees are invited to bring a brown-bag lunch.
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Time:12:00PM Thursday, June 11th
Location:Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Law Institute
Each summer the ELI Summer School Series teaches summer law clerks and interns about the legal foundations of environmental protection in the United States. On May 28, 2009, ELI will host an introductory seminar to expose our visitors to the myriad possible career applications of this knowledge. This year’s panel repre...sents the spectrum of parties working in environmental policy and includes Russ LaMotte (Beveridge & Diamond PC), Seema Kakade (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Colin O'Brien (Natural Resources Defense Council), Monty Cooper (Wallace King Domike & Reiskin, PLLC), and Jessica Troell (Environmental Law Institute).Read More
Time:12:00PM Thursday, May 28th
Location:Environmental Law Institute
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