Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 1 ratingTop environmental, energy, and resources lawyers discuss career development, legal issues, historical trends, and new developments in environmental law.
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Fall Conference Preview: Medical Marijuana Industry and Environmental Impact
August 29, 2016 10:00 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBAlf Brandt, Chair of the Planning Committee for the 24th Fall Conference in Denver, CO, speaks with California State Assemblymember Rob Bonta about legislation pending in California affecting the medical marijuana industry and its environmental impact. Assemblymember Bonta will be part of a panel at the 24th Fall Conference discussing the same topic in detail. Register for the 24th Fall Conference at www.shopaba.org/environfall. Please rate and review us on iTunes. Produced by the ABA Section...
The Clean Air Act Handbook
July 26, 2016 10:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBMat Todaro, chair of the Special Committee on Young Lawyers, talks with Julie Domike and Alex Zacaroli, co-editors of The Clean Air Act Handbook, Fourth Edition. They talk about the challenges in building a clean air practice, and offer career advice to lawyers working in the environmental law field. Please rate and review us on iTunes. Produced by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. Online at http://www.americanbar.org/environ.
Insights on the Evolution and Future of CERCLA
July 07, 2016 11:00 - 18 minutes - 8.28 MBGary Steinbauer speaks with Peter L. Gray, co-chair of Dentons' U.S. Environment and Natural Resources Practice and author of the Superfund Manual: A Practitioner's Guide to CERCLA Litigation, about the changing legal issues dominating the CERCLA landscape. Since its enactment more than 35 years ago, CERCLA has led to numerous high-profile lawsuits and continues to be an active area of environmental law. Contaminated sites addressed under CERCLA are now more complex and significantly more exp...
LDP Speaker Series: Projecting a Presence
May 27, 2016 06:08 - 1 hour - 30.6 MBAssistant U.S. Attorney General John Cruden heads the U.S. Department of Justice Energy and Natural Resources Division, making him the top environmental lawyer at the U.S. DOJ. Cruden served as Chair of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources from 2009-2010. Having spent a great deal of time in courtrooms and speaking before large groups, he shares with our Leadership Development Program class his tips on projecting a presence. Sponsored by the ABA Section of Environment, Energ...
EPA National Enforcement Initiative
May 24, 2016 09:30 - 27 minutes - 6.31 MBAndy Emerson of Holland and Knight LLP talks with Andrew Stewart of Vinson and Elkins LLP about the US EPA's recent announcement of new National Enforcement Initiatives for FY 2017–2019. Despite a declining resource base, the Agency has expanded the sectors and industrial activities that will receive priority national enforcement attention. EPA civil and criminal enforcement offices will dedicate focused resources toward the industrial activities covered by these NEIs as part of a nationwide ...
LDP Speaker Series: Value and Art of Networking
May 16, 2016 09:30 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBPast Section Chair Alexandra Dapolito Dunn discusses the value and art of networking, with many tips on how to create a memorable impression. Dunn is a former chair of our Section from 2012-2013, and currently serves as executive director of the Environmental Council of the States in Washington, DC. She's joined in the conversation by moderator John Milner. Sponsored by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. Online at http://www.americanbar.org/environ
EPA Audit Policies and Voluntary Disclosure Process
April 21, 2016 09:30 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MBThe U.S. EPA developed it's voluntary disclosure program to provide additional incentives for regulated entities to identify and correct non-compliance. Andy Emerson of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources talks with Andrew Stewart of Vinson & Elkins LLP about recent changes and updates to the EPA's program. Sponsored by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. Online at http://www.americanbar.org/environ
Spring Conference Preview: Endangered Species Act, Clean Power Plan
March 10, 2016 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThe ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources hosts the 45th Annual Spring Conference on Environmental Law on March 30-April 1, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Co-hosts Sean Dixon and Maggie Peloso interview two featured speakers about the panels they will present at the conference. First, L. Michael Bogert discusses the Endangered Species Act, followed by Emily S. Fisher on the latest developments with the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan. Find out more about the 45th Spring Conference...
LDP Series: Dealing with Difficult Personalities
February 25, 2016 16:00 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBThe ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources invites notable lawyers to talk to the Leadership Development Program participants about career development. This episode features Steve Miano, a shareholder with the firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin and Schiller in Philadelphia, PA. Steve has been practicing environmental law for over 25 years, and is a past Chair of our Section. Today, Steve offers his advice for dealing with difficult personalities.
LDP Series: Work-Life Balance
February 22, 2016 18:00 - 10 minutes - 4.62 MBThe ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources invites notable lawyers to talk to the Leadership Development Program participants about career development. This episode features Margaret Peloso, a senior associate with Vinson & Elkins, based in Washington D.C. She discusses balancing a legal career with a family life.
LDP Series: Professionalism in the Legal Profession
February 22, 2016 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MBThe ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources invites notable lawyers to talk to the Leadership Development Program participants about career development. This episode features Roger Martella, former general counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and current partner at Sidley Austin LLP, discussing professionalism in the legal profession.
US vs EU Chemical Regulation Podcast
September 16, 2015 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11 MBOur panel gives a basic overview of the key areas of alignment and non-alignment between the European Union's and the United States's approach to chemical management by exploring the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Panelists also discuss how pending TSCA reform legislation would amend the TSCA to be more or less similar to REACH.
Climate Change and the Clean Power Plan
June 23, 2015 21:06 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBOur panel briefly discusses current developments in Climate Change related to the Clean Air Act, the Clean Power Plan, and future developments prior to the 2015 Paris meetings on Global Climate Change. The discussion focused on current events related to Global Climate Change and US Law discussed extensively in Michael B. Gerrard and Jody Freeman’s book, Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, Second Edition. You can buy the book at www.shopaba.org