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ESG - A Look Ahead
Environmental, social, and governance issues are mainstreaming. Where is it heading next? Join Partner Kevin Ewing for a short update on all things ESG – challenges, risks, standards, and strategies. Tuesday, September 8, 2020 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. CT
Clean Water Act Developments
Christine Wyman will discuss EPA’s final Section 401 Water Quality Certification Rule, which aims to provide structure and limits on how States consider whether discharges from federally permitted projects will impact water quality. Daniel Pope will provide an update on...
Clean Water Act News: Final Rulemaking Defining Waters of the United States Released
On April 21, EPA published the revised definition of “Waters of the United States,” or “WOTUS,” in the Federal Register . WOTUS is a lynchpin phrase in the Clean Water Act that determines the jurisdictional reach of multiple agencies. The...
RMP Rule: What's Going On?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted revisions to the federal Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule in December 2019, undoing some – but not all – of the program changes adopted in the final days of the Obama administration. Please...
Navigating Waters Protection Rule
Long-watched by businesses affected by the jurisdictional scope of the Clean Water Act, the Administration’s rulemaking for Waters of the United States has been announced and will soon be final. Please join Sara Burgin, Ann Navaro, and Daniel Pope as...
The Final ESA Rule: "Taking" Stock of the Changes and Challenges
The Endangered Species Act is a key, and sometimes controversial, environmental law with significant implications for energy and infrastructure development. The federal government recently issued final rules that change, in certain respects, implementation of the law. This webinar will explore...
Highlights from This Year’s Texas Environmental Superconference
This month, Associate Daniel Pope will run through highlights from this year's Texas Environmental Superconference. Topics covered at the Superconference run the gamut of state and federal environmental law issues and are applicable to legal practitioners across the country. This...
Update on Infrastructure Policy Reform
The President’s recent Executive Order on energy infrastructure directed new measures to improve EPA’s program for state water quality certifications—often a serious impediment to energy infrastructure. Join us to learn about the (hotly anticipated) new guidance from EPA, viewed in...
Best Practices for Agency Communications
Environmental professionals and attorneys are in constant contact with state and federal regulators, in a variety of contexts – regulatory advocacy, permitting, responding to investigations, and enforcement defense. Join representatives of Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies and Policy Resolution Groups for a...
EPA’s Proposed “WOTUS” Rule – Initial Reactions and What’s Next
Today EPA and Army issued a proposed rule defining “waters of the United States” subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act. The proposed rule represents a significant potential change to federal jurisdiction. We’ll discuss the implications of the proposal...
The Waters of the United States Rule
Sara Burgin provides a breakdown on administrative and judicial developments and speculation related to the future of WOTUS.
Environmental Management Systems: Risk vs. Reward
Companies everywhere rely on written manuals, procedures, and other formal and informal systems intended to help them achieve environmental compliance and performance. Often overlooked are the many ways in which a company’s environmental management systems can create or increase unnecessary...
Clean Air Act Residual Risk And Technology Review -Environmental Law Seminar, Spring 2017
This presentation explains EPA’s responsibility to conduct a Risk and Technology Review (RTR) of nearly 100 standards addressing hazardous air pollutants at various categories of stationary sources. It describes the components of the Risk Review and of the Technology...
Unusual Dynamics Of Upstream Distress - Environmental Law Seminar, Spring 2017
A high-level presentation on financial distress affecting upstream oil and gas companies. The presentation discusses factors that precipitated this distress (such as low commodity prices), the effects of such distress (such as accelerated decommissioning obligations), and highlights key challenges and takeaways of note.
Recent Developments in Water
Sara Burgin covers a range of water issues, including: Nationwide Permits: What you need to know about the nationwide permits reissued by the Army Corps of Engineers Water Jurisdiction: What waters will be jurisdictional under the Trump administration NPDES Permit...