2010 Annual Environmental Law Conference

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6.75 MCLE Credit Hours for Thursday only

Don’t miss the ISBA’s annual Illinois Environmental Law Conference with special speakers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency! The program sessions cover a variety of hot topics in environmental law, including air enforcement and permitting, air driven developments in climate change, updates in the Clean Water Act, natural resources, practicing before the Pollution Control Board, settlement agreements, financing environmental risks, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), continuing obligations for contaminated property, Freedom of Information Act issues, and much more! The conference is designed for environmental lawyers, real estate attorneys, and corporate/industry counselors with all levels of experience.

Program Coordinator/Moderator:
Lisle A. Stalter, Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, Waukegan

Agenda

Thursday, May 13, 2010

9:00 – 10:15 a.m.  Plenary Session: Updates on Environmental Law
The 2010 Environmental Law Conference opens with a session on the latest initiatives and areas of emphasis on both the state and federal level, which is presented by distinguished representatives from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Douglas P. Scott, Director Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield
Bharat Mathur, Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Chicago

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.  Break (beverages provided)

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.  Breakout Session 1 (choose one)

• [T1A] Clean Water Act Developments
  Moderator, Lisle A. Stalter, Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, Waukegan
  Wetlands: Is the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) Taking Jurisdiction?
  Vincent Mosca, Senior Ecologist, Hey & Associates, Inc., Volo
  

• Post-Rapanos Case Law Summary
  Claire A. Manning,Brown Hay & Stephens, LLP, Springfield

• [T1B] Natural Resources in Environmental Issues
  Moderator, Mitchell L. Cohen, General Counsel, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield

• Asian Carp
  Steve Schults, Invasive Species Program Manager, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield

• Wildlife Case Study
  Timothy Santel, Special Agent in Charge, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Springfield

• Update on Illinois Endangered Species Act
  Anne Mankowski, Director Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, Springfield

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Implementation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (lunch included)
Cameron Davis, Special Advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator on the Great Lakes

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.  Breakout Session 2 (choose one)

• [T2A] Developments in Air: Enforcement, Permits, and the Impact of New Regulations and Initiatives
  Moderator and Speaker, Matthew Cohn, Meckler, Bulger, Tilson Marick & Pearson, Chicago
  Shannon Fisk, Natural Resources Defence Council, Chicago
  Louise Gross, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago

• [T2B] Update on Practice Before the Pollution Control Board and Settlement Agreements
  Moderator and Speaker, Joseph R. Podlewski, Podlewski & Hanson, P.C., Western Springs
  Claire A. Manning, Brown Hay & Stephens, LLP, Springfield

2:00 – 2:15 p.m.  Break (refreshments provided)

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.  Breakout Session 3 (choose one)

• [T3A] Climate Change Driven Developments in Air
  Moderator, Jane E. McBride, Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Springfield
  James Gignac, Midwest Director of Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, Chicago
  Patricia F. Sharkey, McGuire Woods, Chicago

• [T3B] Supplemental Environmental Projects and Green Remediation
  Moderator, William J. Anaya, Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Chicago
  Kathleen Schnieders, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago
   

3:15- 4:45 p.m. Breakout Session 4 (choose one)

• [T4A] Financing Environmental Risks: The Latest on Insurance, Reorganization, and Bankruptcy
  Moderator and Speaker, Raymond Reott, Reott Law Offices, LLC, Chicago

• Environmental Insurance
  Max West, Willis HRH, Chicago

• Reorganization After Apex: Environmental Injunction Claims Not Barred
  Richard L. Nagle, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago

• Environmental Coverage in Bankruptcy
  Mathew Cockrell, Mathew Cockrell & Associates, Glenview

• [T4B] Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
  Moderator, Jane E. McBride, Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Springfield
  David D. Albee, Attorney at Law, Galena
  Edward W. Dwyer, Hodge Dwyer & Driver, Springfield

Friday, May 14, 2010

 

8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Comments

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Breakout Session 5 (choose one)

• [F1A] Congratulations, You Now Own Contaminated Property
  Moderator and Speaker, Eugene Scmittgens, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
  Albert J. Birkbeck, American Brownfields Assurance Company, Grand Rapids 
   

• [F1B] Getting Information: What Can the Freedom of Information Act do for You?
  Moderator, Lisle A. Stalter, Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, Waukegan
  Tom Reuter, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield
  Lisle A. Stalter,Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, Waukegan

10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break (beverages provided)

10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Plenary Session: Ethics in Environmental and Real Estate*
Moderator, Joseph R. Podlewski, Podlewski & Hanson, P.C., Western Springs
William Anaya, Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Chicago
George Kuhlman, American Bar Association, Chicago