Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 4
CLE
Live Programs: 6
Discussions
Posts: 14
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 51
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2022–23 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
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Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - Illinois Foods: Pesticide Use, Exposure, and Worker Protections (09/14/2022)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - The New Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (10/06/2022)
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Sponsor LIVE - You Are What You Eat - Or So You Think: The Legal Impact of Humane, Green, and Climate-Friendly Product Advertising (03/10/2023)
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Sponsor LIVE - 21st Annual Environmental Law Conference (05/11/2023 to 05/12/2023)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Environmental Law for the General Practitioner Series: Understanding Phase I Reports (06/02/2023)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Environmental Law for the General Practitioner Series: Underground Storage Tanks (06/02/2023)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2022–23 bar year.
Environmental Law
- Community members: 318
- Total discussion posts: 14
Transactional
- Community members: 25,498
- Total discussion posts: 582
Litigation
- Community members: 25,497
- Total discussion posts: 1,794
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 51 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 2788 amends the Environmental Protection Act. Allows the EPA and the person complained against to agree to an extended time period to (i) submit a written response to the alleged violations and (ii) hold a requested meeting without a representative of the Office of the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred.
- House Bill 2301 modifies the definition of “low-level radioactive waste” or “waste” to expand the referenced definition of byproduct material.
- House Bill 3095 amends the Environmental Protection Act. Categorically excludes limestone residuals generated from the treatment of drinking water at a publicly owned drinking water treatment plant from regulation as a waste under the Act when used for specific beneficial purposes.