By Lynn L. Bergeson On October 19, 2021, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) will honor Carol Browner's years of service as EPA Administrator with the Environmental Achievement Award. ELI gives this award annually during its award dinner to honor individuals and organizations for demonstrating outstanding commitment to environmental protection. Ms. Browner has overseen the coordination of environmental, energy, climate, transport, and related policies during her time in the U.S....
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May 27, 2021
Registration Opens for “TSCA Reform – Five Years Later,” an Essential Annual TSCA Event
A Timely and Essential Complimentary ConferenceWednesday, June 30, 20219:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EDT)Register Now Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health are pleased to present “TSCA Reform – Five Years Later.” This complimentary virtual conference marks the fifth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Annual Conference, reflecting on the accomplishments and...
May 27, 2021
Registration Opens for “TSCA Reform – Five Years Later,” an Essential Annual TSCA Event
A Timely and Essential Complimentary Conference Wednesday, June 30, 2021 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Register Now Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health are pleased to present “TSCA Reform – Five Years Later.” This complimentary virtual conference marks the fifth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Annual Conference, reflecting on the accomplishments...
By Lynn L. Bergeson On April 8, 2021, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. (EDT), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), in partnership with BioCycle and the American Biogas Council, will host a webinar titled “Food Scrap Recycling: Opportunities and Realities of Anaerobic Digestion.” The webinar will focus on anaerobic digestion and its ability to create biogas and digestate that can be used as renewable energy products. Registration is required via this link....
February 9, 2021
Lynn L. Bergeson and Alexandra Dapolito Dunn to Present “Chemicals Regulation: Latest Developments” at Environmental Law 2021
The American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) and the Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) Environmental Law 2021 webcast educates lawyers on key current environmental law issues, including the latest developments in air, water, endangered species, climate change, chemicals, and renewable energy. A national faculty of seasoned private practitioners, governmental officials, law professors, and public interest advocates will cover what to expect from the change of...
By Lynn L. Bergeson On October 15, 2020, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. (EDT), ELI will hold a virtual award ceremony to honor Denis Hayes, an environmental activist and promoter of solar energy. Prior to the ceremony, a networking reception is scheduled on the same day from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (EDT), where attendees will have access to environmental professionals from across the United States and around the globe. Parties interested in attending one or both...
October 2, 2020
ELI Report Looks At Trump Administration’s Impact On Environmental Law And Policy And What Lies Ahea
By Lynn L. Bergeson The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released Environment 2021: What Comes Next?, a report that looks at the Trump Administration’s impact on environmental law and policy and what lies ahead. ELI states that the report is “a response to growing demand for analysis of how deregulatory initiatives by the Trump Administration will affect environmental protection, governance, and the rule of law with a focus on what might happen in a second Trump...
September 28, 2020
Register Now for Pesticides, Farmworkers, Industry, and Environmental Justice, October 1, 2020, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m., via webinar
Innovations in agricultural chemicals have revolutionized and enhanced food production, but with progress come new challenges. Agricultural chemicals can have widespread impacts on ecosystems and human health, and marginalized communities — children and farmworkers in particular — can be especially vulnerable. Manufacturers, regulatory agencies, public health experts, and nonprofit organizations are working to address these challenges head-on by developing new products and...
September 4, 2020
ELI To Host Webinar On Advanced Biofuels
By Lynn L. Bergeson On September 18, 2020, ELI will host a webinar titled “Advanced Biofuels: Fuel for the Future?” from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (EDT). The webinar, as implied by its title, will focus on the practical and policy challenges and opportunities facing advanced biofuels and the impacts of the coronavirus on biofuel production and research. Panelists may include: Lauren Helen Leyden, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. (invited); Lynn McKay,...
September 4, 2020
ELI Report Looks At Trump Administration’s Impact On Environmental Law And Policy And What Lies Ahea
By Lynn L. Bergeson The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released Environment 2021: What Comes Next?, a report that looks at the Trump Administration’s impact on environmental law and policy and what lies ahead. ELI states that the report is “a response to growing demand for analysis of how deregulatory initiatives by the Trump Administration will affect environmental protection, governance, and the rule of law with a focus on what might happen in a second Trump...