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1 ALI-ABA Course of Study Environmental Law Cosponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and The Smithsonian Institution February 3-5, 2010 Washington, D.C. PROGRAM FACULTY PARTICIPANTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page xi xiii STUDY MATERIALS : A Year of Significant Clean Air Developments on all Fronts 1 By Mary Beth Houlihan, Ari G. Altman, Johanna M. Hickman, and Kevin J. Klesh Table of Contents 3 Study Material 5 2. The Clean Water Act 31 By Alexandra Dapolito Dunn Presentation Slides 33 Summary of 2009 Key Clean Water Act Cases 45 Helpful Clean Water Act Links The Endangered Species Act 59 By Alexandra Dapolito Dunn Presentation Slides 61 Summary of 2009 Key Endangered Species Act Cases 69 Helpful Endangered Species Act Links CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA By James M. Stuhltrager 5. CERCLA/RCRA Update: The 107/113 Debate Act III, Scene I By Robert D. Fox 6. Superfund Update By Walter E. Mugdan 7. Cleanup & Liability: Fundamental Issues in Hazardous Materials 117 Litigation By Daniel Riesel and Ashley S. Miller Table of Contents 119 Study Material Citizen Suits and Defenses Against Them By James R. May 9. Global Climate Change: Legal Summary By Michael B. Gerrard and J. Cullen Howe vii

2 10. Key Water Law Developments: Judicial, Regulatory and Policy Trends By Karen M. Hansen 11. Clean Water Act Developments, By Oliver A. Houck TSCA Reform: Evolving Chemical Management Developments 339 By Lynn L. Bergeson Presentation Slides Predictions 348 EPA Announces Action Plans for Existing Chemicals The Nature of the Administrative Record By William M. Cohen 14. NEPA in the Courts 397 By William M. Cohen Table of Contents 398 Study Material Presidential Proclamation on the 40th Anniversary of the National Environmental Policy Act Submitted by William M. Cohen 16. NEPA and Environmental Justice 477 By B. Suzi Ruhl Study Material 479 Environmental Justice: Guidance Under the National Environmental Policy Act 482 Final Guidance for Incorporating Environmental Justice Concerns in EPA s NEPA Compliance Analyses, April The Road from Copenhagen - Next Steps on Climate Change 599 By Paul E. Hagen Presentation Slides 601 Copenhagen Accord Terms of Environment: Abbreviations and Acronyms The Clean Air Act: A Roadmap (handout) By Ari Altman 20. Legal Ethics and the Environmental Lawyer (handout) By Pamela R. Esterman 21. The Congressional Debate on Climate Change Policy (handout) By Manik Roy 22. EPA Actions Under Clean Air Act to Regulate Greenhouse Gases (handout) By Michael B. Gerrard 23. Supreme Court Roundup (Review OT 08/Preview OT 09)(handout) By Richard J. Lazarus viii

3 24. National Environmental Policy Act: History, Purposes and Trajectory in Its 40th Year (handout) By Edward A. Boling 25. Climate Change Under NEPA (handout) By Robert G. Dreher 26. Letter from Senators Inhofe and Barrasso to Nancy Sutley (Oct. 22, 2009)(handout) Submitted by Robert G. Dreher 27. Letter from American Rivers et al. to Nancy Sutley (Dec. 17, 2009)(handout) Submitted by Robert G. Dreher 28. Letter from Nancy Sutley to Senators Inhofe and Barrasso (Dec. 29, 2009)(handout) Submitted by Robert G. Dreher 29. NEPA and Environmental Justice (handout) By B. Suzi Ruhl 30. Endangered Species Act and Renewable Energy Development on Public Lands (handout) By Steve Black and Neal Kemkar 31. Endangered Species Act Implementation Issues in 2010: Focused on Whether and How the ESA Addresses Climate Change (handout) By Steven P. Quarles 32. Citizen Suits and Defenses Against Them (handout) By James R. May 33. EPA Civil Enforcement Priorities (handout) By John Fogarty 34. EPA and the D.C. Circuit: A Loss of Credibility? (handout) By E. Donald Elliott 35. The Why and What of TSCA Reform (handout) By Richard A. Denison 36. The Road from Copenhagen: Through the Senate (handout) By David Gardiner ix

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5 ALI-ABA Course of Study Environmental Law Cosponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and The Smithsonian Institution Wednesday, February 3, :30-8:00 p.m. Early Registration February 3-5, 2010 Washington, D.C. PROGRAM WEBCAST SEGMENT A OPTIONAL INTRODUCTORY LECTURES ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 6:00 p.m. The Clean Air Act Mr. Altman 6:45 p.m. Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act Professor Dunn 7:30 p.m. Networking Break 7:45 p.m. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Mr. Stuhltrager 8:30 p.m. Adjournment for the Day Thursday, February 4, :45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:40 a.m. Introductory Remarks ALI-ABA Staff WEBCAST SEGMENT B 8:45 a.m. Course Overview Ms. Esterman and Mr. Riesel 9:00 a.m. Congressional Developments Ms. Carothers, Mr. Hassenboehler, and Dr. Roy 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address Mr. Fulton 10:45 a.m. Networking Break 11:00 a.m. CERCLA/RCRA Developments Messrs. Fox, Mugdan, and Riesel 12:15 p.m. Lunch Break WEBCAST SEGMENT C 1:30 p.m. Endangered Species Act and Public Lands Developments Messrs. Black and Quarles 2:30 p.m. Enforcement Initiatives and Citizen Suits Messrs. Kushner and Riesel and Professor May 3:15 p.m. Networking Break 3:30 p.m. Clean Air Act Developments Messrs. Elliott and Walke and Professor Gerrard 4:45 p.m. Networking Reception for Registrants and Faculty; END OF WEBCAST SEGMENT C xi

6 6:00 p.m. Optional Evening Lecture: Global Environmental Law Professor Percival [NOT WEBCAST OR RECORDED] 7:00 p.m. Adjournment for the Day Friday, February 5, :30 a.m. Continental Breakfast WEBCAST SEGMENT D 8:00 a.m. Ethical Issues for the Environmental Law Practitioner Mss. Berlowe and Esterman 9:00 a.m. Clean Water Act Developments Ms. Hansen, Professor Houck, and Mr. Neugeboren 10:15 a.m. Networking Break 10:30 a.m. Supreme Court Roundup Professor Lazarus 11:15 a.m. TSCA Reform: Evolving Chemical Management Developments Ms. Bergeson, Dr. Denison, and Mr. Owens 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break WEBCAST SEGMENT E 1:45 p.m. NEPA and Environmental Justice Messrs. Boling, Cohen, and Dreher and Ms. Ruhl 3:00 p.m. The Road from Copenhagen Next Steps on Climate Change Mss. Biniaz, Haverkamp, and Taylor and Messrs. Gardiner and Hagen 4:15 p.m. Adjournment Total 60-minute hours of instruction (including optional lectures): 16.25, including one hour of ethics xii

7 ALI-ABA Course of Study Environmental Law Cosponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and The Smithsonian Institution February 3-5, 2010 Washington, D.C. PLANNING CHAIRS (also on faculty) Pamela R. Esterman, Esquire Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C. 10th Floor 460 Park Avenue New York, NY Daniel Riesel, Esquire Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C. 10th Floor 460 Park Avenue New York, NY KEYNOTE SPEAKER Scott C. Fulton, Esquire General Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building Mail Code 1102A 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC FACULTY Ari Altman, Esquire Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 1875 K Street NW Washington, DC Lynn L. Bergeson, Esquire Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Suite Nineteenth Street, NW Washington, DC Andrea L. Berlowe, Esquire Senior Counsel Law and Policy Section Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 4390 Washington, DC xiii

8 Susan Biniaz, Esquire Deputy Legal Advisor Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs U.S. Department of State Office of the Legal Adviser L/OES Room C Street, NW Washington, DC Steve Black, Esquire Counselor to the Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, DC Edward A. Boling, Esquire Senior Counsel for Environmental Policy and Public Information Council on Environmental Quality 722 Jackson Place, NW Washington, DC Leslie A. Carothers, Esquire President Environmental Law Institute Suite L Street, NW Washington, DC William M. Cohen, Esquire Perkins Coie LLP th Street, NW Washington, DC / wcohen@perkinscoie.com Richard A. Denison, Ph.D. Senior Scientist Environmental Defense Fund 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC Robert G. Dreher, Esquire Vice President for Conservation Law and Climate Change Defenders of Wildlife th Street, N.W. Washington, DC Dean Alexandra Dapolito Dunn Assistant Dean of Environmental Law Programs, Adjunct Professor of Law, Center for Environmental Legal Studies Pace University School of Law Preston Hall North Broadway White Plains, NY E. Donald Elliott, Esquire Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 1875 K Street, NW Washington, DC Robert D. Fox, Esquire Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Suite City Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA David Gardiner, Esquire Principal and President David Gardiner & Associates, LLC Suite # th Street NW Washington, DC Professor Michael B. Gerrard Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Center for Climate Change Law Columbia Law School 435 West 116th Street New York, NY Paul E. Hagen, Esquire Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Suite I Street, NW Washington, DC xiv

9 Karen M. Hansen, Esquire Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Suite I Street NW Washington, DC Thomas Hassenboehler, Esquire Counsel, Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate 564 Ford House Office Building Washington, DC Jennifer A. Haverkamp, Esquire Managing Director for International Policy and Negotiations Environmental Defense Fund 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC Professor Oliver A. Houck Tulane University Law School Weinmann Hall, Room 255-C 6329 Freret Street New Orleans, LA Adam M. Kushner, Esquire Director, Office of Civil Enforcement U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 2242A Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC Professor Richard J. Lazarus Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC Professor James R. May H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law, Professor of Graduate Engineering (Adjunct), Associate Director, Environmental Law Center Widener University School of Law 4601 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE Walter E. Mugdan, Esquire Director Emergency and Remedial Response Division Region 2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 290 Broadway New York, NY Steven M. Neugeboren, Esquire Federal Government Attorney Washington, DC Stephen A. (Steve) Owens, Esquire Assistant Administrator Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 7101M 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC Professor Robert V. Percival Robert F. Stanton Professor of Law and Director, Environmental Law Program University of Maryland School of Law 500 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD Steven P. Quarles, Esquire Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC xv

10 Manik Roy, Ph.D. Vice President, Federal Government Change Pew Center on Global Climate Change Suite Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA B. Suzi Ruhl, Esquire Senior Attorney Advisor Office of Environmental Justice U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC Alison L. Taylor, Esquire Vice President-Sustainability, Americas Siemens Corporation Suite Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC John D. Walke, Esquire Senior Attorney and Director Clean Air Project Natural Resources Defense Council Suite New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC Mr. James M. Stuhltrager Office of Counsel U.S. Army Installation Management Command Environmental Law Branch 5179 Hoadley Road Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD NOTE: Please go to for biographical information on this faculty. xvi

ALI-ABA Course of Study Environmental Law

ALI-ABA Course of Study Environmental Law Cosponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and The Smithsonian Institution February 4-6, 2009 Washington, D.C. PROGRAM FACULTY PARTICIPANTS TABLE OF CONTENTS