Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies
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Sep 28, 2026 · 55:16
Lynn Bergeson, Managing Partner at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), joins Jim Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at B&C® and former EPA Assistant Administrator for…
Sep 14, 2026 · 35:28
Host Norman Dupont sits down with Claudia Rast, shareholder at Butzel Long and a leader in cybersecurity and emerging technologies, to explore the impact of women in the…
Aug 31, 2026 · 41:47
In this episode of the SEER 100 podcast series, hosts Naveed Nanjee and Rishab Mahajan sit down with Todd Kim, former Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's…
Aug 26, 2026 · 42:48
From timber sale agreements to conservation easements and project financing, join Dylan Sollfrank (Schwabe), Andrea Driggs (Holland & Hart), and Janet Howe (Holland & Hart) as…
Aug 24, 2026 · 44:58
While WOTUS serves as the jurisdictional foundation of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the statute does not define the term. Since the CWA's enactment in 1972, determining the scope…
Aug 13, 2026 · 32:13
Join Professor Richard Lazarus of Harvard Law School, author of The Rule of Five, and one of the nation's leading scholars of environmental law, for a discussion on the evolution…
Aug 10, 2026 · 50:34
As the inaugural episode in this series, this conversation takes a broad look at the evolution of environmental law and the Section's role in shaping the field over time. The…
Jul 6, 2026 · 36:56
This episode explores the history of tribal timber management as a trust resource and the legal framework that governs the federal government's trust responsibilities. Joining…
Jun 30, 2026 · 25:42
Join Josh Galperin, Director of the Sustainable Business Law Hub at Pace University, Lauren Lynam, Sustainable Business Scholar at Pace University and Yale School of the…
May 14, 2026 · 33:19
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Dec 5, 2025 · 50:07
We are pleased to be joined by Professor John Leshy, author of Our Common Ground and the preeminent scholar on the history of America's public lands. Public land management is…
Oct 28, 2025 · 39:35
Emerging contaminants are by their nature neither fully regulated nor fully understood. In this final episode of the Emerging Contaminants series Juge Gregg (Crowell & Moring),…
Sep 25, 2025 · 46:44
While we all notice the emissions exiting our vehicle's tailpipes, the emissions from brake dust and tire wear are often overlooked. Scientists are now turning their attention to…
Sep 3, 2025 · 32:01
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products can be found in every home in America, but now they are also showing up in our wastewater systems and even our lakes and rivers. In…
Aug 15, 2025 · 30:08
In the second installment of our Emerging Contaminants series, we turn our attention to ethylene oxide, a chemical critical to the sterilization of medical and protective…
Jun 30, 2025 · 19:06
In 2024, key legal and regulatory shifts transformed the ESG landscape across the U.S., Canada, U.K., and EU. In the U.S., the SEC adopted—and later stopped defending—climate…
Jun 16, 2025 · 42:35
In the debut episode of our Emerging Contaminants series, we examine the widespread presence of microplastics in our environment, including in human and animal bodies and…
May 22, 2025 · 36:04
Amy L. Edwards, environmental partner at Holland & Knight, sits down with Lynn L. Bergeson, managing partner at Bergeson & Campbell and editor of Chemical Product Law and Supply…
May 9, 2025 · 28:30
In the wake of the Los Angeles fires and amid a growing wildfire crisis, Doug Green, manager of Headwaters Economics' Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW) program,…
May 5, 2025 · 36:44
Join Tim Kelly (Hausfeld) and Misha Tseytlin (Troutman Pepper Locke) as they unpack the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA . The…
Feb 28, 2025 · 44:48
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) landscape is shifting fast. With major developments like Eagle County, Marin Audubon, Section 5 of President Trump's Unleashing…
Feb 7, 2025 · 31:48
In the third episode of the Mill Closures and Workforce Shortages in the West series, Andrew Kihn is joined by Susan Jane Brown, Principal and Chief of Silvix Resources, a…
Jan 2, 2025 · 23:43
In the second episode of the Mill Closures and Workforce Shortages in the West series, Andrew Kihn returns, joined by Travis Joseph, President and CEO of the American Forest…
Dec 16, 2024 · 15:41
From the Forest Resources Committee comes a new series, Mill Closures and Workforce Shortages in the West, which examines legal and policy solutions to workforce challenges…
Dec 6, 2024 · 56:47
This podcast featuring Susan L. Stephens (Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.), Kim Diana Connolly (University at Buffalo School of Law, State University of…
Nov 26, 2024 · 37:04
In this episode, Rhys Davies (Kirkland & Ellis International LLP) joins Natalia Urzola (SJD Candidate, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University) to discuss the Court of…
Oct 18, 2024 · 1:00:54
In this podcast Steven Ferrey (Suffolk University Law School) and Steve Weissman (Center for Law, Energy & the Environment), two experts in environmental/energy/land use law…
Sep 27, 2024 · 48:06
This new episode focuses on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Raimondo and its impact on administrative law, moderated by Norm Dupont,…
Aug 23, 2024 · 37:18
In this podcast, David Rieser (K&L Gates) and Amy Edwards (Holland & Knight) will discuss the challenges and uncertainties of incorporating PFAS compounds into Phase I…
Aug 16, 2024 · 51:27
In this final episode of the Global Climate Change and U.S. Law series, editor Michael Gerrard will talk with Tracy Hester, Instructional Professor of Law at University of…
Aug 12, 2024 · 50:09
Heightened political and investor scrutiny; increasing regulations, lawsuits and government investigations; and numerous employee interests regarding a wide range of ESG issues —…
Jul 29, 2024 · 53:30
In this second episode of the series Global Climate Change & U.S. Law, editor Michael Burger will talk with chapter authors Sheila Foster, Professor of Urban Law and Policy at…
Jul 16, 2024 · 31:25
Explore the implications of FERC Order 1920, a pivotal regulation set to reshape the landscape of energy transmission in the United States. This episode will discuss implications…
Jul 12, 2024 · 56:28
In the series Global Climate Change & U.S. Law, editors Jody Freedman, Michael B. Gerrard, and Michael Burger explore the pivotal themes in their book Global Climate Change and…
May 31, 2024 · 23:47
Join our esteemed Chairs as they illuminate the most pressing topics and key issues in energy law that will shape the year ahead. From regulatory changes and sustainability…
Apr 24, 2024 · 28:40
Joe Goffman, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Chuck Knauss, former lead Republican Counsel to the…
Feb 20, 2024 · 59:49
Walter Mugdan discusses his career at EPA, where he began working in 1975 as a staff attorney in Region 2, and subsequently served in various supervisory positions in the Office…
Jan 22, 2024 · 33:46
Roger Martella discusses his service as General Counsel at the EPA from 2005-2008 with JD Howard, an associate at Morris, Manning, & Martin, LLP and past member of the Section's…
Oct 31, 2023 · 31:45
In the second of two episodes, Quentin Pair continues a discussion on his career and environmental justice, and shares his thoughts on the future of EPA with Phillip Dupré, a…
Aug 8, 2023 · 44:06
In the first of two episodes, Quentin Pair discusses his career, which included serving as senior trial attorney for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S.…
Jul 24, 2023 · 33:43
With its intricate layers of international, federal, and state protections, environmental law is more established than animal law. In this podcast episode, Glenda Valdez, a…
Jul 13, 2023 · 1:13:02
This podcast episode examines key legal and policy issues around the use of prescribed fire to reduce wildfire risk and the ongoing shift away from fire suppression policies to…
Jun 30, 2023 · 32:16
Martin Topper discusses his career at the EPA, where he worked from 1987-1996, including serving as National Indian Program Coordinator for over seven years, with Cynthia Harris,…
Jun 13, 2023 · 46:04
John Cruden discusses his career, including his more than two decades, as a senior leader on environment and natural resource matters at the U.S. Department of Justice, with…
Mar 30, 2023 · 29:18
In the eighth and final episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Sarah Morath, Associate Professor at Wake Forest Law, and…
Mar 21, 2023 · 36:30
In the seventh episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Jennifer Novak, an attorney at the Law Office of Jennifer Novak, and…
Feb 21, 2023 · 27:21
In the sixth episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Byron Brown, Senior Counsel at Crowell & Moring LLP, explains the…
Jan 13, 2023 · 26:48
In the fifth episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Dr. Scott Coffin, a Research Scientist at the California State Water…
Jan 3, 2023 · 40:16
In the fourth episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Dr. Lance Yonkos, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and…
Dec 15, 2022 · 31:01
In the third episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Andrew Patterson, Technical Director for Eurofins Specialty Services,…
Dec 9, 2022 · 21:47
In the second episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics series, Shannon Edmonds and Rachel Henke, both of Roux Associates, discuss the presence…
Nov 29, 2022 · 30:26
In the first episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns podcast series, Carroll Muffett explains the fundamentals of microplastics and…
Nov 22, 2022 · 43:25
David Coursen discusses his career at the EPA, where he worked on tribal matters in the 80's, 90's, and early 2000's, with Cynthia Harris, staff attorney and Director of Tribal…
Nov 10, 2022 · 46:37
Chuck Elkins discusses his career at the EPA, where he held 10 different senior management positions between 1971 and 1995, with JD Howard, an associate at Morris, Manning, &…
Oct 13, 2022 · 43:40
This podcast episode addresses recent US Supreme Court decisions and ongoing litigation before the Court regarding the interaction of surface water and groundwater. Three recent…
Aug 9, 2022 · 30:18
Keith Tashima, Environmental Safety & Health Counsel at Lockheed Martin Corporation, is interviewed by Peter Keays, Shareholder at Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Shiller, about…
Jul 27, 2022 · 39:37
In this episode, Heather Tanana and John Ruple (S.J. Quinney College of Law – University of Utah) discuss their recent NR&E article. Climate change is a global environmental…
Jul 5, 2022 · 29:21
Barry Breen, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of the EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management, discusses his career at the EPA with Emily Mott, senior associate at…
Jun 17, 2022 · 55:06
In 1990, Congress amended the Clean Air Act with Title VI, with provisions for protecting the ozone layer. In this program David Doniger and host Matt Oakes discuss the history…
May 24, 2022 · 36:09
Jessica Sharrow Thompson, Senior Counsel, EHS & Sustainability at PPG, is interviewed by Evynn Overton, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., about the biggest surprises, challenges, and…
May 3, 2022 · 54:40
Peter D. Wolf, President of Nuclear Energy Solutions, Inc., interviews Jeffrey S. Merrifield, a former Commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, regarding the…
Mar 10, 2022 · 44:21
This podcast discusses an emerging strategy that can be used to protect cultural resources and reserved rights. The role that tribes are playing in cooperatively managing federal…
Jun 18, 2021 · 1:15:57
Norman Rave, who has likely defended more EPA Clean Air regulations than any other attorney in the history of the United States Department of Justice, joins moderator Matt Oakes…
Jun 2, 2021 · 47:36
In this episode on the global pollution crisis of marine debris, Joan Bondareff and Martha McCoy discuss the scope, sources, and impacts of the marine debris problem and measures…
Apr 13, 2021 · 45:49
In this episode Dr. Devra Davis and moderator Matt Oakes discuss historic events that led to the development of the first federal Clean Air Act. Dr. Devra Davis joins moderator…
Jul 2, 2019 · 24:08
Join us for our newest podcast episode on Carbon Capture and Storage. Michael Cummings speaks with Doug Scott (Vice-President, Great Plains Institute) and Stacey Dahl (Senior…
Jun 28, 2019 · 21:40
The authors of the Year-in-Review publication will discuss key cases occurring in environmental litigation, including cases that have created an ongoing legal debate concerning…
Jun 4, 2019 · 21:40
The authors of the Year-in-Review publication will discuss key cases occurring in environmental litigation, including cases that have created an ongoing legal debate concerning…
May 28, 2019 · 11:17
On this podcast, you'll hear Peter Wright, Special Counsel to US EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, and Planning Chair Ilene Munk discussing the upcoming Master Class on Complex…
May 28, 2019 · 18:41
The authors of the Year-in-Review publication will discuss key cases occurring in environmental litigation, including cases that have created an ongoing legal debate concerning…
Sep 18, 2017 · 37:13
Were you thrown head first into responding to written discovery at the start of your career without much guidance on what's actually expected of you and your clients? Has it been…
Jun 30, 2017 · 25:45
In 2015, the Pawnee Nation approved a moratorium on fracking. The region was shaken by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on September 3, 2016. In March 2017, the Pawnee Nation filed a…
Jun 12, 2017 · 20:19
Guests John Howes, Roger Feldman, and George Crabtree discuss how laws related to the overall process of making, consuming, and disposing of consumer goods need to be shaped and…
Feb 17, 2017 · 27:20
The U.S. has approximately 72,000 miles of pipeline transporting crude oil across the country, but no pipeline has garnered more recent attention than the Dakota Access Pipeline…
Jan 31, 2017 · 26:36
Host Jillian Kirn interviews 30-year ABA member and former Section Chair Bill Penny, a partner with Burr and Foreman LLP in Nashville, and chair of the firm's environmental…
Dec 2, 2016 · 25:41
Host Joan Radovich interviews former Section Chair Sheila Hollis. Hollis is a 42-year member of the ABA, and talks about the early days of practicing environmental law, her…
Jul 26, 2016 · 41:49
Mat Todaro, chair of the Special Committee on Young Lawyers, talks with Julie Domike and Alex Zacaroli, co-editors of The Clean Air Act Handbook, Fourth Edition. They talk about…
Jul 7, 2016 · 18:05
Gary Steinbauer speaks with Peter L. Gray, co-chair of Dentons' U.S. Environment and Natural Resources Practice and author of the Superfund Manual: A Practitioner's Guide to…
May 27, 2016 · 1:06:50
Assistant U.S. Attorney General John Cruden heads the U.S. Department of Justice Energy and Natural Resources Division, making him the top environmental lawyer at the U.S. DOJ.…
May 24, 2016 · 27:32
Andy Emerson of Holland and Knight LLP talks with Andrew Stewart of Vinson and Elkins LLP about the US EPA's recent announcement of new National Enforcement Initiatives for FY…
May 16, 2016 · 52:12
Past Section Chair Alexandra Dapolito Dunn discusses the value and art of networking, with many tips on how to create a memorable impression. Dunn is a former chair of our…
Apr 21, 2016 · 24:23
The U.S. EPA developed it's voluntary disclosure program to provide additional incentives for regulated entities to identify and correct non-compliance. Andy Emerson of the ABA…
Mar 10, 2016 · 27:45
The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources hosts the 45th Annual Spring Conference on Environmental Law on March 30-April 1, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Co-hosts Sean Dixon…
Feb 25, 2016 · 25:07
The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources invites notable lawyers to talk to the Leadership Development Program participants about career development. This episode…
Feb 22, 2016 · 10:05
The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources invites notable lawyers to talk to the Leadership Development Program participants about career development. This episode…
Feb 22, 2016 · 36:36
The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources invites notable lawyers to talk to the Leadership Development Program participants about career development. This episode…
Sep 16, 2015 · 12:01
Our panel gives a basic overview of the key areas of alignment and non-alignment between the European Union's and the United States's approach to chemical management by exploring…
Jun 23, 2015 · 16:17
Our panel briefly discusses current developments in Climate Change related to the Clean Air Act, the Clean Power Plan, and future developments prior to the 2015 Paris meetings on…
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