By American Bar Association
The American Bar Association will host the 55th Spring Conference and Environmental Law April 22-24 in Minneapolis. Hundreds of environmental lawyers, energy lawyers and leading environmental professionals will convene to discuss the present and future of environmental, energy and resources law and regulation.
Lissa Pawlisch, assistant commissioner, Federal and State Initiatives, Minnesota Department of Commerce, will give the keynote address, “Advancing the Energy Transition Amid an Ever-Changing Policy Landscape,” at 8:30 a.m. CDT on Thursday, April 23.
Pawlisch will discuss the current policy landscape with respect to Minnesota’s clean energy policy goals and how the state is adapting and working to navigate these changes to continue driving toward a clean, affordable and reliable energy system.
On Friday, April 24, at 8:30 a.m. CDT, the keynote address “State Leadership on Climate and Environmental Policy: A Conversation with Commissioners Kessler and Heiple” will feature Katrina Kessler, commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Bonnie Heiple, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. They will discuss and share insights on advancing innovative climate and environmental policies, navigating regulatory challenges and fostering collaboration across states to address pressing environmental issues.
Sponsored by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, the conference will be conducted at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis.
Program highlights include:
• “The Shape of Water: Back to the Basics of the Federal Clean Water Act “
• “Going Nuclear: The Alternative [Energy] Universe”
• “We Can Work It Out: Negotiating Enforcement, Permit and Cleanup Solutions with Regulators”
• “Mapping the Past: Locating and Using Historical Imagery in Environmental Matters”
• “The Third Branch Review: An Overview of Court Trends and Trajectories”
• “I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet: Shifts in Federal, Tribal and State Environmental Law on Mineral Extraction Mining”
• “Law and Borders: Environmental Edition”
For additional information on the conference, visit www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/?login.
The American Bar Association will host the 55th Spring Conference and Environmental Law April 22-24 in Minneapolis. Hundreds of environmental lawyers, energy lawyers and leading environmental professionals will convene to discuss the present and future of environmental, energy and resources law and regulation.
Lissa Pawlisch, assistant commissioner, Federal and State Initiatives, Minnesota Department of Commerce, will give the keynote address, “Advancing the Energy Transition Amid an Ever-Changing Policy Landscape,” at 8:30 a.m. CDT on Thursday, April 23.
Pawlisch will discuss the current policy landscape with respect to Minnesota’s clean energy policy goals and how the state is adapting and working to navigate these changes to continue driving toward a clean, affordable and reliable energy system.
On Friday, April 24, at 8:30 a.m. CDT, the keynote address “State Leadership on Climate and Environmental Policy: A Conversation with Commissioners Kessler and Heiple” will feature Katrina Kessler, commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Bonnie Heiple, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. They will discuss and share insights on advancing innovative climate and environmental policies, navigating regulatory challenges and fostering collaboration across states to address pressing environmental issues.
Sponsored by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, the conference will be conducted at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis.
Program highlights include:
• “The Shape of Water: Back to the Basics of the Federal Clean Water Act “
• “Going Nuclear: The Alternative [Energy] Universe”
• “We Can Work It Out: Negotiating Enforcement, Permit and Cleanup Solutions with Regulators”
• “Mapping the Past: Locating and Using Historical Imagery in Environmental Matters”
• “The Third Branch Review: An Overview of Court Trends and Trajectories”
• “I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet: Shifts in Federal, Tribal and State Environmental Law on Mineral Extraction Mining”
• “Law and Borders: Environmental Edition”
For additional information on the conference, visit www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/?login.
