Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies

By ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

What's Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies about?

Top environmental, energy, and resources lawyers discuss career development, legal issues, historical trends, and new developments in environmental law.

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Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies episodes:

04.24.2024
Policy and Regulation: A Fireside Chat with Joseph Goffman
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 House Energy and Commerce Committee during the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, about the Office...
02.20.2024
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Walter Mugdan
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 of Regional Counsel, with Emily Mott, senior associate at...
01.22.2024
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Roger Martella
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 Leadership Development Program. This podcast was recorded in late...
10.31.2023
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Quentin Pair (Part 2)
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 Senior Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, ENRD...
08.08.2023
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Quentin Pair (Part 1)
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. Department of Justice for many years and working on environmental justice...
07.24.2023
SEER Essentials: What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law?
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 recent graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School, interviews Professor Randall Abate, Assistant Dean for...
07.13.2023
SEER Essentials: Prescribed Fires on Federal Lands: Overview of Pressing Management, Law, and Policy Issues
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 reintroducing fire back onto the landscape. Podcast Speakers: Steven Hattenbach is...
06.30.2023
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Martin Topper
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, staff attorney and Director of Tribal Programs at the Environmental Law Institute...
06.13.2023
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with John Cruden
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 Emily Mott, senior associate at Baker Botts LLP and past member...
03.30.2023
Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 8 - Litigation and Future Predictions
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 Megan Baroni, a partner with Robinson+Cole, discuss future litigation trends in the microplastics realm....
03.21.2023
Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 7 - Near-Term and Future Potential Regulatory Efforts
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 Kevin Budris, Advocacy Director at Just Zero, dive into the near-term and future...
02.21.2023
Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 6 - Current Regulatory Efforts
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 current regulatory efforts around microplastics, including safer products, recycling efforts, and single-use plastic bans....
01.13.2023
Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 5 - Health Risks and Current Human Health Ecotoxicology
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 Resources Control Board, and Catherine Boston, Principal Scientist and Risk Assessor at Roux Associates,...
01.03.2023
Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 4 - Ecological Trends and Current Ecotoxicology
In the fourth episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Dr. Lance Yonkos, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland, and Shannon Edmonds, Staff Scientist at Roux Associates, explore the...
12.15.2022
Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 3 - Sampling Methods and Analytical Techniques
In the third episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Andrew Patterson, Technical Director for Eurofins Specialty Services, and Rachel Maxwell, Senior Scientist at Roux Associates, discuss sampling methods and analytical techniques for finding microplastics...
12.09.2022
Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 2 - Presence of Microplastics in the Environment
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 of microplastics in the environment, including the lifecycle and sources of microplastics. This podcast...
11.29.2022
Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 1 - Fundamentals and Definitions
In the first episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns podcast series, Carroll Muffett explains the fundamentals of microplastics and the history of the plastic industry. Carroll Muffett is President and CEO of the Center for...
11.22.2022
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with David Coursen
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 Programs at the Environmental Law Institute and past member of...
11.10.2022
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Chuck Elkins
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, & Martin, LLP and past member of the Section’s Leadership Development Program....
10.13.2022
Courts Explained: Groundwater and Surface Water: Are We Lurching Toward a New Reality in Federal Legal Considerations?
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 United States Supreme Court cases — the decisions in County of Maui v. Hawai’i Wildlife...
08.09.2022
SEER Essentials: New to the In-House Role: The Biggest Challenges and Greatest Rewards
Keith Tashima, Environmental Safety & Health Counsel at Lockheed Martin Corporation, is interviewed by Peter Keays, Shareholder at Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Shiller, about his recent transition from the DOJ to his current in-house position. Keith discusses a range...
07.27.2022
Author Series: Synching Science and Policy to Address Climate Change in Tribal Communities
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 problem, and within the United States, the adverse impacts of our changing...
07.05.2022
50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Barry Breen
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 Baker Botts LLP and past member of the Section’s Leadership Development Program. This...
06.17.2022
SEER Essentials: Clean Air Act Basics — The Montreal Protocol and Title VI, a Success Story
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 and successful implementation of Title VI and the Montreal Protocol....
05.24.2022
SEER Essentials: Comparing In-House Role to Private Practice: Biggest Surprises when Making the Switch
Jessica Sharrow Thompson, Senior Counsel, EHS & Sustainability at PPG, is interviewed by Evynn Overton, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., about the biggest surprises, challenges, and opportunities when making the switch from private practice to an in-house counsel role. This episode...
05.03.2022
Policy and Regulation: Why NRC Regulations Must be Updated to Address Advanced Nuclear Reactors
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 proposed Part 53 regulations to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). Before interviewing Jeff,...
03.10.2022
Policy and Regulation: Meaningful Co-Management: The Evolution From Consultancy to Co-Operation
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 lands and resources is gaining ground and setting the stage for meaningful tribal...
06.18.2021
SEER Essentials: Clean Air Act Basics — NAAQS, State Implementation Plans, and the Cross State Air Pollution Rule
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 to discuss the interaction of National Ambient Air Quality Standards, State...
06.02.2021
SEER Essentials: Marine Debris — Laws and Legislation to Address a Global Pollution Crisis
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 to address it. The episode covers ongoing and emerging federal, nonprofit,...
04.13.2021
SEER Essentials: Clean Air Act Basics - History of the Clean Air Act
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 Matt Oakes to discuss the history of major air inversion...
07.02.2019
Update on Carbon Capture and Storage
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 Manager of External Affairs, Minnkota Power Cooperative) about the current landscape of carbon capture,...
06.28.2019
2018 Year in Review - Environmental Litigation Part 3
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 the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, liability for PFAS contamination, corporate responsibility for climate change,...
06.04.2019
2018 Year in Review - Environmental Litigation Part 2
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 the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, liability for PFAS contamination, corporate responsibility for climate change,...
05.28.2019
Master Class on CERCLA and Brownfields with Peter Wright
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 Environmental Liability Resolution coming up in June in Atlanta, GA. Don't miss out and...
05.28.2019
2018 Year in Review - Environmental Litigation Part 1
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 the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, liability for PFAS contamination, corporate responsibility for climate change,...
09.18.2017
Ethical Considerations in Responding to Written Discovery
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 a while since you’ve brushed up on the latest...
06.30.2017
Fracking and Tribal Sovereignty: The Pawnee Nation Claim
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 claim in tribal court, seeking damages from several oil...
06.12.2017
Emerging Framework for Environmental Governance
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 coordinated in order to avoid unintended environmental consequences. Specifically, the...
02.17.2017
Dakota Access Pipeline
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 (DAPL). Join host Shelly Geppert (Eimer Stahl LLP) and Troy A. Eid, a...
01.31.2017
Section Member Spotlight: Bill Penny
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 practice group. Bill shares with us his journey to becoming an environmental...
12.02.2016
Section Member Spotlight: Sheila Hollis
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 experience as a woman in a very male-dominated profession, and tips and...
07.26.2016
The Clean Air Act Handbook
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 the challenges in building a clean air practice, and offer career...
07.07.2016
Insights on the Evolution and Future of CERCLA
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 CERCLA Litigation, about the changing legal issues dominating the CERCLA landscape. Since its enactment...
05.27.2016
LDP Speaker Series: Projecting a Presence
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. Cruden served as Chair of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources...
05.24.2016
EPA National Enforcement Initiative
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 2017–2019. Despite a declining resource base, the Agency has expanded the...
05.16.2016
LDP Speaker Series: Value and Art of Networking
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 Section from 2012-2013, and currently serves as executive director of...
04.21.2016
EPA Audit Policies and Voluntary Disclosure Process
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 Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources talks with Andrew Stewart of Vinson & Elkins LLP...
03.10.2016
Spring Conference Preview: Endangered Species Act, Clean Power Plan
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 and Maggie Peloso interview two featured speakers about the panels they will...
02.25.2016
LDP Series: Dealing with Difficult Personalities
The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources invites notable lawyers to talk to the Leadership Development Program participants about career development. This episode features Steve Miano, a shareholder with the firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin and Schiller in...
02.22.2016
LDP Series: Work-Life Balance
The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources invites notable lawyers to talk to the Leadership Development Program participants about career development. This episode features Margaret Peloso, a senior associate with Vinson & Elkins, based in Washington D.C. She discusses...

What's Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies episodes:

Policy and Regulation: A Fireside Chat with Joseph Goffman

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Walter Mugdan

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Roger Martella

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Quentin Pair (Part 2)

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Quentin Pair (Part 1)

SEER Essentials: What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law?

SEER Essentials: Prescribed Fires on Federal Lands: Overview of Pressing Management, Law, and Policy Issues

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Martin Topper

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with John Cruden

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 8 - Litigation and Future Predictions

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 7 - Near-Term and Future Potential Regulatory Efforts

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 6 - Current Regulatory Efforts

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 5 - Health Risks and Current Human Health Ecotoxicology

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 4 - Ecological Trends and Current Ecotoxicology

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 3 - Sampling Methods and Analytical Techniques

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 2 - Presence of Microplastics in the Environment

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 1 - Fundamentals and Definitions

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with David Coursen

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Chuck Elkins

Courts Explained: Groundwater and Surface Water: Are We Lurching Toward a New Reality in Federal Legal Considerations?

SEER Essentials: New to the In-House Role: The Biggest Challenges and Greatest Rewards

Author Series: Synching Science and Policy to Address Climate Change in Tribal Communities

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Barry Breen

SEER Essentials: Clean Air Act Basics — The Montreal Protocol and Title VI, a Success Story

SEER Essentials: Comparing In-House Role to Private Practice: Biggest Surprises when Making the Switch

Policy and Regulation: Why NRC Regulations Must be Updated to Address Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Policy and Regulation: Meaningful Co-Management: The Evolution From Consultancy to Co-Operation

SEER Essentials: Clean Air Act Basics — NAAQS, State Implementation Plans, and the Cross State Air Pollution Rule

SEER Essentials: Marine Debris — Laws and Legislation to Address a Global Pollution Crisis

SEER Essentials: Clean Air Act Basics - History of the Clean Air Act

Update on Carbon Capture and Storage

2018 Year in Review - Environmental Litigation Part 3

2018 Year in Review - Environmental Litigation Part 2

Master Class on CERCLA and Brownfields with Peter Wright

2018 Year in Review - Environmental Litigation Part 1

Ethical Considerations in Responding to Written Discovery

Fracking and Tribal Sovereignty: The Pawnee Nation Claim

Emerging Framework for Environmental Governance

Dakota Access Pipeline

Section Member Spotlight: Bill Penny

Section Member Spotlight: Sheila Hollis

The Clean Air Act Handbook

Insights on the Evolution and Future of CERCLA

LDP Speaker Series: Projecting a Presence

EPA National Enforcement Initiative

LDP Speaker Series: Value and Art of Networking

EPA Audit Policies and Voluntary Disclosure Process

Spring Conference Preview: Endangered Species Act, Clean Power Plan

LDP Series: Dealing with Difficult Personalities

LDP Series: Work-Life Balance