(For this past program, we offer two options for purchase: a Homestudy (DVD and written materials) or written materials alone.)
Attorneys, environmental professionals, corporate managers and governmental representatives
This workshop will cover the entire range of current MEPA/NEPA compliance issues. The program provides a broad outline of requirements under NEPA and MEPA, for large and small projects, including summaries of recent case law developments under the NEPA and MEPA. It also addresses more advanced issues of interest to experienced practitioners, including current practice under the MEPA greenhouse gas policy requirements and other recent developments under integrated MEPA and permitting review, the groundbreaking Green Communities Act, and how new stormwater regulations and the Oceans Act fit with MEPA/NEPA.
The program will close with an interdisciplinary discussion of practical tips for EIS/EIR design and preparation from defining the proposals to cumulative impacts. The respective roles of lawyers, environmental professionals, and governmental officials will be a recurring theme.
~ Program Co-Chairs: Margaret B. Briggs, and Seth D. Jaffe, Esq.
Margaret B. Briggs, Program Co-Chair, Managing Principal
Epsilon Associates Inc. / Maynard, MA
Seth D. Jaffe, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Foley Hoag LLP / Boston, MA
Integrated MEPA and permitting review (applicability, processes, e-MEPA document filing program, related statutes and activities); MEPA greenhouse gas policy (applicability, requirements, and certification)
Alicia Barton McDevitt, Esq., Assistant Secretary
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs / Boston, MA
New laws enacted, including Green Jobs Act, Green Communities Act, Oceans Act, Clean Energy and Biofuels Act, and the Global Warming Solutions Act; new GHG legislation affect on NEPA reviews; lessons from a year reviewing GHG emissions
Alicia Barton McDevitt, Esq., Assistant Secretary
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs / Boston, MA
Don R. Michael, P.E., Senior Consultant
Epsilon Associates Inc. / Maynard, MA
What the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs is doing to implement the ground breaking 2008 Green Communities Act, Global Warming Solutions Act and the Green Jobs Act; future forecast
Kenneth Kimmell, Esq., General Counsel
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs / Boston, MA
Update on key federal cases and developments including Winter v NRDC; Center for Biological Diversity v. NHTSA; Sierra Club v. Wagner; Appalachian Voices v. Bodman; Implications for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Mark C. Kalpin, Esq.
WilmerHale / Boston, MA
Recent developments under MEPA: New MEPA regulations for greenhouse gases policy changes and procedures on public benefit determinations for landlocked tidelands; Hertz and Ten Taxpayers Citizens Group
Ronald W. Ruth, Esq.,LEED AP
Sherin and Lodgen LLP / Boston, MA
Update on stormwater regulations; how stormwater regulations are affected by MEPA; changes, thresholds, and if it is a permit
H. Hamilton Hackney, III, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP / Boston, MA
Update on stormwater regulations; how stormwater regulations are affected by MEPA; changes, thresholds and if it is a permit
Lucy C. Edmondson, Deputy Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection / Boston, MA
Margaret Van Deusen, Esq., Deputy Director and General Counsel
Charles River Watershed Association / Weston, MA
Ocean planning comes to Massachusetts: An early look at implementation of the Oceans Act of 2008
Deerin Babb-Brott, Assistant Secretary
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs / Boston, MA
Coordinating federal NEPA and state MEPA review to get through the process as smoothly as possible
Ralph A. Child, Esq.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C. / Boston, MA
Defining the proposal; determining which provisions of NEPA and MEPA apply; identifying the lead agency; tips for preparing notification forms and EIS/EIR documents; Phase I waivers; combined DEIR & FEIR; categorical exemptions; cumulative impacts
Douglas M. McGarrah, Moderator
Foley Hoag LLP / Boston, MA
Matthew J. Kiefer, Esq.
Goulston & Storrs PC / Boston, MA
Peter Shelley, Vice President and Director
Conservation Law Foundation / Boston, MA
There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders
This program qualifies for AICP CM and CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in your state(s) and other types of credits.
Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $705. The written course materials alone or searchable CDs of the course materials are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or from the date we receive payment.
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Margaret Briggs, Program Co-Chair, Managing Principal at Epsilon Associates Inc., assists clients through the regulatory process associated with development, institutional, and infrastructure projects. She has played a major role in numerous MEPA, Article 80, and NEPA projects.
Seth D. Jaffe, Program Co-Chair, partner at Foley Hoag LLP, specializes in environmental compliance and related litigation, including permitting and licensing of new facilities and permitting and enforcement related matters under federal and state Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, RCRA, and TSCA. He is listed in Best Lawyers and Massachusetts Super Lawyers.
Douglas M. McGarrah, Moderator, partner at Foley Hoag LLP and Co-Chair of the firm's Real Estate/Land Use and Development Practice, focuses on major development and infrastructure projects, expedited permitting and development of large-scale sites and creative solutions to regulatory compliance issues.
Deerin Babb-Brott, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Coastal Zone Management in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, manages the development of an ocean management plan for Massachusetts waters, under the state Oceans Act of 2008.
Ralph A. Child, member at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C., practices in the Environmental Law section with a focus on environmental policy and enforcement. Previously, he was general counsel to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. He is listed in Chambers USA as a leading environmental lawyer.
Lucy C. Edmondson is Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Previously, she was Energy and Transportation Team Leader at the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Ecosystem Protection.
H. Hamilton Hackney III, shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP, practices environmental and commercial real estate law, including matters relating to water emissions. He is listed in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers of Massachusetts, Environmental/Land Use.
Mark C. Kalpin, partner at WilmerHale, is a member of the Environmental and Real Estate Practice Groups and Co-Chair of the Energy and Clean Technology Group. He focuses on the development of traditional and renewable energy generation projects.
Matthew J. Kiefer, director at Goulston & Storrs PC, coordinates the firm's Green Business Group. He practices real estate development and land use law, focusing on obtaining site control and public approvals for complex urban projects. He also teaches in the Urban Planning Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Full bio and contact info for Matthew J. Kiefer at Goulston & Storrs PC
Kenneth Kimmell, General Counsel at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), focuses on environmental and energy legislation, including permit streamlining initiatives promoting renewable energy and policy initiatives.
Alicia Barton McDevitt, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Review at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, administers the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office which oversees the environmental impact review and permitting of major development projects in Massachusetts.
Don R. Michael, P.E., Senior Consultant at Epsilon Associates Inc., provides regulatory and technical consulting services to the energy industry for permitting, compliance and regulatory analysis. His work includes environmental impact analyses, site selection, permitting, engineering, testing and operations monitoring of power projects worldwide.
Ronald W. Ruth, LEED AP, Managing Partner at Sherin and Lodgen LLP, former chairman of the Real Estate Department and co-chair of the Environmental Law Group, focuses on environmental, real estate and land use law and Brownfield issues.
Peter Shelley, Vice President and Director of Conservation Law Foundation's Massachusetts Advocacy Center, focuses on environmental law and policy in New England with primary emphasis on marine and water issues.
Margaret Van Deusen, Deputy Director and General Counsel at Charles River Watershed Association directs advocacy work, provides general legal representation and supports aides other environmental organizations.
