California (CA) Energy Law CLE Course Catalog

In this discussion, learn about the application of risk assessment, efficiencies and deficiencies of the tool, legal challenges to the EPA's application of risk assessment, how the tool has evolved over presidential administrations, what the future of risk assessment may look like in the Biden Administration, and how stakeholders influence the risk assessment process. As various federal environmental statutes rely on risk assessment to support environmental decision-making, it is important to understand how it functions and risk assessment's implications for the future.

How can environmental remediation and Brownfields redevelopment counsel safeguard environmental justice considerations while representing clients on all sides of remediation, permitting, or redevelopment projects? This panel will discuss the intent and practical application of the New Jersey statute to allow practitioners across the country a preview of likely changes during the years ahead. Our panelists will explore lessons learned from practitioners working on environmental justice and Brownfields redevelopment issues with New Jersey projects

Learn about the federal, state and local laws that may restrict or prohibit the use of natural gas now and in the future.

Join our panel as they discuss the consideration of climate change effects under NEPA, including recent caselaw, existing policy, and proposed regulations.

As the coronavirus continues to spread in China and other parts of the world, it is critical for businesses to reassess their connections to global supply chains, evaluate workforce-related issues, and examine risk-minimization and quantization brought about by the pandemic.

The presentation will begin with an overview of the CFIUS process, agency roles, and timeline, followed by discussion on the impact of FIRRMA, the new mandatory review and the current Pilot Program, and conclude with national security concerns, especially when US government contracts are involved.

Our panel of experts will provide a brief history of CERCLA and how it is used to assess and clean up contaminated sites, as well as provide an overview of how the statute defines responsible parties and explain the statutory mechanisms for determining who must contribute to the cost of such cleanups.

Electric storage experts from the Energy Storage Association, Navigant, and Iberdrola S.A. will discuss policy considerations and practical implications of deploying electric storage in power systems and apply various legal frameworks to address challenges faced by electric storage developers and regulated utilities.