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Committees
Air The Air Committee of the Environmental Law Section is composed of attorneys who practice in, or are interested in, federal, state, and local air pollution control laws. Air laws involve significant issues for business and environmental groups in Michigan, while the laws, regulations, and agency interpretations of those laws are in flux. The Air Committee meets quarterly to discuss current topics before EPA and MDEQ, as well as air permitting and legal issues relative to the practice of environmental law in Michigan. The Air Committee also presents air issue-related seminars, and conducts site visits for air pollution control projects. The Air Committee welcomes any Environmental Law Section member interested in air issues, and maintains an e-mail list to notify members of meetings and events. Chair: S. Lee Johnson Vice-Chair: Kurt A. Kissling Editor: Jeffrey K. Haynes Co-Editor: Gene Smary Chair: Rodger A. Kershner Vice-Chair: Susan L. Hlywa Topp Environmental Litigation and Administrative Practice The Environmental Litigation Committee is responsible for legal issues that relate to environmental disputes in administrative, state, and federal jurisdictional forums. The Committee periodically arranges programs on these topics. The Environmental Litigation Committee welcomes any Environmental Law Section member interested in the foregoing issues and maintains an e-mail list to notify members of meetings and events. Chair: Ernest Chiodo Vice-Chair: Steven H. Huff Hazardous Substances and Brownfields The Hazardous Substances Committee is responsible for legal issues that relate to the treatment, storage, disposal, and remediation of hazardous substances (including hazardous wastes) under both federal and state law, including CERCLA, RCRA subtitle C, and Parts 111 and 201 of NREPA. It is also responsible for the topics of liability under those statutes for injunctive relief, recovery of response costs and natural resource damages, related contribution actions, and associated claims for insurance coverage. Finally, it is responsible for the topic of managing transactions that are complicated by the real or potential presence of hazardous substances by environmental investigations, baseline environmental assessments and related mechanisms, environmental insurance, and incentives for brownfield re-development. The Hazardous Substances Committee welcomes any Environmental Law Section member interested in the foregoing issues and maintains an e-mail list to notify members of meetings and events. Chair: Tammy Helminski Vice-Chair: AnnMarie Sanford Michigan Environmental Law Journal/Publications The Journal Committee publishes a quarterly electronic newsletter that includes scholarly articles about environmental issues, as well as information about Section activities and events, important decisions by Michigan and federal courts in environmental cases, and new Michigan environmental regulations and legislation. The Committee increases the level of interest in environmental law by sponsoring an annual writing competition among law students at all Canadian and U.S. law schools. Winners of the writing competition receive generous cash awards and have their articles published in the Section's
Michigan Chair/Editor: Christopher J. Dunsky Co-Editors:
It is the mission of the Membership Committee to: (1) assist the Section and each of the other committees in their respective functions by providing useful information about the membership of the Section and its needs and interests; (2) increase Section membership; and (3) promote race/ethnic and gender diversity in the membership and leadership of the Section. The Membership Committee encourages any interested Environmental Law Section members to join this Committee or attend the next meeting. If you need more information, please contact: Chair: Kurt M. Brauer Vice-Chair: H. Kirk Meadows The Natural Resources Committee tracks developments in federal state and local laws and regulations that relate to issues concerning natural resources, including wetlands, oil and gas, mining, forestry, and fisheries. The Committee periodically arranges programs on these topics. Chair: Daniel P. Bock Vice-Chair:
James P. Enright The Program Committee plans educational programs for the benefit of section members. The committee meets monthly by phone for about an hour to discuss the needs and interests of the members. The programs are designed to provide members with information on important new developments and opportunities for socializing and networking with other section members. The length and content of programs vary widely, from informal lunch roundtables covering one topic to multiple day seminars that cover numerous topics. The committee selects dates, locations, and general themes for the programs, and one or two committee members will chair or co-chair the programs. The chair/co-chairs arrange for speakers and other details of the programs. Certain program committee members also function as liaisons to the subject matter committees to facilitate programming for those committees. In short, the Program Committee provides opportunities for members to be kept informed on important new developments in the environmental legal landscape. Planning those opportunities is an effective and fun way to participate in section activities. The Program Committee welcomes any Environmental Law Section member interested in keeping Section members up to date on current events and maintains an e-mail list to notify members of meetings and events. Chair: James K. O'Brien Dykema Gossett PLLC 400 Renaissance Ctr Detroit, MI 48243 Phone: (313) 568-6685 wrschikora@gmail.com Sustainability and Climate Change Co-Chair: George F. Curran, III Co-Chair: Cortney E. Goldberg The Technology Committee supports the Section's use of Bar-provided resources such as the listserve and the website, and investigates, develops, and supports the use of newer communications technologies as suggested by the Section. The Technology Committee also investigates and prepares presentations for the Section on new environmental technologies. The Technology Committee welcomes any Environmental Law Section member interested in the Section's technology related issues, and maintains an e-mail list to notify members of meetings and events. Chair: John L. Tatum Vice-Chair: James Roush The Water Committee tracks developments in federal, state, and local regulation of discharges to and use of surface water and groundwater. The Committee periodically arranges programs in which experts in water law discuss important developments in surface water or groundwater regulation. These programs also offer an opportunity for Section members to meet and benefit from learning about other attorneys' experiences in working on water-related matters. The Water Committee welcomes any Environmental Law Section member interested in the foregoing issues and maintains an e-mail list to notify members of meetings and events. Chair: Scott J. Steiner Vice-Chair: Sara R. Gosman |
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