Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Advising Clients in an Uncertain Legal Environment
Pili Presentation On Environmental Law
1. Environmental Law Update
Dave Scriven-Young
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
www.pecklaw.com
www.illinoisenvironmentallaw.com
2. INTRODUCTIONS
(1) What Is Your Name?
(2) Where Are You From?
(3) Where Did You Work
This Summer?
(4) Did Anything Surprise
You, Find Interesting Or
Memorable During The
Summer?
3. Environmental Law
Includes litigation, transactional work, and
counseling clients to comply with the
complex regulatory and statutory scheme
that seeks to control pollution, remediate
contaminated property, and conserve and
manage natural resources.
7. Key U.S. Environmental Statutes
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA or Superfund)
9. Key U.S. Environmental Statutes
Emergency Planning & Community
Right-to-Know Act
National Environmental Policy Act
10. Key U.S. Environmental Statutes
Emergency Planning & Community
Right-to-Know Act
National Environmental Policy Act
Endangered Species Act
11. Key U.S. Environmental Statutes
Emergency Planning & Community
Right-to-Know Act
National Environmental Policy Act
Endangered Species Act
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act
21. But What About the Economy?
Debate: Do environmental
regulations harm the
environment? Do the benefits
to human health and the
environment outweigh the
costs imposed on industry?
22. How Can Lawyers Get Involved?
Pro Bono Cases for/Advise
Environmental Groups
Work for Federal or State
Environmental or Enforcement
Agencies
Help Clients Comply with
Environmental Regulations
23. How Can You Stay Involved in
Public Interest Law After Your PILI
Fellowship or Internship is Over?
24. How Can You Stay Involved in
Public Interest Law After Your PILI
Fellowship or Internship is Over?
Continue doing pro bono work at your
agency.
Find another agency that you are
interested in helping.
Stay involved in PILI through the PILI
Alumni Network
27. Opportunities Through the PILI
Alumni Network
Programs/CLE
Networking/Social Events (Save the Date:
October 10th at Haymarket Brew Pub for
Alumni Reunion Reception)
28. Opportunities Through the PILI
Alumni Network
Programs/CLE
Networking/Social Events (Save the Date:
October 10th at Haymarket Brew Pub for
Alumni Reunion Reception)
Leadership Opportunities
29. Questions
Dave Scriven-Young
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 4126
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 239-9722
dscriven-young@pecklaw.com
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