1. Recent Developments in Environmental Insurance

Sponsored by the Real Estate Finance Committee

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Ed Greene and David Young, counsel for The IMA Financial Group, Inc., will discuss the recent developments in environmental insurance.

2. CAIR - Federal & State Perspectives and Implementation

Sponsored by the Air Quality & Climate Change Committee

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Friday, February 16, 2007
12:30 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

David Conroy, Chief of the Air Programs Branch at USEPA - New England, and Barbara Kwetz, Director of the Division of Planning and Evaluation in MassDEP’s Bureau of Waste Prevention, will discuss the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). 

Mr. Conroy will focus on what the EPA expects CAIR to accomplish and the EPA’s expectations for the states.  Ms. Kwetz will focus on state options for CAIR implementation, CAIR’s substitution for the NOx budget program, and some of the aspects of the Ozone Transport Commission’s process on CAIR.

3. Permitting Ombudsman - Bialecki

Sponsored by the Environmental Law Section

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
12:30 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Gregory P. Bialecki, recently selected as Permitting Ombudsman by Governor Patrick, will talk about his plans as the first permitting ombudsman.  Gov. Patrick named him under the permit streamlining law, Chapter 205 of the Acts of 2006.  The administration’s goals are:

• enable “one-stop shopping” for businesses seeking permits and approvals to expand in Massachusetts;
• reduce permit and approval time to 6 months

4. Annual Update of CERCLA (Superfund) Developments

Sponsored by the Hazardous & Solid Waste Committee

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
12:30 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Joanna Jerison, Chief of the Superfund Legal Office in United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 1 (EPA-New England), will provide an annual update of CERCLA (or Superfund) developments.  Specifically, she will provide:

• an overview of legal and policy developments over the past year
• a summary of new and significant issues primarily related to Region 1 Superfund sites 
  

The Committee welcomes all of its members to this informative presentation.

5. State of the MA Division of Administrative Law Appeals

Sponsored by the Environmental Litigation Committee

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Thursday, March 1, 2007
12:30 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

James Rooney, Administrative Magistrate, will be joined by other DALA representatives as he discusses the state of the Massachusetts Division of Administrative Law Appeals.  Specifically, he will focus on:

• the status of environmental adjudicatory appeals since DALA took jurisdiction over the Office of Administrative Appeals within EOEA in 2004
• case flow
• appeal processing
• recent decisions of note    

6. Governor Patrick Will Be Featured Speaker at Law Day Dinner

Thursday, May 3, 2007
Reception 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 7:30 p.m.
Boston Marriott Copley Place

Not since Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day by proclamation in 1958 have we been more passionate about celebrating the ideals of our profession. Join your colleagues at the BBA Law Day Dinner on May 3 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place for an evening of camaraderie and reflection. We look forward to welcoming Governor Deval Patrick as our featured speaker.

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