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Upcoming Meetings & Events |
1. Current Water Management Needs and Regulatory Issues Click here to RSVP for this program. Come hear the latest about the need for sustainable water management, MassDEP’s regulation of water withdrawals under the Water Management Act, and impacts on local decision-making and development. Speakers include:
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2. Update from EPA New England: Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Air Toxics Cases and Other Planning Initiatives Sponsored by the A ir Quality & Climate Change Committee Click here to RSVP for this program. Tim Williamson, Senior Assistant Regional Counsel, Air Practice Group Leader, Office of Regional Counsel, EPA New England, will discuss EPA’s response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA and the issues EPA is confronting in applying the federal Clean Air Act to greenhouse gas emissions. Time permitting, he will also discuss EPA’s planning work with the New England states to attain national ambient air quality standards and EPA’s response to recent court rulings regarding implementation of the federal air toxics/MACT standards program. |
3. Annual Holiday Party Join us for our annual Environmental Law Section holiday party. Drinks, hors d'oeuvres, fine music and good conversation will be awaiting you. |
4. Clean Energy Legislation in Massachusetts Sponsored by the Environmental Law Section. Click here to RSVP for this program. Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 12:30 p.m. Ann Berwick, Undersecretary for Energy in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, and Robert Rio, Senior Vice President and Counsel for Associated Industries of Massachusetts, will offer their perspectives on the recently-passed Green Communities bill (amended as House Bill 4373), intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support renewable energy, and encourage energy conservation and efficiency. We will also discuss the energy issues likely to be taken up by the Senate in 2008. |