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About the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

The Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources is the premier forum for lawyers working in areas related to environmental law, natural resources law, and energy law. The Section is committed to providing members with opportunities to enhance professional skills, stay on top of current developments, and dialogue in these substantive areas. Section membership will add to your professional skill set and broaden your knowledge.

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17th Section Fall Meeting: The ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Summit
September 23-26, 2009 | Baltimore, MD

Along with the outstanding sessions, meeting highlights include a focus on the Chesapeake Bay, a career workshop, networking opportunities, public service activities, a walking tour, and an evening at the world-renowned National Aquarium. Don’t miss the chance to network, and to enjoy the company of your colleagues. See you in Baltimore! Visit our program page for the program schedule, registration, and further details.

Posted: July 2, 2009

State and EPA Perspectives on Environmental Issues in Region 5
July 8-9, 2009 | Chicago, IL

This unique program focuses on practice-oriented policy and enforcement developments in U.S. EPA Region 5, consisting of the Great Lakes States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Topics include: U.S. EPA’s New Environmental Priorities--Including Great Lakes Restoration and Enforcement Priorities, Great Lakes Interstate Compact and Legacy Issues, Clean Water Act and Wet Weather, Clean Air Act and Climate Change, CERCLA, Brownfields, RCRA, Solid Waste, Ethical Consideration for the Environmental Practitioner, and much more.

Posted: June 25, 2009

New Committee Newsletters

The following committee newsletters are now available. Section members can join up to five substantive committees in areas of interest and receive e-mail announcements of the committees' newly posted newsletters. For more information on joining Section committees, please click here.

Air Quality Committee Newsletter (June 2009)
Constitutional Law Committee Newsletter (June 2009)
Endangered Species Committee Newsletter (June 2009)
In-House Counsel Committee Newsletter (June 2009)
Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know Committee Newsletter (June 2009)

Posted: June 25, 2009

ABA Recession Recovery Teleconference Series

How’s the recession affecting you? Need some insight on navigating these troubled economic times? As a special ABA member benefit, you may listen in to the ABA Recession Recovery Teleconference Series for free. These teleconference feature expert faculty providing practical tips and strategies for succeeding in today’s career climate. The last program will focus on stabilizing your outlook in an unstable world (June 30). Past programs on marketing yourself (May 19), succeeding as a solo practitioner (June 2), and adapting to the new legal environment (June 16) are available as a free download. Find the latest information from the ABA on how to get through the economic downturn, by visiting our Economic Recovery Resources portal.

Posted: June 4, 2009 | Updated: June 25, 2009

New Podcasts Available for Purchase

Many of our past Quick Teleconferences (QTs) are available for purchase as podcasts. QTs recently added to the ABA Web Store include EPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Implications and Industry Response (May 15) and FASB 141R: Not Business As Usual (May 12). To see the full list of additional podcasts and course materials available for purchase, please click here.

Posted: June 12, 2009

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	Environmental Litigation: Law and Strategy This book is intended not only for environmental litigators but also for lawyers who occasionally litigate environmental matters and those who must determine how citizen suits or global warming litigation affect a client's project. Litigating environmental matters is unique in several respects: clients must provide the government with all the facts of the government's case, sometimes incriminating the client in the process; science questions must be litigated in an accessible way that complies with formal rules of evidence; litigation often involves social questions, such as global climate change that are invoked in the courtroom despite - or perhaps because of - the absence of federal regulation; and the scope of the litigation encompasses dozens of federal statutes, scores of state statutes, hundreds of common law rules, and thousands of pages of regulations, all played out in a complex framework of federal and state courts, arbitrations, and administrative hearings.

	Ocean and Coastal Law and Policy The country's ocean and coastal laws and policies in many ways mirror the very resources they were created to manage, restore, and protect: they are complex, intertwined, and fluid. Newly published by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Ocean and Coastal Law and Policy provides an authoritative yet practical resource for practioners, government officials, and scholars to understand and build upon the current legal framework of our ocean and coastal policies.

	Global Climate Change and U.S. Law Updates for Global Climate Change and U.S. Law Listen to Michael Gerrard Michael Gerrard explains the role lawyers and the legal profession will play in the global climate challenges the U.S. faces. (8:50)