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Criminal Investigations and Prosecutorial Discretion in HSE
Join Kevin Collins , Tim Wilkins and former Acting U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of NY, Seth DuCharme, for a discussion on trends in environmental criminal enforcement and a frank discussion of how to approach prosecutors, what “rises to the level”...
The Administration’s Environmental Justice Focus
In January, President Biden formalized multiple campaign pledges to bolster the role of Environmental Justice (EJ) across the government. Those include creating a White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council and a White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council to address “current...
Climate Change on Every Menu
In Joe Biden’s Diner, you can order whatever you like, but you’ll be eating climate change. Ann Navaro , Jeff Holmstead , and moderator Kevin Ewing will tour the federal kitchen to see how agencies are adding climate change to...
The First 100 Days and the Second 100 Days of the Biden Administration
The panel will discuss the steps that the Biden Administration has already taken, and initiatives it has already announced, under a variety of federal laws and to be carried out by a variety of federal agencies. The panel will also...
Environmental Enforcement: Adjusting to the New Administration's Approach
Transition to the new Administration brings significant change to the policy and regulatory landscape for environmental attorneys. Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies Group is here to keep you informed. Throughout the month of March, we will host a weekly series of 30-minute...
Climate Change: A Policy Driver in Agency Decision Making
Transition to the new Administration brings significant change to the policy and regulatory landscape for environmental attorneys. Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies Group is here to keep you informed. Throughout the month of March, we will host a weekly series of 30-minute...
The Biden Executive Orders: Implementation at the Agencies
Transition to the new Administration brings significant change to the policy and regulatory landscape for environmental attorneys. Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies Group is here to keep you informed. Throughout the month of March, we will host a weekly series of 30-minute...
The Next Four Years: What Will the Clean Air Act Bring?
The Trump administration arrived four years ago with a strong deregulatory agenda, which included a number of promised changes to Clean Air Act (CAA) rules and policies. After getting off to a slow start, the Trump EPA carried out a...
Post-Election Analysis from Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group (PRG): Implications for U.S. Energy and Environmental Policy
PRG’s Scott Segal , Tim Urban and Eric Washburn led a discussion about the 2020 election outcome and the impact it will have on the Energy and Environment industries through political and policy analysis.
Environmental Essentials: Citizen Suits
Increasingly, opponents of pipelines and other projects are using environmental citizen suit mechanisms to create obstacles to development. This month, Bracewell’s Environmental Essentials webinar will provide a tour through the various citizen suit authorities, identify valuable defenses, especially with respect...
ESG - A Look Ahead
Environmental, social, and governance issues are mainstreaming. Where is it heading next? Join Partner Kevin Ewing for a short update on all things ESG – challenges, risks, standards, and strategies. Tuesday, September 8, 2020 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. CT
Environmental Enforcement Defense 101
The federal and state environmental agencies have a vast array of enforcement tools with which they seek to impose penalties or require significant capital and process improvements on the part of the regulated community in circumstances where the agencies identify...
Best Practices for Agency Communications
Environmental professionals and attorneys are in constant contact with state and federal regulators, in a variety of contexts – regulatory advocacy, permitting, responding to investigations, and enforcement defense. Join representatives of Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies and Policy Resolution Groups for a...
Environmental Issues & Terms in Common Commercial Contracts
The everyday conduct of business necessitates activities that involve important environmental requirements and risks. And those activities are commonly accompanied by written agreements that attempt to address those requirements and prevent, mitigate, and allocate those risks. Tim Wilkins and Daniel...