ALI-ABA Environmental Law Institute

February 7-9, 2001
Washington D.C.

Funded and supported by the Environmental Law Program and community donors, first year students Della Au, Trisha Watson, and Leihinahina Sullivan attended the 31st Annual ALI-ABA Institute. Over the past x years, ELP has sent x number of students.

L. Sullivan with Institute Chair Pamela R. Esterman, Esq. of New York firm of Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

Institute Highlights

The Institute began with a comprehensive introduction to the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, CERCLA, and RCRA.

L. Sullivan and D. Au with Steven Neugeboren, presenter of “Clean Water Act Overview” and Senior Attorney in the Office of General Counsel and the EPA.

Day Two and Day Three of the conference were plenary sessions with panel presentations by experts, practitioners, and government enforcement and legislative representatives. Sample Listing of Papers Presented and Published in ALI-ABA Course of Study Materials: · Superfund Recycling Equity Act – The Junk Dealers’ (Recyclers’) Bill of Rights, Frank P. Grad · EPA’s Role in Brownfields Redevelopment, Walter E. Mugdan · Preservation of American Indian Cultural Resources on Public Lands, Sandra B. Zellmer · Recent Clean Air Act Develoments, E. Donald Elliott · Conducting Internal Investigations: What to Do and Not Do, Raymond C. Marshall

Institute attendees L. Sullivan, D. Au., T. Watson, W.Ortiz, E. Tejeda-Oyola with Dr. Oliver Houck, Director of Tulane University’s Environmental Law Program.

For more information about ALI-ABA Environmental Law Institute, other programs and materials, visit www.ali-aba.org.