Speakers: Hope S. Freiwald, Dechert LLP; David P. Poole, Range Resources Corporation; and Dr. John D. Schell, Exponent

This webinar brings together scientific, legal, and business perspectives on where fracking litigation stands today and where it may be headed. It will look at the strength of scientific claims and defenses, as well as emerging issues for companies to consider, whether contemplating investments in shale gas, assessing how best to reduce or mitigate risk, or defending against filed claims. The webinar discussion will focus on whether there is a material risk to water supplies, explore whether there is a material risk from airborne exposures to dust or released gases; discuss what science says about silica exposure from proppants used for fracking; analyze which litigation issues to watch; and examine confidentiality agreements and fracking settlements, FracFocus and chemical disclosures, and the evolving regulatory landscape.

Speakers: Richard Faulk and Scott Deatherage, Gardere Wynne Sewell

This webinar will Review the air emission regulations promulgated, proposed, or presently being considered by the Obama Administration; analyze lobbying efforts by companies and industry groups, and attempts to obtain more reasonable results in programs being developed by EPA; discuss lawsuits challenging the regulations, and the current status of those cases; examine permitting and other obligations companies are currently required to meet and compliance efforts by regulated companies; address the greenhouse gas regulation and how that process is going forward in practice, in states where the state and where EPA is administering greenhouse gas programs; and provide an overview of financial disclosure obligations resulting from EPA programs, voluntary efforts by companies to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions, and voluntary disclosure programs.

Speakers: Amy Edwards, Holland & Knight; Jeffrey Seltzer, Stormwater Management Division at the District Department of Environment; Brendan Shane, Office of Policy and Sustainability for the District Department of the Environment; Harriet Tregoning, District of Columbia’s Office of Planning; and Program Implementation Branch of the Stormwater Management Division in the District of Columbia Department of the Environment

This webinar is designed to discuss the existing sustainability programs in the District, including the Green Building Act that sets forth stringent standards for all new construction and future plans to achieve a 50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the city by 2032; analyze the District’s proposed stormwater management regulations, which include stringent requirements for developers of new projects and existing projects undergoing a major substantial improvement activity; explore whether the proposed stormwater management performance standards can be achieved; and understand the implications the District’s sustainability initiatives as they may serve as a model for other parts of the country.

Speakers: Glenn Trout, MSDSonline

This webinar is designed to review GHS and HazCom 2012 at a high level, providing context for the changes in the United States and employer training obligations; discuss in depth OSHA’s training expectations for meeting the Dec. 1, 2013 deadline; provide strategies for meeting all HazCom 2012 deadlines while maintaining compliance and avoiding risk to employees or businesses; and address the most frequently asked questions related to GHS adoption.

Speakers: Robert H. Fuhrman, Seneca Economics and Environment, LLC

This webinar will discuss practical advice for negotiating settlements of environmental civil penalty cases; identify generic problems that often arise in civil penalty negotiations; describe shortcomings of EPA’s computer models for calculating the amount of economic benefit and an entity’s ability-to-pay both civil penalties and injunctive; analyze the need of targeted entities in civil penalty disputes to obtain sound analyses of the least-cost engineering design, equipment, and operations and maintenance expenditures necessary for compliance and to develop fact-based analyses of compliance problems; and provide strategic advice.

Speakers: Richard G. Stoll and Catherine M. Basic, Foley & Lardner LLP

This webinar is designed to analyze the background and function of the NHSM rule, including which types of facilities may be regulated as incinerators under CISWI standards; outline the basic framework of the NHSM rule; compare the final version of the rule with more "out" opportunities to earlier versions; evaluate when “comfort” might be obtained; and discuss the likelihood of follow-up litigation challenging the new NHSM rule.

Speakers: Lawrence M. Heim, The Elm Consulting Group International LLC and Jeffrey H. Perry, King & Spalding

This webinar describes applying the SEC’s final rules implementing Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; addresses implementation considerations, audit standards, and recommended governance structures; analyzes approaches to situations involving corporate operations falling on the cusp of the rules, including both straightforward and complex exemptions; explores approaches to preparing documentation, including conflict minerals policies, supplier letters, purchase order clauses, and supplier representations and certifications; data validity concerns; and verification approaches; and discusses Conflict Minerals Reports, applicable audit standards, and what types of information companies will be required to disclose in their nascent Form SD filings.

Speakers: Benjamin Grumbles (Moderator), U.S. Water Alliance; Michael Shapiro, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Paul L. Freedman, LimnoTech; Angela Licata, New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP); Jessica Grannis, Georgetown University Law Center; and Rita Maguire, Maguire & Pearce, PLLC

Objectives of this webinar include discussing the Obama administration's National Action Plan for managing freshwater resources in a changing climate and what progress is being made through the federal/nonfederal Climate Change Adaptation Workgroup, as part of the federal Advisory Committee on Water Information; evaluating what EPA is doing under its Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Water Act, and ocean/coastal law authorities; and exploring how are cities and communities coping with sea level rise and coastal storms, water scarcity, and aging infrastructure.

Speakers: Andrew Childers, Jessica Coomes, Patricia Rizzuto, John Sullivan, and Amena H. Saiyid, Bloomberg BNA

This webinar is designed to help you identify key components of the 2013 environmental agenda and follow a road map for tracking environmental issues at the agency and on Capitol Hill that have real-world implications for U.S. business; recognize significant regulations that are likely to surface this year in air and water pollution, climate change, and toxic substances; understand who would be affected by these regulations and how; and explore trends in environmental enforcement and areas of emphasis for EPA and the Justice Department.

Speakers: Rebecca Bowens, SGS, United Kingdom

This webinar is designed to identify the development, progress, and trends of sustainability reporting; analyze the fundamentals of sustainability communications including guidelines and standards; and explore the future of corporate sustainability.