Calendar Archive

2023 and 2024 CLE Events

For more details on these upcoming events, visit our Events & CLE page. Note, events  marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that registration and program details are not yet available.

• April 3-5, 2024 | 53rd Spring Conference | Chicago*
• October 11-13, 2023 | 31st Fall Conference | Washington, DC*
  
• June 16, 2023 | Environmental Transactions Masterclass: Hot Topics and Emerging Issues for 2023 and Beyond |  Chicago, IL
• May 25, 2023 | Forest Resources Year in Review | CLE Webinar
• April 26-28, 2023 | 52nd Spring Conference on Environmental Law | Denver, CO
• March 1-2, 2023 | Environmental Summit of the Americas | New York, NY*
• January 18, 2023 | Clean Water Act: From 101 to What’s Trending Now | CLE Webinar

Upcoming Council Meetings

• April 6, 2024 | Spring Council Meeting | Chicago
  
• October 14, 2023 | Fall Council Meeting | Washington, DC
• July 14, 2023 | Summer Council Meeting | Montreal, QC, Canada
• April 29, 2023 | Spring Council Meeting | Denver, CO
• January 20-21, 2023 | Winter Council Meeting | Paradise Valley, AZ
• September 24, 2022 | 2022 Fall Council Meeting | Nashville, TN

Non-CLE and Community Conversation Events

Click here to find out about upcoming committee events. These events encourage discussion on timely topics and provide networking opportunities. Members and non-members can attend them for free.

DEI Conversations

• Recorded on April 27, 2022 | Intentionality – Identifying and Counteracting Unconscious Bias, While Building Cultural Competence
• Recorded on April 13, 2022 |  Intersectionality – Impact of Shared Experiences

Co-Sponsored Events

• May 30 - June 2, 2022 | World Justice Forum
• May 24, 2022 | Federal Environmental & Energy Litigation Update Regional CLE Program | ABA Litigation Section
  
• May 5, 2022 | Cinco de Música | ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities
• June 1-3, 2022 | Natural Resources Law Teachers Institute | The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
• April 14-15, 2022 | 2022 Denver Water Law Review Symposium | University of Denver Sturm College of Law
• March 23, 2022 | How Can Clean Air Act Enforcement Effectively Mitigate Climate Change and Improve Environmental Justice Efforts? | Women's Bar Association (WBA) of DC and the DC Bar EENR Community 
• March 14-25, 2022 | United Nations 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women CSW66 & NGO CSW66 Forum  | Virtual Event
  • Judicial Independence and Women Lawyers and Judges |  March 15, 2022 
  • Feminist Climate Action and the Rule of Law | March 16, 2022   
  • Women’s Empowerment for Climate Empowerment | March 17, 2022
  • Business and Human Rights: Advancing Safe and Inclusive Workplaces | March 22, 2022
  • Indigenous Women and Climate Justice | March 24, 2022
• November 10, 2021 | 2021 Annual Conference on New Developments in Pesticide Law and Policy | CropLife America
  
• November 4-5, 2021 | Water Law Institute | The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
• October 29, 2021 | Recognizing Ourselves: Indigenous Recognition in North America | University of Arizona Law's Arizona Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, Native American Law Students Association, and Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy

2022 CLE Events

• December 20, 2022 | PFAS Litigation and Regulation – Past, Present, and Future | CLE Webinar
  
• November 4, 2022 | Energy Transition Conference: What Evolving Legal Frameworks Mean for Us and the U.S. Energy Grid, Washington, DC/Hybrid
• October 28, 2022 | Recycling in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges | CLE Webinar -  Free On Demand
• September 21-23, 2022 | 30th Fall Conference | Nashville, TN
• August 5-6, 2022 | Section events at ABA Annual Meeting | Chicago, IL (Fairmont)
• August 3-9, 2022 | 2022 ABA Annual Meeting | Chicago, IL
• July 26, 2022 | Oil and Gas 101 | CLE Webinar - Free On Demand
• July 19, 2022 | The Next Phase of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment | CLE Webinar - On Demand
• May 16, 2022 | Superfund Master Class | Chicago, IL
  
• April 9, 2022 | 2022 Spring Council Meeting, San Francisco, CA
• April 6-8, 2022 | 51st Spring Conference on Environmental Law | San Francisco, CA
• March 10, 2022 | Environmental Lawyers of Color Mentoring the Future | Non-CLE Program
  
• February 15-16, 2022 | Intersection of Tribal Rights with Environmental, Energy and Resources Development Conference | CLE Virtual Event. Webinars now available:
  • How Tribes are Leading the Way in Responding to Climate Change       
  • Who Is Steering the Boat? Understanding Water Quality Regulation in and Around Indian Country
  • Turning “Paper” Water into “Wet” Water: The Struggle to Protect Tribal Water Rights in the Climate-Change Era
  • International Best Practices and Countering “Sustainability” Colonialism in the 21st Century 
  • Oil Pipelines, Green-Energy Mines, and Fish-Killing Dams…Oh My!: The Intersection of Tribal Sovereignty and the Exploitation of Natural and Cultural Resources on Tribal Lands and Treaty Areas

• February 3, 2022 | Opportunities for Environmental Justice in Nuclear Law | CLE Webinar - On Demand

2021 CLE Events

• December 14-15, 2021 | National Environmental Enforcement Conference  |  CLE Virtual Event
  • Enforcing Equity: Advancing EPA’s Robust Environmental Justice Initiatives     
• October 28, 2021 | Recycling in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges | CLE Webinar
• October 13-15, 2021 | 29th Fall Conference | CLE Virtual Event
• September 30, 2021 | Pre-29th Fall Conference Session: Making Public Land Provide Public Benefits: The Biden Approach to Public Land | Free CLE Webinar
• September 23, 2021 | | Pre-29th Fall Conference Session: The Green Amendments Movement: Is there a Constitutional Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment? | Free CLE Webinar
  
• August 18, 2021 | The Future of U.S. Energy Production: Nuclear Energy & Decarbonization | CLE Webinar
• August 6-7, 2021 | Section events at the 2021 Hybrid Annual Meeting | Virtual Events
• August 4 - 10, 2021 | ABA Hybrid Annual Meeting | Hybrid Event/Chicago. 
• July 15, 2021 | Future Environmental Law Leaders’ Summit: Emerging Issues and Pathways to Career Success | Virtual Summit
• June 17-18, 2021 | Climate Change in the West: Land, People, Markets, and Law | Virtual Event
• April 27-30, 2021 |  50th Spring Conference | CLE Virtual Event 
• April 22, 2021 | Demonstrating Compliance in a Socially Distanced World: Virtual Auditing (Pre-50th Spring Conference Session)  | CLE Virtual Event
• April 15, 2021 | COVID-19 and the Energy Transition: What Does the Data Tell Us? (Pre-50th Spring Conference Session) | Non-CLE Virtual Event
• March 18, 2021 | Analyzing Risk Assessment and Cumulative Risk Assessment from a Scientific, Legal and Client/Stakeholder Perspective | CLE Webinar
• March 16, 2021 | Environmental Justice in Superfund and Brownfields Redevelopment | CLE Webinar

2020 CLE Events 

For more details on these upcoming events, visit our Events & CLE page. Note, events  marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that registration and program details are not yet available.

• October 19-23, 2020 | 28th Fall Conference | Virtual Experience  
• October 15, 2020 | Pre-Virtual Fall Conference Session: Older or Wiser: NEPA's Golden Years | CLE Webinar
• October 8, 2020 |  Pre-Virtual Fall Conference Session: Who Calls the Shots? Enforcement in the Midst of Federal Deregulation | CLE Webinar
• September 24, 2020 | RCRA 101: Introduction to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | CLE Webinar
  
• August 27, 2020 | The Clean Water Act: What’s Happening, What’s Next, and Why Does It Matter To You? Part 2: Developments with Permitting Projects Under the CWA | CLE Webinar
• August 20, 2020 | The Clean Water Act: What’s Happening, What’s Next, and Why Does It Matter To You? Part 1: Scope of CWA Jurisdiction | CLE Webinar
• August 18, 2020 | NEPA 101: The Fundamentals in Transition | CLE Webinar
• July 29 - August 4, 2020 | ABA Virtual Annual Meeting | Virtual Event
• April 22-24, 2020 | Virtual 49th Spring Conference |  CLE webinars
  
• February 26, 2020 | WOTUS 2020: Will We Ever Have Clarity? | CLE Webinar
• February 19, 2020 | Climate Disruption and Decarbonization Conference | White Plains, NY
• February 6, 2020 | Innovations & Updates in Forestry Finance: Overview of Forest Resilience Bonds and the Qualified Opportunity Zone Program | CLE Webinar
• January 15-16, 2020 | Environmental Summit of the Americas | Mexico City, Mexico

2019 CLE Events 

• December 11, 2019 | SEER Essentials: Basics of Clean Air Act Title V Permitting | CLE Webinar
  
• November 21, 2019 | Voluntary Corporate Programs and Partnerships to Reduce Air Emissions | CLE webinar
  
• November 12, 2019 | National Enforcement Conference | Washington, DC
• October 10, 2019| Enforcement Update: What You Need to Know About Key Trends, Priorities, and Compliance Strategies | CLE Webinar
  
• September 17, 2019 | SEER Essentials: Emerging Trends in Litigating RCRA Citizens Suits | CLE Webinar
  
• September 11-14, 2019 | 27th Fall Conference | Boston, MA
  
• September 4, 2019 | Overview of Forest Resources Year in Review: What Happened in 2018, and Preview of 2019 | CLE Webinar
  
• August 27, 2019 | SEER Essentials: Endangered Species Act 101 | CLE Webinar
  
• August 14, 2019 | Researching Federal Indian Law and Tribal Law | CLE Webinar
  
• August 8-13, 2019 | ABA Annual Meeting | San Francisco, CA
• June 18, 2019 | SEER Essentials: PFAS 101 - An Overview of Technical and Regulatory Issues Associated with Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances  | CLE Webinar
  
• June 12, 2019 | Master Class on Complex Environmental Liability Resolution: State of the Art Strategies from Superfund to Brownfields | Atlanta, GA
• June 11, 2019 | Key Environmental Issues in US EPA Region 4 | Atlanta, GA
• May 1, 2019 | SEER Essentials: Legal Pathways Toward Deep Decarbonization of the U.S. Economy | CLE Webinar
• April 30, 2019 | SEER Essentials: Best Practices for Corporate Sustainability | CLE Webinar
• March 27-29, 2019 | 48th Spring Conference | Denver, CO
• March 25-27, 2019 | 37th Water Law Conference | Denver, CO
• March 6, 2019 | SEER Essentials: The Clean Water Act – Understanding and Navigating the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Program | CLE Webinar
• February 27, 2019 | SEER Essentials: The New Toxic Substances Control Act: What All Lawyers and Consultants Need to Know | CLE Webinar
• February 26, 2019 | SEER Essentials: Waters of the United States: New Rule; Old Problem | CLE Webinar
• February 20, 2019 | SEER Essentials: CERCLA 101/Superfund Basics | CLE Webinar
• January 24, 2019 | SEER Essentials:  The ABCs of Real Estate and Corporate Due Diligence Regarding Environmental Conditions | CLE Webinar

Past Council Meetings

FY 21-22

• April 9, 2022 | 2022 Spring Council Meeting, San Francisco, CA
• January 14-15, 2022 | 2022 Winter Council Meeting  | Virtual
• October 29-30, 2021 | 2021 Fall Council Meeting | Virtual

FY 20-21

• August 6-7, 2021 | 2021 Summer Council Meeting | Virtual
• May 7-8, 2021 | 2021 Spring Council Meeting | Virtual
• February 5-6, 2021 | 2021 Winter Council Meeting  | Virtual
• November 6-7, 2020 | 2020 Fall Council Meeting | Virtual 
  

FY 19-20

• July 31-August 1, 2020 |  2020 Summer Council Meeting | Virtual
• April 24-25, 2020 | 2020 Spring Council Meeting | Virtual 
• January 17-18, 2020 |  2020 Winter Council Meeting | Mexico City, Mexico
• September 14, 2019 |  2019 Fall Council Meeting | Boston, MA

FY 18-19

• August 9-11, 2019 | 2019 Summer Council Meeting | San Francisco, CA
• April 26-27, 2019 | 2019 Spring Council Meeting | St. Simons, GA
• January 11-12, 2019 | 2019 Winter Council Meeting | Ft. Meyers, FL
• October 20, 2018 | 2018 Fall Council Meeting | San Diego, CA