CHICAGO, March 20, 2025 — The American Bar Association will host the 54th Spring Conference on Environmental Law March 26-28 in Philadelphia. Hundreds of environmental lawyers, energy lawyers and leading environmental professionals will convene to discuss industry hot topics amid a new presidential administration.
Plenary sessions will focus on federal policy changes, the Clean Water Act, natural resource damage litigation, the increasing demand for electricity, the federal air toxics program, environmental criminal enforcement and the legal challenges and opportunities that stem from a changing climate.
What:
54th Spring Conference on Environmental Law
Sponsored by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
When:
Wednesday-Friday, March 26-28
Where:
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
1200 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Program highlights include:
- “…Ready for It?: Building for Resilience in a Changing Climate”
- “The 411 on 404s: The Current State of Clean Water Act Section 404 Permitting”
- “ESG FOMO! Don’t Miss Out: What’s Happening in Environmental, Social and Governance”
- “Who Cares for “Orphans” in a CERCLA Cost Allocation?”
- “Funding Futures: Best Practices for Funding & Adapting to Federal Policy Shifts”
- “There’s only you and me and we just disagree” — Negotiating Contracts in a Post-PFAS World”
- “Environmental Criminal Enforcement in Uncertain Times: A Look at Recent Trends, Where We Are Headed and How to Prepare!”
- “Wildest Dreams (Developer’s Version): Siting and Building Infrastructure in the Green Era”
- “Look What You Made Me Sue: Cutting-edge Trends in Natural Resource Damage Enforcement and Litigation”
- “Ch-Ch-Changes: Justice Alito and the Reshaping of Environmental Jurisprudence”
- “Go Go Power Lawyers! Meeting the Unprecedented Demand for Power”
- “Potentially Responsible Party Planning: PRP Group Dynamics & Best Practices”
- “Navigating PFAS in an Uncertain Regulatory Environment”
- “Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Use and Misuse of Models in Environmental Litigation”
- “All the Latest HAPpenings: The Transformation of the Clean Air Act’s Air Toxics Program”
- “Cooperative Federalism or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bureaucracy — Water Regulation, Restoration and Protection in the Mid-Atlantic”
- “Toeing the Line: Privilege, Ethics and Best Practices for Working with Environmental Consultants (Ethics Panel)”
- “When a Career Change Seems More Daunting than Climate Change: Navigating Transition and Breaking into Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Law (Non -CLE)”
Lawyer health and well-being activities, including chair yoga and an opportunity to run or walk with the SEER Run Club, also will be offered.
A brochure with a listing of all programs, panelists and speakers can be found online. For media credentialing and registration, please contact Betsy Adeboyejo at [email protected].
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