George Mason Law & Economics Center Workshop on Environmental Economics for Law Professors

 

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Pace University Event Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: What Can We Expect?

 

Conservation Cafe´presents  the next Conversations on Conservation   "Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: What Can We Expect?"         June 7, 2013 8:30am- 11am at Pace University Pleasantville Campus Gottesman Room, Kessel Student Center, Entrance 3           In recent years the frequency and intensity of storms in our area has been on the rise, and as we are still in the midst of clean-up from Hurricane Sandy, climate change and its effect on sea level rise is top of mind. Find out what climate change is, what its effects are on our oceans and rivers, and the impacts of extreme weather in our local communities. Speakers * Andy Revkin, Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding at Pace University's Academy for Applied Environmental Studies, who will give a broad overview of climate change, rising oceans, and their possible impact on New York State.     * Adam Whelchel, Ph.D. Director of Science at The Nature Conservancy/Connecticut Chapter, who will speak about how sea level rise may impact Long Island Sound.    * Mark Lowery, Climate Policy Analyst in the office of Climate Change at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, who will talk about the sea level rise along the Hudson River and how New York State can respond to it.     A panel discussion with a question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentations.   Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; the program begins at 8:45 a.m.      This is a FREE program, and all are welcome to join.     To RSVP:                      Online: www.fcwc.org/events                           By Phone: 914-422-4053                      By Email: fcwc@fcwc.org                         Conservation Café programs provide a forum for dialogue about current environmental issues. Co-Sponsored by:  Grassroots Environmental Education,Greenburgh Nature Center,  FCWC, Friends of Westchester County Parks, Mianus River Gorge, Pace University, Teatown Lake Reservation, Westchester County Parks and Planning Departments and Westchester Land Trust.   Please spread news about this program widely.

NYC Bar Event: Developments in International Environmental Compliance & Enforcement

 

ELI Seminar: Meet & Greet: Matthew Tejada, Incoming Director of EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice

Meet & Greet: Matthew Tejada,  Incoming Director of EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice

An ELI Research Seminar

As Executive Director of Air Alliance Houston, Matthew Tejada, Ph.D., advocated on behalf of communities to reduce air pollution in Houston. He worked with local organizations, government agencies, and businesses to find ways to reduce pollution in overburdened communities. In January 2013, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that Mr. Tejada would be the new Director of the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ). With this meet-and-greet session, ELI presents an opportunity to hear about Director Tejada’s priorities for OEJ and to ask questions of the incoming director. Please join us for an informative conversation. The session will be available in person at the Environmental Law Institute or via teleconference. All participants must RSVP. Speaker: Matthew Tejada, Director, EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice When: April 30, 2013 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM ET Where: Environmental Law Institute 2000 L Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Also available via teleconference RSVP: To attend, please visit http://www.eli.org/Seminars/event.cfm?eventid=778. Teleconference information will be emailed one business day prior to the event.

ABA / NJ Bar Association: Recovery and Rebuilding After Superstorm Sandy

Legal Perspectives on What We Know and Where We Go

 

Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:30am—5PM

Earn up to 7.2 CLE credits!

The panelists will discuss how making our communities more resilient will require rethinking of physical changes to our environment and also a reconsideration of local federal and state land use and environmental laws and regulations. After an assessment of vul-nerabilities, the conference will take a hard look at how planning, infrastructure, and environmental laws and regulations will need to be changed to address the new paradigm.

 

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Registration Fee:
$30 for breakfast, lunch & program (No CLE credits)
$100 for breakfast, lunch, program & CLE credits
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Speakers include:
Tim Dillingham, Executive Director, American Littoral Society
Laurie J Sands, Counsel, Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP
Ed Lloyd, Professor, Director of Clinical Programs, Columbia University School of Law, Chris Len, Staff Attorney, NY/NJ Baykeeper
Joe Siegel, Attorney, EPA Region 2
Alexandra Dunn, Executive Director, Assoc. of Clean Water Administrators & Chair, ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
Patricia Ruby, Executive Director, Hunterdon Land Trust
Neil Yoskin, Partner, Sokol Behot & Fiorenzo
Pam Esterman, Principal, Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
Sean Dixon, Coastal Policy Attorney, Clean Ocean Action
Hon. Bob Smith, New Jersey State Senator, Chair, Senate Environment and Energy Committee
 
For more information visit, http://www.njsba.com/meetings-events/recovery-and-rebuilding-after-superstorm-sandy.html.

Hofstra Conference: Recovery and Rebuilding After Superstorm Sandy - Legal Perspectives: What We Know and Where We Go

Thursday, April 4, 2013 | 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Hofstra University Club

This conference will examine the significant flaws that Superstorm Sandy revealed in our housing, transit and electric power systems and infrastructure, and the legal implications of addressing those vulnerabilities and climate-change-related impacts. The panelists will discuss how making our communities more resilient will require a rethinking of physical changes to our environment and also a reconsideration of local, federal and state land use and environmental laws and regulations. Insurance and risk management have played and will continue to play a central role in response and recovery; those topics and sources of funding for rebuilding and mitigation will also be addressed.

Opening remarks by Edward P. Mangano, Nassau County Executive.

7.5 CLE credits are available.

Conference Co-Chairs:

Michael Bogin, Partner, Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

Carol Casazza Herman, Visiting Practitioner-in-Residence in Environmental Law and Special Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

 

For more information, please contact Professor Carol Casazza Herman at Carol.A.Casazza@hofstra.edu or 516-463-2797.

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Environmental Law Institute CLE: Environmental Impacts of Shale Development and Hydraulic Fracturing: Key Legal Issues and Future Directions

Co-sponsored by ALI CLE

State and Regional Regulatory Trends in Hydraulic Fracturing States are at the fore in regulating shale drilling and hydraulic fracturing, and several regional bodies have significant regulatory input as well. Get an in-depth examination of the changes and trends in state and regional regulation, including: State regulatory initiatives and moratoria Regional regulatory efforts by River Basin Compact Commissions The tension between the states and US EPA over the regulation of drilling and hydraulic fracturing Efforts to create model state codes and regulations When: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:30–2PM ET Where: Via teleconference and webcast. RSVP: To attend, please visit http://www.ali-cle.org/index.cfmfuseaction=courses.course&course_code=TSUX06 Teleconference and webcast information will be emailed one business day prior to the event. Continuing Legal Education credits will be available for this series Panelists: Joel R. Burcat, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP (moderator) Scott R. Perry, Deputy Secretary, Office of Oil and Gas Management, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Craig Segall, Staff Attorney, Sierra Club Edward L. Strohbehn Jr., Of Counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP Lori Wrotenbery, Director of Administration, Oklahoma Corporation Commission This replay was originally presented on December 14, 2012. Questions submitted during the program will be answered by email within two business days after the program. This program is part of the 5-part ALI CLE and ELI series, Environmental Impacts of Shale Development and Hydraulic Fracturing: Key Legal Issues and Future Directions. The series offers an in-depth examination of the environmental law and policy issues facing companies, governments, activist groups, and citizens who are concerned about this critical area of our nation’s energy infrastructure. You do not have to participate in the entire series to benefit from the information provided in each individual program. For more information on the series go to http://eli.ali-cle.org.

EPA Event: Importance of Water to the United States Economy Symposium

EPA is conducting a study on the

importance of water in the U.S. economy to better understand how water contributes to the economic welfare of the nation and plays a critical role in many sectors of the U.S. economy. On December 4, EPA and American University will host a public symposium in Washington, D.C. with speakers that represent a diverse array of industries including agriculture, food and beverage production, manufacturing, recreation, tourism and fishing. EPA will also release a draft report on the importance of water to the U.S. economy. To register to attend the symposium, click here.

 

Additionally, EPA held a workshop on September 19, in Washington, D.C. to present the findings from background papers and to engage a diverse mix of analysts and decision-makers from different regions and sectors of the economy in a discussion. Topics included challenges that private and public sector decision-makers face in managing and using water resources, methods and tools analysts use to generate information to support decision-making, and gaps in information that would improve management and use of water resources. Click here for materials from the workshop. For more information, contact John Powers (powers.john@epa.gov or 202-564-5776).

NYU Environmental & Land Use Law Initiative Panel Discussion: Aid Effectiveness for Climate Compatible Development

Upcoming Panel Discussion Aid Effectiveness for Climate Compatible Development What can we learn from experience in Indonesia, Bangladesh and Grenada? Wednesday, November 14th -12:00 to 2:00 PM New York University School of Law Furman Hall, Pollack Colloquium Room 245 Sullivan Street, New York, NY Developing countries need significant funding to build more climate-resilient, low-carbon economies. Much of this funding may come from international sources. How are developing and developed countries - and international institutions - working in partnership to disburse climate finance effectively? What's required to make climate finance fair, transparent and accountable? Speakers: Jennifer Morgan, Director of Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute Ari Huhtala, Director of Policy and Programmes, Climate Development Knowledge Network Rauf Prasodjo, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Clifford Polycarp, Senior Associate, World Resources Institute Sarah Mason-Case, Legal Officer, International Development Law Organization CDKN, WRI and the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) have produced a set of briefings - the “Inside Stories on Climate Compatible Development” - that explore different countries' experiences in designing and delivering climate compatible development. Case studies from Indonesia, Bangladesh and Grenada highlight the knotty questions and stakeholder dynamics involved in disbursing climate finance. They offer important lessons for other countries – recipient and donor alike – in how to structure and govern climate finance flows. Read more details about the ‘Inside Stories’ at http://www.wri.org/publications/inside-stories. Please RSVP at fgcelul@law.nyu.edu. Sponsored by The World Resources Institute, the Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Frank J. Guarini Center on Environmental and Land Use Law.

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U.S. Water Alliance Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference Oct. 15-17th

For more information Registration and the Agenda click here.

New York Agri-Women's New York City Conference: Straddling the Urban and Rural Divide

For registration information, a list of presenters, and fees see http://newyorkagriwomen.com/pdf/2012/NYAW-New-York-City-Conference-2012.pdf.

Pace Center for Environmental Legal Studies Event: Survey of Local Food Law

 

To register please visit http://www.law.pace.edu/ccle

Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies Event: Water Wars: Is Water an Endangered Species?

Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies Event: When Carnivores Become Neighbors

When Carnivores Become Neighbors

Learning to live more closely with our kin in the animal kingdom

Thursday, October 11, 2012
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Pace University (use Entrance 3), Gottesman Room, Kessel Student Center, Pleasantville

Event is free and open to the public.
RSVP via email to paceacademy@pace.edu or via web form.

OVERVIEW
Changing landscapes and the ability of some carnivores to adapt to life in the suburbs have led to increased animal-human interactions in Westchester County. Although they can present a real safety concern, carnivores provide essential ecological benefits important to a balanced ecosystem.

Carnivores provide essential ecological benefits and play a unique role in preserving and maintaining ecosystems. When carnivores are locally extirpated, ecosystems are imbalanced and unhealthy. Changing landscapes and the ability of some carnivores to adapt to human-dominated settings has led to increased human-carnivore interactions in Westchester County. Intolerance and misinformation can impede the restoration and conservation of these important animals.

Efforts to rewild Westchester with carnivores must consider the ecological, ethical and social aspects of predators and people coexisting. In terms of wildlife habitat, Westchester County is at the tail end of a large body of habitat to the north. It is a place to which wildlife is possibly being funneled and therefore Westchester is important in its own right, as a microcosm.

As a community, how do we embrace and manage this phenomenon?

How can wildlife managers and urban planners rewild Westchester with predator species, while also mitigating avoiding harmful impacts to the County’s citizens?

Join us as we examine the ecological and social implications of rewilding Westchester.

Columbia University Center for Climate Change Law Event: The Future of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

The Future of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Monday, October 22, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 106

The Earth Institute, the Center for Climate Change Law, the Environmental Law Institute and the Environmental Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, the Environmental Law Committee and the Energy Committee of the New York League of Conservation Voters present "The Future of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative," with
Michael B. Gerrard, Moderator, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice; Director, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School
Gavin J. Donahue, President & Chief Executive Officer, Independent Power Producers of New York
Ross Gould, Air & Energy Program Director, Environmental Advocates of New York
Jared Snyder, Assistant Commissioner for Air Resources, Climate Change and Energy, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Robert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University;
Susan F. Tierney, Managing Principal, Analysis Group

The event is free and open to the public; seating is limited. RSVP to climatechange@law.columbia.edu

For more information on the Center for Climate Change Law visit www.law.columbia.edu/centers/climatechange

For more information on the Earth Institute visit www.earth.columbia.edu

5th Annual City of Water Day Festival -- NYC

5th Annual City of Water Day Festival is a FREE day-long event sponsored by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance celebrating the potential of the NY-NJ harbor and waterways hosted by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. This year’s festival will take place on Saturday, July 14 on both Governors Island and at Liberty State Park.

Activities inlcude: 

■Fun and FREE boat tours for thousands on historic and educational vessels


■A spectacular flotilla of hundreds of kayakers, canoers, and sailors

■Free kayaking, rowing, and fishing opportunities

■Dozens of arts, crafts, games, and activities just for kids

■Catch a FREE ferry between Governors Island & Liberty State Park to enjoy all the activities

■The Waterfront Activity Fair

■Car-free waterfront biking

■Special on-water Launch & Press Event

■Delicious food, live music, and much more!!!

Recommendations from the 2nd Symposium on Fish Aggregating Devices 2011

 Recommendations from the 2nd Symposium on Fish Aggregating Devices 2011

From the Summary:

In the open ocean, tuna purse-seine operators profit from large pelagic fishes’ propensity to aggregate around drifting objects. They do so by fishing around FADs that have been deliberately set adrift for fishing purposes, and which are monitored by electronic tracking beacons. These drifting FADs (dFADs) are tools that have greatly increased catches of tuna around the globe. In fact, global catch of tuna from around dFADs accounts for about 43% of the 4.2 million tonnes of skipjack, bigeye, and yellowfin caught annually. However, the uncontrolled proliferation of dFADs deployed throughout the world’s oceans is a major concern of fisheries managers, environmentalists, and fishermen alike due to the impacts of dFAD fisheries on juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna, vulnerable sharks and sea turtle species, and the broader marine environment.

In November 2011, over 150 industry, science, and fisheries policy experts from 40 countries attended the International Symposium, “Tuna Fisheries and FADs,”* to discuss the challenges with FAD fisheries, and recommend best practices for responsible management of the world’s most prominent tuna fishing gear.

Symposium Conclusions:

•The unconstrained proliferation of dFADs has resulted in negative impacts on target and non-target species.

•Increased dFAD use has led to large increases in fishing mortality of juvenile yellowfin and bigeye tuna, which contributes to “growth overfishing”— the catching of too many fish before they reach a size at which maximum growth and productivity would be obtained from the stock.

•Bycatch levels for dFAD fisheries are high, and include catches of oceanic sharks, marine turtles, billfish and some pelagic bony fish.

Symposium on Legal Challenges and Opportunities for Offshore Wind and Hydrokinetic Energy Development in the Northeast -- Pace Law School

Symposium on Legal Challenges and Opportunities for Offshore Wind and Hydrokinetic Energy Development in the Northeast

The Symposium will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012 at the New York State Judicial Institute, on the campus of Pace Law School in White Plains, NY.

Topic:

"President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union address outlined a target of meeting eighty percent of the United States’ electricity demand with clean energy sources by 2035. The Northeast is home to large centers of energy demand, as well as abundant offshore renewable energy resources and the region has a critical role to play in meeting the nation’s clean energy goals. The federal government and individual states are developing policy frameworks to foster greater offshore renewable energy development and private companies are moving forward with projects to capture wind and hydrokinetic energy in numerous areas along the Northeast coast. This one-day Symposium will focus on how federal and state legal frameworks regulate the development of offshore wind and hydrokinetic energy resources in the Northeast. Keynote speakers and panelists have been drawn from federal and state government agencies involved in policy making and permitting processes, environmental organizations, industry groups, legal practitioners, and academics with extensive expertise in these areas. Symposium attendees will be treated to in-depth discussions surrounding existing laws and proposed revisions to legal frameworks and policies that are driving and/or hindering the development of offshore wind and hydrokinetic facilities in the Northeast United States."

For more information about the Symposium, speakers and panelists, and to register, please visit: http://www.pace.edu/school-of-law/news-events/symposium-offshore-wind-and-hydrokinetic-energy-development.
4 CLE Practice Credits will be available at no charge (pending approval by the New York State Bar Association).

Environmental History of New York City and the Hudson River -- Pace Symposium

A symposium examining the past 400 years of how natural attributes of the Hudson River and its great all-season harbor permitted the emerging metropolis at its mouth to grow and prosper; how those human uses in turn influenced the ecological health of the Hudson River and the harbor; and how, once they were changed, the consequences for subsequent human activities. This city, like no other in the world, was founded on, and grew as a result of, commercial activity. Those enterprises have greatly affected the river, the harbor, and the city itself. Invited experts will describe ecosystems during the period of human occupation and use. Others will describe the principal functions of early New Amsterdam, and the emerging metropolis. The modern harbor will be analyzed. All authors will examine both causes and effects.

Wed, February 9, 2011, 9am-4:30pm
Pace University, Manhattan Campus, Pace Plaza

ENERGYOCEAN 2009

EnergyOcean is the world’s leading conference and exhibition focused on renewable ocean energy. Technologists, financiers and policymakers from around the world gather at this event to learn of the opportunities, challenges and solutions in this industry. Hear more than 60 expert presentations and network with industry leaders by attending and exhibiting at EnergyOcean 2009. The event takes place in Rockport, Maine June 16-18, 2009.