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1. Overview and Update on Major Environmental Laws
2. Air Permits, Regulations and Requirements Under the Clean Air Act
3. Major Issues in Water Use and Pollutioin
4. Hazardous Waste and How It Is Regulated
5. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
6. Hot Topics in Enforcement
7. Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts
8. Real Estate Construction and Transaction Issues

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1. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ON MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
   8:30 - 9:20, Lisa A. Bail
   1. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
   2. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund)
   3. The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
   4. The Endangered Species Act (ESA)
   5. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
   6. The Pollution Prevention Act (PPA)
   7. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)
2. AIR PERMITS, REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT
   9:20 - 10:10, Lisa Woods Munger
   1. Overview of the Clean Air Act and Permitting Program
   2. Which Activities Legally Require Permitting and What Type of Permit is Needed
   3. Noise Control
   4. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulation
3. MAJOR ISSUES IN WATER USE AND POLLUTION
   10:25 - 11:15, Lisa A. Bail
   1. The Clean Water Act (CWA)
   2. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
   3. Groundwater Use and Pollution
   4. Surface Water Quality
   5. Wetlands, the Rapanos Decision and Section 404 (b)(1) of CWA
   6. Storm Water Management
   7. Shorelands
   8. How to Resolve Conflicts Over Competing Uses of the Same Water
4. HAZARDOUS WASTE AND HOW IT IS REGULATED
   11:15 - 12:05, Ian L. Sandison
   1. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
   2. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
   3. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
   4. Types of Waste and Proper Disposal Methods
      1. Underground Storage Tanks
      2. Solid Waste
      3. Hazardous Waste
      4. Infectious Waste
      5. Asbestos
   5. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)
5. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 (NEPA)
   1:05- 1:55, Lisa Woods Munger
6. HOT TOPICS IN ENFORCEMENT
   1:55 - 2:45, Lisa A. Bail
   1. The Interplay of Federal and State Environmental Regulation and Enforcement
   2. EPA Enforcement Initiatives
   3. State Enforcement Initiatives
   4. Municipal Enforcement Initiatives
7. ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION AND TOXIC TORTS
   3:00 - 3:50, Ian L. Sandison and Lisa Woods Munger
   1. Private Claims Under Environmental Laws
   2. Settlement Issues
   3. Corporate Liability
   4. Cost Recovery (Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.)
   5. Natural Disasters
   6. Natural Resource Damage Claims
   7. Insurance Coverage Issues
   8. Hazardous Substance Contamination Claims in Bankruptcy
8. REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSACTION ISSUES
   3:50 - 4:40, Ian L. Sandison
   1. Site Assessments
   2. Brownfields Redevelopment
   3. Regulatory Takings Post-Kelo
   4. Residential Property Transactions
   5. Commercial Property Transactions
   6. Environmental Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions

LISA A. BAIL is a partner in the law firm of Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP, where she concentrates her practice in environmental law, land use and commercial litigation. Ms. Bail received her J.D., cum laude and B.A., magna cum laude, degrees from Boston University. She is a frequent speaker at environmental law seminars and is a contributing writer of the Hawaii Environmental Law Handbook (published by Government Institutes, 3rd Edition, 2000) and several other publications in the field of environmental law. Ms. Bail is the former chair of the Natural Resources Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association and is an appointed lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2005 to 2008.

LISA WOODS MUNGER is a partner in the Honolulu law firm of Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP, where she practices in the area of environmental law and handles a wide variety of commercial litigation. She is the editor and writer of the Hawaii Environmental Law Handbook. Ms. Munger has published articles, lectured and participated in conference panels on the subject of compliance with environmental laws and regulations. She is a member of the State Bar of California and the Hawaii State and American (member, Antitrust, Natural Resources and Public Utilities sections) bar associations. Ms. Munger earned her A.B. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and graduated from Harvard Law School.

IAN L. SANDISON is a partner in the law firm of Carlsmith Ball LLP, where he concentrates his practice in the area of environmental law. Mr. Sandison routinely handles matters involving the investigation and cleanup of contaminated real property, environmental permitting, and negotiation of environmental matters in business and real property transactions, lender liability for environmental contamination, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, and defense of enforcement actions arising from both federal and state laws.

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