Superfund Enforcement at 25: Learning from the Past & Looking to the Future

When
December 13, 2005 11:26 am — 11:26 am
Where
Washington, DC
Presented by the Environmental Law Institute
and the US Environmental Protection Agency

On December 13, 2005, the Environmental Law Institute and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted an event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the enactment of Superfund.

Agenda:

Opening Remarks
Granta Nakayama, Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. EPA
Sue Ellen Wooldridge, Assistant Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources, U.S. Department of Justice

History of Superfund Enforcement Program
Susan Bromm, Director, Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (OSRE), OECA, U.S. EPA

Panel One: Lessons from Love Canal
Moderator:
Bruce Gelber, Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, U.S. Department of Justice
Panelists
Dr. Richard T. Dewling, President, Dewling Associates, Inc.
Eugene J. Leff, Assistant Attorney General, New York State
Anthony L. Young, Partner, Kleinfeld, Kaplan & Becker

Break

Panel Two: Future Challenges for the Superfund Enforcement Program
Moderator:
• Jonathan Z. Cannon, Professor, University of Virginia School of Law
Panelists:
John R. Quarles, Senior Counsel, Morgan Lewis LLP
Kate Probst, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
Velma Smith, Senior Policy Analyst, National Environmental Trust
Lois Schiffer, General Counsel, National Capital Planning Commission

Closing Remarks
Leslie Carothers, President, Environmental Law Institute

ELI gratefully acknowledges the support of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP, and Morgan Lewis LLP in making refreshments and the reception possible.