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The Biden Administration's whole-of-government approach to environmental justice (EJ) has led to a plethora of new regulations, guidance, and considerations for industry coming from numerous federal agencies. There has also been a significant uptick in state legislative and regulatory activity in recent years. While these developments have impacted layers of company operations, permitting has been at the center of the discussion. During this Legal Update, Beveridge & Diamond's EJ Practice Chairs and Principals Stacey Sublett Halliday and Julius Redd (Washington, DC) will underscore practical tips and resources for companies to use to assess their own EJ risks in the permitting process, as well as highlighting common throughlines of new developments at the state and federal level. Mike Auger (Senior Vice President & Chief Business Officer, Ever-Green Energy) will provide an overview of Ever-Green's on-the-ground experience with these evolving EJ requirements and funding opportunities.
This program originally aired on November 16, 2022. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.
With this year's anticipated updates to the Federal Trade Commission's Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, or "Green Guides," consumers, investors, and other stakeholders are looking at green marketing claims more closely than ever. The risks associated with "greenwashing" continue to increase, forcing companies to carefully examine any environmental claims they make â from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting to what terms are used in marketing materials. This webcast will discuss and analyze best practices for crafting and substantiating environmental claims in ESG reporting and marketing materials.
This program originally aired on November 16, 2022. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.
With this year's anticipated updates to the Federal Trade Commission's Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, or "Green Guides," consumers, investors, and other stakeholders are looking at green marketing claims more closely than ever. The risks associated with "greenwashing" continue to increase, forcing companies to carefully examine any environmental claims they make â from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting to what terms are used in marketing materials. This webcast will discuss and analyze best practices for crafting and substantiating environmental claims in ESG reporting and marketing materials.
Join us on December 17 for a 2025 preview of ESN activities, and to meet your new slate of volunteer leaders. This gathering will introduce our leadership team and provide an opportunity to discuss and decide on the program topics for our 2025 annual meeting. Don't miss this chance to shape the future of our network and connect with fellow members!
Join B&D’s John Cruden (former Assistant U.S. Attorney General, U.S. DOJ Environment & Natural Resource Division), Allyn Stern (former U.S. EPA Region 10 Counsel), Amber Ahmed (former Texas Assistant Attorney General), and Stephen Smith (former U.S. EPA Region 4 Associate Regional Counsel), as they outline what industry can expect regarding environmental and natural resource priorities in law, policy, enforcement, and litigation following the 2024 general election.
Applying insights gained from decades of government service under both Republican and Democratic administrations, John, Allyn, Amber, and Stephen will share their thoughts on key priorities, people, and processes—federal, state, and international—to watch in the coming months.
Speakers:
Allyn Stern: As a former EPA Regional Counsel with 30 years of agency experience, Allyn Stern joined Beveridge & Diamond in 2019, bringing her government expertise to the private sector. Allyn serves clients in a wide variety of sectors, including government, energy infrastructure, technology, transportation, and product manufacturing.
John Cruden: John Cruden provides strategic counsel on high-stakes environmental and natural resources litigation, civil and criminal enforcement, and compliance. For more than two decades, John served as a senior leader on environment and natural resource matters at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). As the Senate-confirmed, Assistant Attorney General, ENRD, John worked on the most high-profile environment cases,
Amber Ahmed: At the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG), Amber Ahmed was an Assistant Attorney General in the Environmental Protection Division, where she served as Managing Attorney of the Natural Resources and Environmental Defense Section. Amber litigated Texas’s interests in state and federal district courts and on appeal, where she defended and enforced Texas’s environmental regulatory decisions and challenged unfavorable federal rules and policies.
Stephen Smith: As a former Associate Regional Counsel for EPA Region 4’s Office of Regional Counsel (ORC), Stephen Smith brings more than 12 years of government experience to Beveridge & Diamond. At EPA, Stephen led all legal aspects of complex environmental cleanups, enforcement and compliance actions, and emergency responses throughout the Southeast.
This webinar will discuss five Department of Justice policy changes that affect how companies will do business and suggest tips and recommendations for addressing these changes. Principal Lou Manzo will highlight key policy changes regarding ephemeral messaging, recognizing whistleblowers who are less likely to internally report problems, keeping victims close (providing support and resources), and considering self-disclosing rogue individuals after thorough investigations.
