This page contains information and documents of interest to participants in the Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Sept 24-25, 2024, Overland Park, KS.
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Your attendance certificate is here.
Speaker biographies are here.
A list of attendees is here.
Sponsor faces and contact info! here
PowerPoint Slides are below:
Pre-Conference Add-On
Monday, September 23
1:00 p.m. Big Money and How to Access It
DAN NEDVIDEK, Terracon
DOUGLAS RASMUSSEN, Steadfast City
DAVID DOYLE, EPA Region 7
ANDREW BRACKER, Kansas City
ADAM TROUTWINE, Polsinelli (Moderator)
2:15 p.m. Emerging Contaminants and Clean-up Challenges
CHRIS NEAVILLE, The Doe Run Company
EMILY PULCHER, Burns & McDonnell (Moderator)
3:15 p.m. New Legal Challenges
ADAM TROUTWINE, Polsinelli
JAKE LEVIN, Polsinelli
4:30 p.m. END OF REMEDIATION WORKSHOP
Conference Day 1
Tuesday, September 24
SCOTUS Unleashed
SARAH STRUBY, Stinson
STACY STOTTS, Polsinelli
9:40 am NAAQS Update: PM2.5 (primary and secondary) and new SIL
MARY HAUNER-DAVIS, Burns & McDonnell
The 2023 WOTUS Rule: Challenges in the Court and in the Field
ED GALBRAITH, Barr
CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Stinson
10:40 am So, What Exactly Does “Hazardous” Mean?
LIANE HETHERINGTON-WARD, BASF
11:10 am Batteries in everything! Minimizing the legal risks related to Li-ion battery handling, recycling, and disposal
RYAN RUSSELL KEMPER, Thompson Coburn
11:45 am Understanding the Sweeping Impact of EPA Regulatory Actions on EGUs
AMY BOOKE, EPA Region 7
12:35 pm Utilizing Analytics, AI and Automation to Drive EHS&S Performance
VEL SUBRAMANIAN, GHD
JONATHAN ELLER, GHD
EHS Refresher Course (5 sessions)
- Air Permitting and Compliance (12:35 – 1:05) JOSEPH STOLLE, Ramboll
- Water Quality Permitting and Compliance (1:10 – 1:40) ED GALBRAITH, Barr
- Hazardous Waste Permitting and Compliance (1:45 – 2:15) CHRISTOPHER HURST, Terracon
- Project Planning and EHS Considerations (2:30 – 2:50) CHRISTOPHER HURST, Terracon
1:25 pm Make Microsoft 365 your go-to software for managing EHS Compliance
JOE TELL, KTL (Moderator)
PFAS Forensics at Airports and Beyond
JARED GEISSLER, Terracon
2:15 pm RMP Update RMP, Not as You Know It: How to Plan and Respond
PAUL JACOBSON, Spencer Fane
KEN YASS, Geosyntec
Clean Water Act FRP: The Three-Year Headache to Compliance
DON GANSERT, Trinity Consultants
3:00 pm Digital Technologies for Water, Wastewater, & Storm Water can save you money, simplify reporting, and enhance compliance
TYLER MARSHALL, Stanley Consultants
Navigating the Complexities of Toxic Tort Litigation
ADAM MILLER, Shook Hardy & Bacon
JENNIFER HACKMAN, Shook Hardy & Bacon
4:05 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS: An Insider’s Assessment and Update of D.C. and the Biden EPA
MATT LEOPOLD, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Conference Day 2
Wednesday, September 25
7:50 am EJ Update: Big Money, Cumulative Impact, and Improving Communications with Neighbors
AMY BHESANIA, EPA Region 7
BRIAN MARTIN, Ameren
8:30 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Regulatory Challenges to the use of Fluoropolymers in the Coatings Industry
HEIDI K. MCAULIFFE, American Coatings Association
9:15 am EHS Leadership: Soft Skills Can Make a Big Impact
LINDEN TERPSTRA, EHS Support Source
PFAS Footprint
ANDREA COLLIER, Barr
Maneuvering the Technical Minefield of the Amplified RMP Rule
SCOTT KINDY, Trinity Consultants
10:20 am Hazardous Waste Update
BRIA WEAST, iSi Environmental
MATT SHANAHAN, Burns & McDonnell
LIANE HETHERINGTON-WARD, BASF
Sustainability Programs and Reporting: Strategy, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from a Food Company
EMILY MUTH, Director, Sustainability Supply Chain – Conagra
10:50 am Lines of Evidence Approach to Confirm the Efficacy of Conventional and Destructive PFAS Treatment Technologies
HANNAH MCINTYRE, Geosyntec
11:25 am Compliance and Enforcement Update
BRENT ROSSER, Hunton Andrews Kurth