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Annual Joint Conference

  • Lansing Community College West Campus 5708 Cornerstone Drive Lansing, MI, 48917 United States (map)

Conference Agenda (Draft)

8:00 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST | Sponsored by NTH Consultants, Ltd.

8:30 AM
INTRODUCTION & OPENING REMARKS
Chris Occhipinti, North Star Clean Energy
Conference Chair, West Michigan A&WMA Past Chair

8:40 AM
MORNING SESSION 1
Interstate Environmental / PFAS Disclosures in Packaging Laws

9:10 AM
BREAK & NETWORKING | Sponsored by Barr Engineering Co.

9:30 AM
MORNING SESSION 2
U.S. EPA REGION 5
Anne Vogel, USEPA Region 5 Administrator

10:10 AM
MORNING SESSION 3
EGLE DIVISION DIRECTORS
Kurt Kissling, Warner Norcross + Judd — Moderator

  • Phil Roos, EGLE Director

  • Annette Switzer, Air Quality Division

  • Tracy Kecskemeti, Materials Management Division

  • Mike Neller, Remediation and Redevelopment Division

  • Jerrod Sanders, Water Resources Division

12:10 PM
LUNCH | Sponsored by Taplin Environmental

BREAKOUT SESSIONS | CONCURRENT TRACKS
Sponsored by ___________ | ___________ | ___________

Time: ROOM A – AIR | ROOM B – WASTE | ROOM C – ENVIRONMENTAL 101

1:15 PM
A: NAAQS Updates — Marissa Vaerten & Tom Shanley, EGLE
B: Episodic Events for Hazardous Waste — Kevin Bott, EGLE, MMD
C: Organizing Your Annual Reporting

1:45 PM
A: Wildfires & Air Quality — Jim Haywood, EGLE Meteorologist
B: Hazardous Secondary Materials Topics — Jarrett Hale, EGLE
C: Reading Air Permits 101 — Abby Brandstatter, NTH Consultants

2:15 PM
A: Data Centers & Air Quality Considerations — Jim Haywood, EGLE Meteorologist
B: Recycling: New Markets & Funding — EGLE & Padnos
C: Surviving Your First Years in the Environmental Field — Austin Stoner, GZA

2:45 PM
BREAK & NETWORKING | Sponsored by Barr Engineering Co.

3:00 PM
MI HEALTHY CLIMATE PLAN
Impacts on Industrial/Electric Sources

3:30 PM
SUPREME COURT UPDATES ON ENBRIDGE LINE 5

3:55 PM
RAFFLE | Sponsored by GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

4:00 PM
HAPPY HOUR @ EagleMonk | Sponsored by Varnum LLP

GENERAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
Eurofins Environment Testing
South Channel Environmental Consulting, LLC