Overview
Event Details
Please join members of Steptoe’s Energy and Environmental, Products & Mass Tort Groups for a webinar to discuss the implementation of the Coal Ash Rule, the current litigation landscape surrounding coal ash, and strategies for avoiding courtroom and regulatory challenges.
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
The Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities Final Rule (the Coal Ash Rule) is the first federal rule to regulate coal ash waste disposal. The Coal Ash Rule has proven controversial since it was first announced in 2015 and has given rise to regulatory changes, mass tort actions, and citizen suits under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The US Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it is considering rolling back portions of the Coal Ash Rule. Growing controversies over the disposal of coal ash, the Coal Ash Rule, and the future of coal ash regulation are not likely to end soon.
Featured Steptoe panelists include:
- Anthony Hopp
- Christopher Smith
- Libby Stennes
- Steven Ross, Moderator
The webinar will address:
- Implementation of the Coal Ash Rule with particular emphasis on groundwater monitoring and corrective action
- Activities by private citizen-plaintiffs and non-governmental organizations to litigate alleged RCRA violations and mass tort claims by allegedly impacted communities
- Risk evaluation and mitigation
CLE credit is pending in AZ, CA, NY, and VA.
