Haynes and Boone, LLP is helping orchestrate and is a sponsor of the 32nd-Annual--and first-ever virtual--Texas Environmental Superconference. The conference will take place Aug. 6-7, and its theme is “Hindsight is 2020.” This unique event will continue the tradition of fun and substance for which the conference is known, and will feature a conference song and quizzes.
Partner Mary Mendoza and Senior Counsel Jeff Civins are on the planning committee and will assist with the production of the event. As conference chair, Civins will also give the opening remarks.
The conference will feature presentations from government agencies, non-profits, private practitioners, and consultants, including: Anne Idsal Austin, EPA DC, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Air; Ken McQueen, EPA Region 6 Regional Administrator; Bob Perciasepe, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, former Acting and Deputy EPA Administrator; Jon Niermann, TCEQ Chair; Ryan Vise, TCEQ Director, External Relations; Jeff Walker, Executive Administrator, Texas Water Development Board; Howard Slobodin, General Counsel Trinity River Authority; Judy Braus, Executive Director, North American Association for Environmental Education; Al Collins, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures; David Young, Union Pacific; Seth Jaffe, Foley Hoag LLP; and Ashleigh Acevedo, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
The award-winning Superconference is sponsored by the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section (ENRLS) of the State Bar of Texas and co-sponsored by the Air & Waste Management Association–Southwest Section, the Water Environment Association of Texas, and the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. EarthX, a nonprofit that puts on the world’s largest environmental expo, is a supporter and underwriter of the conference.
To learn more about the event and to register, click here.