Hazardous Waste and Sites (ELI Summer School, 2023)
Each summer, ELI convenes a complimentary seminar series that offers an introduction to the legal and policy foundations of environmental protection in the United States.
ELI's Summer School is a series of seminars taught by experts in their fields, introducing the audience to the major environmental statutes, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); land use law; energy law; and environmental justice. Faculty will also incorporate major regulatory and judicial updates to the laws.
Who will benefit: All are welcome. Students and emerging professionals will have unique opportunities to learn, hear updates, ask questions, and network. The series is intended for:
- undergraduates,
- law students and graduate students, and
- working professionals new to or looking for a refresher course in environmental law (such as interns, summer clerks, and associates, or second-career professionals).
Hazardous Waste and Sites
Environmental law has brought about a sea of change in how we manage waste. This final session of Summer School will be on hazardous waste and sites. It will examine the events that led to the enactment of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Faculty will explore the legal foundations of CERCLA and RCRA. They will teach on both the regulatory efforts and the liability efforts used to manage hazardous waste, with an emphasis on:
- the definition of waste and the rules for recycling,
- the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
- and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Panelists:
To Be Announced
Materials:
A recording of this session will be posted to this page, usually within three business days of the live event.
**See the entire Summer School 2023 schedule HERE.**