1.9 hrs. MCLE credit

Introductions and housekeeping, Robert Brundage, Chair (Newman, Comley & Ruth – J.C.)

1. Clean Air Act Litigation Update: A discussion of two recent Supreme Court CAA decisions, Massachusetts v. EPA and Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy, and their potential impact on industry and in the context of the Sierra Club's litigation initiative to prevent the construction of new coal fired power plants.

Speaker: Mike Hockley, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP, Kansas City [45 minutes].

2. Mo Clean Water Commission’s revised water quality standards for metals, potential impacts on metal dischargers and the development of site-specific water quality criteria.

Speaker: Chris Zell, MEC Water Resources, Columbia [30 minutes].

3. MDNR’s Electronic Permitting – An Update on Implementation.

Speaker: Joe Engeln, Office of the Director, MDNR, Jefferson City [15 minutes]

4. Environmental Legislative Report: A report on the status of the Enviromental and Energy Law Committee sponsored bill that would grant the Administrative Hearing Commission authority to entertain case dispositive motions and the status of other environmental bills.

Speaker: Robert Brundage, Newman, Comley & Ruth, Jefferson City [5 minutes]

5. AHC Procedures – Concepts for Change: A discussion other legislative concepts that would change the manner in which the AHC adjudicates environmental appeals.

Open discussion moderated by Robert Brundage, Newman, Comley & Ruth, Jefferson City [25 minutes]