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Regulatory Riptide: Key Environmental Regs and Policies Under the New Administration

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58 minutes
R. Justin Smith
Jason Frank
With R. Justin Smith from Beveridge & Diamond PC + 1 other
Recorded April 22, 2025
Product ID 100728

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Overview

Discover What's Changed in Environmental Law

From the declaration of a national energy emergency to the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, the first few months of the 2025 administration brought about substantial changes to environmental policy. Are you keeping up with it all? In this focused briefing, our expert faculty break down the latest environmental regulatory developments, as well as anticipated trends and policy updates. Gain the knowledge you need to advise clients with confidence - register today!

  • Stay current on changes to EPA leadership and priorities.
  • Get up to speed on new legislative developments and executive orders.
  • Examine best practices for helping clients navigate regulatory updates.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. U.S. EPA Leadership Changes, the National Energy Dominance Council, and Top Priorities
  2. Notable SCOTUS Rulings
  3. EPA Funding Shifts: Critical Insights for Lawyers
  4. Understanding the Effects of New Executive Orders and Regulatory Developments
  5. Withdrawal From the Paris Climate Accord
  6. Anticipated Policy Changes in Energy, Climate Change, Conservation Efforts, etc.
  7. Actionable Tips for Guiding Clients Through Regulatory Developments in 2025

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
California CLE Approved 1 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 1 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 1 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
New York CLE Approved 1 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 1 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 1 Total
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  1. Regulatory Riptide: Key Environmental Regs and Policies Under the New Administration

    1. U.S. EPA Leadership Changes, the National Energy Dominance Council, and Top Priorities
    2. Notable SCOTUS Rulings
    3. EPA Funding Shifts: Critical Insights for Lawyers
    4. Understanding the Effects of New Executive Orders and Regulatory Developments
    5. Withdrawal From the Paris Climate Accord
    6. Anticipated Policy Changes in Energy, Climate Change, Conservation Efforts, etc.
    7. Actionable Tips for Guiding Clients Through Regulatory Developments in 2025

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Environmental consultants and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

R. Justin Smith
R. Justin
Smith
Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jason R Frank
Jason R.
Frank
Beveridge & Diamond PC
Speaker bio
R. Justin Smith

R. Justin Smith

Beveridge & Diamond PC
R. Justin Smith

is of counsel to Beveridge & Diamond PC in Washington, DC. With two decades of experience at the Department of Justice's Environment & Natural Resource Division across multiple administrations, Mr. Smith offers strategic counsel on multiple regulatory programs, legislation, and litigation. At the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Mr. Smith served as chief of the Law and Policy Section within the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). As one of ENRD's most senior career officials, he worked with Senate-confirmed appointees across multiple presidential administrations on all facets of environmental law, high-stakes litigation, and navigating complex regulatory frameworks. While at DOJ, Mr. Smith's work included high-profile litigation, regulatory compliance, and legislative strategy, as well as the development of strategic enforcement policies on climate-related matters, methane emissions, and hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) regulations. Mr. Smith partnered with multiple federal agencies to analyze litigation risks and enforcement issues under statutes like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, RCRA, NEPA, and CERCLA. Mr. Smith also led DOJ oversight of settlements of citizen enforcement of the environmental laws, having reviewed and commented on dozens of citizen suit resolutions and filed numerous amicus briefs on related issues. He was awarded the DOJ's John Marshall Award in Providing Legal Advice and multiple Special Achievement Awards for his contributions. Mr. Smith also has extensive litigation experience, having served as lead ENRD counsel in dozens of high-profile cases across the U.S. Supreme Court, federal appellate and district courts, and state courts. His portfolio spans constitutional law, administrative law, federal Indian law, and cooperative federalism, as well as disputes involving climate change, pollution, and natural resources. Mr. Smith was instrumental in coordinating the federal government's amicus participation in major environmental cases and has provided oral arguments in numerous appellate and district court matters. He earned his A.B. degree at Princeton University and his J.D. degree at Harvard University.

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Jason R Frank

Jason R. Frank

Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jason Frank

is an attorney at Beveridge & Diamond in Seattle, Washington. His practice focuses primarily on energy issues and litigation, particularly for electric power utilities. He has experience reviewing and drafting interconnection and transmission policies, as well as revising power purchase agreements and interconnection agreements. He works closely on energy topics in the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon renewable portfolio standard compliance, emissions reduction requirements and compliance, facility siting process and requirements, and utility wildfire liability. During law school, Jason served as a legal extern at the Oregon Citizens' Utility Board and as a law clerk for the U.S. Department of Energy Bonneville Power Administration, where he researched numerous issues related to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, land use, employment, contracts, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). He earned his J.D. at Lewis & Clark Law School and is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington.

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