Events

Babst Calland joins the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) for its 118th Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 10-12. 2025. As the premier global event for environmental management, technology, and regulation, ACE 2025 will address critical topics such as new regulations and policy, air monitoring and measurements, clean technology, sustainable energy futures, PFAS, green transportation solutions, and ESG approaches and reporting. Hot topics include the environmental impact of electric vehicles and battery energy storage, impacts of AI and data centers, the use of satellite data for air quality and emissions assessments, and the future of hydrogen as a fuel.

Environmental Attorney Gary Steinbauer will serve as a panel co-chair and panelist for “Air Permitting Programs – Federal and State Implementation Perspectives.” The air permitting programs are implemented under the cooperative federalism paradigm per the Clean Air Act. With the change in administration, significant changes are expected at EPA OAQPS pertaining to staffing and policy objectives. EPA is also likely to push more obligations to states and local agencies for air programs. A panel of experts will discuss key developments in cooperative federalism, and detail experiences and future changes that may affect the permitting agencies and the regulated community.

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