Upcoming Webinar—SCOTUS Seven County Ruling: Appraising Impact on Permitting, Projects, and Environmental Law

Webinar

Wednesday, June 18, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST

Panelists:
Mario Loyola, Professor, Florida International University and Senior Fellow, Heritage Foundation
Christopher D. Thomas, Partner, Holland & Hart LLP
Chad Whiteman, Vice President, Global Energy Institute, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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On May 29, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, a result that allows a railroad-line project to proceed after a long delay. The Court’s decision arrives at a time of unprecedented private and public investment in infrastructure and other projects, as well as intense debate over the environmental regulatory landscape. Our panelists will explain the Court’s reasoning, assess the decision’s near-and long-term impacts on environmental permitting and related litigation, and evaluate Seven County’s effect on the broader regulatory debate.

Speakers' Biographies

Mario Loyola

Mario is a research assistant professor at Florida International University and director of its Environmental Finance and Risk Management Program in the Institute of Environment. He teaches administrative and environmental law at the College of Law. Mario also is a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He is a former associate director for regulatory reform at the White House Council on Environmental Quality and has also served at the Pentagon and in the U.S. Senate.

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Christopher D. Thomas

Chris is a partner in the Phoenix, AZ office of Holland & Hart LLP. He focuses on complex infrastructure permitting, natural resource and hazardous substance litigation, enforcement defense, and site remediation. Chris is an elected fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers and a frequent writer and speaker on environmental and natural resource law topics.

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Chad Whiteman

Chad is Vice President, Environment and Regulatory Affairs, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Energy Institute. Before joining the Chamber, Chris was deputy chief of the Natural Resources and Environment Branch in the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. He also previously served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developing and implementing Clean Air Act policies.

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