WATCH: Legal Framework of EPA Rulemaking – Julia LeMense, JD, LLM, MPH

Julia LeMense provides an overview of the environmental and disaster management legal framework. This framework provides the statutory authority and rationale for all emergency environmental planning and response activities, including the National Contingency Plan and subpart J, which is the subject of the EPA’s rulemaking and this series of webinars. Click here to view the…

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WATCH: Shaping EPA Policy in Oil Spill Response – Riki Ott, PhD

Riki explains the rulemaking process, describes the focus of this rulemaking, and addresses key new or revised rules and their anticipated impact on the environment and public health. She also discusses areas of gaps and some of ALERT’s recommendations. Click here to see the webinar. Dr. Riki Ott witnessed first-hand the ecological destruction and social…

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WATCH: Science and Policy Webinar for Media

If you missed our Science and Policy Webinar for Media, the archive is now posted below. We experienced a few technological difficulties in our original broadcast; those have been corrected in this archive. This webinar features Ira Leifer, PhD; Susan Shaw, DrPH; Sairah Malkin, PhD (standing in for Samantha Joye, PhD); Riki Ott, PhD; and…

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