34th Annual Environmental
Law & Regulation Conference
PRESENTED BY BEACON PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
ISLAND HOUSE DOUBLETREE HOTEL
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ORANGE BEACH, AL
JUN 12
2026
Agenda
AM Session
Welcome and Introduction
Jane Calamusa, Esq, Rosen Harwood (Tuscaloosa)
Federal Environmental Legal and Regulatory Update: Hot Topics
in Air, Land, Waste and Water
Meredith Burgess Dunn, Esq, Balch & Bingham (Birmingham)
Claire B. Johnson, Esq, Balch & Bingham (Birmingham)
Evan Ward, Esq, Kazmarek Mowery Cloud Laseter (Birmingham)
Mediation of Environmental Claims: Why These Claims are
Unique and How to Use Mediation Before and After a Lawsuit is
Filed
R. Cooper Shattuck, Esq (Tuscaloosa)
Alabama Department of Environmental Management Update
Mary-Frank Brown, Esq, ADEM Office of General Counsel (Montgomery)
PM Session
Alabama Ethics Laws: What Environmental Practitioners Need to
Know About Lobbying and Other Ethical Rules
Thomas B. Albritton, Esq, Executive Director, Alabama Ethics
Commission (Montgomery)
Data Center Boom: Environmental Impacts, Community
Reactions, Governmental Responses, and Case Studies
Ryan Anderson, Esq, Southern Environmental Law Center
(Birmingham)
Essential Environmental Statutes, Regulations, and Other
Resources for Practitioners
William S. Cox III, Esq, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings (Birmingham)
EPA Region 4 Update
Kristy Eubanks, EPA Region 4 Deputy Regional Administrator (Atlanta)
What’s That Smell? It Smells Like Money! Converting Landfill Gas to Renewable Natural Gas
Ann Reardon, Esq, Rosen Harwood (Tuscaloosa)
Chandler Williams, Esq, Rosen Harwood (Tuscaloosa)
Following the program, there will be a reception for attendees, speakers, sponsors, and their families
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The Venue
Island House DoubleTree Hotel
26650 Perdido Beach Boulevard
Orange Beach, Alabama 36561
Enjoy breathtaking views of the Gulf of Mexico at the Island House DoubleTree Hotel in the heart of Orange Beach. Attractions like The Wharf, Adventure Island, and golfing are nearby. Enjoy rooms with balconies, an outdoor pool and direct beach access.
The resort has discounted a limited number of rooms for registrants of this program on a first-come, first-served basis.
Group Code: CDT917
Book Online: https://group.doubletree.com/jd6vsk
Book by Phone: 251-981-6100
01
12
100
DAY
SPEAKERS
ATTENDEES
This course or a portion thereof has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission of the Alabama State Bar for a maximum of 6.3 hours’ credit, including 1.0 hour of ethics.
This course also provides continuing education credit for Professional Engineers, Professional Geologists, and Qualified Credentialed Professionals, including ethics credit. Certificates of Attendance are available upon request.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
Sponsors
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Sponsors
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