November 5, 2026 Joint Conference

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Co-sponsored by the East & West Michigan Chapters of the Air & Waste Management Association (EM-AWMA | WM-AWMA) and the State Bar of Michigan, Environmental Law Section (SBM-ELS).

2026 Joint Conference Sponsors:

Breakfast: NTH Consultants, Ltd. | Networking Breaks: Barr Engineering Co. | Lunch: Taplin Environmental | Breakout Sessions: Warner Norcross + Judd LLP | Happy Hour: Varnum LLP | Raffle: GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. | General Conference Sponsors: Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Eurofins Environment Testing; South Channel Environmental Consulting, LLC

 

Lansing Community College West Campus
5708 Cornerstone Dr, Lansing, MI 48917
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
08:00am - 04:00pm ET

Conference Agenda


8:00 AM

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST | Sponsored by NTH Consultants, Ltd.


8:30 AM

INTRODUCTION & OPENING REMARKS

Chris Occhipinti, North Star Clean Energy

Conference Chair, West Michigan A&WMA Past Chair


8:40 AM

MORNING SESSION 1

Interstate Environmental / PFAS Disclosures in Packaging Laws


9:10 AM

BREAK & NETWORKING | Sponsored by Barr Engineering Co.


9:30 AM

MORNING SESSION 2

U.S. EPA Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division

Cecilia Alford, USEPA Division Director


10:10 AM

MORNING SESSION 3

EGLE DIVISION DIRECTORS


  • Phil Roos, EGLE Director
  • Annette Switzer, Air Quality Division
  • Tracy Kecskemeti, Materials Management Division
  • Mike Neller, Remediation and Redevelopment Division
  • Jerrod Sanders, Water Resources Division


12:10 PM

LUNCH | Sponsored by Taplin Environmental


BREAKOUT SESSIONS | CONCURRENT TRACKS

Sponsored by Warner Norcross + Judd LLP


Time: ROOM A – AIR | ROOM B – WASTE | ROOM C – ENVIRONMENTAL 101


1:15 PM

A: NAAQS Updates — EGLE, AQD

B: Episodic Events for Hazardous Waste — Kevin Bott, EGLE, MMD

C: Organizing Your Annual Reporting — Madison Pritchett, NTH Consultants


1:45 PM

A: Wildfires & Air Quality — EGLE, AQD

B: Hazardous Secondary Materials Topics — Jarrett Hale, EGLE

C: Reading Air Permits 101 — Abby Brandstatter, NTH Consultants


2:15 PM

A: Data Centers & Air Quality Considerations — EGLE, AQD

B: Recycling: New Markets & Funding — Padnos

C: Surviving Your First Years in the Environmental Field — Austin Stoner, GZA


2:45 PM

BREAK & NETWORKING | Sponsored by Barr Engineering Co.


3:00 PM

MI HEALTHY CLIMATE PLAN

Impacts on Industrial/Electric Sources


3:30 PM

SUPREME COURT UPDATES, INCLUDING ENBRIDGE LINE 5


3:55 PM

RAFFLE | Sponsored by GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.


4:00 PM

HAPPY HOUR @ EagleMonk | Sponsored by Varnum LLP


GENERAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Eurofins Environment Testing
South Channel Environmental Consulting, LLC