Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies

Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies


Latest Episodes

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Walter Mugdan
February 20, 2024

Walter Mugdan discusses his career at EPA, where he began working in 1975 as a staff attorney in Region 2, and subsequently served in various supervisory positions in the Office of Regional Counsel, w

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Roger Martella
January 22, 2024

Roger Martella discusses his service as General Counsel at the EPA from 2005-2008 with JD Howard, an associate at Morris, Manning, & Martin, LLP and past member of the Sections Leadership Development

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Quentin Pair (Part 2)
October 31, 2023

In the second of two episodes, Quentin Pair continues a discussion on his career and environmental justice, and shares his thoughts on the future of EPA with Phillip Dupr, a Senior Attorney at the U.

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Quentin Pair (Part 1)
August 08, 2023

In the first of two episodes, Quentin Pair discusses his career, which included serving as senior trial attorney for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice fo

SEER Essentials: What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law?
July 24, 2023

With its intricate layers of international, federal, and state protections, environmental law is more established than animal law. In this podcast episode, Glenda Valdez, a recent graduate of Lewis &

SEER Essentials: Prescribed Fires on Federal Lands: Overview of Pressing Management, Law, and Policy Issues
July 13, 2023

This podcast episode examines key legal and policy issues around the use of prescribed fire to reduce wildfire risk and the ongoing shift away from fire suppression policies to reintroducing fire back

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with Martin Topper
June 30, 2023

Martin Topper discusses his career at the EPA, where he worked from 1987-1996, including serving as National Indian Program Coordinator for over seven years, with Cynthia Harris, staff attorney and Di

50 Years of EPA: Looking Back with John Cruden
June 13, 2023

John Cruden discusses his career, including his more than two decades, as a senior leader on environment and natural resource matters at the U.S. Department of Justice, with Emily Mott, senior associa

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 8 - Litigation and Future Predictions
March 30, 2023

In the eighth and final episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Sarah Morath, Associate Professor at Wake Forest Law, and Megan Baroni, a partner

Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series: Episode 7 - Near-Term and Future Potential Regulatory Efforts
March 21, 2023

In the seventh episode of the Environmental Laws and Regulations for Emerging Microplastics Concerns Series, Jennifer Novak, an attorney at the Law Office of Jennifer Novak, and Kevin Budris, Advocacy