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Fri, Feb 28, 2025 9:00am - 11:30pm
CSU College of Law
Environmental Law Society Symposium

The Cleveland State University Environmental Law Society is hosting its first annual Spring Climate Conference at the University's College of Law on February 28, 2025. The Conference will feature policymakers, lawyers, and scientists discussing environmental pressures on Ohio's lands, air, and waters, as well as the policy shaping our state's energy mix, how local programs are working to reflect their citizens' preferences on energy, and what the administrative process for siting power generation facilities in Ohio entails. Law students from Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University will engage with panels discussing a number of efforts to conserve and protect their communities' lands and waters.

REGISTRATION

Registration is free for all attendees!  REGISTER HERE

 

PROGRAM AGENDA

 

9:00 - 9:05 AM              Remarks by Mark Bank, President, Environmental Law Society of Cleveland State

9:05 – 10:05 AM           Panel Discussion with Theresa Wolanin and Rosalina Fini

Ms. Wolanin and Ms. Fini will discuss biodiversity trends locally and abroad and the state and federal statutes that provide some safeguarding against species extinction; the permission for various environmental program and solar photovoltaic installation by the Cleveland Metroparks; and an overall view of Ohio’s environmental issues, laws & programs.

Moderator:      Dr. Heidi Gorovitz Robertson, Steven W. Percy Distinguished Professor of Law at Cleveland State University

10:10 – 11:25 AM          Panel Discussion with Mike Wise, Mike Foley, Karin Nordstrom and Dr. Mark Shanahan

This panel will discuss energy policy in Ohio; County utility Cuyahoga Green Energy, the nations first publicly owned micrgrid utililty; energy siting in Ohio and the application process for certificates of environmental compatibility and public need; and broader energy policy considerations and statutes in Ohio.

11:25 - 11:30 AM          Remarks by Lee Fisher, Dean, Cleveland State University College of Law

 

CLE credit:
2.5 hours pending
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