Presentations
All files are posted in pdf format.
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| June 2013 | Michael Goldman, Shareholder Guida, Slavich & Flores, P.C. |
Source Aggregation Developments in the Oil & Gas Industry |
| May 2013 | David Friedman, VP Regulatory Affairs AFPM |
2013 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook |
| April 2013 | Ron Sass, Professor Emeritus Rice University |
2012: The Year Climate Change Became Real |
| October 2012 | Rebecca Rentz, Of Counsel Winstead PC |
Texas' Challenges to EPA Rules and Rulings: A Summary of Recent Decisions and What They (May) Mean |
| August 2012 | Glenn Sanford, Associate Professor Sam Houston State University |
Optical Remote Sensing: Glimpsing Future Enforcement of the Clean Air Act? |
| July 2012 | Toby Baker, Commissioner TCEQ |
Annual Regulatory Update (joint meeting with TAEP) (no presentation) |
| June 2012 | Steven Lord, Attorney Kilburn Law Firm, PLLC |
Aggregation Consternation: Clean Air Act Source Determination Issues in the Oil & Gas Patch (no presentation) |
| April 2012 | C. William (Bill) Smalling, Attorney at Law C. William Smalling, PLLC |
Will the Refining Industry Survive the CAA? |
| March 2012 | Adam Bullock & Danielle Nesvacil TCEQ |
Emissions Inventory: Reporting Requirements and What's New for 2011 |
| November 2011 | Jed Anderson, The AL Law Group Malcolm Richards, TITAN Engineering |
Deviation/STEERS Reporting: Potential Enforcement, Litigation, and News Media Impacts |
| October 2011 | Bruce Davis DuPont |
Summary of Flare Issues & EPA Regulatory Plans |
| September 2011 | Kurtis Schlicht ERM - Houston |
Implications of EPA's proposed Clean Water Act 316(b) Regulations on the Power and Manufacturing Industry |
| April 2011 | Jeff Voorhis, P.E. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
TCEQ Pollution Prevention Tools You Can Use |
| March 2011 | Michael Budin Manager, Environmental and Energy Services, RMT Inc. |
Summary of Final Boiler MACT Regulations |
| November 2010 | Gwen Eklund Director, Power Generation Services, TRC |
The Utility Challenge 2010-2020: Climate and Environmental Legislation, Regulation, & Litigation |
| September 2010 | Gindi Eckel Vincent Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP |
Uncertain Times -- What to do about EPA's Permit Objections (no presentation) |
| July 2010 | Donna Phillips, Area Director Linda Vasse, Region 12 Director TCEQ |
Annual Regulatory Update (joint meeting with TAEP) (no presentation) |
| June 2010 | Lucy Frasier, Ph.D., DABT Senior Toxicologist/Program Manager, AECOM |
Toxicology & Risk Assessment in the News: Recent EPA Proposals with Broad Implications |
| May 2010 | Dana Blume Environmental Affairs Manager, Port of Houston Authority |
Port of Houston Air Quality Initiatives |
| April 2010 | Patricia McIsaac Product Manager-Sediments and Tissues, TestAmerica Laboratories |
Chemical Analysis of Sediments and Tissues - How to Sample and Get Useful Data |
| March 2010 | Rebecca Rentz Counsel, Bracewell & Guiliani |
A Survey of Current Activities by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) |
| February 2010 | Tracy Hester
Bracewell & Guiliani |
Climate Change in the Courts: Climate Change Liability & Litigation |
| January 2010 | Craig Beskid
President, The Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center (NUATRC) |
New Research to Assess Air Toxics Exposures in Texas Communities |
| December 2009 | Paul Sarahan, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP | Regulatory Environmental Outlook for 2010 - Current and New Issues |
| November 2009 | Sandra Y. Snyder, Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP | EPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule |
| October 2009 | Richard Murray, University of Houston | Environmental Issues in the Houston Mayoral Race (no presentation) |
| September 2009 | Bruce C. Davis, DuPont Engineering Technology | Flares - Current Knowledge, Emerging Regulatory Issues, and Current EPA/TCEQ Activities (no presentation) |
| August 2009 | Snehal Patel, Harris County Attorney's Office | Environmental Priorities of the New Harris County Attorney, Vince Ryan (no presentation) |
| July 2009 | Donna Phillips TCEQ Area Director - Coastal and East Texas |
Annual Regulatory Update (joint meeting with TAEP) |
| June 2009 | Chris Amandes, Vinson & Elkins, LLP | Climate Change Developments and Proposed EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule |
| May 2009 | Bill Dawson, Independent Journalist Matthew Tresaugue, Houston Chronicle |
The Media's Coverage of Environmental Issues, From the Insiders' Perspective (panel discussion; no presentation) |
| April 2009 | Charles Maguire TCEQ Water Quality Planning Division |
The Realignment of TCEQ Water Programs and the New Approach with Bacteria TMDLs |
| March 2009 | Lindsey Jones, TCEQ Toxicology | Houston Air Quality and the Air Pollutant Watch List |
| March 2009 | Walt Crow, Houston Regional Monitoring | Air Quality Monitoring Overview |
| September 2008 | Chris Amandes, Vinson & Elkins | Changes to the EPA Audit Policy for New Owners |
| August 2008 | TBA | TBA |
| July 2008 | TCEQ Multi-Media Directors | TCEQ Region 12 Multi-Media Update |
| June 2008 | Jim Blackburn, Blackburn & Carter | An Attorney's Perspective on Air Quality Issues Along the Texas Gulf Coast |
| May 2008 | Dan Mueller, CDM | Non-Air Implications of Global Climate Change |
| April 2008 | Kevin Colbert, Gardere | City of Houston Public Nuisance Ordinance |
| March 2008 | Carl Edlund, EPA Region 6 | EPA Region 6 2008 Air Quality Initiatives |
| February 2008 | Susana Hildebrand, TCEQ | 2008 TCEQ Air Initiatives |
| January 2008 | Matt Kuryla, Baker Botts LLP | Climate Change 2008 |
| June 2007 | Kathey Ferland, University of Texas | Energy Management Systems: The Next Step in Energy Performance Improvement |
| May 2007 | Cliff Walk, Rohm & Haas | The Anatomy of a Title V Permit (no presentation available) |
| April 2007 | Dr. Loren Raun, City of Houston | The City of Houston's Voluntary Benzene and Toxics Initiatives |
| March 2007 | Patricia Fontenot, TCEQ | Changes to the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) Rule |
| February 2007 | Betin Santos, Environmental Defense | The Diesel Initiative |
| January 2007 | Sanjay Sampath, Sage Environmental | A Global Outlook on Key Environmental Issues |
| November 2006 | Chris Amandes, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | First Non-Liable Party Agreement to Clean Up a Superfund Site |
| October 2006 | For Presentations from October, please visit the Hot Air Topics Website | |
| September 2006 | Steve Smith, TCEQ Water Section | The Recent Release of the TPDES Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Storm Water |
| August 2006 | Alex Cuclis, HARC | Air Quality Research in East Texas |
| July 2006 | TAEP Joint Meeting | |
| June 2006 | Sharon Jones, CDM | 8-Hr SIP Ozone Re-designations and Resulting Permitting Opportunities |
| May 2006 | ||
| April 2006 | Steve Ramsey, ENVIRON |
Residual Risk Standards: EPA Begins Implementing Section 112(f) of the Federal Clean Air Act |
| March 2006 | Rebecca Rentz, Air Quality Director, TCEQ | TCEQ Region 12 New Air Quality Director Role |
| February 2006 | Herb McKee | Global Warming: A Non-Politically Correct Viewpoint! |
| January 2006 | Jed Anderson, Attorney at Law | Finding a Better Way to Cleaner Air - Revisiting the SIP Process |
| November 2005 | Elena M. Marks, City of Houston | Mayor White's Air Quality Program |
| October 2005 | For Presentations from October, please visit the Hot Air Topics Website | |
| September 2005 | Rich Fiore, Search Consultants International | EHS Employment Market Trends |
| August 2005 | Doug Carvel, MECX | Rapid In-Situ Remediation |
| June 2005 | Steve Hagle, TCEQ | Episodic Emissions |
| May 2005 | Steve Ramsey, CH2M Hill | How to Prepare for the
New NSPS YYY Standard - VOC Emissions for SOCMI WAstewater |
| April 2005 | Carl Edlund, EPA Region 6 | Current Status - Houston/Galveston Air Quality Plan |
| February 2005 | Bill Ebbs, GB Biosciences Corporation | The Benefits of Environmental Compliance |
| January 2005 | Jill Gilbert, Lexicon Systems | IT Solutions for EHS: State of the Science for Compliance |
| November 2004 | Rick Strouse, Motiva Refinery, Port Arthur | Sustainable Development |
| October 2004 | For Presentations from October, please visit the Hot Air Topics Website | |
| September 2004 | Cynthia Erickson, | |
| May 2004 | ||
| April 2004 | David Schabacher, TCEQ | Houston-Galveston State Implementation Plan |
| February 2004 | Atiq Sediqi, TCEQ | P2 Assistance and Texas EMS |
| December 2003 | Rick Bost, ERM | Criminal Investigations/Penalties in the Environmental Arena |