Date |
Speaker |
Topic (links) |
 August 2021 |
Arijit Pakrasi, Practice Leader – Air Quality Management Service, EDGE Engineering and Science | HGB Ozone Reclassification Update |
| July 2021 | Ramiro Garcia, Jr., TCEQ Deputy Executive Director | TCEQ Regulatory Update Link to Recording |
| March 2021 | David Friedman, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, AFPM | AFPM What Comes Next Presentation |
| November 2020 | Brandon Marsh, P.E., Operating Permits Section, TCEQ Air Permits Division | Brandon Marsh TCEQ Presentation |
| August 2020 | Albert Kennedy, P.E., Senior Air Quality Modeler, BGE, Inc. | Practical Steps for Expeditious Completion of Air Dispersion Modeling for New Source Review Permit Applications |
| July 2020 | Dr. Latrice Babin, Director, Harris County Pollution Control Services, and Jeff Saitas, P.E., Saitas and Seales | Normalization of the Abnormal: Looking at the Pandemic, the Economy, and the Regulatory Environment in Texas: Dr. Latrice Babin’s Presentation Jul 2020 Jeff Saitas’ Presentation Link to Presentation Video Recording |
| February 2020 | Bryan J. Moore, Beveridge & Diamond | 2020 RCRA Update: Federal and State Statutory, Regulatory, and Judicial Developments Impacting Waste Management |
| November 2019 | Mike Taylor, Emission Advisors | Update on Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (“HGB”) NOx and VOC Emission Reduction Credits and MECT NOx and HRVOC Allowances |
| October 2019 | Dennis McNally, Alpine Geophysics | Uses of Photochemical Models for HGB Industry; SIP, PSD/NSR, and Inter-Pollutant Trading |
| September 2019 | Lara Cottingham (City of Houston) | City of Houston Climate Action Plan |
| August 2019 | Matt Kuryla & Mark Hamlin (Baker Botts LLP) | Texas Ozone NAAQS Status Update |
| ACE 2019 | Mike Taylor (Emission Advisors) & Deever Bradley, P.E. (ERM) | ERC Generation and Sales Process for SunEdison |
| ACE 2019 | Derek McDonald (Baker Botts LLP) | NSR Reform and EPA Air Memorandas |
| ACE 2019 | H. Langley DeWitt, Ph.D. (AECOM) | PM2.5 Measurements in Houston and the 2018 PM ISA |
| ACE 2019 | Arijit Pakrasi, P.E., Ph.D. (EDGE Engineering and Science) | Impact of Recent US AEPA PM2.5 Guidance on NSR Permits |
| ACE 2019 | Brittany Tones (Spirit Environmental) | Common Compliance Findings During Waste Audits |
| ACE 2019 | Don Halter, CHP (USA Environment) | NORM-Impacted Waste Management |
| ACE 2019 | John M. Beath, P.E. (JBE) | A Tactical Environmental Management System – 12 Elements of Effective Compliance |
| ACE 2019 | Russ DiRaimo, P.E. (Element Materials Technology) | Conducting an Efficient Emissions Test Program |
| ACE 2019 | Donna Huff (TCEQ) | SIP Development Update |
| ACE 2019 | Jeff Saitas (Saitas and Seales) | 2019 Legislative Session Update |
| October 2018 | Mike Taylor (Emission Advisors) | Update on HRVOC, NOx, and VOC ERCs and allowances in Houston-Galveston-Brazoria and effects of the 2008 NAAQS pending re-designation and the 2015 NAAQS Standard |
| September 2018 | Carlos Szembek (ERM) | Inside the Black Box: Recent Updates and Proposed Changes in Air Dispersion Modeling |
| July 2018 | Jeff Saitas, P.E. (Saitas and Seales) and Debra Baker (Baker Wotring, LLP) |
Joint A&WMA GCC and TAEP Meeting: Annual Regulatory Update |
| June 2018 | Roberto Gasparini (Spirit Environmental) and Cory R. Thornton (Crain, Caton & James) | Environmental Due Diligence: Answering the Five Main Questions |
| April 2018 | Jesus Davis (Industrial Information Resources) | 2018 Oil and Gas Spending Outlook |
| ACE 2018 | ACE 2018 Program | ACE 2018 Program |
| ACE 2018 | ACE 2018 Presenters’ Bio | ACE 2018 Presenters’ Bio |
| ACE 2018 | ACE 2018 Signage | ACE 2018 Signage |
| ACE 2018 | Dr. Elena Craft (Environmental Defense Fund) | Building a Healthier and Climate Adaptive Houston: Lessons Learned from Harvey |
| ACE 2018 | Johnny Vermillion (Spirit Environmental) | Houston Ozone –Past, Present, and Future? |
| ACE 2018 | Carl Edlund (EPA, Region 6 Superfund Division – Director) | EPA Response to Hurricane Harvey |
| ACE 2018 | Edwin Mongan (BHP Billiton, ONE Future Coalition Company) | ONE Future – Our Nation’s Energy Future |
| ACE 2018 | Laura LaValle (Beveridge & Diamond) | Trends in Environmental Law Under the Trump Administration |
| ACE 2018 | John Christiansen (Anadarko) | Anadarko’s Advocate and Ambassador Program: Connecting With Our Community |
| ACE 2018 | Deever Bradley (ERM) | A Disservice to VOC Service |
| ACE 2018 | Chris Colville (Edge Engineering and Science) | The Future of Advanced Air Monitoring Technologies |
| November 2017 | Mike Taylor (Emission Advisors) | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) and MECT NOx Allowances |
| July 2017 | Brian Christian (TCEQ) | TCEQ Update |
| June 2017 | Chris Pepper (Winstead PC) | Not Your Ordinary Regulatory Compliance Stories … practical applications of environmental lawyering |
| April 2017 | Johnny Vermillion, PE. (Spirit Environmental) | Serving Two Masters; Understanding Texas and EPA – Permitting Programs |
| March 2017 | Prof. Daniel Cohan (Rice University) | Texas’ Evolving Electricity Market and Its Impact on Air Quality |
| ACE 2017 | ACE 2017 Program | ACE 2017 Program |
| ACE 2017 | David Brymer and Betsy Peticolas (TCEQ) | HGB Changes and Air Permitting |
| ACE 2017 | Matt Kuryla (Baker Botts) | Redesignation of HGB, Changing the SIP, and Use of Mobile and Area Source Credits for EBT |
| ACE 2017 | Matthew Paulson (Bracewell) | TSCA Reform |
| ACE 2017 | Chris Wolfe (Environmental Defense Fund) | Case Study – Mobile Sources in an EBT Program |
| ACE 2017 | Dan McGraw (ICIS US Carbon Markets) | Trump’s Impact on Obama’s Environmental Legacy |
| ACE 2017 | Steve Ramsey (Geosyntec Consultants) | Regulatory/Policy Side of Using Technology |
| ACE 2017 | Yousheng Zeng (Providence Photonics) | Technology for Measurements |
| ACE 2017 | Jesse Thompson (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas) | The Houston Economy and Future Outlook |
| ACE 2017 | Matt Stutz (Weaver Consultants Group) | Revised MSW NSPS |
| ACE 2017 | Marv Richardson (ERM) | EPA’s Rulemaking on Hazardous Waste Generators |
| ACE 2017 | Todd Staples (TXOGA, President) | Industry Update |
| ACE 2017 | Celina Romero (Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, LLP) | Oil and Gas Regulatory Climate |
| November 2016 | Walker Williamson and Joseph Thomas | TCEQ HGB Nonattainment Area Updates |
| November 2016 | Mike Taylor | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) |
| September 2016 | Eduardo (Jay) Olaguer, Ph.D., Houston Advanced Research Center | The Oil and Gas Patch: Novel Techniques for Real Time Monitoring, Emissions Quantification, and Air Quality Impact Assessment |
| June 2016 | Jesse Thompson, The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch | The Houston Economy |
| April 2016 | Robert Opiela, Opiela Consulting Services and NaviKnow Solutions | Air Quality Data: The Foundation for Rules, Policy, Permitting, and Compliance and the Power it Possesses |
| HAT 2016 | Overall | Proceedings (Large File 17 MB) |
| HAT 2016 | Jeff Holmstead, Bracewell and Giuliani | How EPA and New EPA Regulations Will Affect Texas Business |
| HAT 2016 | Jed Anderson; The AL Law Group & Carter | The Clean Air and Climate Change Act of 2016 |
| HAT 2016 | Jim Blackburn; Blackburn & Carter | Public Policy Issues in Air Pollution: The Public Interest Perspective |
| HAT 2016 | Cory Pomeroy, TXOGA | EPA’s New Methane and VOC NSPS and Source Determination Rules for the Oil and Gas Industry |
| HAT 2016 | Michael Honeycutt and Sabine Lange, TCEQ | TCEQ Perspectives on the Health Effects Review of Ozone |
| HAT 2016 | Rebecca Rentz, Winstead Attorneys | 2015 Ozone NAAQS Implementation Highlights |
| HAT 2016 | Bruce Davis, Consultant | Review of the Implications of the Refinery Flare Rule |
| HAT 2016 | Curt Laush; Geosyntec Consultants | An Overview of Viable Fenceline Monitoring Techniques Pertaining to the Refinery Rule |
| HAT 2016 | Ram Hashmonay, Atmosfir Optics | The Importance of Open Path Fenceline Monitoring for Sustaining Compliance with the New Refinery Rule |
| HAT 2016 | David Schoenbrod, New York Law School | The Clean Air Act is Obsolete – The Need for Bold Reform |
| HAT 2016 | Toby Baker, TCEQ | Presentation |
| HAT 2016 | Ron Curry, US EPA Region 6 | Presentation |
| HAT 2016 | Tom Jordan, San Joaquin Valley APCD | San Joaquin Valley – Clean Air Act Implementation Issues |
| HAT 2016 | Derek McDonald; BakerBotts, Austin, Texas | Key Permitting Considerations for 2016: Greenhouse Gas and Ozone |
| HAT 2016 | Joe Guida; Guida, Slavich, and Flores | Texas EHS Audit Privilege Act and EPA Self-Disclosure Policies |
| HAT 2016 | Jess McAngus, Spirit Environmental | How to Conduct a Texas EHS Self-Audit |
| HAT 2016 | Brian Sinclair, TCEQ | TCEQ Enforcement Update |
| October 2015 | Arijit Pakrasi, CBI | Analysis of Ambient Air Monitoring Data for New Source Review Permitting — A Texas Perspective |
| September 2015 | Mike Taylor, Element Markets | Update on Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) NOx and VOC Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs) and MECT NOx Allowances |
| July 2015 | Liz Hendler, Rohit Sharma | Ozone Standard Update |
| April 2015 | Steven Ramsey | Use of “Next Generation” Open-Path Monitoring Systems for Source Detection, Emission Inventory Improvement, Root Cause Analysis and to Direct Emission Reduction Strategies |
| March 2015 | Leslie Wong (ERM) | Oil & Gas Industry GHG Regulatory Trends |
| February 2015 Hot Air Topics |
Dr Fraiser (Zephyr) | Updated Presentation – Hot Air Topics Ozone NAAQS – Issues with the Science |
| February 2015 Hot Air Topics |
Ted Bowie, Carla Kinslow, Stephen Ramsey, Shagun Bhat (Environ) | Updated Presentation – Hot Air Topics Evaluation of Benzene Fenceline Monitoring Program in USEPA’s Proposed Refinery Sector Rule |
| February 2015 Hot Air Topics |
Overall Compilation — Hot Air Topics | Overall Compilation Hot Air Topics (22MB) |
| November 2014 | Steve Hagle, TCEQ | Air Quality in Houston and Permitting Updates |
| October 2014 | Erin Selvera, TCEQ | Air Permits Division — Updates and Hot Topics |
| September 2014 | Mike Taylor, Senior Vice President, Element Markets, LLC | Update on Scarcity of Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs) and Allowances, and use of NOx ERCs for VOC ERCs |
| July 2014 | Ramiro Garcia, TCEQ Deputy Director, Office of Compliance & Enforcement | TCEQ Regulatory Update |
| June 2014 | Steve Smith, Lyondell Chairman Technical Advisory Committee Houston Regional Monitoring |
Air Quality in Houston and an Update on the NAAQS |
| April 2014 | Jodie Connor, President J. Connor Consulting, Inc. |
Oil Spill Response Preparedness Gulf of Mexico Post Deepwater Horizon |
| February 2014, Hot Air Topics | Derek Seals and Betsy Peticolas, Winstead Attorneys |
TCEQ-EPA Legal Challenges |
| February 2014, Hot Air Topics | Steve Hagle, P.E. TCEQ |
Hot Air Topics |
| February 2014, Hot Air Topics | Rock Owens, Manager, Environmental & Infrastructure Practice Group |
Environmental Enforcement |
| November 2013 | Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., P.E., Texas Water Development Board |
The Water-Industry Nexus: What Texas is Doing to Meet Current and Future Water Needs |
| October 2013 | Element Markets | The Scarcity and Expense of HGB Emission Reduction Credits: Issue and Opportunity |
| September 2013 | James Payne, Shareholder Guida, Slavich & Flores, P.C. |
Overview of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan |
| July 2013 | Beryl Thatcher, Chemical Section Manager TCEQ Air Permits Division |
Current TCEQ Air Permitting Activities |
| 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 |
