Federal Bar Council presents Environmental Justice 101: Past, Present, and Future? May 29, 2025 6:15pm – 7:30pm Reception from 5:30pm – 6:15pm Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY Credit Information: 1.0 Non-transitional credit in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias and .05 transitional/ non-transitional credit in Areas of Professional Practice Explore the history of the environmental justice movement with experts from both the legal and advocacy worlds. Learn about federal, New York State, and New York City initiatives that have helped to shine a light on governmental decision-making that has resulted in disproportionate environmental impacts borne by low-income communities and communities of color. Hear about the present circumstances of environmental justice work at all levels of government, with a focus on solutions at the New York state and city level, as well as the speakers' visions of the future and how to build more ethical, transparent, and participatory processes. Moderator The Honorable Barbara S. Jones (ret.) Bracewell LLP Former District Judge, Southern District of New York Panelists Peggy Shepard Co-founder and Executive Director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice Lisa Garcia, Esq. Former Regional Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Alanah Keddell-Tuckey, Esq. Director, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Office of Environmental Justice Raya Salter, Esq. Founder and Executive Director of the Energy Justice Law & Policy Center Diversity Committee Co-Chairs Karine Louis, Esq. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Melanie Speight, Esq. Proskauer Rose LLP Federal Bar Council Program Committee Co-Chairs Celeste Koeleveld, Esq. Clifford Chance US LLP Julian S. Brod, Esq. Shapiro Arato Bach LLP In order to register, you must sign in to your Federal Bar Council account. If you do not have an account, you can create one using this link. This program is free for Federal Bar Council Members and $75.00 for Non-Members. For more information about the benefits of membership in the Federal Bar Council, click here. Financial Hardship Policy The Federal Bar Council is pleased to offer a 50% discount on the cost of its CLE Programs to attorneys who are unemployed, who are employed in the public sector or who work for a not-for-profit entity and are able to establish financial hardship. The original application for this discount must be submitted to the Federal Bar Council at least two weeks prior to the CLE Program for which it applies. Please contact the Council for an application form. If you have any questions, please contact CLE@federalbarcouncil.com.