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Overview of Environmental Laws and Regulations

(0.7 ceu)

MCLE credit: 7 hours

RCRA, CERCLA, NEPA, CEQA, SARA, and ISO 14000--what do they all mean? And how do they affect us? Understanding them can be of vital importance to environmental managers, government regulators, planners, environmental consultants, elected officials, and citizen activists alike. This course provides a basic overview of the major federal and California environmental regulatory requirements. Specific regulations pertaining to air quality, water quality, toxic materials, and hazardous wastes (among others) are discussed. Significant emphasis is given to the key elements of the regulatory programs from a compliance perspective. Price includes course notes.

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Fri. Sept. 18, San Francisco

GARY LUCKS, J.D., CPEA, is a principal attorney and scientist with Beyond Compliance LLC, where he advises clients on multimedia environmental management systems (EMS) and environmental compliance. Lucks specializes in environmental compliance auditing, compliance management systems (CMS), compliance counseling, EMS, environmental training, environmental permitting, greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and reduction, and pollution prevention.

• 1 meeting
• Sept. 18: Fri., 9 am-5 pm
• San Francisco: Room 804, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
• $295 (EDP 301176)

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