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Ohio Responses to Federal Environmental Regulation
September 26-27, 2006
Pfahl Hall, Ohio State University Campus
Columbus, Ohio

Conference Presentations

September 26

9:00 – 9:25    Joseph Koncelik (Director, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency)

 "Environmental Regulation in Ohio"

Water Quality

9:25 - 10:00 Leonard Shabman (Fellow, Resources for the Future)

"How Can We Make Progress Meeting Water Quality Goals in the Face of Uncertainty?"

 

10:00 - 10:35 David Baker (Director Emeritus, Water Quality Lab, Heidelberg College)

"Meeting Ohio's Water Resource Goals Through Effectively Addressing Habitat, Hydrology and Nutrient Enrichment Problems."

10:50 - 11:30 Panel:  "Paths to Progress on Water Quality"

 

Air Quality: Ohio and the NAAQS

1:45 - 2:20 Robert Hodanbosi (Chief, Air Pollution Control Division of Ohio EPA)

"Ohio's Challenges in Meeting the Ozone and PM NAAQS."

2:20 - 2:55 John Paul (President of The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Office,and Supervisor of the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency)

"New / Innovative Air Pollution Control Strategies from around the US"

3:10 - 3:55 Panel: "Paths to Progress on Air Quality"

 

September 27
 

Climate Change and Energy Policy

9:30 - 10:00 Leon Clarke  (Pacific Northwest Labs)

"Energy Options Relevant to Ohio"

10:15 - 10:45 Judi Greenwald (Pew Center on Climate Change)

"State Greenhouse Gas Policy Options for Ohio."

10:45- 11:30 Panel: "State / Regional Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation"

 

Regulation and Business Strategy

2:00 - 2:30:  Derry Allen (United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Policy Innovation) 

 "Business-Government Relationships: Fostering Innovation and Stewardship with Accountability"