Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago, Illinois
February 24, 2012
Sponsored by
Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation
Field Museum of Natural History
A program examining the legal and policy issues facing the Great Lakes
with faculty from both the United States and Canada to present a binational perspective on the issues addressed.
For faculty biographies click here.
Program
8:15 AM Registration
8:30 Welcome and Introduction to Program
Tom Campbell, Chair, Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation
Hon. Frank H. Easterbrook, Chief Circuit Judge,United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
8:45 – 9:15 Session I
The Great Lakes – Understanding their History and Importance to our Sustenance and Economic Well Being.
The Great Lakes are the largest system of surface freshwater on Earth and contain 20% of the world’s freshwater resource. About one tenth of the population of the United States and one quarter of the population of Canada rely on the Great Lakes for fresh water.
Joel Brammeier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alliance for the Great Lakes
9:15 – 10:00 Session II
Who Is Responsible For Preserving The Great Lakes? – A Look at the Thicket of Laws, Treaties and Compacts, As Well As the Governments that Are Accountable.
Noah Hall, Associate Professor, Wayne State University Law School; Visiting Professor, University of Michigan Law School (Winter 2012)
Moderator – Hon. Frank H. Easterbrook, Chief Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
10:00 - 10:15 Mini-Break – Slides Depicting Facts and Beauty of the Great Lakes
10:15 - 11:00 Session III
Diversion – The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact –
A Sturdy Fence or a Fence with Holes in It?
David de Launay, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario
David Naftzger, Executive Director, Council of Great Lakes Governors
Moderator, Christopher Scanlon, First Vice President, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
11:00 – 11:50 Session IV
Pollution and Climate Change – How effective has enforcement of the Clean Water Act been? What is the prognosis for water quality in the Great Lakes over the long term?
Debra Shore, Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Henry Henderson,Director, Midwest Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
11:50 – 12:00
Description of Museum Tour and Lunch Options
Joseph B. Brennan, CIO and General Counsel, Field Museum of Natural History
12:00 –12:55 Lunch On Your Own – Slides Depicting Facts and Beauty of the Great Lakes
Field Museum scientists involved with conservation efforts in the Andes Amazon and Chicago Region will be on hand to give a brief tour of the new Abbott Hall of Conservation: Restoring Earth.
12:55 Convening of Afternoon Sessions
Doug Carlson – Vice Chair, Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation
1:00 – 2:15 Session V
Invasive Species – How well do the laws and regulations of the United States
and Canada respond to the threat of invasive species?
Philip W. Willink, Fish Biologist, Field Museum of Natural History
Thomas Cmar, Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
Moderator, Steven Molo, President, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
2:15 – 3:00 Session VI
Revitalization - The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative of the United States
and the View from Canada.
Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
Gail Krantzberg, Professor, Civil Engineering; Director, Dofasco Centre for Engineering and
Public Policy, School of Engineering Practice, McMaster University
3:00 – 3:15 Mini-Break - Slides Depicting Facts and Beauty of the Great Lakes
3:15 – 4:00 Session VII
Diversion and Pollution - What Are Our Cities Doing?
David Ullrich, Executive Director, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Kevin Shafer, Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Moderator: Hon. Diane P. Wood, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
4:00 - 4:45 Session VIII
Emergency Preparedness – How prepared are we to respond to an environmental catastrophe? Nuclear waste storage and shipment, the siting of nuclear plants, pipeline breaks, and the potential for other unforeseen tsunamis.
Susan Hedman, Region 5 Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Edward Tanzman, Co-director, Center for Integrated Emergency Preparedness Decision and Information Sciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Moderator: Hon. Robert M. Dow, Jr., Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
4:45 – 5:00 Mini-Break - Slides Depicting Facts and Beauty of the Great Lakes
5:00 – 6:00 Session IX
Sustainability – Restoring and Maintaining the Chemical, Physical,
and Biological Integrity of the Waters of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.
Philip J. Enquist, Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Moderator: Eugene E. Smary, Cochair, International Task Force, Section of Environmental, Energy and Resources, American Bar Association
6:00 Adjourn
