58th Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention: Hot Springs, Arkansas October 9-10
August 25, 2025
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will hold its 58th Annual Convention October 9th & 10th.
The Convention will be held at the Hot springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Keynote Speakers are scheduled to include:
- Shane Khoury, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“AE&E”) Secretary.
- Bailey Taylor, AE&E, Director of Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) Administrator.
- Lezah Saunders, Clean Harbors.
Invited Keynote Speakers include:
- Lee Zeldin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator.
- Scott Mason, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Administrator.
Scheduled education sessions include:
- Air
- Demetria Kimbrough, Deputy Director, Office of Air Quality, AE&E - DEQ.
- Water and Land Combined
- Steve Pepper, MS, CSP, CTEH.
- Air
- James McDonald, Director, Air and Radiation Division, EPA Region 6.
- Land
- Bryan Leamons, Deputy Directory, Office of Land Resources, AE&E - DEQ.
- Water
- Nathan Siria, Olsson, (Invited).
- Air Newsreel
- Jesslynn Hale, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants.
- Land: The Value of Prescreening Potential Sites Before Purchase
- Leslie Davis, Chris Branam, Cultural Resources Regional Manager, Terracon Consultants.
- Water
- Stacie Wassell, Deputy Director, Office of Water Quality, AE&E – DEQ.
- Land Case Studies
- Mack Clark, Business Development Manager, E3 Environmental.
- Water
- Curry Jones, Deputy Director, Water Division, EPA Region 6.
- OSHA
- Issues Brunch: Programming Package
- John Oliver, COO, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation.
- Evan Teague, Arkansas Farm Bureau, (Invited).
I will be undertaking a presentation addressing 2024-2025 Air Caselaw.
A copy of the Convention information and agenda can be found here.
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