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Increasingly, energy and environmental regulations are changing as federal and state administrations change.  This panel will explore the role politics plays in shaping the regulatory framework, and how members can navigate the uncertainty creating by the changing framework.  The panel will also discuss the role of the courts in interpreting and applying laws and regulations, and how their role has changed in recent years.  The panel will use the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act and environmental justice as examples.  Members attending this panel will better understand how politics and litigation can impact hydropower operations, both directly and indirectly, and how to factor those considerations into licensing and compliance strategies. 

This Panel is within the Regulatory and Policy Track at the conference. 
 
This session is a 201-level discussion for those looking to take a deeper dive into this subject matter.  

Moderator: 
Andrea Wortzel, General Counsel for NWHA, Partner, Troutman Pepper

Panelists: 

• Jenna Mandell-Rice, Partner, Van Ness Feldman
• Steve Odell, Marten Law

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