Wednesday (April 11, 2012)
[Video: Wednesday_General_Session.wmv – 149MB]
Welcome
Guy Tomassoni, US EPA Environmental Analysis Division (EAD) [Starting time: 00:00]
Arnold Layne, US EPA Office of Information Analysis and Access (OIAA) [Starting time: 10:48]
Conference Cosponsors
Steve Brown, Executive Director, Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) [Starting time:
16:58]
Jeffrey Burke, Executive Director, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) [Starting
time: 28:43]
Malcolm Jackson, Assistant Administrator, Office of Environmental Information, US EPA [Starting
time: 35:47]
Keynote Speakers
Alan Hecht, Office of Research and Development, US EPA [Starting time: 1:01:35]
Roger McFadden, Vice President and Senior Scientist, Staples [Starting time: 1:28:08]
[Video: Wednesday_General_Session2.wmv – 70MB]
EPCRA 25th Anniversary
Danielle Purifoy, Harvard Law School [Starting time: 2:42]
Kim Jennings, Office of Emergency Management, US EPA [Starting time: 21:17]
Bill Finan, Office of Emergency Management, US EPA [Starting time: 33:13]
Mike Walker, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, US EPA [Starting time: 48:59]
[Video: Wednesday_Lunch_Buffet.wmv – 34MB]
Lunch Buffet with Keynote Speaker
Michael Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, US EPA [Starting time: 1:46]
[Video: Wednesday_Breakout_Session1a.wmv – 108MB]
Breakout Session 1A
Environmental Conditions & Toxics Reductions in Tribal Communities
“Environmental, Social, and Cultural Toxins in the Yukon River Watershed”
Manny Masony, Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council [Starting time: 2:54]
Rachael Peltola, YRITWC [Starting time: 9:52]
Elizabeth Jerue, YRITWC [Starting time: 14:00]
Heather Johnson, YRITWC [Starting time: 16:56]
“The Penobscot River Restoration Project: Revitalizing the Environment, Cultural Connections
and Economic Opportunities in the Penobscot Watershed”
John Banks, Penobscot Indian Nation [Starting time: 22:21]
“TRI and Toxics Training for Tribal Environmental Departments”
John Mead, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals [Starting time: 40:10]
[Video: Wednesday_Breakout_Session1b.wmv – 83MB]
Breakout Session 1B
Accessing and Using TRI Data
“TRI Starter Kit”
Becca Fink, Abt Associates [Starting time: 3:56]
“Simplifying TRI Data for the Average Person Next Door”
Rita Harris, Sierra Club [Starting time: 14:43]
“Environmental Justice and Relocation”
Vasanthakumar Bhat, Pace University [Starting time: 24:45]
[Video: Wednesday_Breakout_Session1c.wmv – 47MB]
Breakout Session 1C
TRI Trends: Past, Present, and Future
“Clean and Green Trends? Environmental Performance from 1996 -2007 in US Industrial
Facilities”
Troy Abel, Western Washington University [Starting time: :43]
“Why Toxic Chemical Releases Change: Your Neighborhood and the Nation”
Andrew Stoeckle, Abt Associates [Starting time: 12:48]
“Chemical Releases and Transfers into the Future: What Will TRI Look Like in 2020?”
Susan Day, Abt Associates [Starting time: 25:20]
[Video: Wednesday_Breakout_Session1d.wmv – 71MB]
Breakout Session 1D
Assessing Corporate Sustainability
“The Information Value of the Toxics Release Inventory on Corporate Environmental
Performance”
Elizabeth Connors, Northeastern University [Starting time: 2:00]
“Does Newsweek’s Green Ranking Reflect Pollution Emissions as Measured by TRI?”
Marty Freedman, Towson University [Starting time: 17:05]
Yu Cong, Morgan State University [Starting time: 24:23]
[Video: Wednesday_Breakout_Session2a.wmv – 155MB]
Breakout Session 2A
Tools for Accessing Environmental Data
“Tribal-FERST”
Allison Martin, US EPA [Starting time: :50]
“Better Access to Wastewater Pollution Data”
Carey Johnston, US EPA [Starting time: 11:53]
“Information Access for the Public: EPA’s Map-Driven Sites and Libraries”
Teri DeVoe, EPA National Library Network [Starting time: 22:17]
Kim Balassiano, US EPA [Starting time: 28:22]
Bill Muldrow, US EPA [Starting time: 40:56]
Dave Catlin, US EPA [Starting time: 54:46]
[Video: Wednesday_Breakout_Session2b.wmv – 100MB]
Breakout Session 2B
Chemicals Prioritization and Alternatives Assessment
Joel Tickner, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production [Starting time: 3:07]
Ken Zarker, Washington State Department of Ecology [Starting time: 27:52]
[Video: Wednesday_Breakout_Session2c.wmv – 88MB]
Breakout Session 2C
Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Initiatives in the States
“Proven for Profits: TRI Reduction Strategies”
Thomas Vinson, University of Texas – Zero Waste Network [Starting time: :28]
“Priority Sector Model (PriSM): A Model to Identify High-Priority Manufacturing Sectors for P2
Programs”
Rajiv Ramchandra, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, Rochester Institute of
Technology [Starting time: 20:06]
“Sustainability Reporting for Programs and Partners”
Mark McDermid, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources [Starting time: 35:35]
[Video: Wednesday_Breakout_Session2d.wmv – 87MB]
Breakout Session 2D
Right to Know About Ingredients in Consumer Products
Cecil Corbin-Mark, WE ACT for Environmental Justice [Starting time: :57]
Michael Green, Center for Environmental Health [Starting time: 27:34]
Thursday (April 12, 2012)
[Video: Thursday_General_Session.wmv – 110MB]
General Session
Toxics Release Inventory Program Overview – Roundtable [Starting time: :00]
Jeffrey Wells, US EPA Toxics Release Inventory Program Division (TRI PD)
Constance Downs, US EPA TRIPD
Dipti Singh, US EPA TRI PD
Ingrid Rosencrantz, US EPA TRI PD
Larry Reisman, US EPA EAD
Guy Tomassoni, US EPA EAD
Rosemarie Kelley, US EPA OECA
Update on the CEC's North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
(NAPRTR) Project
Orlando Cabrera-Rivera, Commission for Environmental Cooperation [Starting time: 56:50]
Danielle Valleé, Commission for Environmental Cooperation [Starting time: 1:09:39]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session1a.wmv– 76MB]
Breakout Session 1A
Communicating and Visualizing TRI Data
“2010 TRI National Analysis”
Kara Koehrn, US EPA [Starting time: 1:09]
“EPA’s Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) Model: What’s New in 2012?”
Rich Engler, US EPA [Starting time: 11:59]
“A Fast and Efficient Way to Visualize TRI Data”
Doug Chatham, US EPA Region 4 [Starting time: 23:34]
“Coming Clean and Green: A Geospatial Mapping Tool for Visualizing Industrial Environmental
Performance”
Jacob Lesser, Western Washington University [Starting time: 34:24]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session1b.wmv– 77MB]
Breakout Session 1B
Innovative Solutions for Reducing Toxics and Increasing Sustainability
“Safer Chemistry Challenge Program to Reduce Toxic Chemical Use in Communities”
Cindy McComas, University of Minnesota [Starting time: :56]
“Sustainability Tools: Life Cycle Assessment and New York State’s E3 Initiative“
Anahita Williamson, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, Rochester Institute of
Technology [Starting time: 16:55 ]
[Video: Thursday_Lunch_Buffet.wmv – 26MB]
Lunch Buffet with Keynote Speaker
Tanya Mottley, Director, Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, US EPA [Starting time: 1:16 ]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session1c.wmv– 78MB]
Breakout Session 1C
TRI Data Quality Successes and Challenges
“Corporate Parent Information in TRI”
Alex Klaessig, Abt Associates [Starting time: 1:08]
“TRI Waste: Where Does it Go?“
Catherine Miller, CGM Research LLC [Starting time: 14:14]
“TRI and FRS: Reconciliation, Enhancement, and Integration”
David G. Smith, US EPA [Starting time: 25:53]
“Cloud-based Consolidated Case Management“
John Chelen, HRI [Starting time: 39:24]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session1d.wmv– 104MB]
Breakout Session 1D
TRI Community Engagement: Four New EPA Pilot Projects Challenge us to
Communicate More Effectively with Communities
Lily Lee, US EPA Region 9 [Starting time: 1:57]
Shelley Fudge, US EPA [Starting time: 5:18]
Charles Harewood, US EPA Region 2 [Starting time: 11:35]
Nora Lopez, US EPA Region 2 [Starting time: 17:15]
Erin Heaney, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York [Starting time: 19:52]
Rebecca Newbury, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York [Starting time: 22:13]
Carol Ann Gross-Davis, US EPA Region 3 [Starting time: 33:28]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session1e.wmv– 83MB]
Breakout Session 1E
Using TRI for Sustainability
“The New York City Environmental Justice Alliance’s Waterfront Justice Project: Using TRI Tools
to Build Climate Resiliency and Sustainability in Urban Industrial Waterfront Communities”
Eddie Bautista, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance [Starting time: 2:15]
Juan Camilo Osorio, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance [Starting time: 16:02]
Natasha Dwyer, Pratt Institute [Starting time: 25:15]
Eva Hanhardt, Pratt Institute [Starting time: 27:30]
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Breakout Session 1F
TRI's University Engagement Collaboration with Cornell University
Laurie Miller, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs [Starting time: 5:47]
Kun (Kim) Qiang, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs [Starting time: 11:41]
Iyioluwa Teleola Akinlawon, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs [Starting time: 24:53]
Lincoln Bent Llerena, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs [Starting time: 35:50]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session2a.wmv– 100MB]
Breakout Session 2A
Using EHS Excellence to Meet Societal Expectations
Rachel Guy, DM Petroleum [Starting time: 1:00]
Mike Wendt, 3M Menomonie [Starting time: 16:05]
Annette Russo, Johnson & Johnson [Starting time: 28:00]
Tara Lindsay, West Liberty Foods [Starting time: 41:12]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session2b.wmv– 84MB]
Breakout Session 2B
Industry Achievements in Pollution Prevention
“Using the TRI to Assess Application of Green Chemistry Practices by the Pharmaceutical
Industry in Achieving Sustainability”
Steve DeVito, US EPA [Starting time: 2:36]
“Using P2 and TRI Data to Increase Reductions and Produce Results / TRI P2 Data Analysis”
David Sarokin, US EPA EPA [Starting time: 17:55]
Velu Senthil, US EPA [Starting time: 33:10]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session2c.wmv– 83MB]
Breakout Session 2C
Challenges to Achieving Sustainability
“TRI Reporting and Sustainability from a Mining Perspective”
Jerry Roose, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold [Starting time: 2:22]
“Measuring Community Engagement in Corporate Sustainability Reporting”
Sue Briggum, Waste Management [Starting time: 29:08]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session2d.wmv– 90MB]
Breakout Session 2D
Influences on Industry Behavior
“How Firms Respond to Mandatory Information Disclosure”
Michael Toffel, Harvard Business School [Starting time: 2:06]
Glen Dowell, Cornell University [Starting time: 6:53]
“Responding to External Influences on Industry Behavior: The Stewardship Action Council”
Mark McDermid, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources [Starting time: 24:35]
JoAnne Shatkin, CLF Ventures [Starting time: 28:52]
Myra Carpenter, Michelin [Starting time: 34:58]
Erica Lasdon, Calvert Investments [Starting time: 43:10]
Eli Golfer, Covanta [Starting time: 51:11]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session2e.wmv– 92MB]
Breakout Session 2E
EPA Partners with Industry to Produce Environmental Results
“The E3: Economy, Energy and the Environment Framework: Supporting a sustainable future”
Tom Murray, US EPA [Starting time: 1:15]
“Design for the Environment (DfE) Program: Safer Product Labeling & Alternatives Assessments”
Bridget Williams, US EPA [Starting time: 16:00]
“Green Chemistry: Reducing the Toxics Release Inventory”
Carol Farris, US EPA [Starting time: 31:37]
[Video: Thursday_Breakout_Session2f.wmv– 65MB]
Breakout Session 2F
Federal Programs Promoting Toxics Reduction
“A Federal Agency’s Path to TRI Reporting”
Jane Powers, US Department of Energy [Starting time: 2:05]
“Regulations and Risk Management Activities for Diisocyanates”
Katherine Sleasman, US EPA [Starting time: 19:00]