Carl Howard is an Assistant Regional Counsel at EPA. He is a veteran enforcementattorney with expertise in hazardous and toxic substance regulation and permitting.He has worked on RCRA, TSCA, EPCRA and CERCLA matters. In his spare time, he isalso a co-chair of the Global Climate Change Committee of the Environmental LawSection with the NY State Bar Association where he was an officer with the Sectionfor five years including Chair of the Section.

Join prominent New York law professional with various legal backgrounds to discuss theNew York Green Amendment and its environmental justice benefits and community

impacts.

Katrina Fischer Kuh is the Haub Distinguished Professor of Law at the ElisabethHaub School of Law at Pace University where she teaches Administrative Law,Climate Change Law, Environmental Law Survey and Torts. She has published widelyon subjects related to environmental law and chaired the New York State BarAssociation Task Force on the Environmental Aspects of the New York StateConstitution

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Kate Kurera is Deputy Director at Environmental Advocates NY. As an attorneyadmitted to practice in New York and Victoria, Australia, she is an expert inenvironmental policy and law. Kate has vast experience working with international,federal, and state governmental bodies. She received her JD with a certificate inenvironmental law from Pace University, School of Law. She also has a Master ofPublic Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from ColumbiaUniversity’s School for International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts inGovernment from Skidmore College.

Christine Appah is an attorney who specializes in environmental justice andsustainability. Her background includes several years of experience in the nonprofitsector, working on environmental, housing, food security and civil rights issues.Christine has worked as a senior staff attorney in the Environmental Justice Programat New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and as a regional director at the NewYork State Division of Human Rights. She began her career as a staff attorney in theCivil Division of The Legal Aid Society of New York. Christine graduated magna cumlaude from The City College of New York and received her law degree from DukeUniversity School of Law. Christine was appointed to serve as a member of New YorkCity's Environmental Justice and OneNYC Advisory Boards.

Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, anon-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutionalrecognition and protection of environmental rights and author of, The GreenAmendment. van Rossum is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the DelawareRiverkeeper Network, for over 26 years in its efforts to protect the health of theDelaware River and its tributaries.

June 9, 6:00pm ET