Peter E. Hapke - Articles & Seminars

Peter's Articles & Seminars

ARTICLES
Newsletter Co-editor and Vice-Chair, Site Remediation Committee, American Bar Association, April 2005 to present.

"Environmental Regulations can Cause Unforeseen Construction Project Costs," Northwest Construction, November 2007.

"New Environmental Case has Significant Implications for Contractors," Northwest Construction, May 2007.

"Washington Port Contractors Must Navigate through Environmental Liability Shoals," Northwest Construction, November 2006.

Editorial Board Member (Jan. 1995 to Jan. 1997), Environmental and Land-Use Law Newsletter,
Washington State Bar Association (WSBA), Environmental and Land Use Law Section.

"Ecology/EPA Policies Provide Flexibility for Hazardous Waste Cleanups," WSBA Environmental
and Land-Use Section Newsletter, March 1996.

"Negotiating Consent Orders and Consent Decrees: A Practical Primer," WSBA Environmental and
Land-Use Law Section Newsletter, January 1995.

"Negotiating EPA Consent Orders and Consent Decrees: Steering Your Client Through the Shoals,"
24 Envtl. L. Rep.(Envtl. L. Inst.) 10116 - 10121 (March 1994) [with A.N. Davis].

"Environmental Issues Associated with a Facility Decommissioning: Strategies in a Tough
Economy," " Connecticut Ground-Water Association Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 2, (Summer 1993)
[with A.N. Davis].

"Decommissioning Manufacturing Plants Raises Legal Compliance Issues," Waste Dynamics of the
Northeast 4(3): 10-11, 27 (June 1993) [with A.N. Davis].

"Changing Status Under RCRA in Connecticut: A "How To" for TSDFs and Generators,"
Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) Environmental Policies Council
(CBIA/EPC) Summary, Vol. 6, No. 10, (Oct. 1992); in Connecticut Environmental Compliance
Update 1(1): 6-8 (November 1992); and in CBIA/EPC Hazardous Waste Management Seminar,
Waterbury, CT, October 8, 1992 [with A.N. Davis].

"Protecting the Interests of Real Property Owners: Insurance for Environmental Site Assessors and
Remediation Contractors," American Bar Association -- Real Property, Trust and Probate Section
Meeting, Winter, 1992, Nashville, TN [with R.D. Jones].

"What Connecticut Businesses Need to Know About Environmental and Land Use Law," The
Cambridge Institute, June 1991 [multi-author].

"Federal Circuit Court Insurance Decisions Contaminate Superfund Policy," 19 Envtl. L. Rep.
(Envtl. L. Inst.) 10393 (September 1989).

"Thomas v. Peterson: The Ninth Circuit Breathes New Life into CEQ's Cumulative and Connected
Actions Regulations," 15 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. L. Inst.) 10289 (September 1985).

SEMINARS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Panel Moderator, "Where has Washington Environmental and Land Use Law Come From and Where is it Going?" Environmental and Land Use Seminar sponsored by the King County Bar Association's Environmental Law Section, December 12, 2007.

Lecturer, "Contaminated Rights of Way," American Public Works Association Fall Conference, October 9-11, 2007, The Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Washington.

Faculty Member,"Brownfields 2007: Towards Sustainable Redevelopment in Puget Sound," The Seminar Group, June 26-27, 2007 Bell Harbor Conderence Center, Seattle, Washington.

Lecturer,"Contamined Rights of Way." Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Summer Training Program, June 20-22, 3007, Campbell's Resort at Lake Chelan, Washington.

Speaker, "A Superfund Primer," Northwest Environmental Summit, October 2006, Tacoma, Washington.

Moderator, Environmental/Land Use Roundtable, Washington
Association of Municipal Attorneys, October 2005, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and April 1999, Vancouver, B.C.

Planning Committee Member and Conference Leader, 15th Annual Hazardous Waste Law &
Management Conference, November 1998, Seattle, Washington.

Planning Committee Member, 14th Annual Hazardous Waste Law & Management Conference,
sponsored by Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, December 2-5, 1997,
Seattle and Portland, Oregon.

Speaker, Environmental/Land Use Roundtable, "1997 Annual Spring Conference, Washington
Association of Municipal Attorneys (WSAMA)," April 24, 1997, Skamania Lodge.

Speaker, "Environmental Concerns," "Coping with Business Regulation" Seminar, Washington
State Bar Association, January 24, 1997, Washington Athletic Club, Seattle.

Moderator, Risk Assessment and Risk-based Cleanup Panel, 13th Annual Hazardous Waste Law
& Management Conference, sponsored by Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark
College, December 3-6, 1996, Seattle and Portland.

Moderator, "Retirement Planning for Process Changes, Shut-downs, & Facility Closures," 1996
Northwest Waste Information Expo, October 29-30, 1996, Seattle Center.

Moderator and Speaker, Environmental Panel, "1994 Annual Spring Conference, Washington
State Association of Municipal Attorneys (WSAMA)," April 27-29, 1994, Port Ludlow Resort.

"Compliance and Enforcement under Connecticut and Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations," Chair,
Hazardous Waste Roundtable, The Cambridge Institute, June 7, 1991, Hartford, CT.

"Ensuring Process Changes Meet Regulatory Requirements" at Briefing on Environmental Issues,
Western Connecticut Industrial Council, Inc., March 20, 1991, Waterbury, CT.

"ConnecticutÕs New Hazardous Waste Regulations," at Briefing on Environmental Issues, Western
Connecticut Industrial Council, Inc., September 9, 1990, Waterbury, CT.

"RCRA Corrective Action," Pepe & Hazard seminars presented jointly with Balsam Environmental,
Inc. to New England industries, May and June 1990, Hartford, CT.

BAR LEADERSHIP
Vice-chair, Site Remediation Committee of the American Bar Association's Section on the Environment, Energy and Resources Law (April 2005 to present).

Chair, Environmental Law Section of the King County Bar Association, (march 2008 to present).