State-level Strategies for Environmental Protection Under the Trump Administration

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Holding the Line: State-level Strategies for Environmental Protection Under the Trump Administration

Wednesday, Dec 18 at 12 noon

On January 20, a new federal administration intent on dismantling critical environmental protections will assume power. While the Trump administration will do its best to roll back environmental policy at the federal level, environmental protection is not governed solely by federal policy. In Wisconsin, our strong state-level environmental laws play an important role in protecting public health and natural resources.

Register for this free webinar at noon on Wednesday, December 18 to learn how we can use our state laws to safeguard Wisconsin’s environment, no matter what a Trump EPA does.

MEA Executive Director Tony Wilkin Gibart will be joined by MEA attorneys Dan Gustafson and Anya Janssen to discuss important opportunities to advance environmental policy, as well as challenges we can expect along the way.

Register here.

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