ELS Symposium 2019 | Deconstructing Waste | March 15th 2019 Under the natural law of conservation of mass, matter is neither created nor destroyed; everything we have ever thrown away is still here with us on planet Earth. In light of evolving California climate and environmental policy focused on air quality, water quality, and environmental justice, this year’s Environmental Law Symposium at UC Davis focuses on the human-made law of waste management. Leaders in government, non-profit and private sectors will discuss the ways we manage organic waste, hazardous waste, agricultural waste and other waste streams, opening the doorway to dialogue about the impacts of dumping on vulnerable landscapes and populations, and how our society can shift from disposal to regeneration in the era of climate change. Opening Remarks: Kevin Johnson, Dean, UC Davis School of Law Benjamin Houlton, Director, John Muir Institute of the Environment, UC Davis Richard Frank, Director, California Environmental Law and Policy, Center, UC Davis School of Law Janaki Jagannath, Environmental Law Society Symposium Chair Keynote Presentation: Jared Blumenfeld, CalEPA Secretary Presented by the Environmental Law Society, Environs: Environmental Law & Policy Journal, and the Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies at UC Davis School of Law, in partnership with the UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment, the UC Davis Center for Regional Change, and California Environmental Law & Policy Center.