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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panel Two "Hazardous Waste: Public Process in the Crosshairs" The production and disposal of pharmaceuticals, plastics, batteries, medical equipment and countless other goods upon which we rely day to day create sources of hazardous waste which are regulated differently from other waste streams for their toxicity and potential for public health hazard. The history of siting of hazardous waste facilities in low-income communities of color has been a driver of organizing for environmental justice, a grassroots movement which has shaped the way both federal and state EPAs contend with hazardous waste management. This panel focuses on modern legal challenges in hazardous waste management and uncovers the way governments and communities communicate in the crosshairs of cleanup and remediation. 1. Letitia Moore, Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight 2. Cesar Campos, Supervisor, Office of Public Participation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control 3. Ingrid Brostrom, Assistant Director, Center on Race Poverty & the Environment 4. Nayamin Martinez, Director, Central California Environmental Justice Network Moderator: Clare Cannon, Assistant Professor, UC Davis Center for Regional Change 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.