Environmental Policy & Compliance Workshop – Houston

Join ALL4 and Kean Miller for a half-day, interactive workshop designed for environmental, health, safety, operations, and legal professionals working in the chemical manufacturing sector. This program brings together experienced environmental consultants and attorneys to provide practical technical and legal perspectives on the regulatory, enforcement, and litigation risks currently facing chemical manufacturers. Attendees will gain actionable guidance on managing compliance obligations, reducing risk, and preparing for evolving environmental policy and enforcement priorities.

Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Location: Hilton Americas | 1600 Lamar St, Houston, TX 77010
Time: 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM CT
Networking Happy Hour: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM CT | 1600 Bar & Grille (in the hotel lobby)
Registration Fee: $295 per attendee

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Why Attend?

This workshop is designed to help chemical manufacturers better understand how technical compliance decisions can create legal exposure, and how legal, EHS, operations, and consulting teams can work together to manage that risk. Attendees will hear practical insights on evolving air regulations, process safety and risk management, litigation updates, and audit privilege considerations, with dedicated time for Q&A and peer discussion.

Who Should Attend?

• EHS and Environmental Compliance Professionals
• Environmental Engineers and Process Safety Professionals
• Plant and Operations Managers
• Regulatory Affairs Professionals
• Environmental Counsel

Key Topics Include:

• Federal Regulatory Standard Overlap: Navigate the complexities of overlapping requirements in federal regulatory programs (e.g., NSPS Kc, SOCMI NSPS, HON, HWC MACT) while developing efficient and defensible compliance testing strategies.
• Begin Actual Construction Rule Proposal: Learn how the proposed rule could impact project planning, permitting strategies, and facility expansions.
• Regulatory Update: Status update of the administration’s recent regulatory activity and progress against the deregulatory agenda.
• Air Program Litigation Updates: Explore recent developments involving Project Emissions Accounting, PM_2.5 NAAQS, Major MACT to Area Source (MM2A) rule, and the Ethylene Oxide IRIS value.
• Process Safety Management (PSM) / Risk Management Program (RMP) hidden liabilities: Understand how process safety and risk management requirements can create regulatory, civil, and reputational liability beyond routine compliance obligations.
• Audit Privilege Panel: Hear technical and legal perspectives on structuring environmental audit programs, preserving privilege, and managing compliance risk through an interactive panel discussion.

Agenda:

Time	Session	Description
11:00 – 11:30 AM	Registration & Networking	Check in, connect with fellow attendees, and enjoy light networking before the workshop begins.
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM	LUNCH	Enjoy lunch before the technical sessions begin.
12:30 – 12:45 PM	Welcome & Opening Remarks	Opening remarks from ALL4 and Kean Miller, including an overview of the day’s program.
12:45 – 1:45 PM	Regulatory and Air Program Litigation Updates	Session will start with a status update of the administration’s recent regulatory activity and progress against the deregulatory agenda.  It will end with an update of ongoing litigation affecting Project Emissions Accounting, PM₂.₅, Major-to-Area Source (MM2A), and the IRIS Ethylene Oxide Value, with practical insights into how these developments may influence permitting, compliance, and enforcement risk.
1:45 – 2:45 PM	Federal Regulatory Standard Overlap	Explore the interaction between HON, NSPS, and HWC MACT requirements and learn strategies for developing efficient, coordinated, and defensible compliance testing programs while reducing regulatory and legal risk.
2:45 – 3:00 PM	BREAK	Refreshments and networking.
3:00– 3:30 PM	Begin Actual Construction Rule Proposal	Learn how the proposed Begin Actual Construction (BAC) rule could impact project planning, permitting strategies, and facility expansions, along with practical considerations as the rulemaking process evolves.
3:30 – 4:30 PM	Process Safety Management (PSM) / Risk Management Program (RMP) – Hidden Liabilities	Discover how process safety issues can create regulatory, civil, and reputational liability beyond routine compliance obligations, along with practical steps to identify and reduce organizational risk.
4:30 – 5:30 PM	Audit Privilege Panel	Join an interactive discussion on environmental audit privilege, including best practices for structuring audit programs, preserving privilege, managing consultant communications, and strengthening compliance efforts.
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM	Networking Happy Hour	Continue the conversation during a networking happy hour hosted by Kean Miller, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect with presenters, environmental professionals, in-house counsel, and industry peers

Continuing Education

This workshop has been approved for 4.5 hours of LSBA CLE credit and 4 hours of Texas State Bar CLE credit.

Participants may be eligible to earn up to 4.5 continuing education contact hours for PE, CSP, CIH, and CHMM credentials. Certificates of completion will be provided. Attendees are responsible for confirming that the workshop meets the requirements of their applicable licensing or certification organization.

Registration

Space is limited. Reserve your spot today for this interactive workshop designed specifically for environmental, compliance, legal, and operations professionals in the chemical manufacturing industry.