Environmental Policy & Compliance Workshop – Chicago

Join ALL4 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, September 17, 2026
Location: Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse | 70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, IL 60148
Time: 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM CT
Networking Happy Hour: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM CT
Registration Fee: $195 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:

• Regulatory and Air Program Litigation Updates: Review the administration’s recent regulatory activity and progress toward its deregulatory agenda, along with ongoing litigation involving Project Emissions Accounting, the PM₂.₅ NAAQS, the Major-to-Area Source (MM2A) rule, and the IRIS Ethylene Oxide value. Gain practical insight into how these developments may affect permitting, compliance, and enforcement risk.
• 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.
• Begin Actual Construction Rule Proposal: Learn how the proposed Begin Actual Construction rule could affect project planning, permitting strategies, and facility expansions, along with practical considerations as the rulemaking process evolves.
• 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.
• Digital Solutions and AI: Explore how predictive, data-informed management can improve data availability, reduce compliance risk, and strengthen regulatory confidence. Learn how analytics and emerging AI tools can integrate with existing compliance systems to support earlier insights, higher-quality data, and smarter operational decisions.

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 Taft Law, including an overview of the day’s program.
12:45 – 1:45 PM	Regulatory and Air Program Litigation Updates (With Ann Zwick, Taft Law)	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 (With Adam Young, Seyfarth Shaw LLP)	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	Digital Solutions and AI	Explore how moving from reactive reporting toward predictive, data-informed management improves data availability, reduces compliance risk, and strengthens regulatory confidence. Session will also cover examples of how integrating analytics and emerging AI tools with existing compliance systems can enable earlier insights, higher data quality, and smarter operational decisions.
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM	Networking Happy Hour	Continue the conversation during a networking happy hour, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect with presenters, environmental professionals, in-house counsel, and industry peers.

Continuing Education

Taft Law will sponsor Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit for Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Credit in other jurisdictions is available upon request.

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 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.