Navigating Oregon’s Climate Protection Program: What Fuel Suppliers Need to Know

Join industry experts Chad Darby (Maul Foster & Alongi) and Jeffrey Hunter (Perkins Coie) for an in-depth discussion on the Oregon Climate Protection Program (CPP) and its implications for Oregon fuel suppliers. This session will provide a comprehensive look at the program’s objectives, operational framework, and long-term compliance strategies.

Key Topics Covered:

• Program Background: Understand the origins and intent of the Oregon CPP, including its role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and shaping Oregon’s climate policy.
• How the Program Works: Explore the mechanics of the CPP, including regulatory requirements, timelines, and enforcement measures that fuel suppliers need to know.
• Compliance Strategies: Gain insights into practical and forward-looking approaches for meeting program obligations and mitigating risks.

Why Attend?

This webinar is designed to help fuel suppliers and stakeholders navigate the complexities of the Oregon CPP, ensuring they are well-prepared for both immediate requirements and future developments.

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Meet the Presenters

Chad Darby, Principal Air Quality Specialist, MFA

Chad Darby has more than 30 years of professional experience in the air quality science and engineering field, with project management in throughout the U.S. and internationally. This includes construction and operation permitting; emission testing; emission inventory development, pollution control evaluation; multimedia compliance auditing; odor monitoring and mitigation; and business strategy development. Additionally, Chad has prepared numerous air quality and climate sections for environmental impact reports and statements under NEPA, SEPA, and CEQA. Chad has assisted numerous industrial facilities with their Climate Protection Program permit applications. Chad regularly provides presentations on air quality topics, teaches classes, and provides expert testimony.

Jeffrey Hunter, Partner, Perkins Coie

Jeff Hunter is a partner with Perkins Coie focusing his practice on a wide-variety of issues related to the environment including: regulatory compliance; administrative enforcement and environmental litigation, including white collar criminal matters; permitting, development, and defending against permit challenges; cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated industrial and commercial properties; brownfield redevelopment projects; and environmental due diligence in real estate and corporate transactions. Jeff’s environmental counseling and administrative enforcement experience implicates the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA);. He is also knowledgeable regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and the Mine Safety and Health Act.  Jeff is licensed to practice in Colorado and Oregon, is listed in Chambers, The Best Lawyers in America and has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.