Conrad Law & Policy Counsel
Publications

 
Books

Environmental Science Deskbook (Thomson West 11th ed. 2008). Conceived of, outlined, produced, edited and annually update unique explanation of environmental science and technology for lawyers and other nontechnical readers. Has been the best-selling product in West’s environmental legal catalog on a dollar basis. http://www.conradcounsel.com/p167.html

 
Book Chapters

Developments in Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice 2003-2004 (ABA 2005). Drafted Chapter 7, “Regulatory Policy.”

Regulation of the Gas Industry (American Gas Association 1989-93 eds.). Revised §§ 9.11, 9.13-15 re RCRA, CERCLA, EPCRA and TSCA.

 
Articles

Guest Column: Infrastructure Protection v.2.0 – Forward to the Past? GOVERNMENT SECURITY NEWS (June 23, 2008), available at http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/854.html.

The Security of Chemical Facilities: A Perpetually Moving Target? 55 THE FEDERAL LAWYER 41 (June 2008).

Chemical Facility Security—Congress and DHS in an Uneasy Race, HOMELAND SECURITY & NAT’L DEFENSE NEWSLETTER vol. 1, #3, at 5 (Spring 2008).

Scientific and Legal Perspectives on the Use of Science in Regulatory Activities, 116 ENVTL. HEALTH PERSPS. 136 (Jan. 2008), available at http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/9978/abstract.html (with Carol J. Henry). Peer-reviewed publication.

OMB's Draft Risk Assessment Bulletin: Improving the Process, 13 RISK POLICY REPORT, No. 21 (May 23, 2006).

Open Secrets: The Widespread Availability of Information about the Health and Environmental Effects of Chemicals, 69 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 141 (Summer 2006).

Assessing the Reliability and Credibility of Industry Science and Scientists, 114 ENVTL. HEALTH PERSPS. 153 (Feb. 2006), available at http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/8417/abstract.html (with Craig S. Barrow). Peer-reviewed publication.

Protecting Private Security-Related Information from Disclosure by Government Agencies, 57 ADMIN. L. REV. 715 (Summer 2005).

Homeland Security Advisory Council Private Sector Information Sharing Task Force report on Homeland Security Information Sharing between Government & the Private Sector (Aug. 2005) (principal author).

Seeking Better Science -- Early Returns from Information Quality Correction Requests, 35 TRENDS 10 (Sept./Oct. 2003).

The Information Quality Act – Antiregulatory Costs of Mythic Proportions? 12 KAN. J. L. & PUB. POL'Y 521 (Spring 2003).

The Reverse Science Charade, 33 ELR 10306 (April 2003).

Draft Guidance on the Appropriate Use of Rules Versus Guidance, 32 ELR 10721 (June 2002).

So Sue Me: Common Contractual Provisions and Their Role in Allocating Environmental Liability, 26 ELR 10219 (May 1996); 6 HAZARDOUS WASTE STRATEGIES UPDATE 1 (Sept. 1994); 1 ENVT'L LIAB. 77 (1993).

Sliding Scale or Slippery Slope: The New ASTM Standard Practices for Environmental Site Assessments, 23 ELR 10181 (April 1993).

CERCLA Does Not Invalidate Contractual Allocations of Responsibility, 22 ELR 10045 (Jan. 1992).

A Bad Mix for Mason Neck, THE WASHINGTON POST (Feb. 11, 1990) (ghostwritten).

Save the Whales, THE WASHINGTON POST (Jan. 12, 1988).

Reporting Requirements for Chemical Leaks and Spills, 18 BNA ENV'T RPTR. 683; 11 BNA CHEM. REG. RPTR. 617 (both June 19, 1987) (with R. deC. Hinds).

Trade Legislation and Foreign Investment, 2 J. INT'L BANKING LAW 79 (1987 Issue 2) (with A. Bonime-Blanc).

Overview of the Government Securities Act of 1986 (PLI 1987) (with J.E. Marans and G.P. Prezioso).

Note, Glowing Their Own Way: State Embargoes and Exclusive Waste-Disposal Sites Under the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, 53 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 654 (1985).

Night Shift, THE NEW REPUBLIC 14 (May 21, 1984).

Periodic contributor, PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE op-ed page, 1984-1991.

 
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