A searching examination of the environment beat's "blind spots", and a spirited exchange between two key members of Congress and President George W. Bush's top environmental advisor about politics and policy in the post-9/11 era. Among the more than 30 session topics: Rachel Carson's legacy, ten years after Rio, cancer clusters, "Frankenfish" and an insider's look at the "big ten" environmental groups. Read up on the speakers [2]. You'll find the session summaries on the agenda [3]. View conference photos [4].

Conference host / co-chair: University System of Maryland / Tim Wheeler

Coverage: "Novel chemical entities: Are we sleepwalking through a planetary boundary? [5]" Mongabay, September 23, 2021, by Claire Asher.