Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law (SONREEL) serves as a primary forum for keeping its members informed in regard to developments in Natural Resources (mining, timber and marine resources); Energy (oil and gas and electric power); and Environmental (air and water quality, hazardous and solid waste, environmental crimes and environmental litigation) areas of the law. This Section produces CLE seminars and in conjunction with students from the University of Mississippi Law School, publishes a newsletter to assist members in keeping abreast of developments and changes in these areas of law.

Links

http://www.epa.gov/aljhomep/ - EPA admin law judge site
http://www.epa.gov/eab/ - EPA appeals board site
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/siteinfo.htm - CERCLA/Superfund information
http://www.mdeq.ms.gov MDEQ data - permits, pending and issued etc.
http://ms.water.usgs.gov/ USGS - Mississippi data
http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/ - National Wetlands Inventory
http://www.usace.army.mil - Army Corps of Engineer
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/ Federal - CEQ (NEPA)
http://www.mdeq.ms.gov - MS Department of Evironmental Quality
http://www.epa.gov/ - US Environmental Protection Agency furnishes extensive resources in environment-related information, including news, legislation, test methods, and data
http://www.sos.ms.gov - Mississippi Secretary of State
http://www.ogb.state.ms.us - Mississippi State Oil & Gas Board
http://www.psc.state.ms.us - Mississippi Service Commission
https://courts.ms.gov/ - Mississippi Supreme Court

If you have any helpful links that you would like to see added to this webpage, please send your ideas to Casey Creasey at [email protected].

SONREEL Section
2025-2026 Executive Committee

Chair
Laura D. Heusel, Ridgeland
Butler Snow

Vice Chair
Travis J. Conner, Jackson
Biggs Pettis Ingram & Solop PLLC

Secretary
Abram Orlansky, Jackson
Watkins & Eager, PLLC

Past Chair
Susan Stutts, Greensboro, NC
Brooks Pierce

Member at Large (8/2024-7/2026)
Anderson "Andy" Thomas, Brandon
MS Dept of Environmental Quality

Member at Large (8/2024-7/2027)
Bradley Ennis, Gulfport
Balch & Bingham LLP

Member at Large (8/2025-7/2028)
Emily Brennan, Jackson
MS Dept of Environmental Quality