The Business Council will update its members on environment-related regulatory issues at its second Spring Environment Conference Monday, April 14, near Albany.

The all-day conference, which will focus on how these issues affect the private sector, will take place at the headquarters of the state Nurses Association in Latham, Albany County.

Scheduled speakers include Jane Kenney, regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as top officials from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

The Council has sponsored a successful Industry-Environment Conference each fall for 26 years. That conference focuses on both discussions of best environmental practices and briefings on legislative and regulatory issues.

The spring conference, which is in its second year, focuses solely on regulatory issues.

The agenda includes sessions on DEC's top priorities in air and water pollution, remediation, waste management, and other issues.

The Business Council's Environment Committee includes more than 800 environmental professionals who help shape The Council's advocacy agenda on issues related to the environment.

The committee works to keep Council members up-to-date on legislative and regulatory issues affecting companies and their environmental compliance requirements in New York.

For information on sponsoring or exhibition opportunities, call Janet Looby at 1-800/358-1202. For information or on-line registration, see www.bcnys.org/whatsnew/events/envsprinfo.htm.