Carl R. Howard
Environmental Law Section

Carl R. Howard of Manhattan is the new chair of the 1,080-member Environmental Law Section.

Howard is an assistant regional counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. His work primarily involves the regulation of hazardous wastes and toxic substances in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

A 25-year member of the State Bar, Howard most recently served as the section’s vice-chair. He is a member of the section’s Brownfields Task Force and the Committee on Adirondacks, Catskills, Forest Preserve & Natural Resource Management, which he co-chaired for 18 years.

Howard graduated from Middlebury College and earned his law degree from Hofstra University School of Law.