Our attorneys advise businesses subject to federal and state regulatory programs, including air, water, solid and hazardous waste, recycling, wetlands, underground storage tanks, and chemical management and registration.
Our attorneys have experience with:
- Advising on permits under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, and other regulatory programs.
- Chemical and product regulation and registrations (TSCA).
- Storm water discharge permits and issues.
- Emergency response and release reporting.
- CERCLA/Superfund matters.
- Waste management and recycling.
- Corporate investigations and audits.
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainability.
- Transportation of hazardous materials.
- Environmental marketing claims.
- Negotiating with state and federal agencies to avoid the institution of formal enforcement actions.
- Permitting related to drilling, water, and air emissions associated with energy projects, including refineries and drilling (fracking).
- Leak, spill and release investigation and reporting
Representative Matters
- Negotiated Administrative Orders on Consent.
- Responded to environmentally based Unilateral Administrative Order demands.
- Defeated alleged RCRA storage and treatment violations.
- Secured no further action letters for closure of historic contamination sites.
- Successfully defended client from state air pollution allegations.
- Represented developer on redevelopment of a Superfund site, including partial delisting of the portion of the property developed for residential use.
- Represented manufacturing client on Superfund matter to mitigate liabilities and oversee a cost-effective approach to investigation and remediation.