Closings, Temporary Shutdowns, and Re-Openings: Environmental Issues and Opportunities in a Troubled Economy

In these uncertain economic times, manufacturing companies need to be prepared to address a host of environmental issues, including the possibility of plant closings and temporary shutdowns. There are a multitude of environmental laws and regulations that address plant construction and development, but what about when a plant closes, undergoes a temporary shutdown, or re-opens?

Foley’s Environmental Regulation attorneys provided insightful discussion and analysis on Closings, Temporary Shutdowns, and Re-Openings: Environmental Issues and Opportunities in a Troubled Economy. Topics included:

• Plant closing, temporary shutdown, and re-opening considerations, including:
  
  
  
  • When might a re-opening trigger Clean Air Act New Source Review?
  
  
  • When might a temporary shutdown trigger Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) “closure” obligations, and a re-opening be deemed a “new” RCRA facility?
    
  •  Critical timing issues to preserve the right to create environmental credits in the event of a shutdown


• Environmental considerations in bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related transactions

The program also included a brief segment on President Obama’s recent EPA and U.S. Department of Justice appointments and the latest reversals of EPA regulations and policies set forth under the Bush administration.

For more information on the Web Conference, please contact Cheryl Winkowski at [email protected].