Environmental Regulations – Development and Litigation
When your company is facing enforcement actions under state and federal environmental laws, we can help. Our team can navigating complex regulatory landscapes and has successfully negotiated numerous consent decrees with the U.S. EPA and state agencies.
We can assist you with:
Investigating and responding to Notices of Violation and agency inquiries
Conducting internal investigations and advising on their implications
Defending enforcement actions in federal and state court, and negotiating resolution of enforcement matters, including consent decrees
Addressing settlement implementation and additional enforcement issues that arise during implementation
Our Environmental Regulation attorneys have represented clients as intervenors in challenges to environmental permits, including Section 404 permit appeals before federal district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
We have defended enforcement cases under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, EPCRA, CERCLA, FIFRA, RCRA, and TSCA. Our environmental enforcement, litigation, and internal investigations experience includes representation of power generators, engine manufacturers, pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers, oil and gas pipelines, and pulp and paper manufacturers.
