Practice Focus
Environmental Law and Science, PLLC has experience with a wide range of environmental law matters and challenges at the federal level and in many states. Our practice focuses on four primary areas:
Environmental Compliance and Advocacy – advising and supporting clients in complying with the vast network of laws addressing air, water and waste, including permitting and auditing, as well the defense of agency enforcement actions
Contaminated Sites and Brownfields - providing legal support to clients regarding potential liability from third party and legacy waste sites, as well as the cleanup and redevelop of contaminated property
Business Transactions – assisting clients with the environmental aspects of corporate, real estate and other business transactions
PFAS and Chemical Regulation – providing strategic and compliance advice to clients on chemical product regulation, including PFAS and other emerging chemicals
Beyond these core areas, we have experience in a broad array of environmental, health and safety law issues, at the federal level and across the states, from Minnesota to the US Virgin Islands.
environmental compliance
Facility EHS operation, management and regulatory compliance
Environmental auditing, EHS compliance programs, internal investigations, release reporting and voluntary self-disclosures.
Enforcement response support for agency inspections, information requests, and enforcement actions
Compliance counseling, permitting, strategic planning, advocacy and enforcement response support for most Federal environmental laws and state law equivalents, including RCRA, CWA, CAA, EPCRA and TSCA
Occupational safety and health law compliance
Environmental litigation
contaminated sites and brownfields
Contaminated property issues under CERCLA, RCRA and related state statues for owned, third party and legacy sites
Cost recovery, contribution, allocation and natural resource damage actions and defenses
Response to agency information requests, cleanup orders and cost claims
Cleanup and redevelop of contaminated properties, including under state voluntary cleanup programs
Negotiation of administrative orders and judicial consent decrees
Federal and state liability protections for property purchases and brownfield developments
business transactions
Advise clients on environmental risks in business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and real estate transactions
Manage and oversee environmental due diligence
Environmental risks allocation through transactional documents, environmental indemnities and alternative risk mitigation
Securing liability assurance letters
Support contaminated property investigation, acquisition or sale, cleaning up, and redevelopment
Coordinate with environmental consultants
chemical regulation
PFAS advice and guidance, including emerging federal and state laws, regulations, policies, and use restrictions, as well as PFAS health science, remediation and litigation.
TSCA counseling and compliance, including new and existing chemicals regulation, import and export requirements and reporting
EPCRA notification and reporting
Chemical release reporting
Emerging chemical management concerns
State chemical regulation programs
