Environmental Law

by wpengine | September 20, 2016 3:58 pm

Overview

We represent a broad range of individual and business clients in resolving complex environmental issues in the context of business and real estate transactions, contaminated site remediation, land use, energy project development, permitting, litigation, administrative proceedings, compliance and defense of governmental enforcement actions.  Our attorneys also advise clients on governmental relation matters, including legislative and rulemaking proceedings.  Our attorneys’ environmental expertise extends to air, water, wetlands, shoreland, docks, oil, hazardous waste, toxic chemicals, lead paint, medical and hospital waste, and lead paint, among other things. The intersection of environmental and energy issues also allows our practice groups to represent clients in all aspects of developing and siting natural gas and renewable energy projects, including solar, wind and hydroelectric power.  We collaborate to assist energy project developers with land use, siting, contracts, real estate, environmental and tax issues related to facility construction, operation, transmission and energy storage. Our attorneys also assist clients in complying with greenhouse gas regulations and in developing carbon emission offsets projects.

Practice Focus

• Environmental compliance counseling for air, waste, water and wetlands matters
• Federal, state and local permitting (U.S.E.P.A., New Hampshire and municipalities)
• Defense of civil and criminal environmental enforcement actions involving violation of air, hazardous waste, toxic substances, oil, water and wetlands laws
• Environmental due diligence in commercial real estate and business transactions
• Administrative and civil appeals
• Tax exemptions for pollution control facilities
• Litigation regarding docks and shoreland structures
• Solar and other renewable energy project development and permitting
• Renewable energy project siting, land use, real estate, contracts, tax and finance
• Natural gas generation and transmission facility siting and permitting
• Remediation and funding for contaminated sites
• Insurance coverage and indemnification
• Defense of administrative actions involving lead paint, hospital/pharmacy waste, air emissions and hazardous chemicals

Source URL: https://orr-reno.com/practice-areas/regulated-industries-government-relations/environmental-law/

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