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We capably handle all aspects of regulatory compliance. We work with clients to analyze and minimize environmental risk through due diligence reviews and audits and guide them through the complex process of Superfund site remediation. We have seasoned litigators who understand how to present highly technical information to the courts and the public in an understandable way. Our lawyers efficiently assess matters, develop cost-effective litigation strategies, and bring disputes to successful conclusions through trial or settlement.
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- Eastern District of Washington Holds that Contamination Caused by Direct Aerial Emissions May be Actionable Under CERCLA - (Posted On Monday, January 26, 2015)
- EPA Expands the Definition of Solid Waste Rule - (Posted On Monday, December 29, 2014)
- FERC Approves Integration of Western Area Power Administration, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Heartland Consumers Power District into SPP - (Posted On Tuesday, November 18, 2014)
- Supreme Court Denies Petition Challenging Staged Review of Completed CERCLA Remediation - (Posted On Friday, November 14, 2014)
- Ninth Circuit Holds that Railyard Emissions are Outside the Scope of Federal Regulation - (Posted On Monday, August 25, 2014)
- D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order No. 1000 on Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation - (Posted On Friday, August 15, 2014)
- Return on Equity: After Several Years of Uncertainty, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Takes Action - (Posted On Wednesday, June 25, 2014)