Aaron applies his decades of experience with hazardous waste regulatory law to help clients comply with the rules, help mold the rules, and defend against allegations of noncompliance.
He holds an advanced degree in chemistry, has extensive training in economics, and is a former consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. His unique, multidisciplinary background—law, science, economics, and government—informs nearly every aspect of his work and makes him a valuable bridge between attorneys, engineers, business managers, consultants, and regulators.
Aaron has focused on hazardous waste issues since the beginning of the federal regulatory program in 1980. With this historical experience, he offers clients broad-based regulatory counsel on hazardous waste matters, including compliance counseling, strategic planning, advocacy, challenging rules in the courts, applying for permits and variances, and responding to enforcement actions. His clients consist of companies and trade associations in the chemicals, electronics, recycling, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, retail, steel, and mining industries, as well as government entities and non-profit organizations.
In addition to helping clients manage hazardous wastes and recyclable materials, Aaron advises companies on U.S. and international requirements for transport of hazardous materials and dangerous goods, as well as on worldwide regulations for preventing diversion of chemical products to use in the production of chemical weapons or illegal drugs. He was recently appointed by the National Academy of Sciences as the sole attorney on a committee tasked with advising the U.S. Army on planning for eventual closure of two facilities currently being used to destroy the nation’s remaining stockpile of chemical weapons.
Aaron is the firm’s most senior LGBTQ lawyer. Throughout his career, he has seen remarkable changes—from the start when he feared that his future would be in jeopardy if people discovered anything about his personal life, to now when his orientation is not only accepted but embraced by colleagues and clients.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Aaron H. Goldberg
- EPA Proposes Cleanup Authority Expansion Under RCRA for PFAS and Other Emerging Contaminants - (Posted On Thursday, February 08, 2024)
- New Jersey Adopts EPR for EV and Hybrid Car Batteries - (Posted On Wednesday, January 31, 2024)
- EPA Announces Plan to Modify and Expand the RCRA Universal Waste Rule for Lithium Batteries and Solar Panels - (Posted On Friday, November 03, 2023)
- EPA Seeks Comments on Potential Changes to the RCRA Definition of Empty Containers and Standards for Managing Used Containers - (Posted On Thursday, August 17, 2023)
- New EPA Guidance on Lithium-Ion Batteries Leaves Critical Questions Unanswered - (Posted On Wednesday, June 07, 2023)
- U.S. Department of Energy Finalizes Rules to Impose Stringent Efficiency Standard on Most Lamps - (Posted On Monday, May 02, 2022)
- U.S. Department of Energy Proposes to Impose “Backstop” Efficiency Standard on Most Lamps - (Posted On Thursday, December 16, 2021)
- Biden Reverses Trump Energy Efficiency Moves for General Service Lamps - (Posted On Wednesday, August 18, 2021)
- China State Council Promulgates Long-Awaited Pollutant Discharge Permit Regulation - (Posted On Monday, February 08, 2021)
- EPA Finalizes Changes to the RCRA Ignitability Characteristic, Backing Away from Proposed Substantive Modifications But Providing Important New Guidance - (Posted On Monday, June 29, 2020)