The Environmental Protection Agency has sent a letter to the state where it threatens to cut federal transportation funding because the state has not filed timely pollution control plans. The letter sent by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to the state’s top air...
Compliance
Compliance
Worried about environmental compliance? An attorney can help
When your business is growing or expanding into new areas, you face a number of hurdles. Whether you're investing in real estate or producing physical products, you need to consider a lot of different factors. Environmental regulations are one area that can easily get...
Are you in compliance with environmental permits?
Environmental permits are one way that a company can review whether its operations comply with applicable laws and regulations. Yet the licensing and permitting process can quickly become technical. For example, the choice of whether a local, state or federal agency...
Due diligence may shield you from environmental liability
As part of the due diligence regarding the purchase of new property, a corporation should also include screening for any potential environmental liability issues. In a recent example, the Trump Organization was denied eligibility for a state program that would have...
An environmental law firm can advise on regulatory compliance
Will the Trump administration back off coal-powered energy regulations? Will the new administration reverse efforts to cut greenhouse gases? Will restrictions on coal be lifted? Some commentators anticipate these and other changes in environmental law and enforcement....
Environmental compliance may trigger civil or criminal penalties
Environmental compliance can be costly. Take the recent example of Volkswagen and its related entities. The car maker has announced several initiatives as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and...
Benefits of environmental counsel and risk assessment
Those in California who enter real estate transactions or other business arrangements often face challenges regarding various laws and governing regulations. To prevent problems, it is often best to learn as much as possible ahead of time in order to familiarize...
How do you define a “win” in an environmental enforcement matter?
People across California and elsewhere who watch cop shows and crime dramas that regularly feature courtroom processes and procedures might sometimes be led to believe that stridently aggressive and "scorched-earth" attorneys always win the day for their clients. That...
Understanding Clean Water Act Violation Claims
Clients frequently receive a "Notice of Violation" from a regulatory agency and/or sometimes from private law firms alleging violation of the Clean Water Act ("CWA"). With the most recent changes in the CWA regulations, various facilities and operations that were...
Large trucks the focus of new federal environmental regulations
The entire world is looking at newly announced clean-air standards unveiled earlier this week by American officials, says a spokesperson for a global environmental group.Evidently, California regulators have had a close eye on the proposals for some time already, and...