Agency enforcement of environmental laws and regulations can catch even the more environmentally-conscientious businesses off-guard. Jones Walker has vast experience in working with federal and state agencies to respond to enforcement concerns. We speak their language and can decipher what is important to them so that you can develop a proper and effective response to agency inquiries and enforcement actions. We have experience in negotiating agreements and resolutions to all types of environmental agency enforcement actions—including complex and technical multi-media approaches. And, if the matter must be contested, we have represented clients in administrative, civil and criminal proceedings to successful and proper conclusions. Our enforcement experience includes:
- Clean Air Act (CAA), including NSR claims and title issues;
- Clean Water Act (CWA);
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA);
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA);
- Oil Pollution Act (OPA);
- Wetlands and Coastal Use;
- Superfund reimbursement;
- Multimedia initiatives;
- State programs;
- Oil & Gas exploration and production operations;
- Off-shore enforcement initiatives; and
- Citizen-suit defense.
We are also well versed and experienced in:
- Compliance auditing, evaluation, and planning;
- Supplement or Beneficial Environmental Projects;
- Wetland mitigation and banking;
- Emission credits;
- Voluntary Remediation Program Agreements;
- PRP committee organization and management; and
- Environmental Justice.
