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ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
Ridenour, Hienton & Lewis has a broad based,
multi-state Environmental Law practice. The
firm provides the entire scope of environmental
representation including preventive counseling and
defense. Our attorneys advocate for our
clients' needs and assist clients in understanding
legal requirements pertaining to compliance and
the administrative process.
The attorneys at Ridenour, Hienton & Lewis
provide a broad based, multi-state Environmental
and Natural Resources Law practice. The firm has
environmental practitioners licensed in the states
of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and the District of
Columbia which allows us to represent our clients
in environmental disputes across the United
States. Our attorneys remain current and up to
date on “hot topics” through active involvement in
many trade association committees concerning
current environmental and natural resource issues.
The firm provides the entire scope of
environmental representation including permitting
of industrial production facilities, cleanup of
contaminated sites, advice on compliance and
reporting, comments on legislation/regulation,
environmental education/training, environmental
audits, enforcement issues, and drafting
securities disclosures/environmental reserves. We
also advise on lender liability, fiduciary
liability and officer and director liability under
environmental laws.
In particular, we represent clients in
hazardous waste and related litigation, in civil
enforcement proceedings, disputes with federal,
state and/or county agencies and litigation
brought under a variety of environmental laws. We
advise clients on compliance with or potential
liability under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act, the Toxic Substances Control
Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water
Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
& Liability Act, the Emergency Planning &
Community Right-To-Know Act, the Pollution
Prevention Act of 1990, the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act, and analogous state laws.
Representative clients include oil and gas
companies, metal recycling companies,
manufacturing facilities and mining companies in
federal and state environmental permitting
proceedings and litigation associated with federal
or state agency permitting decisions.
Additionally, the firm has extensive experience
representing industrial manufacturing clients with
regulatory counseling, responses to emergency
incidents and chemical spills, response to Notices
of Violation, permit development, environmental
audits and compliance matters.
“Going green,” “sustainability” and “renewable
energy” are becoming economic mandates in the
business community. Sustainability-driven laws,
rules and public policy are affecting businesses
and investments. At the same time, the Green
Revolution is creating new business opportunities
for companies and individuals who anticipate and
understand them. Our attorneys represent clients
facing legal issues relating to sustainability
requirements and initiatives, electronic product
take back regulations, greenhouse gas (GHG)
regulation, “green building” standards,
alternative energy projects, regulatory
developments and renewable energy portfolio
standards.
Our attorneys are particularly proficient in
Real Property matters with environmental issues
and the disclosure of environmental conditions
associated with contaminated properties including:
· Arizona Water Quality
Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) and Federal
CERCLA or Superfund Law Liability
· Prospective Purchaser Agreements
· Phase I and Phase II Environmental
Site Assessments
· Brownfields Projects
· Declaration of Environmental Use
Restrictions (DEUR)
·
Wetlands/Waters of the United States
determinations under Clean Water Act
· Section 404
· No Further Action
Determination/Voluntary Remediation Program
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