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Nixon Peabody is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its environmental practice, being one of the first in the nation to offer a full-service practice from the advent of many of the environmental regulations. Our broad spectrum of services crosses many industrial sectors and include:
- Regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement defense
- Industrial facility siting and permitting, and permit renewals
- Land use, wetlands, state/national environmental quality reviews and brownfields redevelopment (including tax credits)
- Transactional due diligence (domestic and multinational acquisitions and divestitures)
- Environmental litigation, environmental and mass torts, Superfund PRP group representation
- Site investigation, remediation and facility closure
- Environmental compliance and management system auditing
- Spill release reporting and emergency planning/community right-to-know
- Governmental investigations (including at nuclear and high-security facilities)
- Occupational health and safety incidents and management systems
- Emissions credit trading
- Solid and hazardous waste, RCRA corrective action and enforcement
Our environmental attorneys and professional specialists can join forces with your internal teams to understand the business drivers and to help provide practical, efficient, and successful solutions to environmental issues and to complete transactions.
Thought Leadership/AlertsDrill, maybe, drill: New York appellate court upholds right of municipalities to prohibit oil and gas development
Energy Alert | May 8, 2013 High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing and Home Rule: The Struggle for Control
May 3, 2013 . . . View all . . .
California's greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program in action with a new alliance, but facing renewed scrutiny
Environmental Alert
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May 1, 2013
Webinar Recording: EPA: What will the next four years bring?
Originally recorded April 25, 2013
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April 29, 2013
California's green chemistry regulations of consumer products inch closer to completion
Products: Class Action, Trade & Industy Representation Alert
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April 16, 2013
The new "Green Guides": Federal Trade Commission's guidance for avoiding deceptive marketing claims
Legally Green Alert
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October 31, 2012
New California laws promote distributed energy, biopower, and expanded net metering in California
Renewable Energy Alert
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October 25, 2012
San Francisco bag fees took effect October 1
Environmental Alert
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October 9, 2012
Public Notice and Comment Period Ends October 11, 2012 for California's Green Chemistry Initiative's Proposed Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations
Environmental Alert
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October 1, 2012
Supreme Court rules against EPA and opens the door to pre-enforcement judicial review of administrative compliance orders
Environmental Alert
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March 29, 2012
Bagging the bag: managing compliance with laws that limit the use of carryout bags
Legally Green Alert
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March 2, 2012
Round 1: Court Holds Municipality May Enact Local Law Prohibiting Oil and Gas Drilling Operations
Energy Alert
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February 24, 2012
Massachusetts state agencies' wind turbine health impact study reveals insufficient evidence to support "wind turbine syndrome"
Energy Alert
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January 23, 2012
California's Cap-and-Trade Program gains final approval to go into effect Jan. 1, 2012
Environmental Alert
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October 31, 2011
Bills propose extension of ITC for offshore wind projects
Energy Alert
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October 20, 2011
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation releases plan for shale gas extraction permitting
Energy Law Alert
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July 15, 2011
New York State Legislature Finally Reauthorizes Power Plant Siting Statute
Energy Law Alert
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July 11, 2011
Supreme Court rules against Federal common law nuisance claims because EPA, not the Judiciary, is authorized to regulate utility emissions of greenhouse gases
Environmental Law Alert
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June 22, 2011
EPA proposes use of site-specific entrainment best technology available determinations for existing power plants and industries that utilize cooling water
Energy Law Alert
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April 6, 2011
San Francisco Judge deals a major setback to California's Cap-and-Trade Program
Environmental Law Alert
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March 24, 2011
Photovoltaics — A brief European survey
Energy Law Alert
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March 23, 2011
Facilitating offshore wind in the U.S.
Energy Law Alert
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February 11, 2011
2010 Tax Act has credit, grant, and depreciation extensions and changes
Tax Credit Alert
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December 20, 2010
OSHA announces a radical new and enormously costly interpretation of occupational noise standards
OSHA Alert
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October 28, 2010
Texas Court's decision raises wider scrutiny of tax credit allocation policies
Tax Credit Alert
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October 14, 2010
Federal Trade Commission proposes revised "Green Guides" and seeks public comment
Legally Green Alert
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October 13, 2010
Roadside ditches — the next target for NPDES permitting?
Environmental Law Alert
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October 4, 2010
France accelerates its development of offshore wind energy
Energy Law Alert
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August 26, 2010
Department of Energy issues Solicitation seeking loan guarantee applications for renewable energy manufacturing projects
Energy Law Alert
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August 24, 2010
EPA releases guidance on CAFO operations — attempts to clarify the “discharge” or “proposing to discharge” threshold
Agribusiness Alert
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July 2, 2010
New IRS rulings clarify the application of the passive activity rules and use of recourse leverage loans in new markets tax credit transactions
Tax Credit Alert
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June 17, 2010
The USDA announces availability of funds used to guarantee loans for biorefineries
Energy Law Alert
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May 26, 2010
The USDA solicits applications for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements grants and guaranteed loans under REAP
Energy Law Alert
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May 25, 2010
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March 14, 2013 Nixon Peabody Expands Energy & Environmental Practice
March 7, 2013 . . . View all . . .
Nixon Peabody Attorneys Earn Top Recognition From Best Lawyers
September 14, 2012
Nixon Peabody Environmental Engineer Receives Prestigious Fellow Recognition from Water Environment Federation
June 27, 2012
Nixon Peabody Welcomes LEED-Certified Jesse Hiney as Counsel
April 3, 2012
Nixon Peabody Recognized As a "Best Law Firm"
November 1, 2011
New Housing Project Set to Break Ground in Boston; Nixon Peabody Advises Rogerson Communities on 70+ Unit Development
August 1, 2011
Chambers Gives High Marks to Nixon Peabody LLP; 47 Attorneys Recognized As Leaders
June 20, 2011
Nixon Peabody Names New Energy & Environmental Leadership; Scott Turner to Lead Nationally Recognized, Expanding Practice
May 11, 2011
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Secure Loan for Renovation Efforts; Cross-Office, Cross-Practice Nixon Peabody Legal Team Advises in the Matter
March 7, 2011
DOE Closes $400m Loan Guarantee for State-of-Art Solar Project; Nixon Peabody Advises DOE on Innovative Project
December 20, 2010
Nixon Peabody Partners Earn Top Recognition from Best Lawyers; “Lawyers of the Year” Highlighted for Significant Efforts
November 4, 2010
Nixon Peabody Partner Named To Board Of Solar Group; Albany Attorney Ruth Leistensnider Joins New York Solar Industries Association Leadership
September 28, 2010
Nixon Peabody Recognized as a “Best Law Firm”; Firm’s Experience and Excellence Honored Locally and Nationally
September 23, 2010
Chambers USA Gives High Marks to Nixon Peabody LLP; 17 Practices and 49 Attorneys Recognized as Leaders
June 11, 2010
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North American Windpower | April 23, 2013
Boston energy & environmental associate Jen Simon Lento discusses the wind industry’s reactions to the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013. - Genesee Valley Chapter Industrial Issues Committee - Mission of Service and Relevance
Clean Waters (a New York Water Environment Association publication) | April 15, 2013
Rochester senior environmental health engineer Libby Ford co-authored this column discussing how the New York Water Environment Association’s Industrial Issues Committee (IIC) has helped members understand and map the path to local and federal regulatory compliance. - What the Future Holds for Fracking In NY
Energy Law360 | April 9, 2013
This contributed article authored by Albany Energy & Environmental counsel Peter Trimarchi, Albany Energy & Environmental partner Ruth Leistensnider, Rochester Products: Class Action, Trade & Industry Representation partner Chris Thomas, and Rochester Real Estate associate Greg Nearpass discusses two major developments expected this spring that will largely determine the extent to which high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) will occur in New York state. . . . View all . . .
EventsEPA: What will the next four years bring?
April 25, 2013 | Rochester, NY Webinar: EPA: What will the next four years bring?
April 25, 2013 Real Life Fouls and Penalties: Considerations, issues, and strategies for business owners given the recent and significant increase of whistleblower activity
December 3, 2012 | Jericho, NY . . . View all . . .
Building Your Budget Case for Sustainable Projects
October 24, 2012
| Rochester, NY
Fourth Annual Intensive Seminar on Recent Developments Under MEPA & NEPA
June 22, 2012
| Boston, MA
Webinar: Green Building: Profits and Pitfalls
October 18, 2011
IPED Conference: Renewable Energy 101 for Housing and Community Development
March 24, 2011
Are you prepared? Staying ahead in a changing regulatory world (Joint Nixon Peabody and Environmental Resources Management seminar)
October 19, 2010
IPED Conference: Renewable Energy 101: Tapping into New Sources of Energy and Money for Housing and Community Development Projects
September 21, 2010
IPED Conference: 5th Annual Green Homes & Sustainable Communities Conference: The Definitive National Conference on Green Affordable Housing and Community Development
July 29, 2010
IPED Conference: Financing Solar Energy
June 17, 2010
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