Areas of Practice
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[Dated: April 4, 2023]
Septic systems, sewage treatment plants, and sewerage (meaning a system of sewer lines) are of regular concern to municipalities, landowners, developers, investors, and state agencies. We work with such necessities all the time. This means we concern ourselves with our clients’ interests, rights and situations viz many Massachusetts and local agencies, boards and officials.
We are updating our practice areas. This description is coming soon. Thanks for your patience!
[Dated: April 4, 2023]
We are updating our practice areas. This description is coming soon. Thanks for your patience!
[Dated: April 4, 2023]
Solid waste disposal has become a critical issue as available capacity in existing landfills continues to shrink. The state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) is responsible for producing a state-wide plan for the disposal of solid waste as a policy document on which to base regulations. State regulations designed to protect groundwater and other environmental resources make finding suitable sites for waste disposal quite difficult.
Private parties as well as public entities are subject to the federal Clean Water Act of 1972 and, within it, they need permits for their discharges of any pollutants to waters of the United States. The primary focus of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, since 1972, has been pollutants in industrial process water and discharges from private industries as well as municipal sewage treatment plants. We call these point sources.
The Firm helps clients with regulatory counseling, litigation strategy, transactional support, and government affairs.
We provide strategy advice to clients on a broad range of environmental issues, such as real estate, corporate and commercial transactions, compliance strategy and tactics, public relations and crisis management, and recommended consultants and expert witnesses for your team. Other subjects include emerging areas of environmental law such as climate change adaptation, economic and environmental sustainability, biodiversity protection, and ecosystem management.
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[Dated: April 4, 2023]
Separate and distinct from regulation of work and activities in and near wetlands, floodplains and water bodies under the Wetlands Protection Act, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issues licenses for filling or, occupation of, or construction and use of structures on, “tidelands.” These are defined as “present and former submerged lands and tidal flats lying between the present or historic high water mark, whichever is further landward and the seaward limit of state jurisdiction.”
Toxic chemicals, including pesticides are highly regulated at the federal level and those who manufacture, distribute and sell them in commerce enjoy significant protection from conflicting or more demanding state laws, at least for chemicals that are legal in commercial and consumer use. The federal preemption principles leave open to state regulation many aspects of toxic chemicals generally. Massachusetts has utilized its state authority to deal with chemicals in a host of ways.
Across the spectrum of environmental law we offer advice and representation
with practical, results-oriented lawyering.