Environmental Regulatory Compliance and Advocacy Services
A vast and complex web of regulations, policy documents, guidance memoranda, and case law has developed around various environmental laws. Even the most experienced environmental professionals and attorneys confront difficulties in applying these requirements to the variety of situations that arise in the real world. Failure to accurately assess the application of these requirements can result in civil and criminal penalties or in unnecessary compliance costs.
LECG experts advise companies and law firms on complicated environmental regulatory and permitting issues. LECG experts have vast experience both within environmental regulatory agencies and as consultants, in evaluating difficult compliance issues. We also provide strategic support to companies involved in complex permitting projects. Our consultants include former top officials from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters, EPA regional offices, and state environmental agencies.
LECG experts also have considerable experience assisting companies in evaluating the impact of new environmental legislative or regulatory actions and in developing viable strategies to influence the outcome of such actions. Our strength in this area comes from hands-on experience in the environment in which legislative and regulatory proposals are developed. LECG economics experts develop effective predictive tools on the cost impacts of different proposals. LECG experts use these tools to develop best practices that meet our client’s objectives. Our services include designing alternatives to agency proposals; drafting formal regulatory comments, and preparing advocacy materials on behalf of our clients.
LECG experts have assisted clients in addressing compliance issues or legislative and regulatory advocacy strategies at both the federal and state levels under most major environmental laws, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) and their state counterparts. LECG has also been involved in assisting clients with a variety of state laws on recycling and product stewardship.