Environment and Climate Change Legislation and Policy

Almost no government action occurs today without close examination through the lenses of environmental impact and climate change. Existing law and regulation and potential policy changes have far reaching implications for your business now and in the future.

At times the drive for new or changed policy ignores economic and social implications, or a full vetting of the science associated with that change,

We can help you manage and affect change in environmental policies, ensure decision-makers have the best information, and secure your business’ future.

Key contacts

Mary Anne Sullivan

Senior Counsel

Mary Anne Sullivan

Senior Counsel

Washington, D.C.

Adam M. Kushner

Partner

Adam M. Kushner

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Meet the Environment and Climate Change Legislation and Policy team

Representative experience

Successfully represented largest marketer of recycled coal ash in parallel rulemaking and legislative efforts to have EPA regulate disposed coal ash as a nonhazardous waste.

Advise an oil and natural gas company complying with environmental regulations regarding enhanced oil recovery operations.

Represent Supermarkets' Association, Association of Waste Managers, and the Association for Paper Recycling, pursuing amendment of legislation on waste in order to optimize recycling.

Advise a global automotive manufacturer on a variety of issues including global climate change and fuel economy.

Prepared comments on EPA’s hazardous waste generator and pharmaceutical waste rules for multiple retail clients and 11 industrial trade associations.

Drafted and advocated for amendments to California’s hazardous waste laws adopted by the California legislature that promotes reverse distribution of consumer products.

Advised BHP Navajo Coal Company before DoI and relevant congressional committees on securing federal approvals to continue reducing air emissions from Four Corners Power Plant.