We have assisted businesses, utilities and municipalities with all aspects of environmental permitting, enabled by our regional presence and drawing from a deep well of experience.

Working closely with our clients, we develop a permitting strategy designed to achieve their business goals. We then guide our clients through each phase of the strategy, from identifying all needed permits and approvals, to preparing and submitting applications and supporting materials, to responding to any additional inquiries or requests from the reviewing authority. We coordinate with the client’s in-house team and technical consultants to make all this happen.

We also stand ready to defend the permit application against third-party challenges and, if the permit is denied or contains conditions that are unacceptable, to pursue administrative and judicial appeals.

Our environmental permitting experience covers all program areas, including:

• Air permitting (PSD and Nonattainment NSR, Title V, FESOP, and state minor source permits and registrations and modeling)
• Wastewater discharge permitting for both direct and indirect dischargers, and erosion and sedimentation control permitting
• Clean Water Act section 404 permitting, stream construction permits, and state water quality certifications
• No-discharge operational permits for agricultural operations
• Waste (hazardous and nonhazardous) registrations and permits, including restricted waste and beneficial reuse approvals

We work regularly with many state and local environmental permitting agencies and are well familiar with the roles of their various branches, divisions and personnel. We also closely follow regulatory developments at the state and federal levels so that we are up to date on all current permitting issues and requirements; and often assist clients with rulemaking negotiations and policy development.

Insights

Implementation of RED III in the Netherlands streamlined permitting procedures

May 6, 2025

The revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) of the European Union seeks to advance renewable energy development within the EU to enhance energy independence. RED III recognizes renewable energy projects as being of high public interest. 

 

 

Climate justice is required when locating new energy sources

July 24, 2024

South Africa: When looking at the merits, or concerns around, fracking we need to consider more viewpoints than just that of lobby groups, as important as these are, because there are other socio-economic issues at play, writes Noor Kapdi, Chairman of Dentons South Africa.

Post-Chevron and Beyond – Administrative Law Resource Center

July 10, 2024

At the end of the Supreme Court’s 2023-24 term, the Court’s conservative majority effected a sea-change in federal administrative law, asserting a stronger role for the courts in the regulatory state and bringing into question the legality and viability of many regulatory programs.

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