Burns White

Practice Areas/Industry Groups | Environmental

Environmental

Offering diverse legal expertise to help meet your business objectives

It isn't easy being green.

In recent years, growing concern over how to protect our natural resources, properly dispose of contaminated waste, develop cheaper and more efficient sources of energy, and create a safer environment, has sprouted a myriad of discussions, policies and regulations at the federal, state and local levels.

The Burns White Environmental Practice Group attorneys help clients navigate these complex rules and regulations and develop strategies that align with their business objectives. We leverage the resources, skills and experience of members from related practice groups in the firm to best assist clients from various industries with their environmental issues relating to litigation, real estate development, and property sales and acquisitions.

By way of example, we provide the following services:

Counsel on the development of brownfield properties, landfill management and contaminated site cleanups
Advisement on federal inspections, including those led by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Negotiation of the sale, purchase and lease of contaminated real estate
Advisement on lender liability matters
Drafting of opinion letters
Assistance in obtaining federal permits and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification

Counseling and compliance

Compliance with federal, state and local laws, including:

OSHA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Clean Water Act
Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling and Environmental Cleanup and Liability Protection Act (Act 2)
New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act

Representation before governmental and non-governmental administrative agencies, including:

EPA
OSHA
MSHA
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
New Jersey DEP
West Virginia DEP

Litigation

Toxic tort litigation
Chemical exposure litigation
Storage tank litigation
Insurance defense litigation
Natural resources claims
Toxic mold claims
Appellate litigation

For more information about our firm’s Environmental Law practice, please contact:

Chad A. Wissinger, Esquire
Chair
412-995-3130
cawissinger@burnswhite.com