Environmental & Natural Resources
Balch & Bingham's Environmental & Natural Resources practice represents a wide range of clients on an ever-expanding number of environmental and natural resource issues. In all respects, our practice provides highly knowledgeable legal counsel and vigorous legal representation before governmental agencies and the courts.
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Our clients include agribusinesses, banks, chemical companies, construction companies, independent power producers, individuals and small businesses, industrial and manufacturing companies, oil and gas exploration and production entities, public utilities, pulp and paper manufacturers, real estate developers, research laboratories, state and local government entities, waterway associations, and the trade associations to which many of these clients belong. These clients range from multi-national corporations to “mom-and-pop” convenience store operators and family farmers.
Our Environment & Natural Resources Experience
For decades, the Environmental & Natural Resources practice at Balch has successfully resolved complex matters covering a wide range of federal, state and local environmental issues, including:
Permitting
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Water Law
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Transactions
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Environmental Litigation
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Federal Compliance
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Client Counseling
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Endangered Species
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Regulatory Litigation
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Governmental
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Forestry
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Licensing
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. Department of Interior
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Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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Alabama Office of Water Resources
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Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
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Jefferson County (Alabama) Department of Health
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Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection
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South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
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North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
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Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
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Other federal, state, and local environmental authorities throughout the United States
Balch attorneys represent clients in administrative proceedings before local, state and federal agencies in judicial proceedings in state and federal courts. We practice have extensive federal appellate litigation experience defending clients in environmental matters ranging from the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) to the Endangered Species Act, CERCLA and RCRA.