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Our Texas team helps clients in Texas, the Gulf Coast, and around the country address diverse and complex environmental, health, and safety issues so they can keep business moving. B&D’s practice spans virtually every aspect of environmental law, including environmental litigation. Several of our Austin lawyers formerly worked at TCEQ and other Texas agencies (and many others at B&D worked at U.S. EPA, DOJ, DOI, and other federal and state agencies), bringing insights and relationships from their careers to bear on our clients’ projects.
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Upcoming Events
Webinar: Multi-Employer Worksites | 2021 Occupational Safety and Health Webinar Series (November 17, 2021)
Popular Posts
- News Alert: EPA Releases for Public Comment an Ambitious and Cross-Agency Climate Change and Environmental Justice Plan (October 26, 2021)
- News Alert: D.C. Circuit Rejects FERC’s Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Environmental Justice Issues for Texas LNG Facilities (August 19, 2021)
- News Alert: Top Ten Tips for Seeking Enforcement Discretion and Preserving a Weather Disaster Force Majeure Affirmative Defense before the TCEQ (March 1, 2021)
- News Alert: After Months of Delay, EPA Quietly Takes Steps Toward Community Outreach on Ethylene Oxide Risks; OIG Once Again Urges EPA to Expedite Community-Specific Notifications (February 26, 2021)
- News Alert: Reducing the Flood of Changes—EPA Issues a More Tempered Final 2021 Multi-Sector General Permit than Originally Proposed (February 26, 2021)
- News Alert: TCEQ Issues Revised Penalty Policies (February 16, 2021)
- News Alert: EPA Encourages Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Environmental Violations with Release of Updated Guidance (February 9, 2021)
- Recognition: AmLaw Litigation Daily Names B&D Principals Bina Reddy, Eric Klein, and Roy Prather Litigators of the Week (January 29, 2021)
- Media Mention: B&D Principal Karen Hansen Quoted on Texas Wastewater in Bloomberg Law (January 7, 2021)
- News Alert: EPA Revises Lead and Copper Rule for the First Time in Three Decades (December 28, 2020)
- News Alert: Bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act Signed into Law (December 22, 2020)
- News Alert: Litigation Risk to Ethylene Oxide Emitters Could Increase Under Biden Administration (December 10, 2020)
- News Alert: Upcoming: Free Online TCEQ Air Compliance Workshops for Oil and Gas Operations (November 4, 2020)
- News Alert: TCEQ Initiates Temporary Permian Basin “Find It and Fix It” Program for Air Compliance (November 4, 2020)
- News Alert: Brazilian Institute Proposes Revised Chemical Classification, Labeling, and Hazard Communication Standard (October 27, 2020)
- Article: Citizen Suits Lead the Way for Agencies on Plastics Enforcement (October 16, 2020
- News Alert: In Wake of Industrial Accidents, TCEQ Seeks Revisions to Penalty Policy and Compliance History Rules (October 8, 2020)
- News Alert: RCRA Air Compliance Initiative and Rescission of “Once In, Always In” Policy Present Federal and State Self-Audit Opportunities (October 5, 2020)
- News Alert: EPA Finalizes Important Changes to Agency Guidance Procedures (September 25, 2020)
- News Alert: Recent and Forthcoming Environmental Rules and Guidance Could Be Reversed Under Congressional Review Act: Three Steps for Stakeholders to Consider (August 28, 2020)
- News Alert: EPA Publishes MON RTR, But Delays Responding to Comments on Its Controversial Risk Assessment for Ethylene Oxide (August 12, 2020)
- News Alert: Colombia Proposes New Chemical Regulatory Framework, Comments Due July 31, 2020 (July 21, 2020)
- Article: How should stakeholders navigate Mexico’s complex and changing chemical regime? (July 17, 2020)
- News Alert: EPA Lifting COVID-19-Related Enforcement Discretion Policy on August 31 (July 2, 2020)
- News Alert: EPA Weighs Lifting COVID-19-Related Enforcement Discretion Policy (June 26, 2020)
- News Alert: EPA Tackles Controversial Clean Water Act Certification Requirements (June 4, 2020)
- Article: B&D Lawyers Author and Edit Chapter on 2019 Science-Related TSCA Developments in ABA's Annual Summary (May 29, 2020)
- Article: Making Sense of Environmental Agency Enforcement Policies in the Wake of a Pandemic--And Best Practices for Documenting EH&S Compliance Efforts (May 6, 2020)
- News Alert: NGOs Seek Court Order Compelling EPA to Respond to Petition for Emergency Rule on COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion (April 16, 2020)
- News Alert: Top Ten Tips for Seeking Enforcement Discretion and Preserving a COVID-19 Force Majeure Affirmative Defense before the TCEQ (April 1, 2020)
- News Alert: EPA Policy Provides Enforcement Relief Where Needed Due to Pandemic (March 27, 2020)
- News Alert: TCEQ Issues Guidance for Submitting Enforcement Discretion Requests During COVID-19 Pandemic (March 19, 2020)
- News Alert: EPA Releases 2020 Multi-Sector General Permit for Comment (March 2, 2020)
Past Events
Webinar: Injury and Illness Recordkeeping | 2021 Occupational Safety and Health Webinar Series (July 21, 2021)
Webinar: Roy Prather and Bina Reddy to Join DRI's Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Virtual Seminar (June 17, 2021)
On-Demand Webinar: Emissions Events in Texas: News from TCEQ and Tips for Minimizing Enforcement and Litigation Risk (April 13, 2021)
On-Demand Webinar: Enforcement Priorities of the Biden Administration | Biden Administration Webinar Series (April 7, 2021)
Webinar: Maddie Boyer Speaking at WEC Executive Roundtable on Human Rights in Supply Chains (February 17, 2021)
On-Demand Webinar: Plastics Litigation: The Plaintiffs’ Playbook (January 28, 2021, available on-demand)
Webinar: Maddie Boyer Presenting at Chemical Watch's Regulatory Updates: Latin America Virtual Conference (January 21, 2021)
Webinar: Texas Environmental Law Forecast for a Biden Administration (December 15, 2020, materials available to review)
On-Demand Webinar: The Texas Twist on Regulating Plastics in the Environment (October 28, 2020)
On-Demand Webinar: Texas and Federal Enforcement Discretion and Force Majeure (May 7, 2020)
