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At long last, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is poised to grant Louisiana authority to issue Class VI permits under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act’s (“SDWA”) Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) program for long-term carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”).

EPA has just released a proposed rule that would require facilities near “navigable water” that store listed hazardous substances above a threshold amount to prepare facility response plans for spills.

The challenge demanded refined problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage multiple and, at times, conflicting priorities. Fortunately, Corinne Snow was up to the task. Recently, as counsel and chief of staff in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Snow helped manage the Division of more than 400 attorneys…

A coal mine was on the brink of closure. For environmentalists, it was welcome news. But for residents of a Native American tribal reservation who relied on mining jobs to support their families, the consequences of a closure would be devastating. As an attorney for the mining company during the Obama Administration, it was Patrick…

To the untrained eye, policy and data-driven discussions among a mild-mannered group of elected officials and panelists may not seem all that exciting. But at a recent congressional subcommittee hearing, V&E partner Ron Tenpas was in his element. “It was a lot of fun,” Tenpas, a member of V&E’s Environmental and Natural Resources practice, said….

It was far from a typical airplane landing. In 2008, when V&E partner Ron Tenpas was serving as Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice under President George W. Bush, the U.S. Navy was facing a number of high-profile lawsuits. Environmental groups had sued the Navy…