Foley Hoag’s Environmental Practice Group has been New England’s preeminent environmental practice for the past twenty years. We have the depth and capacity to handle the wide array of environmental issues that can arise in the course of your business. We will work with you on the permitting of new projects, cost-effective cleanup of urban Brownfields properties, due diligence in the support of acquisitions, defense and prosecution of environmental litigation and many other issues.
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NAIOP Presents Foley Hoag Lawyers Seth Jaffe and Rebecca Puskas with Public Affairs Award
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Foley Hoag Congratulates Seth D. Jaffe for Being Ranked "Top Environmental Lawyer in Boston" by Best Lawyers
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Best Lawyers in America Names 27 Foley Hoag Lawyers to 2010 Guide
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Publications more
- Massachusetts May Pick Up the PACE [Read More]
- Massachusetts Makes Energy Efficiency “First Fuel”; 3-Year Utility Plans Approved by DPU [Read More]
- Securities and Exchange Commission Publishes Its Interpretive Release on Climate Change Related Disclosures [Read More]
- SEC to Require Companies to Disclose Global Warming Risks [Read More]
- Treasury Now Accepting Cash Grant Applications [Read More]
| March 17, 2010 |
Evening Reception with Curt Spalding, US EPA Regional Administrator [Read More] |
Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Waltham, MA |
| March 22, 2010 |
Boston Chapter March Meeting - Sustainable Operations at the International Level [Read More] |
Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Waltham, MA |
Client Successes more
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Driving State-of-the-Art Research Facilities
We represent Boston University and Boston Medical Center in connection with the development of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, to be located in a new building on the Medical Center campus. The NEIDL will perform advanced research to identify vaccines and cures for infectious diseases. We provided advice concerning the National Environmental Policy Act and the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, as well as other matters. [Read More]
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From Permit to Successful Defense
Our lawyers have provided compliance advice on complex environmental regulatory matters and assisted with obtaining key operating and construction permits for a major waste-to-energy facility and several large landfills in Massachusetts. We also represent these facilities in judicial and administrative proceedings. For example, we recently defended one major landfill against a local effort to shut it down by revoking its site assignment. We have also defended several of these facilities against challenges to their construction, operating and wetlands permits. [Read More]