Environmental laws involve a complex array of interrelated federal, state and local regulatory programs. Frequently, environmental initiatives developed at the federal level are implemented by the state with continuing significant federal program and project oversight. Understanding the respective roles of government as well as the legal and technical requirements associated with the numerous regulatory programs is the key to a successful environmental law practice. Attorneys at Hyatt & Weber have expertise derived from decades of experience in assisting in the development of, in some cases, engaged in the management of, major environmental regulatory programs in the State of Maryland.
Hyatt & Weber can provide lobbying services at the federal, state and local levels of government related to environmental matters and can provide assistance with environmental project permitting and approvals and legal defense associated with environmental enforcement actions. The firm practices in all areas related to environmental law, including:
- Tidal and Nontidal Wetlands Regulation (Including Sec. 404 Federal Clean Water Act Approvals)
- Stormwater and Erosion and Sediment Control
- Groundwater and Surface Water Appropriation
- Critical Area Regulation
- Point and Nonpoint Discharge Regulation
- Solid Waste Management and Regulation
- Waterway Crossing and Floodplain Filling
- Coal and Non-Coal Surface Mining
- Environmental Auditing
- Environmental Remediation
- Brownfields Development
- General Mitigation – Forest, Wetlands and Stream Restoration
Attorney
Shannon T. Waldron
Robert D. Miller