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Our
Environmental & Natural Resources Law Practice Group
is a full service environmental team. Although all members
of the practice group manage assignments in all areas
of Environmental & Natural Resources Law, each member
also concentrates in specific areas of this field of
the Law. TCMR&S environmental attorneys are often
at the cutting edge on all environmental & natural
resources legal & regulatory issues affecting our
clients in Puerto Rico. The practice group conducts
and sponsor seminars every year, and is very active
in the preparation of client alerts and memorandums
on new developments and regulatory changes.
We
believe that there are no real winners in litigation
and formal conflicts with agencies and private parties,
but when conflicts cannot be avoided, our attorneys
have a track record of achieving favorable results using
environmental negotiation, alternative dispute resolution
(ADR) and litigation techniques. We have also established
a successful reputation for developing a practical and
cost-effective approach to our client’s legal issues
by always developing creative and practical solutions
to fit their business & environmental compliance
needs. Our team also works very closely with in-house
counsels and is very attentive to compliance with external
counsel guidelines and instructions.
TCMR&S
takes pride in the fact that the practice group has
become in-state consultant for various Lexis/Nexis /
Mathew Bender publications, which shows the excellent
reputation, knowledge and dedication of the members.
TCMR&S is the author of the Puerto Rico Chapters
of the following publications: (1) The Environmental
Law Practice Guide, LEXIS, Puerto Rico Chapter
81 (Volume 8) (updated twice per year); and (2) Brownfields
Law and Practice, The Cleanup and Redevelopment of Contaminated
Land, Mathew Bender, PR Chapter (updated
twice per year).
Our
practice group members provide advice in the following
areas:
- Real
Property and Corporate Transactions
(Due
Diligence, Environmental Risk Allocation and Special
Agreements)
Air Quality Permits and Compliance
- Environmental
Review Process (EIS, EA, Categorical Exclusions)
- Clean
Water, Stormwater Discharge, and Industrial Discharge
Permits (NPDES)
- Pretreatment
and Aqueduct & Sewer (PRASA) Connection &
Service Issues
- Hazardous
(RCRA) & Non-Hazardous Wastes, Recycling &
Pollution Prevention
- Landfill
Compliance
- EPCRA
& Superfund, Spill Response & Reporting
- Soil
Extraction, Dredging / Erosion & Sedimentation
Regulation & Permits
- DNER
Water Extraction Rights and Franchises
- Coastal
and Maritime-Terrestrial Zone
- Public
Lands & Natural Resources (Forests & Natural
Reserves),
- Conservation
Easements
- Endangered
Species
- U.S.
Army Corps of Engineer Permits
(Wetlands, Section 10 permits, Section 404 permits,
Nationwide Permits)
- Aboveground
and Underground Storage Tank Permits and Compliance
- Fire
Prevention Code (NFPA)
- Noise
Pollution Control,
- Environmental
Health & Safe Drinking Water
- Tree
Cutting and Reforestation Permits
- DOT
Hazardous Material Transportation
- Civil
& Administrative Actions (USEPA, USACE, USCG,
PR DNER, PR EQB, PRASA)
- Environmental
Crimes
- Legislative
& Rulemaking Affairs and Proceedings
- Location Approvals, Zoning, & Use Permits
- Activities Regulated Pursuant to 2010 Joint Regulation for Construction & Land Use Permits
- Public Service Commission Authorizations
Practice Group Members:
Carlos
Colón-Franceschi Sánchez
ccf@tcmrslaw.com
Rafael Rivera-Yankovich rryanko@tcmrslaw.com
Rafael Mullet rem@tcmrslaw.com
Michelle E. Renaud-Jiménez mrenaud@tcmrslaw.com
Wilfredo Soto Suarez wsoto@tcmrslaw.com
Suzette Meléndez Colón smelendez@tcmrslaw.com
Contact Telephone No. (787)-751-8999
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