Maintaining compliance with ever-changing environmental regulations is critical for energy development. Beatty & Wozniak helps our clients understand, adapt, and adhere to these rules with confidence.
Changes in presidential administrations, shifts in political control of states within basins, and public perceptions of the industry can significantly influence the direction of environmental regulations.
Our team combines deep legal experience, decades of industry knowledge, and political foresight, providing a long-term pathway for your projects.
Environmental Compliance Across the Project Lifecycle
At Beatty & Wozniak, we provide clarity for our clients in a field often fraught with ambiguity and uncertainty. From site selection to operations and asset transfer, our partnership with your team is a long-term commitment to seeing the mission through.
Due to our exclusive focus on the energy industry, we collaborate with clients daily to develop strategies that withstand scrutiny with long-term growth and profitability in mind.
Air & Water Quality Permits and Regulations
State and federal regulations surrounding air emissions and water use pose some of the toughest challenges for energy producers. We specialize in clearing these hurdles through proactive planning and permitting:
Clean Air Act (CAA) compliance
Clean Water Act (CWA) compliance
Permitting oil and gas upstream, midstream, and industrial facilities
Regional Haze and Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) standards for power plants
Greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutant assessments under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and analogous state statutes
Water discharge permits
Water quality issues related to produced water, injection, and reuse
Environmental due diligence for transactions
Species Protection & Wildlife Planning
Species issues are prevalent in every oil and gas basin in the United States and touch most infrastructure projects too. Ensuring that your team has a plan for addressing and conserving sensitive and listed species is the cornerstone of responsible development and is good business too. Beatty & Wozniak has extensive experience advising on:
Endangered Species Act (ESA) conservation plans and permits
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) compliance
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) compliance
Habitat assessments and risk management
Conservation and development strategies
Voluntary conservation and mitigation programs at the project level
Our proactive approach minimizes operational delays and builds trust with state and federal wildlife agencies and within the communities you operate.
Rulemaking & Policy Advocacy
More often than not, bureaucracies, agencies, and appointed boards fill in the gaps where legislatures and Congress are silent. Beatty & Wozniak represent our clients at each of these levels:
Colorado and New Mexico air quality rulemakings
Environmental Protection Act (EPA) New Source Performance Standards
Ozone, GHG, and toxic air contaminant regulations
Oil and gas emission standards such as for Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR), storage vessels, and pneumatic controllers
Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) “Mission Change,” produced water, and cumulative impacts rulemakings
New Mexico State Land Office (SLO)/Oil Conservation Division (OCD) rulemakings and policy updates
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pipeline compliance
Enforcement Defense & Environmental Risk Management
We help clients avoid and respond to enforcement actions through proactive compliance and comprehensive defense, including:
Self-audits and internal investigations
Clarifying permit conditions and regulatory requirements
Engaging expert consultants to investigate factual allegations
Drafting Notice of Violation (NOV) responses and negotiating penalties
Your Partner in Environmental Regulatory Strategy
At Beatty & Wozniak, we understand the legal, political, and public pressures that our energy clients face. Our firm’s exclusive focus on the energy industry means that we continually monitor the regulatory landscape, mitigate risk for the companies we serve, and move projects forward.