USA Guide 2026 : Mississippi
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Balch & Bingham’s Mississippi Environment practice represents clients nationwide in environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, environmental litigation and enforcement, natural resources matters, disaster recovery programs, and environmental transactions. The team works with public bodies, utilities, state agencies, ports, industrial facilities, and project developers, with depth in Clean Air Act matters involving electric generation and large-scale restoration and mitigation projects.
The team advises on the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Oil Pollution Act, RCRA, CERCLA, NEPA, Coastal Zone Management Act, Mississippi Coastal Wetlands Protection Act, state tidelands law, and state water law. Balch also handles air, water, wetlands, solid waste, hazardous waste, NPDES, Section 401, Section 404, Title V, PSD, NSR, coastal development, environmental due diligence, brownfield redevelopment, plant siting, and environmental issues in corporate and real estate transactions.
Balch has played a leading role in Mississippi’s Deepwater Horizon restoration efforts, including matters involving the Oil Pollution Act, RESTORE Act, Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) process, and Gulf Coast restoration funding. The team also advises on environmental compliance, NEPA review, federal grant and award requirements, disaster relief programs, and matters before the EPA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
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Balch & Bingham LLP is a Gulfport-centered practice known for its high-quality representation of public bodies and regional utilities, frequently acting on environment matters for the state of Mississippi. The law firm has extensive involvement in industry and state restoration and mitigation projects, and possesses notable knowledge of the CAA, particularly as it relates to electricity generation.
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Balch & Bingham LLP advised the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on environmental restoration measures following the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill.
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Their greatest strength is that they are not just legal counsel, but valued partners - we really view them as members of the team. Balch is also uniquely situated to provide federal regulatory compliance advice across the board.
The department understands our client needs at various levels of our organization and also appreciates our industry and the regional and local stakeholders.
Balch & Bingham has very comprehensive and deep knowledge of environmental law and regulations. The firm understands the work from the science perspective as well as the legal perspective.
Balch & Bingham has the local knowledge with statewide vision and previous experience to assist and provide valid information. I appreciate the prompt and professional service.
The firm's knowledge is a big strength, they are very competent, and the response time is very good. We get along with the attorneys; they are easy to work with.
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He is efficient, gives good advice and has deep knowledge. I have complete confidence in his advice.
We depend on Bradley to advise us on key environmental matters at both the state and federal level. He anticipates our needs and proactively reaches out to discuss those with us.
I am impressed with Bradley's level of experience and knowledge of details related to our matters and precedents from other cases that may help with current activities. He is an expert in permitting and environmental regulations.
Bradley Ennis is knowledgeable, easy to work with and responsive. I am very pleased with his work.
Bradley is very proactive and keeps us informed on what regulatory changes mean for us. The environmental regulatory atmosphere might continue to change but I have confidence in his ability to help us navigate it.
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Bradley Ennis
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