Environment

Hunton is on the front lines of emerging environmental and climate change issues in the US Supreme Court and other federal and state courts; with federal and state regulatory agencies; and before the US Congress. The firm advises clients over the entire lifecycle of environmental and climate change issues, from initial legislative and policy developments, through implementation, compliance, project development, responses to enforcement actions and court challenges. Hunton provides counsel on the full range of traditional environmental matters, including air, water, natural resources, waste management, and site cleanup, as well as new areas of regulatory focus such as climate change mitigation, PFAS and other emerging chemicals of concern, environmental justice, energy transition, and sustainability and environmental, social, and corporate governance. In the context of climate change, the firm is a global leader advising clients on carbon markets and trading, climate disclosures, electrification of the transportation sector, and energy transition project development, including, for example, wind and solar, nuclear, carbon capture and sequestration, direct air capture, hydrogen, and associated infrastructure.