Environmental & Natural Resources Law

Few firms view their Environment and Natural Resources practices as core legal services. Stoel Rives is one of the few. The firm ranks #8 in the United States according to Law360’s list of the largest environmental law practices. Our sophisticated compliance counseling, permitting, regulatory development and litigation practices continue a long tradition of specialization and deep experience. Our environmental and natural resource lawyers incorporate prior agency experience, technical acumen and industry knowledge into their legal advice. They also build strong relationships with agency officials and industry associations. Our litigation successes include landmark decisions. More than 60 attorneys, paralegals and compliance analysts comprise our firm-wide practice group and rank among the top practictioners in the nation.

Key Contacts

Krista K. McIntyre Partner Boise, ID
Overview

“Clients are looking for something beyond just regulatory knowledge. They want agency relationships, they want industry experience, and they want judgment,” says Krista K. McIntyre, practice group leader. “On top of that our clients want advisors who can work along side their in-house environmental professionals to achieve their business’ goals.”

Environmental & Natural Resources Law Services

 

Team
Erin L. Anderson Partner Seattle, WA
Martin K. Banks Partner Salt Lake City, UT
Kevin J. Beaton Partner Boise, ID
Michael R. Campbell Partner Portland, OR
Matthew Cohen Partner Seattle, WA
Greg D. Corbin Partner Portland, OR
Aaron C. Courtney Partner Portland, OR
Barbara D. Craig Partner Portland, OR
Sarah Stauffer Curtiss Partner Portland, OR
Nile W. Eatmon Partner Salt Lake City, UT
Louis A. Ferreira Partner Portland, OR
David E. Filippi Partner Portland, OR
Melissa A. Foster Partner Sacramento, CA
Cherise M. Gaffney Partner Seattle, WA
Gregory C. Gatto Partner Sacramento, CA
Beth S. Ginsberg Partner Seattle, WA
Tina M. Grovier Partner Anchorage, AK
Richard R. Hall Partner Boise, ID
Thomas A. Henry Partner Sacramento, CA
Christopher R. Hermann Partner Portland, OR
Mark E. Hindley Partner Salt Lake City, UT
Kevin D. Johnson Partner Minneapolis, MN
Guy P. Kroesche Partner Salt Lake City, UT
Kirk B. Maag Partner Portland, OR
Eric L. Martin Partner Portland, OR
Krista K. McIntyre Partner Boise, ID
Timothy L. McMahan Partner Portland, OR
Michael N. Mills Partner Sacramento, CA
Ramona L. Monroe Partner Anchorage, AK
J. Mark Morford Partner Portland, OR
Jason T. Morgan Partner Seattle, WA
Thomas A. Newlon Partner Seattle, WA
Mark A. Norby Partner Portland, OR
Wendy J. Olson Partner Boise, ID
Joseph J. Perkins, Jr. Partner Anchorage, AK
Kevin R. Prohaska Partner Minneapolis, MN
Per A. Ramfjord Partner Portland, OR
Michelle Rudd Partner Portland, OR
Michael J. Sherman Partner Sacramento, CA
Allison C. Smith Partner Sacramento, CA
Timothy W. Snider Partner Portland, OR
Joan P. Snyder Partner Portland, OR
Ryan P. Steen Partner Seattle, WA
Timothy M. Taylor Partner Sacramento, CA
Geoffrey B. Tichenor Partner Portland, OR
James E. Torgerson Partner Anchorage, AK
Robert D. Van Brocklin Partner Portland, OR
Thomas R. Wood Partner Portland, OR
Thomas A. Ellison Of Counsel Salt Lake City, UT
Wesley A. Miliband Of Counsel Sacramento, CA
Willa B. Perlmutter Of Counsel Portland, OR
Benjamin W. Spiess Of Counsel Anchorage, AK
Carissa M. Beecham Associate Sacramento, CA
Thomas J. Braun Associate Minneapolis, MN
Dena M. Bryant Paralegal Anchorage, AK
Rachel Hoffman Cox Associate Seattle, WA
Parissa Ebrahimzadeh Florez Associate San Diego, CA
Randall M. Faccinto Retired Partner San Francisco, CA
Mark R. Feichtinger Retired Partner Portland, OR
Jerry R. Fish Senior Counsel Portland, OR
James T. Graves Associate Seattle, WA
Kimberly J. Hellwig Paralegal Sacramento, CA
Steven H. Heurung Environmental Analyst Minneapolis, MN
Veronica M. Keithley Associate Anchorage, AK
John S. Kirkham Retired Partner Salt Lake City, UT
Jeffrey W. Leppo Senior Counsel Seattle, WA
Sara A. Leverette Associate Seattle, WA
Shannon L. Morrissey Associate Sacramento, CA
Ha T. Nguyen Paralegal Sacramento, CA
Michael P. O'Connell Retired Partner
Stevan D. Phillips Senior Counsel Seattle, WA
William L. Rodgers Landman and Paralegal Portland, OR
Hayley K. Siltanen Associate Portland, OR
J. Ronald Sim Retired Partner Seattle, WA
Eric R. Skanchy Associate Sacramento, CA
Kristin H. Sterling Attorney Portland, OR
James N. Westwood Senior Counsel Portland, OR
Jared R. Wigginton Associate Seattle, WA
Heidi L. Wilder Paralegal Seattle, WA
Insights & Presentations
6/9/2017, Law360 Quotes Beth Ginsberg on Effects of 9th Circ. Culvert Decision
6/1/2017, U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Accord: Implications for the Clean Energy Sector
5/26/2017, Ninth Circuit Expands Tribal Treaty Rights in Culvert Decision That Threatens Economic and Industrial Development on Fish-Bearing Streams
4/17/2017, SF Chronicle/SFGATE Quotes Mike Mills on Effect of New CA Methane Regs on Smaller Petroleum Companies
3/2/2017, Oregon DEQ Pilot Program to Review Long-term Controls at Cleanup Sites
1/9/2017, NPR Quotes Ryan Steen on Benefits for American Fisheries of New Fishing Bycatch Rule
11/30/2016, Client Deal Spotlight: Silver Mountain Resort in Idaho Acquired by Seattle Buyer
10/27/2016, The Portland Business Journal Quotes Tim McMahan on Stoel Rives New Climate Change Initiative
10/21/2016, Krista McIntyre: On Adding Value to Client Relationships
10/11/2016, Law360 Cites Jason Morgan on Ninth Circuit Decision on Need for Federal Management Plan for Alaska Fishery
8/22/2016, Wes Miliband Writes in San Francisco Daily Journal on California Water Shortage and Climate Change
7/28/2016, Best Lawyers® National Business Edition Magazine Quotes Wes Miliband on the Future of U.S. Water Policy
7/28/2016, Mills and Morrissey Discuss New Pipeline Safety Requirements in Daily Journal
6/2/2016, Clean Water Act Client Alert: US Supreme Court Concludes US Army Corps of Engineers Wetland "Jurisdictional Determinations" Subject to Judicial Review
5/3/2016, Law360 Quotes Beth Ginsberg on Decision to Reject Changes to Dam Flows to Protect Spotted Frogs
4/26/2016, Seeking Space Entrepreneurs: NOAA Launches Commercial Space Program
3/14/2016, Is Surface Water Regulation in California New and Improved, or Just New?
2/12/2016, New Revisions to Critical Habitat Regulations Leads to New Uncertainty
2/1/2016, Navigating Rough Waters—Challenges in California to Securing and Maintaining Long-Term Supplies
12/17/2015, New Highway Law Streamlines Federal Permitting and Environmental Review for Large Infrastructure Projects
11/25/2015, Regulating Groundwater in California: Will Groundwater Sustainability Agencies Change the Landscape?
11/12/2015, Law360 Quotes Allison Smith on Petroleum Use Reduction Requirement in SB350
11/12/2015, SHRM Quotes Adam Belzberg and Wes Miliband on the Effects of Drought on California's Agricultural Labor Market
11/11/2015, Water challenges, public and private
11/5/2015, A Necessary Tool for Conservation: The Case for Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act
10/15/2015, Law360 Quotes Geoff Tichenor on Concerns over Stricter Requirements for CERCLA Superfund Settlements
9/23/2015, ESA Alert: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Initiates 12-Month Review for Listing
9/17/2015, Rankling The EPA On RCRA Solid Waste Rules May Work
8/26/2015, Law360 Quotes Wes Miliband on New Opportunities Being Created for Attorneys by California Drought
8/17/2015, Law360 Quotes Geoff Tichenor in Summary of Cases Relating to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
8/6/2015, StarTribune Quotes Sarah Johnson Phillips on Wrangling Over Fate of Minnesota Coal-Fired Generators
7/2/2015, A Possible Pattern In EPA Cases Before The High Court
6/4/2015, Law360 Quotes Diana Bob on DOI Regulations for Tribal Oil Royalties
6/3/2015, Law360 Quotes Michael Campbell Regarding New EPA Water Rule
5/29/2015, Controversial New Clean Water Rule Unlikely to Significantly Change Regulatory Status Quo
5/12/2015, Tina Grovier Quoted on Stoel Rives' New Arctic Law Practice, Challenges to Businesses in the Arctic
4/22/2015, Solar Industry Quotes Sara Bergan on Federal Court Ruling on Minn.'s Next Generation Energy Act
4/17/2015, Panel Discussion: Key Issues in Setting Water Quality Standards
1/29/2015, Law360 Quotes Mike Mills on Obama's Balancing Act Over Oil and Gas Policies
1/22/2015, San Francisco Daily Journal Quotes Mike Mills on Fight Over Oil Spill Regulations in California
1/15/2015, Kristen Castaños Discusses Wind Developer Impact of New California Groundwater Law
1/14/2015, New Proposed Proposition 65 Warning Requirements: What You Need To Know
11/12/2014, Law360 Quotes Barbara Craig on Questions Over ESA Listing of Northern Long-Eared Bats
10/8/2014, ESA Law Update: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to List West Coast Population of Fisher as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
9/23/2014, Solar Industry Quotes Drew Moratzka and Sara Bergan on MPUC Approval of Xcel Energy's Community Solar Garden
9/9/2014, Summary of Best Practices for Restoring Natural Resources Impacted by Hazardous Waste Release or Oil Spill
9/3/2014, Law360 Quotes Michael Mills on Ninth Circuit's Narrow Reading of RCRA Citizen Suit Provision for Air Pollution
8/25/2014, Taylor, Waterman and Cho Discuss California Supreme Court Decision's Effect on CEQA
7/25/2014, San Francisco Daily Journal Quotes Michael Mills on Formation of Master Limited Partnership in Energy Company Acquisition
7/7/2014, Solar Industry Magazine Quotes Tom Wood on Effect of Supreme Court Decision on CO2 Limits
7/1/2014, Water Protected by the Clean Water Act: Cutting Through the Rhetoric on the Proposed Rule
6/23/2014, Air Quality Law Alert: Supreme Court Curbs EPA's GHG Permitting Authority
6/23/2014, ESA Law Update: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NMFS Extend Comment Period on Critical Habitat Regulations
5/28/2014, Minnesota Brownfields Soil Reuse Study Identifies Significant Cost-Saving and Carbon Reduction Opportunities
5/15/2014, ESA Law Alert: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NMFS Propose Significant Changes to Critical Habitat Regulations
5/9/2014, Ryan Waterman and Parissa Ebrahimzadeh Discuss California Environmental and Energy Policy Goals with 2020 Target Date
4/30/2014, Michael Mills Discusses California's De Facto Moratorium on Well Stimulation
4/30/2014, San Francisco Daily Journal Quotes Michael Mills on Effects of California Drought on Fracking Debate
4/29/2014, Law360 Quotes Michael Mills on Possible Fracking Moratorium in California
2/14/2014, Midwest Energy News Quotes Barbara Craig on Eagle Permits
2/12/2014, New Edition - SB 4 Compliance Handbook on California's Well Stimulation Permitting Law
2/1/2014, Mike Mills Discusses Fracking Wastewater Management Trends in ABA NR&E Publication
1/7/2014, Wind Energy Operators Need Eagle Eyes for New "Take" Permit Rules
12/11/2013, A Compliance Handbook for SB 4 - California's Well Stimulation Permitting Law
12/10/2013, California Cap and Trade Program Shrugs Off Legal Challenges - For Now
12/6/2013, Environmental Law Alert: FWS Extends Eagle "Take" Permit to 30 Years | What You Need to Know
11/8/2013, EPA's Proposed Emissions Rules for New Power Plants Hinge on Use of Carbon Capture and Storage Technology and Invite Legal Challenges
11/7/2013, Opportunities and Challenges Attend Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy
11/7/2013, Supreme Court to Review EPA's Authority to Regulate Stationary Sources of GHG
11/1/2013, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Greater Protections for Greater Sage-Grouse Along the California-Nevada Border
10/31/2013, Tools for Managing and Protecting Water Rights in Oregon
10/23/2013, N.D. v. Swanson: A Minnesota Carbon Emissions Case Provides Blueprint for Future State Regulation
10/4/2013, Implications for Industry of Oregon DEQ's Final Nuisance Odor Strategy
10/3/2013, White Paper: Confronting Scientific Uncertainty in the Regulation of Protected Species
10/2/2013, White Paper: Habitat and Resource Equivalency Analyses in Resource Compensation and Restoration Decision Making
9/27/2013, Mike Mills Discusses California's New Fracking Law
9/20/2013, 2013 Source Control Conference
9/5/2013, Environmental Law Alert: Oregon HB 3086 Allows Consideration of Off-Site Mitigation for Sage Grouse Habitat
9/4/2013, Final ESA Rule Changes to Impact Analyses in Critical Habitat Designations
8/13/2013, Ninth Circuit Reverses Itself, Finds Liability for Excessive Stormwater Pollution
8/8/2013, NMFS Proposes Critical Habitat Designation for Three Rockfish Species Within The Puget Sound/Georgia Basin
7/24/2013, Court: California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulations Violate CEQA
7/23/2013, Water Quality Law Alert: CA State Water Control Board Opens Public Comment on "Final Draft" of Long-Anticipated Industrial Storm Water General Permit
7/8/2013, Successful Litigation Strategies For Challenging Federal Environmental Agency Decisions
6/27/2013, Joint and Several Liability Under CERCLA: Did Supreme Court Change the Cost Recovery Process With Burlington Northern Decision?
6/24/2013, Any CERCLA Implications for CWA Pre-Enforcement Review under Sackett?
6/24/2013, Environmental Law Alert: Oregon Adopts Rules for Authorizing Remediation and Restoration Activities in State-Owned Waterways
6/17/2013, Multi-billion-dollar Sale by Client Brookfield Asset Management Draws National and Regional Attention
6/14/2013, Environmental Law Alert: Oregon's Environmental Insurance Statute Amended and Expanded
6/4/2013, Alaska Oil and Gas Trade Group Challenges Bearded Seal ESA Listing
6/3/2013, Habitat and Resource Equivalency Analyses in Resource Compensation and Restoration Decision Making
5/28/2013, Environmental Law Alert: DC Circuit Issues New MACT Decision on Residual Risk
5/14/2013, Natural Resources Attorney Joins Stoel Rives
5/9/2013, Barbara Craig Profiled in Oregon State Bar Bulletin
4/29/2013, Environmental Law Alert: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance for Wind Projects
4/2/2013, Supreme Court Rejects Logging Road Permit Requirement: Media Coverage
2/25/2013, CEQA Reform Bill Falls Short of Expectations
2/21/2013, David Yohai: Consistently Impressed with Stoel Rives Litigator Tim Snider
1/17/2013, California's Cap and Trade Program under AB 32 - a Primer
1/15/2013, Media Coverage: Polar Bear Habitat Designation Overreaches Mandate
1/14/2013, ESA Law Alert: NMFS Proposes Critical Habitat for the Lower Columbia Coho Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead
12/19/2012, Environmental Law Alert: Fresno Court Denies Farm Bureau Challenge – Holds County Cancellation of Williamson Act Contract for Solar Project Is OK
12/13/2012, Kirk Maag Profiled in Oregon State University Alumni Magazine
11/14/2012, City Planners Consider New Uses of the Willamette River
10/23/2012, Environmental Law Alert: Newly Published CEQA Decision Sets Precedent Regarding EIR Project Alternatives
9/20/2012, ESA Law Alert: Proposed Changes to Critical Habitat Designations Would Gut Purpose of Economic Analysis
8/27/2012, Environmental Law Alert: California Releases Draft Safer Consumer Products Rules
7/27/2012, California SB 1139 Makes Headway but Still Faces Challenges
7/10/2012, Feds Seek to Ramp Up Fracking Regulations
6/26/2012, Environmental Law Alert: DC Circuit Upholds EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules
5/1/2012, Summary of EPA's Proposed NSPS for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electric Utilities
4/25/2012, BLM: No Current Plans to Allow Private CO2 Storage on Agency Land
4/19/2012, EDF Renewable Energy and Riverbank Power Form Pumped Storage Joint Venture
3/29/2012, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines
3/8/2012, Karluk River Conservation Easement Agreement Established a Unique Compromise
3/5/2012, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reissues Nationwide Permits
2/23/2012, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Takes a New Direction
1/30/2012, Federal Court Holds That the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Does Not Apply to Lawful Activities That Result in the Incidental Taking of Protected Birds
10/25/2011, ESA Law Alert: Recent Fish and Wildlife Service Decisions Affecting Businesses in California and the Pacific Northwest
10/11/2011, EPA Enforcement of the Renewable Fuel Standard
7/19/2011, Impact of Umatilla County (Oregon) Wind Power Siting Rule Change
7/15/2011, ESA Experimental Population
7/1/2011, EPA Releases Draft 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards
6/29/2011, Minnesota Wind Siting Debate – State versus Local
6/1/2011, ESA Law Alert: Federal Agencies Plan Changes to ESA Regulations
5/24/2011, Wind Power Siting Rules Should Include Setback Waivers
5/18/2011, ESA Law Alert: NMFS Proposes Designation of Nonessential Experimental Population of Middle Columbia River Steelhead in Deschutes River Basin
5/10/2011, Federal and State Endangered Species Issues Relevant to the Oil and Gas Industry in California - Presentation Materials
3/31/2011, Environmental Law Alert: Sage Grouse Rules Poised to Restrict Development in Southeastern Oregon
3/31/2011, HSR News Alert No. 3: High-Speed Rail Authority Plans for Immediate Extension of Derided Starter Segment of the High-Speed Rail Project to Make It a "Train to Somewhere"
3/23/2011, Environmental Law Alert: California Court Enjoins Implementation of Cap-and-Trade
2/24/2011, Energy Law Alert: Boiler Hazardous Air Pollutant Emission Rules Released By EPA
2/9/2011, Wind Project Near Columbia Gorge Scenic Area Awaits Decision
2/1/2011, Water Law Alert: The California Supreme Court Renders Its Long-Awaited Decision On The Constitutionality Of the State's Water Right Fee Program, But Does Not Put The "Tax" or "Fee" Issue To Rest
1/20/2011, ESA Law Alert: NMFS Announces Plan to Propose Critical Habitat Designations for Lower Columbia River Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead
1/7/2011, Environmental Law Alert: Additional Potential Obstacles to Development: New Wilderness Designations
12/3/2010, HSR News Alert No. 2: High-Speed Rail Authority Approves $4.33 Billion to Build "Starter Segment" in Central Valley
11/22/2010, California High-Speed Rail: It's Coming Fast!
3/18/2009, Endangered Species Act Law Alert: Ninth Circuit Rules on NMFS Hatchery Policy
3/12/2009, The Polar Bear Listing Story: Efforts to Regulate GHG Emissions Using the Endangered Species
11/7/2008, Environmental Law Alert: Recent California Environmental Legislation
6/26/2007, ESA Law Alert: The Supreme Court Decides That the Endangered Species Act Does Not Trump the Clean Water Act
4/11/2007, ESA Law Alert: Ninth Circuit Upholds Judge Redden; Rejects NOAA Fisheries' Biological Opinion in Federal Columbia River Power System Litigation
3/19/2007, CERCLA & Clean Water Act – Overlapping Authorities & Cross-Program Implementation; Thinking Outside the Box
11/30/2006, ESA Law Alert: Federal District Court in Oregon Rejects Argument that ESA Consultation is Required For Issuance of NPDES Permit by the State
12/1/2004, Regulating the Willamette River
3/1/2004, Insurance Funding for Environmental Cleanups
9/1/2003, Court Rules on Routine Maintenance, Repair & Replacement Power Plant Projects Violate New Source Review
7/1/2003, EPA Compliance Orders Held Unconstitutional
9/16/2002, Contaminated Property? Relief and Reason May Be Within Sight
5/1/2002, EPA Clarifies Release Reporting Requirements
3/1/2002, Confidentiality of Environmental Site Assessments: Trying to Make Sure What You Know Can't Hurt You
3/1/2002, SABRA Reshapes CERCLA Liability
1/22/2001, Insurance Coverage for Environmental Liabilities in Oregon, Washington and Idaho
11/1/2000, Section 9(g) Litigation: "Take" Cases & Permitting Agencies
7/1/2000, NMFS' Final 4(d) Rule for Salmon and Steelhead
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