Environmental Law Section

The section informs its members of local, state and national environmental laws and regulations. The section coordinates annual substantive continuing legal education programs on environmental law and produces a quarterly newsletter.

Environmental Law Leadership

Chair
Rick Hitchcock
Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P....
2 Union Sq., Suite 1000
Chattanooga, TN 37402
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rhitchcock@cbslawfirm.com
(423)757-0222
Immediate Past Chair
Rebecca Tolene
TVA
400 W Summit Hill Dr WT 6A-K
Knoxville, TN 37902
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rctolene@tva.gov
(865)632-4433
Vice-Chair
Catherine Anglin
Paine, Tarwater and Bickers LLP
900 S. Gay St. Ste 2200
Knoxville, TN 37902
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cwa@painetar.com
(865)525-0880

Environmental Law News

DOJ Reaches $1.4 Billion Gulf Spill Settlement

By Brittany Sims on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 5:06pm

The Justice Department has reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that exploded in 2010, killing 11 workers and spawning a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to the $1 billion in civil penalties and $400 million in criminal penalties, the Switzerland-based company must plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of violating the Clean Water Act and implement a series of operational safety and emergency response improvements to its rigs.

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Reeves, Max to Mediate TVA Ash-Spill Case

By Brittany Sims on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 4:43pm

Knoxville attorney and former Tennessee Bar Association President Pamela Reeves has been appointed by U.S District Judge Tom Varlan to jointly mediate the class-action lawsuit linked to the 2008 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) coal ash spill at Kingston Fossil Plant. Some 872 plaintiffs are suing TVA over damages that are allegedly related to the spill, which fouled the Emory River and the surrounding Roane County countryside with 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash. Reeves and Florida lawyer Rodney Max, who will serve as joint mediator, were both recommended by the parties in the case, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.

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Environmental Law CLE Programming

Environmental Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions (Live Program)

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