Augustus E. Winkes,
Principal

Tel: +1.206.315.4813

awinkes@bdlaw.com

Legal Administrative Assistant:Kayla Aslani

+1.206.620.3043

KAslani@bdlaw.com

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Publications

October 23, 2024News Alert Rulemaking Alert: Plan to Reduce Emissions in Overburdened Communities under Washington’s Climate Commitment Act

Beveridge & DiamondDavid Weber, Gus Winkes, Peter Selimos, Emily Schwartz

February 9, 2024News Alert Washington Identifies Screening Tools for Initial Contaminated Site EJ Assessments

Beveridge & DiamondGus Winkes, Barbara Marvin, Chris Bolte

February 8, 2024News Alert EPA Proposes Cleanup Authority Expansion Under RCRA for PFAS and Other Emerging Contaminants

Beveridge & DiamondNessa Coppinger, Jeanine Grachuk, Aaron Goldberg, Allyn Stern, Gus Winkes, Yin Zhou, Tim Nevins

January 3, 2024News Alert Washington Initiates Sustainable Aviation Fuel Rulemaking Under State’s Clean Fuel Standard Program

Beveridge & DiamondDave Weber, Gus Winkes, Jesse Miles

Updated on October 24, 2023News Alert Vehicle Fleet Reporting Requirements in Washington State

Beveridge & DiamondDave Weber, Gus Winkes, Liz Glusman, Kirstin Gruver, Nikki Waxman

August 28, 2023News Alert MTCA Gets a Makeover: Ecology Finalizes First Major Updates to Washington Cleanup Rule in 20 Years

Beveridge & DiamondDave Weber, Gus Winkes

August 17, 2023News Alert EPA Seeks Comments on Potential Changes to the RCRA Definition of Empty Containers and Standards for Managing Used Containers

Beveridge & DiamondAaron Goldberg, Nicole Weinstein, Gus Winkes

April 13, 2023News Alert EPA Seeks Comments on Potential Designation of Additional PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

Beveridge & DiamondNessa Coppinger, Jeanine Grachuk, Gus Winkes, Tim Nevins

January 31, 2023News Alert Washington District Court Reversal on MTCA Liability for Smokestack Emissions

Beveridge & DiamondDavid Weber, Gus Winkes, Rachel Roberts

January 5, 2023News Alert Washington State Issues Draft Guidance for PFAS Investigation and Remediation

Beveridge & DiamondGus Winkes, Megan Withroder

December 20, 2022News Alert Appeals Court Upholds Penalty Against Members of LLC that Owned Landfill for Violations of Oregon’s Landfill Closure Law

Beveridge & DiamondGus Winkes, Casey Clausen, John O’Meara

December 19, 2022News Alert EPA Amends All Appropriate Inquiries Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

Beveridge & DiamondPamela Marks, Julius Redd, Gus Winkes, John O'Meara

December 14, 2022News Alert Washington Supreme Court Affirms Ecology’s Authority to Bypass Rulemaking When Requiring New PCB Sampling Methods Under CWA Permits

Erika Spanton, Allyn Stern, Dave Weber, and Gus Winkes

October 13, 2022News Alert MTCA Liability for Smokestack Emissions

Beveridge & DiamondDave Weber, Gus Winkes, Rachel Roberts

February 1, 2022News Alert Oregon Court Faults DEQ for Procedural Violations in Solid Waste Permitting Decisions

Beveridge & DiamondDavid Weber, Gus Winkes

November 1, 2021News Alert PFAS Determined To Be Hazardous Substances Under Washington’s Cleanup Law

Beveridge & DiamondDavid Weber, Michael Campinell, Gus Winkes, Megan Withroder

August 17, 2021News Alert Practical Tips for Managing the Risks of PCBs in Building Materials

Beveridge & DiamondRachel Roberts, Dave Weber, Loren Dunn, Gus Winkes

July 21, 2021News Alert EPA Headquarters Prods Cleanup Programs on Enforcement to Strengthen EJ

Beveridge & DiamondJohn Cruden, Steve Jawetz, Nicole Weinstein, Allyn Stern, Gus Winkes

June 16, 2021News Alert Oregon Increases Access to Historical Insurance Assets for Cleanup Liabilities

Beveridge & DiamondSusan Smith, Nicole Weinstein, Eric Christensen, Rachel Roberts, Gus Winkes

June 3, 2021News Alert Washington Department of Ecology Releases Draft Green Remediation Guidance

Beveridge & DiamondDavid Weber, Tracy Williams, Gus Winkes

May 25, 2021News Alert Supreme Court Clarifies That Only CERCLA Settlements Trigger Contribution Claims

Beveridge & DiamondSteve Jawetz, David Weber, Casey Clausen, Anthony Papetti, Rachel Roberts, Gus Winkes

May 20, 2021News Alert Washington Department of Ecology Proposes Model Remedy to Address Legacy Contamination from Orchards

Beveridge & DiamondLoren Dunn, Rachel Roberts, Tracy Williams, David Weber, Gus Winkes

May 18, 2021News Alert Washington Joins Chorus of States with Major Environmental Justice Laws

Beveridge & DiamondStacey Sublett Halliday, Julius M. Redd, Allyn Stern, Gus Winkes

May 18, 2021News Alert Fourth Time's The Charm: Washington Enacts Clean Fuels Program, Creating West Coast Market For Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels

Beveridge & DiamondEric Christensen, Brook Detterman, David Weber, Gus Winkes

May 18, 2021News Alert Washington Adopts Economy-Wide Climate Legislation: “Cap-and-Invest” Approach Sets a Price For Carbon Emissions And Allows Washington To Join Existing Emissions Credit Markets

Beveridge & DiamondEric Christensen, Brook Detterman, David Weber, Gus Winkes

October 27, 2020News Alert Climate Change Litigation: Oregon Rejects Expansion of Public Trust Doctrine

Re-published in the Oregon State Bar Association Environmental & Natural Resources Section's E-OutlookDavid Weber, Gus Winkes, Eric Christensen, Will Enoch

October 16, 2020News Alert Oregon Releases Updated Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance

Re-published in the Oregon State Bar Association Environmental & Natural Resources Section's E-OutlookGus Winkes, Olivia Parish

July 14, 2020News Alert Washington Launches Expedited Voluntary Cleanup Program

Beveridge & DiamondTracy Williams, Gus Winkes, Will Enoch

July 14, 2020News Alert Oregon Supreme Court Applies Landfill Closure Requirements Broadly in Kinzua Resources, LLC v. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Beveridge & DiamondRachel Roberts, Gus Winkes, Lucy Infeld

April 21, 2020News Alert Supreme Court Rules that Landowners at a CERCLA Site Cannot Require Additional Cleanup under State Law without Advance EPA Approval

Steve Jawetz, Pam Marks, Lindsey Selba, Gus Winkes

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