Accomplishments

Provide legislative strategy working with RCAP Solutions to promote legislation that seeks increased protection for private well drinking water supplies. Work to raise awareness among lawmakers and secure legislative support to extend water quality protections
Provide strategy development and promotional services to nonprofit organizations pursuing legislative initiatives including the Community Preservation Coalition and the National Wildlife Federation
Provide regulatory, government affairs, and media services during permitting, construction, and operation of the first offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal along the East Coast

Working with clients to develop MEPA filings for a large warehouse development in Central Massachusetts
Working with clients to develop MEPA filings for a complex industrial redevelopment in an Environmental Justice community
Obtained MEPA certificates for a new commercial development in Worcester County which featured Environmental Justice and Endangered Species components
Developed and implemented a successful permitting and public relations strategy for a construction & demolition debris recycling facility in Central Massachusetts

Working with clients on an extensive MEPA filing to assist in the development a large new Active Adult Community in Middlesex County
Working with clients to submit a MEPA filing for a Residential subdivision in Worcester County

Advised Central Massachusetts homeowners and businesses on resolving potential state enforcement fines

Developed state and federal permitting strategies for the first offshore LNG terminal along the East Coast

Developed government relations, energy, and business development strategies for maritime transportation companies
Negotiated urban conservation land transactions with transportation agencies

Addressed significant state regulatory issues at a former industrial waterfront facility in a Designated Port Area (DPA)
Advised a leading nonprofit research facility on seafloor mapping and historical shoreline change
Worked with state agencies and prepared first MEPA submittal under the state’s Ocean Management Plan for a 15-mile submerged fiber optic cable from Fairhaven to Vineyard Haven