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Nijman Franzetti Recognized as Featured Firm in Environmental Law Network
Nijman Franzetti is pleased to announce that it is the Featured Firm in the Environmental Law Network, a network that links environmental law firms and their attorneys nationwide. Additionally, our new partner, E. Lynn Grayson, is highlighted as a “Lawyer Spotlight” on the network. Both recognitions can…
Nijman Franzetti LLP Welcome E. Lynn Grayson and Kristen Gale as Firm Partners
Jennifer Nijman and Susan Franzetti of Nijman Franzetti LLP are pleased to welcome our new equity partner E. Lynn Grayson, immediate past chair of Jenner & Block’s environmental practice group. With the addition of Ms. Grayson, who has over 30 years of experience in environmental…
Susan Franzetti participated in a Lake Forest Open Lands Association’s Center for Conservation Leadership Seminar
On Saturday January 31, 2016, Susan Franzetti participated in a Lake Forest Open Lands Association’s Center for Conservation Leadership seminar where she worked with high school students who presented a spirited debate on the important environmental issues of light pollution and the use of single…
Landmark Ruling: Illinois Pollution Control Board Upholds NPDES Permit for MWGen Waukegan Generating Station
On January 19, 2017, the Illinois Pollution Control Board ruled in favor of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and Midwest Generation LLC (MWGen) in their defense of a third-party appeal by various environmental groups of an NPDES permit issued to the MWGen Waukegan…
Clarifying Regulatory Relief: Illinois Pollution Control Board Upholds Thermal Alternative Effluent Limit for Waukegan Generating Station
The Waukegan Generating Station, like many power plants, uses an “open-cycle” water intake to cool its equipment, and this results in heated effluent being returned to the water body. Heat is considered a “pollutant” under the Clean Water Act, but a thermal discharger can seek…