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Douglas A. Hastings

Associate

Doug Hastings focuses his practice on environmental litigation and regulatory issues. Doug represents clients in matters arising under a variety of federal and state environmental statutes including the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as well as regulatory programs such as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

Extended Profile

During law school, Doug served as an article editor for the Harvard Environmental Law Review and participated in the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic. Before attending law school, he worked at Duke University as a researcher in environmental health, where his research included modeling the geographic distribution of lead exposure risk.

Education

  • Harvard Law School, 2013, Juris Doctor, cum laude
  • Duke University, 2009, Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Science and Policy, Magna Cum Laude

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia

Awards and Affiliations

Article Editor, Harvard Environmental Law Review

Dean’s Scholar Prize, Harvard Law School (2012)

Phi Beta Kappa

Publications

1/30/2018 - Supreme Court Holds Challenges to ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule Must Be Brought in District Courts

10/13/2017 - Ninth Circuit: US Must Pay Share of CERCLA Cleanup Costs at Former Military Plant

3/3/2017 - Trump Executive Order Seeks to Limit Scope of Clean Water Act

1/10/2017 - Tenth Circuit: Asarco’s Settlement in Bankruptcy Proceeding Does Not Bar CERCLA Contribution Claim

7/29/2016 - Ninth Circuit Holds Air Emissions Not Covered by CERCLA

6/3/2016 - US Supreme Court Holds US Army Corps Clean Water Act Determinations Reviewable

6/3/2015 - Final Clean Water Act Rule Likely to Expand Act’s Application

4/1/2015 - Divided Court Affirms Summary Judgment in CERCLA “Arranger” Case

News

10/4/2017 - 9th Circ. Reverses Gov’t Win In Work Site Cleanup Suit, Law360

Events

4/19/2018 - Earth Day Celebration 2018

4/18/2017 - Earth Day Celebration 2017

4/22/2016 - Earth Day Celebration 2016