Tad Macfarlan is an experienced environmental and land use lawyer and a partner in the firm's global Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice group. Tad's practice focuses on the environmental aspects of project development, transactional, litigation, and government enforcement matters (both civil and criminal). His clients include developers and operators of utility-scale wind and solar projects; shale gas production, transmission and electric generation facilities; water and wastewater utilities; mine and quarry operators; hazardous waste processing facilities; other heavy manufacturing and industrial facilities; and financial entities holding or acquiring an interest in such facilities. Tad regularly provides advice with respect to the regulatory regimes governing air emissions (including greenhouse gases); wetland and stream protection; wastewater and stormwater discharges; water withdrawals; hazardous wastes and materials; threatened and endangered species; cultural resources and historic properties; and local land use and zoning requirements.