Environmental Enforcement, Damages, & Liability

ECONorthwest applies economics to environmental, natural resource and energy-related litigation.

At ECONorthwest, we’ve earned a reputation for excellence through an established history of applying economics to litigation involving environmental, natural resource, and energy-related issues. We specialize in evaluating the benefits, costs, and market impacts of natural resource management decisions and environmental regulations, as well as valuing economic damages from natural-resource injuries. We provide economic analysis in litigation at both the state and federal levels and for civil and criminal enforcement of environmental regulations.

We analyze a range of issues related to environmental cases, including the impacts of regulatory changes, the costs a party avoids by failing to comply with regulations, the economic gain they enjoy, and their ability to pay penalties. We have performed economic analysis in matters related to:

• Agriculture
• Air Quality
• Fisheries management
• Gasoline additives (MTBE and ethanol)
• Groundwater
• Mining
• NRDA
• Oil spills and refining
• Pesticide use
• Petroleum pipelines
• Radioactive and other hazardous waste
• Recreation
• Shipwrecks
• Superfund (CERCLA)
• Timber, forests, and clear-cutting
• Trespassing

Our experts have also provided analysis for Native American tribes in cases where tribal claims to land or natural resources have been challenged.

Learn more about our work in natural resources and climate.

Interested in learning more about how ECONorthwest can help you with your next project? Our toolbox is full and our staff enjoy meeting new challenges.