Jon Micah Goeller

Energy Practice

• Provided federal, state, and local environmental and permitting counsel for solar and wind projects in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Colorado, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Iowa, New York, and Maine.
• Evaluated federal permitting and consultation needs for renewable energy projects, focusing on the National Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Water Action Nationwide 404 permits, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Incidental Take Permits, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eagle Take Permits, Federal Aviation Administration, and Bureau of Land Management.
• Part of environmental and permitting local counsel for biogas, ethanol, carbon capture, and green hydrogen projects across the United States.
• Drafted and negotiated permitting and environmental representations and warranties for energy finance, tax equity, and construction loan deals totaling over 10 GW of wind and solar projects.
• Led team's efforts to obtain Conditional Use Permits and zoning authorization across five battery storage projects in Oregon and Washington.
• Evaluated client's Security and Exchange Commission environmental disclosures.
• Served on developer's counsel team for Swift Current in the closing of debt financing and a tax equity commitment for a 266 MW solar project located in Southeast Texas. The Husch Blackwell team assisted in the areas of real estate, environmental and permitting, and electric regulatory throughout the purchase, development, debt financing, and funding stages. The transaction was structured to reflect the new U.S. Inflation Reduction Act policy guidance.

Environmental Practice

• Served as team's lead outside counsel for clean air act enforcement actions in front of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Natural Resource offices.
• Defended clients in clean air act enforcement actions brought by state Attorney General offices.
• Assisted clients in clean air act and clean water act permit acquisitions, including assessment under environmental justice.
• Researched and drafted client support memorandums to state agencies covering EPA's Clean Water Act Veto Authority, Waters of the United States, and Supreme Court case County of Maui groundwater discharge functional equivalence test.
• Negotiated potential responsible party agreements and participated in mediation procedures.
• Coordinated environmental due diligence efforts for merger and acquisition deals, totaling over a $500 million portfolio across transportation, healthcare, and manufacturing clients.
• Helped clients respond to hazardous substance spill reporting requirements, product safety label enhancements, and community notice requirements.
• Assisted clients in evaluating their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) statements to avoid "greenwashing" concerns and to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requirements.