Environment

Businesses today face exponentially greater environmental concerns from the public and 24/7 oversight from aggressive regulators. MDLs are commonplace as claims extend from the riverbeds of Northwest America to the rain forests of Latin America. New products are being scrutinized for environmental impact as never before, while global disasters like Exxon Valdez and Deepwater guarantee that environmental activists enjoy a newfound public credibility. Global warming is no longer a theory; rightly or wrongly, it is actionable.

Levick’s Environmental team wins your battles at every stage. We have managed communications programs to persuade the EPA that new products pass muster. We have countered panic and anxiety during and after emergencies, with persuasive information about actual health and environmental risk. We have transformed complex data into publicly digestible message points that deter litigation and engender newfound trust between companies and the communities where they do business.

Environmental battles are won or lost in the corridors of power, federally and locally; in courtrooms; on the Internet. The NGOs are indefatigable, and regulators are listening. Act now to ensure that you get the fairest possible hearing, whether you’re marketing a new pesticide or cleaning up after a facility mishap.

Case Studies

Deepwater Horizon

As the U.S. government took aggressive steps to assess blame across the private sector for the Deepwater Horizon disaster, a 10 percent non-operating minority investor faced the real possibility of guilt by association.

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Nuclear Power

After a minor accident at a nuclear power company caused great concern to local community leaders, the task at hand for energy giant AREVA was to create a comprehensive, yet user-friendly plan that prepared several operating units around the world to work together under tight deadlines to communicate the facts and proper context of any future incident.

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