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Real Estate/Development

Aug. 14, 2014

Michael J. Carroll

Latham & Watkins LLP Costa Mesa Specialties: Environment, land and resources; energy and infrastructure project siting and defense


Carroll faced a thorny problem as he sought to keep on track the construction of a $1 billion gas-fired power plant in the Coachella Valley intended to supply badly needed electricity to Los Angeles.


Fierce environmental opposition challenged the validity of emission offsets necessary to permit the project. Federal regulators conceded problems with their analysis of the offsets under the Clean Air Act. That threatened the already-granted permit.


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