Ethan Ware is chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Group at Williams Mullen and represents clients in a broad range of matters involving environmental issues. Located in the Columbia, South Carolina office, Ethan has defended cases, both in courts and before administrative agencies at both the state and federal level. Those cases have included class action lawsuits, federal and state enforcement actions in the courts, cost recovery actions, permit appeals and administrative investigations and litigation.
Ethan Ware is chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Group at Williams Mullen and represents clients in a broad range of matters involving environmental issues.
Located in the Columbia, South Carolina office, Ethan has defended cases, both in courts and before administrative agencies at both the state and federal level. Those cases have included class action lawsuits, federal and state enforcement actions in the courts, cost recovery actions, permit appeals and administrative investigations and litigation.
As part of his background, Ethan has defended mining, manufacturing, and importers/distributors in all facets of EPA regulation. His cases have involved exposures to and releases of heavy metals from manufacture and fabrication, organic chemicals, paint, pesticides, asbestos, PCBs, hazardous wastes, air and water emissions, animal waste and regulatory requirements.
Ethan has defended cases arising under the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, EPCRA, RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, and their state counter-parts. He has also represented clients in connection with criminal prosecutions and investigations. His experience also includes review of environmental issues in transactions and environmental and health and safety training and auditing programs. As part of service to the mining industry, Ethan has defended cases for mine safety and exposure liability.
Ethan is listed as a leading environmental attorney by Chambers USA (2016-present), and he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for environmental law and environmental litigation (2013-present). In 2013, Ethan was named the Best Lawyers® Columbia Lawyer of the Year for both environmental law and environmental litigation. In addition, Martindale-Hubbell has rated Ethan an AV attorney, its highest rating available. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Wofford College.
- Air Permitting/NSPS Regulations Applicability/PSD Permitting for many manufacturers and Restrictions on 401 Water Quality Certification Authority
- OSHA Exposure Cases
- Air Permitting/PSD/Flexible Permitting
- TSCA Registration
- Defense of nuclear and solid waste landfill permit appeal
- Defense of EPA action to fine a company for alleged violations of TSCA premanufacture notification requirements.
- Challenge of State enforcement of 401 water quality standards for wetlands filling project.
- Defense of OSHA benzene exposure allegation and enforcement action.
- Sought a variance to State RACT standards for VOC air emissions.
- Assisted in filing State and Federal voluntary disclosure for environmental violations.
- Defended MSHA cases for mine employee safety and exposure liability
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12.19.2023
EPA Proposes New Effluent Guidelines for Meat Processors
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10.19.2023
Environmental Notes - October 2023
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10.19.2023
EPA Expands Conditions for 401 Water Quality Certifications
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08.17.2023
131 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
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08.03.2023
Three Attorneys Named Among South Carolina's "Legal Elite"
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06.02.2023
44 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 14 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2023
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04.03.2023
Environmental Notes - April 2023
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04.03.2023
Final NESHAP for Metal Coating Manufacturers Triggers Initial Performance Tests and Control Technology
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12.15.2022
Environmental Notes - December 2022
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12.15.2022
EPA Proposed Rule: Fugitive Emissions Count Toward PSD Significant Emissions Increase Thresholds
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12.15.2022
EPA Adds 12 Chemicals to Annual EPCRA Reporting Requirements
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10.10.2022
EPA ENFORCEMENT ALERT: Emergency and Non-Emergency Stationary Sources Are the Focus of EPA
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08.25.2022
Ethan Ware Named Among South Carolina's "Legal Elite"
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08.18.2022
123 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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06.02.2022
39 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 14 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2022
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06.02.2022
Limitations Bar Superfund Contribution Action
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06.02.2022
EPA Aggregation Guidance is Easily Forgotten and Easily Enforced
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01.20.2022
Environmental Notes - January 2022
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01.20.2022
New Approach: Proposed PFAS Regulation Erodes TSCA Exemptions
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10.07.2021
Environmental Notes - October 2021
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10.07.2021
EPA Significant New Use Rule: Commonly Used Chemical Substances
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08.23.2021
124 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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08.06.2021
Ryan Trail and Ethan Ware Named Among South Carolina's "Legal Elite"
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07.22.2021
Environmental Notes - July 2021
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07.22.2021
Bait and Switch: EPA Requests Comments on Regulation of TCE/PCE Replacement as HAP
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05.26.2021
40 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 12 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2021
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03.15.2021
Environmental Notes - March 2021
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03.15.2021
New Day at EPA
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01.11.2021
DOJ Defers to States for CWA Enforcement
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01.11.2021
Environmental Notes - January 2021
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10.27.2020
Environmental Notes - November 2020
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10.26.2020
Modernizing the EPA Ignitability Test: Alcohol, Thermometers, and Multi-Phased Substances
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10.20.2020
Ware Writes Op-ed for The State on SC Businesses and Environmental Regulations
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08.20.2020
116 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©; Most Total Lawyers in Virginia
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08.12.2020
Three Environmental Attorneys Named Among South Carolina’s “Legal Elite”
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07.16.2020
Environmental Notes - July 2020
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07.14.2020
Court Holds Local NIMBY Ordinance Preempted by State Law
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05.08.2020
Environmental Notes - May 2020
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05.08.2020
Enforcement Trends Under The Clean Air Act's General Duty Clause
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04.28.2020
29 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 11 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2020
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03.25.2020
OSHA Reporting and Recordkeeping for COVID-19 at the Workplace
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01.13.2020
EPA Revises Controversial RMP Regulations
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01.13.2020
Environmental Notes - February 2020
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01.07.2020
Guarding Environmental Audit Information: The In-House Counsel’s Guide to Privilege and Protection
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10.29.2019
Environmental Notes - November 2019
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10.29.2019
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Provides Episodic Exceedance Relief
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08.15.2019
119 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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07.18.2019
Environmental Notes - August 2019
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07.16.2019
EPA’s Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule: Five Changes to the Satellite Accumulation Rule
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06.05.2019
Environmental Notes - June 2019
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06.05.2019
EPA Restricts Manufacture and Use of Methylene Chloride for Consumer Paint and Coating Removal
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04.25.2019
30 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 12 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2019
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12.19.2018
Environmental Notes - January 2019
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10.01.2018
Environmental Notes - October 2018
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09.11.2018
Hurricanes and Flooding: Surely EPA Regulations are Suspended?!
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08.15.2018
110 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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05.03.2018
29 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 12 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2018 Guide
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05.02.2018
Environmental Notes - May 2018
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05.01.2018
EPA Halts Financial Assurance Requirements for Hardrock Mining
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02.13.2018
Environmental Notes - March 2018
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02.13.2018
Strange But True: Recent EPA and State Actions Show Breadth of Environmental Enforcement
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11.20.2017
Environmental Notes - November/December 2017
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11.20.2017
Sue and Settle is Gone: EPA Administrator Revises EPA Litigation Policy
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10.20.2017
Environmental Notes - October 2017
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09.27.2017
Final TSCA Inventory Notification Rule Issued
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08.14.2017
114 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2018
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08.08.2017
Environmental Notes - August 2017
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08.08.2017
Increase in Chemical Security Vulnerability Assessments Likely Under New DHS Standards
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07.05.2017
Environmental Notes - July 2017
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07.05.2017
Refrigeration Systems Targeted: Risk Management Plans and Release Reporting
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05.26.2017
32 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 12 Practice Areas Recognized by Chambers USA for 2017
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05.16.2017
EPA Issues New Contaminated Sediments Guidance
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05.16.2017
EPA Proposes Further Delay of Revised RMP Rule
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05.16.2017
Environmental Notes - May 2017
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02.06.2017
Environmental Notes - February 2017
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02.06.2017
EPA Proposes Use Restrictions on TCE
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02.06.2017
EPA Issues Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products
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12.15.2016
Environmental Notes - December 2016
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12.15.2016
EPCRA Update: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates Proposed as 313 Toxic Chemical Categor
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12.15.2016
EPA Publishes Revised Pesticide Application General Permit
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11.10.2016
EPA Elects Not to Publicize Changes to S-846 Guidance
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11.10.2016
Environmental Notes - November 2016
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08.15.2016
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2017 Best Lawyers in America
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07.19.2016
EPCRA Section 313 Reporting: Frequent Questions
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07.19.2016
Environmental Notes - July 2016
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06.02.2016
26 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 11 Practice Areas Recognized by Chambers USA for 2016
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05.19.2016
EPCRA 313 Reporting – FAQs
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05.19.2016
Environmental Notes - May 2016
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04.26.2016
Environmental Notes - April 2016
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04.26.2016
Hazardous Waste: New Corrosivity Test Denied, But the Fight is Not Over
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01.14.2016
Environmental Notes - January 2016
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01.14.2016
OSHA Extends Process Safety Management Standard Compliance Date for Bulk Chemical Distributors
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12.17.2015
Can Air Emissions Result in CERCLA Liability?
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12.17.2015
North Carolina DENR is Now DEQ; New Audit Privilege and Limited Immunity Enacted
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12.10.2015
Environmental Notes - December 2015
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11.16.2015
Environmental Notes - November 2015
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11.16.2015
EPA Issues Final MACT for Brick and Structural Clay Products and Clay Ceramics Manufacturing
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10.26.2015
EPA Denies Petition to Remove EGBE From List of TRI Form R Chemicals
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10.26.2015
Environmental Notes - October 2015
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09.23.2015
EPA Proposes Hazardous Waste Rule for Pharmaceuticals
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09.23.2015
Proposed Rules Seek to Cut Methane Emissions at Landfills
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09.03.2015
Environmental Notes - September 2015
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08.17.2015
106 Williams Mullen Attorneys named 2016 Best Lawyers in America
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08.11.2015
EPA Issues Final Amendments to Cement Kiln NESHAP
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08.11.2015
EPA Rejects Georgia SIP’s Automatic Rescission Powers
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08.01.2015
Environmental Notes - August 2015
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06.09.2015
Frequent Questions: EPCRA 313
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06.09.2015
Environmental Notes - June 2015
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05.13.2015
FREQUENT QUESTIONS: Form R Part II
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05.12.2015
Environmental Notes - May 2015
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04.14.2015
Environmental Notes - Spring 2015
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04.10.2015
Richmond BizSense writes about new attorneys and South Carolina office
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04.10.2015
Williams Mullen's New Columbia, SC office featured in Virginia Business
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04.09.2015
New Williams Mullen South Carolina office covered by Columbia Regional Business Report
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04.08.2015
Williams Mullen Expands to South Carolina with Additions to Respected Environmental Team
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01.25.2024
Ethan Ware to Present at Florida Finishers Corp.'s Annual Mid-Winter Conference and Exposition
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10.05.2023
Ethan Ware to Present at 2023 SC Manufacturing Summit
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06.07.2023
South Carolina Environmental Health & Safety Conference
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05.10.2023
NASF Palmetto Southeast Chapter 2023 Spring Chrome Summit
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12.06.2022
Ethan Ware to Speak at Southern Textile Association Southern Division Fall Meeting
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05.10.2019
Indoor Shooting Sports Ranges Short Course: OSHA and Hazardous Waste Compliance
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12.07.2018
Indoor Shooting Sports Ranges Short Course: OSHA and Hazardous Waste Compliance