Elizabeth C Barton

Practice Areas

Elizabeth "Beth" Barton’s more than 25 years of experience in environmental and land use litigation, permitting and consultation, encompasses involvement at the federal, state and local levels, including for clients involved in manufacturing, energy, real estate, project development and restructuring. She assists a diverse array of clients with resource planning and compliance, project implementation, environmental considerations in transactions, Brownfields’ repurposing, environmental investigation and remediation, and cost recovery and contribution litigation. Beth provides legal services in support of innovative development projects, including large Brownfield restoration projects in Connecticut, such as the Brass Mill Center in Waterbury; smaller urban initiatives, such as the Learning Corridor in Hartford and the Blue Back Square development in West Hartford.

Beth writes and speaks often on land use and environmental topics. She has appeared in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Law360, Connecticut Law Tribune, Bloomberg BNA, Brownfield Renewal and New England Real Estate Journal. She is also very actively involved in leadership positions in her field and the community. Most recently, Beth served on the Connecticut Water Planning Council Steering Committee for development of the State Water Plan.

Admitted in these jurisdictions and courts:

- State of Connecticut

- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

- U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Connecticut Bar Association

Hartford County Bar Association

New Haven County Bar Association

National Brownfield Association, Connecticut Chapter, Secretary and Executive Team Member

Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP)

New England Council, Board of Directors

New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE), Board of Directors

Brownfields Coalition of the Northeast (BCONE), Advisory Board

Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), Environmental Policies Council Steering Committee

MetroHartford Chamber of Commerce, Advisory Council on the Environment

Publications

Co-author, "NJDEP Proposes New Rules Implementing New Jersey's Environmental Justice Law," Day Pitney Alert, June 14, 2022

Co-author, "New Connecticut Spill Reporting Regulations, Effective March 4," Day Pitney Alert, March 11, 2022

Co-author, "2021 Update on New and Pending Environmental Regulation and Legislation in Connecticut," Day Pitney Alert, September 21, 2021

Co-author, "Proposed Connecticut Regulations on Spill Reporting Available for Public Comment," Day Pitney Alert, March 25, 2021

Co-author, "Connecticut RSRs and EUR Regulations, Effective as of February 16," Day Pitney Alert, March 2, 2021

Co-author, "Coming Soon: Significant Changes to Connecticut's RSR and EUR Regulations," Day Pitney Alert, February 2, 2021

Co-author, "Resubmitted Proposed Wave 2 RSRs and EUR Regulations on January 26 LRRC agenda," Day Pitney Alert, January 25, 2021

Co-author, "DEEP Revises and Resubmits Proposed Wave 2 RSRs and EUR Regulations," Day Pitney Alert, November 3, 2020

Co-author, "2020 Transfer Act Revisions and Connecticut's Transition to a Release-Based Remediation Program – An Extended Goodbye to the Transfer Act," Day Pitney Alert, October 7, 2020

Education