Eryn Howington

Associate | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Eryn Howington provides regulatory counseling and litigation support to clients involved in complex civil litigation, environmental regulatory enforcement, and mass tort actions.

In her energy and environmental practice, Eryn assists clients with environmental litigation, enforcement defense, regulatory counseling, and navigating the federal rule-making process under the major federal environmental statutes. This includes work related to greenhouse gas regulation, water quality issues, carbon capture legislation, and the Renewable Fuel Standard Program’s Quality Assurance Plan. As the current administration has refocused on environmental justice issues, Eryn has become an active participant in this area, frequently speaking and writing on regulatory developments.

In her torts practice, Eryn defends clients in the transportation, petroleum, and pharmaceutical industries against class actions, contract disputes, environmental tort liabilities, and other commercial matters. She recently completed a one-week trial defending a Class I railroad client that resulted in a favorable jury verdict.

While in law school, Eryn served as a student-fellow in the Howard University Environmental Justice Center and a Henry Ramsey Dean’s Fellow for the legal writing center. She also served as a student-attorney for the Civil & Human Rights Clinic, a research assistant for an environmental law professor, and a tutor to first-year law students.

Career & Education

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    • Department of Justice: Environment and Natural Resources Division
      Law Clerk, Environmental Enforcement Section, 2019
    • North Carolina
      Senate Intern, North Carolina General Assembly, 2016–2017
    • Department of State
      Legal Intern, Office of Civil Rights, 2015
    • Department of Justice: Environment and Natural Resources Division
      Law Clerk, Environmental Enforcement Section, 2019
    • North Carolina
      Senate Intern, North Carolina General Assembly, 2016–2017
    • Department of State
      Legal Intern, Office of Civil Rights, 2015
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Political Science and History, Minor in Music, 2017
    • Howard University School of Law, J.D., 2020
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Political Science and History, Minor in Music, 2017
    • Howard University School of Law, J.D., 2020
    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia

Eryn's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.31.23

EPA is Lining Up Its Ducks for Aggressive PFAS Enforcement

Hardly a day passes without the newspapers reporting on an EPA action, lawsuit, or governmental proposal regarding PFAS, a diverse group of chemicals used in the manufacture of many consumer, industrial, and commercial products. In some circumstances, PFAS usage can result in soil and groundwater contamination. Addressing PFAS contamination is a clear priority for EPA and enforcement agencies right now and aligns with the Biden Administration’s focus on drinking water issues.[1] Companies need to be aware of what EPA has already done on PFAS—and what EPA has recently signaled is coming....

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Eryn's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.31.23

EPA is Lining Up Its Ducks for Aggressive PFAS Enforcement

Hardly a day passes without the newspapers reporting on an EPA action, lawsuit, or governmental proposal regarding PFAS, a diverse group of chemicals used in the manufacture of many consumer, industrial, and commercial products. In some circumstances, PFAS usage can result in soil and groundwater contamination. Addressing PFAS contamination is a clear priority for EPA and enforcement agencies right now and aligns with the Biden Administration’s focus on drinking water issues.[1] Companies need to be aware of what EPA has already done on PFAS—and what EPA has recently signaled is coming....