Marisa Blackshire

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ABOUT MARISA BLACKSHIRE

I work on legal, regulatory and policy matters that enable Bloom’s cutting edge technology and our clean energy future. This includes developing and executing permitting strategies that directly impact scaling. I also lead Bloom’s global EH & S team. Before Bloom, I led environmental legal, air and climate programs system-wide for the largest freight railroad in North America, BNSF. This included environmental policy and corporate sustainability positioning and strategy. I managed a team of attorneys and paralegals, as well as, outside counsel budget and spend for a system that included 28 states, Canada and Mexico. Based in California, I also managed various permitting, regulatory compliance, real estate and litigation matters in a territory that included CA, AZ, NV, UT, CO and NE. Prior to joining BNSF, I also focused my practice on environmental permitting, compliance and litigation. Within this framework, I assisted clients in obtaining environmental permits and entitlements, and provided advice regarding environmental issues including: environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); air and water quality; global climate change; endangered & threatened species; and permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. I also litigated. Primarily, I represented clients in legal actions challenging the sufficiency of CEQA/NEPA documents including Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), and in actions alleging the failure to prepare an environmental document. In the more traditional environmental litigation context, I worked on state and federal cost recovery actions arising under California\'s HSAA and CERCLA. Early in my career, I also worked on a variety of real estate matters (drafting and negotiating PSAs, leases, easements and other real estate documents).I handled matters for clients including, but not limited to: petroleum companies; mines; energy providers; residential developers; a Class I rail carrier; the world’s largest retailer; and local agencies developing large scale infrastructure.Specialties: Air Compliance;CEQA/NEPA;Land Use;Greenhouse Gases/Global Climate Change;Energy;ESG;Sustainability;Environmental Justice;Due Diligence;Environmental Contract Language;Real Estate;Endangered Species;Clean Water Act;Prop 65;Green Chemistry;Water Quality;CERCLA/HSAA;Real Estate; Health & Safety; andDEIB Speaker and Champion