Joanna Tourangeau

Joanna Tourangeau


Drummond Woodsum

Recognized since 2021

Portland, Maine

Practice Areas

Energy Regulatory Law

Environmental Law

Litigation - Environmental

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Joanna Brown Tourangeau is a member of the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group and has substantial experience representing commercial, industrial, municipal, and Tribal Nations clients on the full spectrum of environmental, natural resources, and municipal land use issues. With over 20 years of experience practicing in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, Joanna delivers clear, actionable advice on permitting, licensure, compliance, and liability matters in connection with air, water, and solid and hazardous waste regulations and statutes.

Joanna also counsels major industrial clients, such as biofuel refineries and natural gas pipelines, on environmental and land use issues related to construction or expansion of facilities. Recently, Joanna successfully obtained local, state, and federal permits for Nordic Aquafarms – a 60-acre land-based aquaculture facility in Belfast, Maine. This land-based seafood facility allows healthy protein production in a controlled environment using state-of-the-art wastewater treatment technology.

Additionally, Joanna trains and audits facilities in Maine and New Hampshire for compliance with environmental and OSHA requirements including those applicable to air, water, solid waste, hazardous and universal wastes, hazardous materials, safety and health, emergency planning, and community right to know. She also negotiates penalties associated with regulatory notices of violation and administrative complaints.

Joanna is a Downeast Mainah whose southern Maine exploits include all things water- skiing, boating, swimming, and island hopping in the summer and all things inland in the dark season.

Location
  • 84 Marginal Way, Suite 600
    Portland, ME 04101-2480
Education
  • The George Washington University, J.D., graduated 2001

Drummond Woodsum
Headquarters: Portland, Maine

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Environmental Law, Portland, ME (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental

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