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Amy L. Waite

Associate

Overview

Amy Waite counsels clients on environmental matters, particularly pertaining to the manufacturing, transportation, and food and agribusiness sectors. She focuses her practice on helping clients achieve and maintain compliance with all manner of state and federal environmental laws.

Environmental Compliance

Amy helps clients navigate environmental permitting challenges and fulfill reporting obligations, all with an eye toward mitigating enforcement and litigation risks. She frequently advises clients on emerging contaminants and other chemicals of concern, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phthalates and 1,4-Dioxane. Amy also helps clients navigate new and dynamic regulatory requirements such as those for extended producer responsibility (EPR); environmental, social and governance (ESG); postconsumer recycled content (PCR); environmental benefit claims (greenwashing); greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and recycling.

Environmental Litigation & Enforcement

In courts and before the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, Amy regularly defends clients in state and federal enforcement actions, and represents responsible parties as they investigate and remediate environmental impacts. She litigates toxic torts, commercial disputes and citizens’ suits alleging noncompliance with these underlying regulations.

Prior Experience

Before joining Faegre Drinker, Amy built on her education in agricultural economics with an internship with the Indiana State Poultry Association (ISPA). She went on to support the marketing and sustainability departments at Corteva Agriscience (formerly known as Dow AgroSciences) as an intern. Amy also interned at a boutique agricultural law firm and clerked for the Indiana Farm Bureau and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).

Personal Interests

Amy’s interest in agribusiness began on her family’s corn and soybean farm in southeastern Indiana. She now resides in Pittsboro, Indiana, with her husband, Tyler.

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Credentials

Bar Admissions

Indiana
District of Columbia

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Education

Purdue University
B.S. in Agricultural Sales and Marketing, with highest distinction (2016)

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
J.D. summa cum laude, Indiana Law Review (note development editor) (2019)

Insights & Events

Insights
Updates July 2025

Packaging Updates on Compostability, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Microplastics

Packaging Producers and Suppliers Should Closely Monitor These Regulatory Developments
6 min read  
Updates May 2025

EPA Extends TSCA 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting to October 2026

This Is the Second Extension of the Deadline
4 min read  
Updates April 2025

EPA Just Laid Out Its PFAS Game Plan — And It Appears That PFAS Regulation Is Here to Stay

Key Details Including Scope and Deadlines Remain Unsettled
4 min read  
Updates April 2025

Comment Period Open for Massive New PFAS Reporting Requirements in Minnesota

Deadline for Written Comments Is May 21, 2025
3 min read  
Updates April 2025

Does Your Food Packaging Comply With New State Laws?

Regulatory Updates From California, New Jersey, Maryland, Oregon & More
7 min read  
Updates March 2025

EPA Rolls Back Regulations From Climate Change to ‘Waters of the United States’

PFAS and Superfund Do Not Make the List
4 min read  
Updates January 2025

Year in Review: 2024 Federal PFAS Roundup

7 min read  
Updates September 2024

Fast-Approaching Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Deadlines: Colorado’s EPR Requirements and Registration

8 min read  
Updates September 2024

EPA Extends Deadline to Report on Novel PFAS TSCA Reporting Rule

3 min read  
Updates June 2024

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is Here and It’s Time to Register With a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)

4 min read  
Other Perspectives

Firm Blog Contributions

  • Faegre Drinker on Products – a blog addressing all things product liability that covers legal issues and developments of interest to product manufacturers and their employers

Leadership & Community

Professional Associations

  • Indiana State Bar Association — Agricultural Law Section, 2017-present