Law360 Article on Georgia Wastewater Treatment Permitting

On October 28, 2021, Law360 published an article written by three of our attorneys on a recent Northern District of Georgia ruling which has potential implications for wastewater treatment facilities in Georgia. The ruling involves a class action brought by citizens of the city of Rome and Floyd County, who contend that Dalton Utilities Inc.’s…

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New Phase I ESA Standard Coming Soon

Highly anticipated changes are coming to the standard practice for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (“ESAs”).  ASTM E1527-13, originally approved on November 6th, 2013, is fast approaching eight years of approval.  According to ASTM International, if a standard has not received a new approval date by December 31 of the eighth year since the…

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Fourteen KMCL Lawyers Included in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best Lawyers® in America: Ones to Watch

Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP is proud to announce that fourteen of our nineteen lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022.  In addition, we are pleased to announce that Alan Truitt has been named the Best Lawyers® 2022 Energy Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Birmingham,…

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Nationally Recognized Environmental Firm Expands Partnership: Attracts Prominent Former Troutman, Pepper Partner and Elevates Two Lawyers to Partnership Positions.

Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP (KMCL), a nationally recognized law firm focused on environmental and energy law, announced today that prominent environmental attorney Greg Blount, formerly a partner at Troutman Pepper, has joined the firm as a Partner in the firm’s Atlanta office. The Firm also announced that two of its outstanding existing lawyers, Shelly…

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EPA Partially Stays Enforcement of Final PIP (3:1) Rule under TSCA and Extends Comment Period for all PBT Rules Issued on January 6, 2021

Yesterday, EPA issued a “No Action Assurance” memorandum staying enforcement of a rule prohibiting the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of PIP (3:1), and gave notice that it is extending the comment period on final rules promulgated on January 6, 2021 regulating PIP (3:1) and four other PBTs. The extension will give affected parties additional time…

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11th Circuit Reverses Position on “Administrative Feasibility” Standard for Class Certification

Deepening a circuit split, a panel of the Eleventh Circuit held on Tuesday that “ascertainability” of class membership – in the sense that identification of class membership is “administratively feasible” – is not a threshold requisite to the successful maintenance of a putative class action.  The court held that a Florida judge erred in dismissing…

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KMCL Represents State in Securing Georgia’s Water Future

KMCL is proud of its role in helping secure Georgia’s water supply future.  Our outstanding team, Shelly Jacobs Ellerhorst and John Allen, played an instrumental part in this critical step forward for the State.  We thank the Governor and the Attorney General for their continued confidence in us. To see the Attorney General’s press release…

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Tracking Trump’s Midnight Regulations: Administrative Challenges Expected

In anticipation of inauguration day on January 20, 2021, the Trump Administration is racing to issue so-called midnight regulations. Midnight regulations have been used by many outgoing administrations just before leaving office to finalize policy priorities. The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has been reviewing dozens of regulations submitted since Election Day,…

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Updated SEC Environmental Disclosure Requirements Take Effect November 9, 2020

On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to Regulation S-K, changing disclosure rules for environmental reporting. The amendments are the first update to Regulation S-K in over 30 years and will become effective Monday, November 9, 2020. The amendments will change the $100,000 trigger for disclosure of actual or potential…

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