Georgia Supreme Court Resolves Buffer Dispute, Upholds EPD

Resolving a contentious dispute over the proper interpretation of one of Georgia’s key water protection statutes, the Georgia Supreme Court held today that Georgia’s stream buffer law does not apply to wetlands (particularly non-coastal wetlands) because they generally lack “wrested vegetation.”[1]  Siding with the state Environmental Protection Division (EPD), the Court rejected environmental advocacy groups’…

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KMCL Receives Top Ranking from Chambers USA 2015

Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP (KMCL) is pleased to announce that, less than two years since it was founded, the firm has been ranked in “Band 1” among Georgia environmental law practices by Chambers USA 2015: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.    This Chambers ranking comes on the heels of KMCL being named Georgia’s “Best Environmental Boutique…

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Dave Meezan to Speak at CHWMEG Annual Meeting

On May 1, 2015, David Meezan will be speaking at CHWMEG’s Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. CHWMEG is a non-profit trade association comprised of manufacturing and other industrial companies interested in efficiently managing the waste management aspects of their environmental stewardship programs. http://www.chwmeg.org/

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Kipp Coddington to Speak at CCUS Conference in Pittsburgh

Kipp Coddington is speaking on international CCS standards at “The Annual CCS Conference” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 30, 2015. For more information, see http://www.exchangemonitor.com/index.cfm/forums/the-annual-ccus-conference/.

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Kipp Coddington to Chair ISO Meetings in Birmingham, Alabama

From January 26-28, 2015 in Birmingham, Alabama, Kipp Coddington will chair the Working Group 6 meetings of ISO Technical Committee 265, CO2 storage via enhanced oil recovery. From January 29-30, he will participate in the ISO CCS plenary meetings.

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Dave Meezan to Speak at CHWMEG Fall Meeting

On November 13, 2014, David Meezan will be speaking at CHWMEG’s Fall Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. CHWMEG is a non-profit trade association comprised of manufacturing and other industrial companies interested in efficiently managing the waste management aspects of their environmental stewardship programs. http://www.chwmeg.org/

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KMCL’s Hale & Zygmont to Speak at 4th Annual “Best of CLE”

KMCL’s Kimberley Hale and Max Zygmont will speak at The Seminar Group’s 4th Annual Best of CLE, taking place on February 25 & 26, 2015.  Together, Hale and Zygmont will address recent, high profile Clean Air Act litigation and regulatory efforts, changes in environmental transactional considerations, and other important developments in environmental law.

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Max Zygmont to Speak at Red Clay Conference

Max Zygmont will speak on coastal development issues at the 27th Annual Red Clay Conference on February 27, 2015.  The Red Clay Conference is sponsored annually by the Environmental Law Association at the University of Georgia School of Law. This event was established to increase public awareness of environmental issues on a regional, national, and…

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