Here We Grow Again!

KMCL is pleased to announce the addition of more top talent to our ranks—our newest member, Chris Williams, joined the firm as a Partner in our Birmingham office today. Chris comes to us from a major law firm where he focused his practice on environmental litigation, regulatory compliance, and environmental issues in business transactions. Chris…

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Georgia EPD Tests PFAS Levels in Coosa and Tennessee Basins

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of manufactured chemicals used in industrial and consumer products since the 1940s because they are resistant to heat, water, and oil. They break down very slowly; accumulate in humans, animals, and the environment; and have been linked to harmful health effects. Of the thousands of different PFAS,…

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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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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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EPA To End COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion Policy

On June 30, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it plans to terminate its controversial COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion Policy (Policy) on August 31, 2020. The temporary Policy allowed EPA to exercise case-by-case enforcement discretion for environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Agency cites public health response and economic recovery…

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SCOTUS Holds Clean Water Act Permits Required for Some Releases to Groundwater

In a highly anticipated decision yesterday, the Supreme Court announced on a 6-3 basis that Clean Water Act permits are required under certain circumstances for point source pollutants that reach jurisdictional waters through groundwater.  On the critical question of which circumstances, the Court announced a fact-dependent, qualitative test: a CWA permit is required for point…

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