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KMCL Welcomes Evan Ward
KMCL is pleased to announce the addition of more top talent to our ranks. Our newest member, Evan A. Ward, joined the firm as an associate in our Birmingham office today. Evan previously clerked for the Hon. Andrew Brasher for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Before clerking, Evan practiced environmental law and…
Read MoreGreg Blount and Kate Hopkins to Present at Georgia Safety Conference
On September 6, 2024, KMCL Partner Greg Blount and KMCL Senior Associate Kate Hopkins will present at the Georgia Safety Conference. The Georgia Safety Conference is a non-profit group of multi-disciplinary professionals who gather annually to share information and experiences with the goal of improving workplace safety, health, and environmental programs and processes. At this…
Read MoreEnvironment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review
Last month, the American Bar Association’s Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Section published its Year in Review Annual Report for Enforcement and Litigation, which was coauthored by KMCL attorneys Leland Frost and Jack Devine. The report summarizes significant legal developments in the areas of PFAS regulation and litigation, constitutional law, and EPA’s enforcement priorities, as…
Read MoreHere 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…
Read MoreGeorgia 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,…
Read MoreFourteen 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,…
Read MoreFederal Judge: SCOTUS “Functional Equivalence” Test Requires Hawaii County to Obtain CWA Permit
After nearly a decade of litigation between the County of Maui and environmental groups, a Hawaii district court has ruled that the County, as operator of a wastewater reclamation facility that injects a wastewater stream into groundwater via a well, must obtain a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit because of the effect the injected material…
Read MoreEPA 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…
Read MoreEPA 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…
Read MoreSCOTUS 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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