24 Apr, 2024 Recap of the Georgia Brownfield Association’s Annual Seminar By Brian Remler Sydney Brogden The Georgia Brownfield Association (GBA) held its 10th annual Brownfield Seminar on April 9th, bringing together leaders from the legal,...
22 Feb, 2024 EPA Finalization of PFAS Testing Method Paves Way for Federal "Hazardous Substance" Designation under CERCLA By Brian Remler A few weeks ago, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized Method 1633, an environmental sampling method for...
12 Feb, 2024 EPA and Corps Guidance Expands Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Over Wetlands Beyond the Supreme Court's Sackett Decision By Stephen McCullers In the decision Sackett v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court provided a clear statement regarding what wetlands are subject to regulation under...
30 Nov, 2023 Benefits of Brownfield Redevelopment By Brian Remler While some developers are dragged reluctantly into redeveloping brownfields, others actively pursue these environmentally impacted...
30 Aug, 2023 Superfund Redevelopment: Challenges Create Opportunities for Sophisticated Parties By Brian Remler Heather Friedman Despite their heightened environmental issues, Superfund sites designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency can...
29 Aug, 2023 U.S. EPA Responds to U.S. Supreme Court's Sackett Decision with a Revised WOTUS Rule By Stephen McCullers Gerald Pouncey The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a highly anticipated revision of the "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule...
17 Aug, 2023 The Atlanta Beltline, The Georgia Brownfield Program & The Cleanup of Atlanta's Urban Core By Wyatt Kendall It is no secret that the Atlanta Beltline continues to be one of the most successful public projects in the country. Anyone who visits...
14 Aug, 2023 Landfill Solar Technology Expanding Overseas By Brian Remler Siting solar panels on closed landfills has been trending for some time. Now, an Alpharetta-based company's technology aimed at...
08 Aug, 2023 Supreme Court Considering Another Blockbuster Environmental Case By Stephen McCullers I was glad to share my thoughts with Law360 on the potential implications of the U.S. Supreme Court ending the Chevron Doctrine, which...
04 Aug, 2023 Developers Left in Limbo after Post-Sackett AJD Pause By Brian Remler Stephen McCullers While developers are expected to ultimately benefit from the Supreme Court’s reduction of federal jurisdiction over wetlands and...
27 Jun, 2023 New Rules After Sackett Coming by September 1 By Wyatt Kendall On the heels of the landmark Sackett Supreme Court decision, which substantially narrowed the scope of waters subject to federal Clean...
25 May, 2023 SCOTUS ON WOTUS - A New Wetlands Framework By Wyatt Kendall Today’s landmark Sackett vs EPA Supreme Court decision establishes a new framework to determine the jurisdiction of wetlands under the...