Kyle Beall is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 1997 and practices exclusively in the environmental area. His practice involves most aspects of environmental regulatory law, including permitting, compliance, enforcement, insurance, and transactional issues with a particular emphasis on air quality issues. He assists and counsels clients in permitting and enforcement actions before federal and state agencies, on release notification issues, and on environmental audits, and has participated in rulemaking efforts at both the federal and state level. He has also lectured on a variety of environmental topics.

Kyle also engages in environmental matters that arise as a result of property transactions and routinely advises clients on environmental investigations and remedial corrective actions. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University (LSU), he worked as an environmental engineer. In 1997, he graduated from the University of South Carolina, School of Law after attending his final year at LSU Law School in Baton Rouge.

Representative Experience

• Counsel to the Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA) and many of its member companies – representation includes various environmental regulatory, adjudicatory, compliance, and permitting issues.
• Counsel to Louisiana Pulp and Paper Association (LPPA) and many of its member companies.
• Industry Counsel for the LDEQ Operating Permits Workgroup, a joint workgroup between the state environmental agency in Louisiana and the regulated community concerning a variety of permitting and policy issues.
• Counsel to various members of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association (LMOGA)
• Counsel to various industrial facilities in defense of New Source Review enforcement and Title V permitting actions.
• Counsel to energy and cogeneration clients in obtaining PSD/NNSR, acid rain, and Title V permits for new or modified facilities.

Education

Kyle earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1992. He earned his J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1997 after attending his final year at LSU Law School.

Admissions

• Admitted to Louisiana bar in 1997
•  Admitted to practice before all U.S. District Courts in Louisiana and U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Memberships

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Environmental Law Section) and American Bar Associations.

Articles, Publications and Presentations

Environmental Notes, February 2005
Environmental Notes, June 2004
D.C. Circuit Vacates Equipment Replacement Provision (ERP) Rulemaking
Environmental Notes, February 2007

Lecturer

• New Source Review Reform in Louisiana, LDEQ Annual Conference, 2005.
• Title V Permit Deviation Reporting Case Studies, Kean Miller Environmental Update Seminar, 2006.
• LDEQ Enforcement Actions, Kean Miller Environmental Update Seminar, 2006.
• Speaker, Environmental Law Update 2005, Kean Miller Environmental 1.0 Seminar, February 23, 2005.
• Compliance Certification Issues in 2004, Louisiana Chemical Association/URS Consultants Seminar, 2004.
• Title V Permitting Issues Related to the Pulp and Paper Industry, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI) Seminar, 2004.
• Criminal Environmental Law Presentation, given to various industrial clients in 2003.
• Startup/Shutdown Authorization, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association Annual Conference, 2002.
• Federally Permitted Release Exemption, Kean Miller/ERM Seminar, 2002.
• New Source Review (NSR) Enforcement Presentation, Kean Miller/ERM Seminar, 2002.
• Release Reporting in the Age of Title V, Louisiana State Bar Association Environmental Law Section Seminar, 2000.

Authorships

• A Study of Environmental Politics: The Sandy Island Fiasco, South Carolina Law Journal, June 1997.