DEKALB NEIGHBOR — Emory Law’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law program has received a gift from the Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP law firm to establish a new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative to promote broader diversity in the practice of environmental law. “The new initiative at Emory will provide annual scholarships and summer stipends to students who will bring diversity to the environmental bar,” a news release said. “The program will also provide these students with opportunities to engage with prominent environmental attorneys, community and business leaders, government officials, and scholars through conferences, workshops, or other formal and informal convenings.”  The law firm, known as KMCL, has founded this initiative at Emory to build a pipeline of well-trained and diverse environmental lawyers. Rick Horder, one of the firm’s founding partners, said in a statement, “KMCL is committed to increasing diversity in the environmental law bar, and we recognize that a key to long-term, concrete results is attracting the best and brightest diverse candidates to the field while they are in law school. We are privileged to make this gift to Emory Law and proud to be a partner with such a leading institution. KMCL will be recognized as the founding partner of this new initiative, and Emory Law will seek to engage additional law firms, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and others eager to help diversify the environmental bar once the program is launched.”