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Environmental - September, 2008

191 articles

• CORRECTED: 2 More Oil Cos. Join MTBE Medical Monitoring Deal
• CO2 Emissions Growth Exceeds Predictions: Report
• Green Groups Sue Over Grand Canyon Uranium Mining
• Perma-Fix, EPA Settle Over Superfund Waste
• Great Lakes Gray Wolf Returns To Endangered List
• Schwarzenegger Signs Green Chemistry Bills
• Saint-Gobain To Pay $140K Over Clean Air Compliance
• Enviro Groups Challenge $114M Oil, Gas Leases
• 'Just And Reasonable': Wholesale Energy Contracts
• Crowell & Moring Snatches Six Lawyers From Pillsbury
• South Korea, Russia Reach $90B Gas Deal
• AB 32: Creating A Haze Of Uncertainty For Business
• Congress Moves To Ban Mercury Exports
• EPA Sues Mining Co. For $7M In Cleanup Costs
• Risks For Developers Under EPA Stormwater Watch
• Judge Tosses Occidental From MTBE Suits
• Monsanto Prevails In Pa. Pollution Suit
• Mining Co. Abandons Paste Tailings Plan In Alaska
• Senate OKs $25B Loan For Auto Cos.
• Calif. Vows To Fight As Oil-Drilling Ban Ends
• Chevron Looks To Reinstate PetroEcuador Arbitration
• EPA Fines Del Monte $190K For Hazardous Waste
• House Passes Renewable Energy, Green Jobs Bill
• Rural Electricity Sues USDA For Withheld Loans
• Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Joins Morgan Lewis
• EPA Orders Calif. Co. To Test Site For Chemicals
• Audubon Society Sees Courthouse As Last Resort
• Thanks For Trying Environmental Law360
• Profile: Sierra Club
• RGGI Carbon Auction Draws Praise, Doubts
• Ivory Coast Pesticide Tort Hits Wall At 9th Circ.
• EPA Seeks Rehearing On Interstate Transmission Rule
• Environmental Law To Feel Effects Of Down Economy
• W.Va. SC To Hear Appeal Of $196M DuPont Verdict
• NRDC Relishes Role As Both Govt. Foe And Friend
• Western States Unveil Cap-And-Trade Plan
• EU Panel Favors Stricter Rules On Car Emissions
• Climate Disclosure Obligations Under Securities Laws
• Sierra Club Tops List Of Court-Happy Greens
• Defenders Focuses Attention On Large US Carnivores
• Green Group Goes To Bat For ESA
• European Union Bans Mercury Exports
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Rising: EPA
• Army's Shipment Of VX Byproducts Legal: Judge
• EPA Slammed For Exempting Farms From Reporting
• Vapor Intrusion Could Be Next Big Toxic Tort
• Exxon, Chevron Top Targets For Environmental Suits
• Judge Overturns Verdict For BP In Pollution Case
• The 5 Hottest Spots For Environmental Attorneys
• ExxonMobil MTBE Gas Leak Suit To Go On
• Bayer May Be Liable For Texas Superfund Site
• EPA Tells 7 Calif. Cos. To Pay $500K Or Clean Up
• Ky. Appeals Court OKs Power Plant Permit
• Senate Passes Renewable Energy Tax Credit
• House OKs Ban On Diverting Great Lakes Water
• Renewable Energy Industries Look To Busy Congress
• Dovex Fruit To Pay $98K For Clean Air Act Violations
• Boxer Lambasts Bush Over EPA Record
• Wash. Beef Plant Fined $115K For Clean Air Violations
• DOE Pledges $8B To Guarantee Clean Coal Financing
• Apparel Firm Settles Suit Over Air Violations
• RGGI To Hold First Ever US Carbon Auction
• EPA Must Justify Pesticide Tolerance Levels: 9th Circ.
• Damages Kept Alive In Tampa Bay Pollution Suit
• Energy Publisher Lodges 2 Copyright Suits
• TransCanada May Intervene in Keystone Pipeline Suit
• Builders' Suit Over Calif. Emissions Rule Tossed
• EPA Won't Regulate Fuel Component In Water: Report
• 7th Circ. Defines 'Ownership' In CERCLA Suit
• Appeals Court Frees Wind Farms From Raptor Dispute
• Slew Of Settlements Reached In MTBE Litigation
• Railroad Cos. Sue Calif. Over Contaminated Site
• EPA's E-Waste Export Rules Not Good Enough: GAO
• 'Energy Star' Claims May Be Misleading: Study
• Judge Approves Consent Decree In Ill. CERCLA Suit
• Coast Guard Clarifies Vessels' Financial Responsibility
• Conectiv Energy Fined $5.3M For Excess Emissions
• Bus Co. Challenges 'Excessive' Anti-Idling Fines
• House Passes Bill Tripling Great Lakes Cleanup Fund
• REACH-Like Chemicals Rules Expected In Calif.
• EPA Must Regulate Construction Industry: 9th Circ.
• EPA Bans Sale Of Several Miracle-Gro Products
• Feds OK Ore. Gas Pipeline And Fuel Terminal
• REACH Hazardous Chemicals List Likely To Be Short
• OMB's Role In EPA IRIS Process Too Big: GAO
• Humane Society Sues US Over Whale Protections
• Fees Award Too High In NRDC Suit V. Navy: 9th Circ.
• CITGO To Pay $13M For La. Oil Spill
• Oil Trucker Settles EPA Suit Over Roadside Spill
• St. Louis Found Liable For Asbestos Safety Violations
• Energy Bill Passes House But Bush Promises Veto
• Sierra Club Sues Over Ohio Pollution Loophole
• EPA Fines Laminating Firm For Waste Violations
• Navy Explosives Tests Violate Law: Suit
• Exxon Pays $4M To Settle Groundwater Pollution Suit
• Forest Service's Echo Trail Project Halted By Judge
• EPA, Neville Chemical Settle Over Waste Violations
• REACH Could Reduce Chemical Cos.' Profits: Report
• Senate Mulls GHG Rules Under Clean Air Act
• Ala. High Court Vacates Ruling In Law Firms' Fee Spat
• GAO Slams EPA For Not Protecting Children's Health
• Business Group Issues Carbon Regulation Warning
• Court Endorses Dana's Plan To Mop Up Mess
• Proposed Chevron Liability Too Low: Ecuador Plaintiffs
• Climate Risk Disclosure: Xcel Raises Questions
• Wal-Mart Shutters Ohio Store Amid Methane Fears
• EPA Sues Transporter For Tanker Truck Spill
• Judge Nixes Use Plan For Snowmobiles In Yellowstone
• EPA Moves To Dismiss Cases In Water Transfer Spat
• Bayer To Pay $1M In Fines, SEPs In EPA Settlement
• PEC Sues Over N.C. Superfund Cleanup
• Army Corps Decision Not Subject To Review: 9th Circ.
• Calif. Proposes Cap-And-Trade To Reduce GHG
• EPA Sues Mining Cos. Over $22M Superfund Cleanup
• Green Groups Sue Over Expansion Of Superfund Mine
• Judge OKs Suit Against EPA Over Marine Terminal
• Spokane Resolves Sewer Conflict With Sierra Club
• US, Foss Maritime Settle Over Puget Oil Spill
• Foreign Oil Firms Must Face NJ Pollution Suit
• Senators Scramble To Set Law On Emissions
• Forging Ahead With State, Local Climate Legislation
• EPA Fines Pharma For Wastewater Violations
• Idaho Mining Cos. Sued For Superfund Cleanup Costs
• Congress Pushes Energy Bills
• Dentists Need A Push To Reduce Mercury: Report
• Lawyers' Indictment Is Political Meddling: Chevron
• Forest Activists Challenge Softwood Lumber Deal
• Enviro Group Will Sue EPA Over Farm Sludge
• Colo. Citizens Brawl Over Tapped Groundwater
• EU Committee Votes To Scale Back On Biofuels
• DOJ Seeks Green Light For Dana Corp. Settlement
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop Puget Sound Barge Dock
• Global Warming Raises Risks For Directors, Officers
• Asarco Adds Settlement Package To Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge Nixes Ill. City's Polluted Harbor Suit
• EPA, Enviro Group Settle Over Polluted Beach Water
• Ky. Mine Operator Faces Water Pollution Suit
• Calif. City Brokers Deal Over GHG Emissions
• EPA Orders GE To Improve River Cleanup Proposals
• Chevron, Calif. City Hit Over Refinery Expansion Plan
• Oil Allies Say 'Nay' To Clean Energy Bills: Study
• Judge Slashes Attorneys' Fees In Biosolids Lawsuit
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop New Sierra Nevada Plans
• Former EPA General Counsel Returns To Sidley
• Pipeline Builder Looks For Route Into NRDC Suit
• Sierra Club's Amended Complaint Fights Coal Plants
• Judge Bars Cows From Ore. Forest To Protect Trout
• Defunct Co. Shells Out $2M For Superfund Cleanup
• Carpenter Seeks New Trial Over $11M Cleanup Bill
• Pacific Pipeline Sued Over 2005 Calif. Oil Spill
• Cement Cos. Settle With EPA, DOJ Over Emissions
• Calif. GHG Regulation Impacts All Stakeholders
• Ohio Puts Great Lakes Water Rights On The Ballot
• Wachovia Loses Bid To Nix 'Bad Faith' Bankruptcy
• Preparing A Witness For A Successful Deposition
• Wis. Lawmakers Oppose New Mercury Rule
• Calif. Remains On The Fence Over Unbundled RECs
• Energy Co. Fights Injunction On Drilling Permit
• Akerman Launches Forestry Resources Practice Group
• API, Others Look To Dive Into Polar Bear Suit
• FERC Refuses To Reconsider Broadwater LNG Project
• 9th Circ. Affirms US Claim On Pacific Atoll
• Waste Treater Pleads Guilty To Illegal Discharge
• Fire Retardant Found In Children's Blood: Study
• NYC Closes Door On Sidewalk Air Conditioning
• Utah Refinery To Pay $3M In Criminal Pollution Case
• New Priority Superfund Sites Named, More Proposed
• Calif. Waste Solutions Faces EPA Fines
• BLM Tags Public Lands For Oil Shale Development
• New Drilling Method Draws Deeper Scrutiny
• New Exhaust Standards Will Curb Pollution: EPA
• Growth Of 'Greenwashing' Will Spur Regulation
• Colo. Sues Military Over Leaky Chemical Weapons
• EPA's Proposed Rule Paves Way To Reduce GHG
• REACH May Inspire TSCA Reforms In Coming Years
• Ohio Residents Cry Foul Over Thermal Plant Plume
• 9th Circ. Backs Nationwide Ban On Engineered Alfalfa
• 11th Circ. Upholds EPA Permits For Ga. Coal Plants
• Nanotech Spurs Debate On Regulation
• Expansion Of Atlantic Salmon Protections Proposed
• EPA Must Look Into Ky. Water Standards: 6th Circ.
• EU Parliament Backs Safety Rules For Hydrogen Cars
• DOI Pushes To Toss Hunters' Suit Over Polar Bears
• Report Blames Cox, SDG&E For Calif. Fires
• Forest Serv. Sued Over Off-Road Vehicle Designation
• EU Revamps Pesticide Residue Rules
• EU Nears 3-Year Delay In Auto Emissions Reductions
• DOJ Opposes High Court Review Of Wetlands Case
• Cadwalader Enviro Head Migrates To Steptoe
• Judge Sides With Superfund Plaintiffs In Expert Spat
• EPA Blocks $220M Pump Project On Miss. Delta