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Environmental - October, 2008

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• Obama Enviro Policies To Hinge On Energy: Experts
• EPA Toughens Rules On Manure In Water
• RI Picks Lawyer For Land Dispute Before High Court
• EU Ban On Deca-BDE May Have Wide Effects
• NYC Cabbies Stall Mayor's Gas-Efficiency Mandate
• Steelhead Trout Populations Retain ESA Protection
• Lenders Liable For Waste In Foreclosures: Calif.
• Govt. Sues Enbridge Energy Over 2002 Oil Spill
• Methane Levels Spiked Last Year: Study
• ARCO Owes For Rio Tinto Cleanup: Suit
• Cleanup Efforts At Calif. Ports Challenged By Govt.
• Calif. City's New Claims V. Sherwin-Williams Barred
• Conservation Groups Sue Govt. Over Logging Plan
• Environmental Tips For Purchase Agreements, Deals
• Mich. City Tags Sunoco For Cleanup Costs
• Massive Superfund Deal Calls For $29M Cleanup
• Some ESA Protections Extended To 2 Coral Species
• Changes To Expert Witness Rules Draw Criticism
• Sierra Club Initiates Probe Into Ind. Gov.'s Records
• Reduce Water's Arsenic Or Pay $32K Per Day: EPA
• Crabbers To Sue EPA Over Chesapeake Cleanup
• Mass. Settles With Chemical Makers For $2.3M
• Northeastern States Call On EPA For Mercury Fix
• Expanding FERC Jurisdiction To Carbon Markets
• NY AG Moves To Stamp Out Wind Farm Graft
• Judge Bats Down Ethyl's Bid To Toss Toxic Mill Case
• 10th Circ. Keeps Case Over Okla. Water Ban Alive
• Oil City Petroleum Dodges Exxon Cleanup Claim
• Pipeline Settles Claims Over Kan. Ammonia Spill
• Chevron, Nigerians Spar Over Fatal Barge Incident
• DOJ Seeks $22M For Calif. Superfund Cleanup
• 7th Circ. Puts Brakes On Ill. Coal Plant
• Eliminating Fossil Fuel Use By 2090 Possible: Study
• Texas Tops CO2 Emissions In New EIA Study
• Kan. Authorities Sue Pipeline Over Ammonia Leak
• More Top Cos. Reporting Sustainability Data: Study
• EPA Shifts Power To Tribes For First Time
• EPA To Issue Relaxed Power Plant Rules
• US Tries Again To Delist Rockies' Gray Wolves
• Green Groups Seek To Weigh In On Polar Bear Suit
• EU Pesticides May Harm Brain Development: Report
• Asia, EU Pledge Climate Change Initiatives
• Levels Of One GHG Exceed Estimates: Scripps
• EU Council OKs Cap On Airplane Emissions
• La. Residents Launch Suit Over Fertilizer Plant Leak
• UK House Urges Decisive Green Energy Action
• Investors Press SEC For Global Warming Disclosure
• Economic Woes May Boost Climate Change Sector
• Virgin Islands Cleanup Settlement Nixed By Judge
• 8th Circ. Nixes Enviro Appeal Of Reservoir Rebuild
• Everglade Water Woes Spawn Tribal Suits
• Green Groups Sue EPA Over Natl. Parks Air Pollution
• EDF Plans To Sue EPA Over Landfill Methane Limits
• EU Lawmakers Vie For Influence Over Emissions Policy
• EPA Sued For Not Regulating PVC Emissions
• Milberg Wins Arthur Miller To Head Appellate Group
• Dynegy To Disclose Climate Change Risk To Investors
• NJ DEP Hits Tronox With Superfund Cleanup Suit
• Interior Moves To Ramp Up Geothermal Production
• Wading Into Wetland Mitigation: Some Practical Tips
• The Era Of Climate Change Regulation Has Begun
• Credit Suisse Will Offer $200M Structured CO2 Deal
• The Viability Of Carbon Markets At Home And Abroad
• Critics Applaud Top Whistleblower Counsel's Exit
• 7th Circ. Affirms Ruling In Ericsson Asbestos Dispute
• Chinese Scientists See Doubling Of CO2 Emissions
• DOJ Tight-Lipped On Oil Lease Scandal: Conyers
• Seeking A Licensed Site Professional Program In NJ
• Ringling Bros. Faces Elephant Cruelty Trial
• Legacy Act To Cover Much Of $33M Ind. River Cleanup
• US Loses Bid To Toss Suit Over Utah Canyon
• Friends Of The Earth Lambastes EU Trade Agreements
• Bush's EPA 'Exaggerated' Enforcement Efforts: GAO
• Oil Cos Settle Suit Over Mass. Oil Spill
• EU Plan For Waste Management: Make Less Waste
• Canadian Court Tosses Kyoto Implementation Suit
• EPA Deal With Mich. Sugar Beet Co. Approved
• Ore. Governor Asks FERC To Rethink LNG Terminal
• EPA Entreats Supreme Court To Hear Mercury Case
• Climate Change Could Cost States: Study
• FERC Orders Unlimited Time To Rethink LNG Terminal
• Report Says Bush Eroded Clean Water Protections
• DOI Seeks To Change Dumping Rule For Coal Mines
• NRDC Files For Summary Judgment In Pipeline Suit
• Aussie Cap-And-Trade Threatens LNG Plan: Chevron
• Vesuvius USA To Spend $240K In EPA Settlement
• Wildlife Group Jumps Into Polar Bear Protection Suit
• Wilson Sonsini Lands Former Heller Energy Chair
• Govt. Help Needed For CO2 Storage, Report Says
• Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Named Endangered Species
• Exxon Apologizes In $1B Groundwater Pollution Trial
• Scientists Grade Agencies On Media Policies
• EU Looks To Cut Down On Illegal Timber
• Court Upholds Permit For Duke Coal Plant
• UN Adopts New Rules On Ship Pollution
• EPA Tweaks Right-To-Know Reporting Rules
• DOE To Pay Dominion $155M In Nuclear Fuel Suit
• EU Vows To Push Forward On Climate Change Policy
• Alabama Power Weighs In Again On Water Wars
• EPA Seeks Final Settlement With NJ Plastics Maker
• 9th Circ. Stands By FERC In Hydroelectric Plant Spat
• Electric Corridor Suit Against DOE Tossed
• EPA's Storm Water Program Needs Overhaul: Report
• Threats To Cave Species Spark Litigation Nationwide
• Citizens Sue NYC To Force Cleanup Of Toxic Site
• Gas Co. Convicted Of Illegally Storing Mercury
• CAIR Future Still Uncertain
• Economic Troubles May Delay Carbon Regs Worldwide
• MidAmerican, Alcoa Settle EPA Superfund Suits
• Calif. Unveils Final Draft Of Bold Emissions Plan
• EPA Seeks Final OK For NJ Superfund Site Cleanup
• Calif. Groups Fight District's Dairy Farm Approval
• CORRECTED: Group Sues To Stop Grazing In Idaho Wildlife Area
• US Denies Superfund Liability At Hazardous NJ Site
• CBS, ExxonMobil Sued Over Ill. Superfund Site
• New Energy Star Rules Address Video Game Consoles
• Embryonic Stages Of Federal Climate Change Policy
• Hawaii Votes To Ban Genetically Engineered Coffee
• President Bush Signs Off On Mercury Export Ban
• Wildlife Officials Told To Dismiss Climate Impact
• New EPA Rule Tightens Lead Standards By 90 Percent
• Designing The Western Carbon Frontier
• Study Chides Calif. For Not Punishing More Violations
• Environmental Law Professors Grade Bush Legacy
• EPA Grants Controversial Storm Water Permit To GE
• Nev. AG Contests EPA Radiation Standards At Yucca
• Sportsman's Club, Feds Settle Over Tainted Refuge
• Equitable Conversion And Ownership Under CERCLA
• Environmental Suits Vex US Firms: Survey
• New Rule Makes Ships Slow Down To Avoid Whales
• Global Carbon Market To Top $100B Barrier In 2008
• Conflicting Injunctions Muddy 'Roadless Rule' Feud
• Some EU Nations Push For Relaxed Emissions Rules
• BLM Strikes Back In Grand Canyon Mining Case
• 15 Hazardous Chemicals Make First EU REACH List
• Wal-Mart Settles Clean Air Breaches For $200K
• Plan To Move Nuclear Weapons Plant Spurs Suit
• EPA Forced To Hand Over More On Asarco FOIA Bid
• EPA Takes On CITGO Over Chemical Inventory
• Environmental Group Files Suit Over Protecting Seals
• Activists' Salmon Harvest Victory May Be Too Late
• EU Urges Outside Nations To Curb Airline Emissions
• Del. Approves Wind Power Deals
• GAO Probes Quick Access To Utah Gas Wells
• Green Group Aims To Stop Colo. Coal Mine Expansion
• Foul Landfill Odor Leads To 600-Plaintiff Suit In Ohio
• The Show Business Of Litigation
• Severstal Settles Allegations Of PCB Violations
• SEPTA Settles Hazardous Waste Violations For $1M
• EPA Fines Commercial Laundry For Hazardous Waste
• Inventor Sues Soil Remediation Co. Over Patents
• Heller Ehrman's Loss Is Pillsbury's Gain
• DOE Calls For 'Advanced Biofuels'
• Groups Sue National Coal Over Selenium Dumping
• Top Companies Singled Out For Emissions Reductions
• Lawyers Look To High Court For Superfund Clarity
• UN Report Criticizes Biofuel Subsidies
• Groups Take Aim At EPA Over Nitrous Oxide Emissions
• Judge Trims Citgo Award In Ruptured Pipeline Suit
• DOI To Designate Critical Habitat For Polar Bears
• 9th Circ. Backs FCC Over Bird-Killing Towers
• EU Panel Approves Climate Change Bill
• House Lawmakers Unveil Climate Change Draft Bill
• No Arbitration Obligation For Ecuador In Chevron Suit
• EPA Rule Aims To Boost Hazardous Waste Recycling
• Strange Bedfellows Seek To Delist Polar Bears
• Supreme Court Won't Consider Md. LNG Terminal Law
• Pa. Adopts Voluntary GHG Registry
• Supreme Court Hears Sonar, Forest Disputes
• NJ Paves Way For State's First Offshore Wind Farm
• EPA Blasts Pa. Over Radioactive Superfund Site
• Wis. Clamps Down On Mercury Emissions
• Russia's Sakhalin Oil Project Under New Legal Fire
• EPA's Duty To Promulgate ELGs
• EPA Fines Lab For Hazardous Waste Violations
• BP Plant Upgrades Violate Clean Air Act: EPA
• Global Warming Impacting Water Quality: EPA
• EPA Gives Houston More Time For Ozone Compliance
• Group Sues USFWS Over Reduced Habitat Areas
• Chevron Lobbying Won't Kill Ecuadorian Suit: Critics
• Cooley Godward Snags Displaced Heller Lawyers
• Judge Drops Part of Exxon's Third-Party Claims
• Calif.'s Groundbreaking Green Chemistry Law
• EPA Sues Pipeline Co. Over Jet Fuel Spill
• EPA Settles Claims With Merit Energy, Shell
• FWS To Review Marbled Murrelet's Protected Status
• EPA, Conn. Sue For Superfund Site Cleanup Costs
• Dow Chemical Faces $330K Fine For Shoddy Records
• Class Action Status Denied In DuPont PFOA Suit
• States Sue EPA Over Clean Water Act 'Loophole'
• NM Moves To Prevent Construction Of Coal Plant
• Asarco Pushes For Discovery In Bid For EPA Records
• Mass. AG Appeals NRC Decision On Rulemaking
• High Court To Hear Shell, Railroads Superfund Appeal
• Renewable Tax Credit Bill Added To Bailout Plan
• Wind Farms Do Not Pose Risks To Birds: Study
• EPA Seeks To Stay Pesticide Cases
• 99¢ Only Stores Fined $1M Over Pesticide Violations
• Enviro Groups Sue For Wolverine Endangered Listing
• Tesoro Sues Calif. Regulators Over Ethanol Gas Rule
• Injunction Bid Denied In Poultry Waste Suit
• Enviro Groups Sue PGE Over Clean Air Violations