Environmental Archive » November, 2008

Environmental - November, 2008

153 articles

• DOE Cleanup Of Hanford Site 'Too Slow': Wash. Suit
• Greens Sue DOI To Protect Sharp-Tailed Grouse
• EPA Eased Emissions Rules At Bush's Behest: Report
• Plaintiffs In Polar Bear Suit Lack Standing: DOJ
• Dunmore Settles Oil Spill Suit For $290K
• USDA Mulls Deregulating GE Corn For Ethanol
• Conservationists Put EU On Hook For Tuna Trouble
• Rhode Island Wins One In Emissions Rules Battle
• Asbestos, Agent Orange Suits Send Co. Into Ch. 11
• Sierra Club Sues Coal Co. For Fouling Rivers
• Chemtron Tagged With $3M Suit For Toxic 'Plume'
• Skadden Tops List Of 2007 Litigation Revenue Makers
• DOI Workers Punished In Ethics Scandal
• US Seeks Late Claim In Asarco Bankruptcy
• Murphy Oil Sued Over Refinery Emissions
• Rogue Workers Don't Make Corps. Liable: Prosecutor
• The Future Of Federal Climate Change Law
• State Law For Ship Discharges Trumps Fed: 6th Circ.
• Climate Committee Needs '1 More Term': Pelosi
• DOI Sued For Giving Livestock Open Range
• 9th Circ. Nixes Shell's Arctic Drilling Plan
• Summary Judgment Bids Nixed In NJ CERCLA Suit
• EPA Aims To List Some Drugs As Hazardous Waste
• EPA Settlement Provides $48M For NH Superfund Site
• Industry Groups Can Intervene In Polar Bear Suit
• 11 Thelen Energy Lawyers Jump To Nixon Peabody
• Waxman Bumps Dingell From Energy Committee Chair
• ConAgra, Others Hit With CERCLA Suit
• EU Nations Agree To Overhaul Farm Subsidies
• 9th Circ. Says CERCLA Preempts Statutes Of Repose
• Sunflower Sues Kan. Officials Over Permit Refusal
• Solar Power Co. To Make $1.3B Offer For GM Assets
• Energy Line Proposal Draws Green Group's Ire
• LEED Issues New Green Building Guidelines
• Tort Costs Climbed $5.1B In '07: Report
• Berkshire Gas To Pay $3.8M For Superfund Cleanup
• EU Faults Ireland In Case Over Environmental Rules
• EPA Weighs Classifying Nano Silver As Pesticide
• Spoliation Concerns In Enviro, Toxic Tort Litigation
• Mont. High Court Declares Disputed Slough A Stream
• As REACH Preregistration Ends, Questions Remain
• EU Works To Help States Implement Green Laws
• 9th Circ. Tosses School's Suit Over GE Plant
• EPA Proposes Rules For Construction Site Pollution
• Audubon Society Pushes For Everglades Bridge
• EPA Enforcement Drop Spurs Environmental Litigation
• Shell To Clean Up 83 Gas Station Sites In Wash.
• Pa. Names Former GE Plant Hazardous Waste Site
• NM AG Challenges EPA On Power Plant Permit
• Rockies Groups Sue USFS Over Biathlon Facility
• NOAA Deems 3 Pesticides Harmful To Salmon
• Drexel Sues Pilgrim's Pride For Alleged Contamination
• Ark. Supreme Court OKs CSX, Teris Class Action
• NJ DEP Can Protect Threatened Species, Court Holds
• 3rd-Party Funding Fuels European Litigation Growth
• RCRA: Relaxing Regulation Of Recycled Materials
• Calif. Raises Renewable Energy Standards — Again
• Waco Oil and Gas Quarry Permit Crushed
• LG Fridges Fail To Meet Energy Star Standard: DOE
• Silver Mining Cos. Tagged With $2M Cleanup Bill
• Sierra Club Sues EPA Over Power Plant Permit
• Md. DOT Settles Pollution Suit Over Highway Project
• Precaution In Applying The Precautionary Principle
• EPA Raises Renewable Fuel Standard To 10.2%
• EPA Sues Berkshire Gas For $2M River Cleanup
• DOI Official Sentenced In Conflict Of Interest Case
• US Finalizes Plan To Kick-Start Oil Shale Production
• PacifiCorp, Feds Sign $450M Dam Removal Pact
• US, Canada Launch Climate Research Partnership
• Agencies Soup Up CWA To Clean Up Mass. River
• Kidde-Fenwal To Pay $25K In Toxic-Reporting Failure
• The 'Substantial Question Of Patentability' Defense
• Army Corps Of Engineers' Everglades Project Halted
• Ala. River Watchdog Can Sue Mining Co.: 11th Circ.
• CO2 Ruling Opens Door To New Regulatory Era
• Cutting Air Pollution Could Save Calif. $28B
• EPA Sues Mining Cos. For Illegal Pollution
• Court Rejects Bid To Revise Exxon Valdez Damages
• Group Prepares To Sue EPA Over Water Quality
• Texas Asbestos MDL Wants Defeated Judge To Stay
• Implications Of The UK Carbon Reduction Commitment
• US Attorneys' Offices' Resources Mismanaged: Audit
• Ousted Chairman Considers Suing Cohen Milstein
• Judge Backs Fisheries Service's Tuna Fishing Rules
• Weyerhaeuser To Pay $19K Over Emissions Test
• MMS Makes Move For Drilling In Va. Waters
• Green Groups Sue Over Alaska Herbicide Use
• EPA Shouldn't List Fort Detrick As Superfund: Army
• Wis. Regulators Reject Coal Power Plant
• Emissions-Detection Cos. Spar Over Monitor Patent
• Navy Lands Win In High Court Sonar Dispute
• States Expected To Lead Wave Of Water Initiatives
• Woman Slaps Pfizer With Lawsuit Over PCBs
• Ex-Thelen Renewable Power Group Joins Reed Smith
• UK Panel Urges More Nanotech Oversight
• Coalition Pushes EU To Launch CCS Program
• Suit Over Duke Energy Tax Credits Tossed
• Animal Advocates Push For Antelope Protections
• Climate Policy Needed To Protect Energy Grid: NERC
• New Senate Bill: Amending EPCRA To Include GHGs
• EPA Approves Change To Ill. Air Quality Plan
• Feed-In Tariffs: A Valuable Tool
• Dickstein Hires Former DuPont Counsel Mobley
• Mining Cos. Settle CERCLA Suit Over Mo. Site
• DOJ-BP Oil Spill Deal Premature: EPA Investigator
• Enviros Sue FMC Over Stalled Clean Truck Program
• FOIA Documents Allowed In Sage-Grouse Suit
• Obama EPA Could Support Calif. Auto Emissions Rule
• DC Circ. Asks For Reasons To Rehear CAIR Ruling
• Coast Guard Sues Barge Co. For Oil Spill
• Implications Of The New REACH Laws
• Last-Minute BLM Land Auction Draws Criticism
• Axed Cohen Milstein Partner Starts Hausfeld LLP
• Awaiting Runoff Discharge Rules For Oil, Gas Sites
• Forest Service Wins Appeal In Bitterroot Suit
• Energy Regulators Key To Obama Green Efforts
• Plains All American Settles State Claims Over Oil Spill
• Climate Change Could Shape Obama EPA Policies
• In Obama EPA, Air Quality Rules Will Be Top Priority
• Addressing Green Issues In Real Estate Documents
• Bldg. Operators File CERCLA Suit Over WTC Collapse
• Teamwork, Turf Wars For State AGs Under Obama
• Coldwell Offices Hit With Lead Paint Violations
• EPA Warns 10 Calif. Water Systems Over E. Coli
• Green Groups Push For Action On Gopher
• Plaintiffs Spar Over Exxon Valdez Settlement Payout
• EU High Court Finds For Dutch On Diesel Exemption
• EPA Regulation Of Certain Nanoscale Materials
• Dem Heavyweights Vie For Committee Chair
• DOE Sets Up $25B Loan Plan For Green Autos
• Obama Victory Paves Way For Federal Climate Law
• Calif. Voters Say 'No' To Green Car Rebates
• Army Corps Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes
• Group Prepares Suit Against Shell Over Nigerian Spills
• EPA Clarifies Status Of Carbon Nanotubes
• Alliance Urges Obama To Prioritize Energy Efficiency
• EPA Sues Pipeline Co. For Repeated Oil Spills
• Colo. Court Denies Buffalo Development Water Rights
• EU Mulls Soft Loans For Car Makers
• EU Lawmakers Vote To Ban Toxic Pesticides
• Calif. Voters Reject Renewable Energy Measure
• Nigeria Sets Dec. 31 Deadline To End Gas Flaring
• Intl. Paper, BNSF Agree To Superfund Cleanup
• Oceana Files Suit For Sea Turtle Protection
• NRDC Sues Forest Service Over Rockies Gas Project
• Developer's Cleanup Case V. Tronox Moves Forward
• Ice Cream Co. Cops To Criminal Clean Air Violations
• 2nd Circ. Pushes Indian Pesticide Action Forward
• Biofriendly Fined $1.25M For Selling Fuel Additive
• Calif. Should Nix Renewable Energy Line: ALJ
• Green, Free-Market Groups Decry 'Midnight Regs'
• EPA Toasts Bacardi Over Puerto Rico Truce
• High Court Weighs RI's Tribal Land Dispute