Environmental Archive » December, 2008

Environmental - December, 2008

124 articles

• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Review EPA Actions On NY Water
• Defense Cos.' $4.6M Cleanup Settlement Approved
• Constellation, Residents Settle For $54M Over Fly Ash
• $165M Suit Filed Over Tenn. Coal Ash Spill
• GM, Ford, Goodrich Settle Superfund Suit For $3.4M
• DOI OKs New Plan For Gas Drilling In Montana
• Facing An Ad Hoc GHG Emission Limit
• US, Rapanos Settle Civil Case In Wetlands Dispute
• Cos. Agree To Pay Up Over Pa. Superfund Site
• USDA Creates New Environment-Focused Agencies
• The EPA Interpretation Of CO2 Emissions
• New Rule Threatens Endangered Species Act: Calif.
• JBS Sued Over Discharge Violations At Beef Plant
• Green Group Loses Appeal Over NY's Brownfield Act
• States, DC Prepare For CAIR Amid Uncertainties
• TVA Raises Estimate Of Fly Ash Released In Spill
• MD Sues To Speed Up Army's Fort Meade Cleanup
• DC Circ. Lets EPA Rule Stand For Now Despite Flaws
• Navy Reaches $16M Deal With Groups Over Sonar
• No Class Cert. In Water Supply Suits Against DuPont
• Green Groups Sue To Bury New Mining Waste Rule
• DOI Hit With 2nd Suit Over Late ESA Rule Change
• Landowners Can't Sue Chevron Over Waste: 5th Circ.
• Fixing America's Failed Energy Policy
• Environmental Legislation To Watch In 2009
• EPA Fines Exxon $6.1M For Settlement Violation
• Back To The Cradle: Calif. Green Chemistry Laws
• Rapanos Caused Drastic Enforcement Drop: Study
• $12M Settlement In RI Waste Suit Could Fall Apart
• Plaintiffs Must Exhaust Local Remedies: 9th Circ.
• European Parliament Greenlights Climate Plan
• Lawsuit Aims To Block Oil, Gas Land Lease Sale
• Trinity Tags CB&I For Massive Cleanup Costs
• A Greener House Energy And Commerce Committee
• GSA Settles Storage Tank Violations With EPA
• Report Finds Politics Affected ESA Decisions At DOI
• Carbon Market Exclusions Justified: EU High Court
• Wildlife Tracking Co.'s FOIA Suit Against DOI Tossed
• Applying The EPA Audit Policy To New Owners
• US Fights Claims That Calif. Forests Ill-Protected
• Green Groups Win $500K In Fees In Suit Against US
• Calif. Cracks Down On Diesel Rigs
• Sunoco Ordered To Fix Dam At Mercury Mine
• Obama Names Chu, Browner For Top Energy Posts
• Acid Rain Rules Reaffirmed In Wake Of CAIR
• Chamber Of Commerce Sues DOI Over ESA Changes
• Ford Fights MichCon Bid To Toss Cleanup Suit
• Groups Challenge New Yellowstone Snowmobile Plan
• EU OKs Plan To Tackle Carbon Emissions
• FERC Licensing For In-Stream Hydrokinetic Projects
• NY Foundry Pleads Guilty To Felony CWA Violation
• EPA Expands Rule On Comparable Fuels Burning
• EPA Proposes More Leeway For Refinery Emissions
• Curbing 'Guesstimates' In NJ Energy Initiatives
• MTBE Judge Rebuffs Bid To Delay Trial
• 9th Circ. Sides With US In Water Quality Suit
• Agere Still On The Hook For Va. Cleanup Costs
• Preparing For Greater E-Waste Legislation
• Calif. OKs Broad Greenhouse Gas Rules
• ESA Rule Change Sparks Green Outrage, Lawsuit
• Group Warns Rayonier Of Suit Over River Cleanup
• Obama To Pick Climate Change Expert To Head DOE
• Group Prepares To Sue DOI Units Over Ariz. Policies
• Nanotech Panel Faults US Risk Assessment Plan
• EPA Sets Rules For Fugitive Emissions
• Federal Staff Sue DOI For Control Of Bison Refuge
• Obama Picks LA Deputy Mayor For Environmental Post
• Facing Suit, Luminant To Upgrade Emissions Controls
• House Panel Scrutinizes Bush's 'Midnight Regs'
• US Seeks Dismissal Of Claims In Arsenal Cleanup Suit
• Defendants To Pay $29M In Mass. Superfund Cleanup
• France Fined $13M For Shirking GMO Rules
• EU States Call For Lights Out On Incandescent Bulbs
• Schnitzer Steel To Face Suit Over Stormwater Runoff
• Greenhouse Emissions Rocketed In '07: US Report
• Dow, Pharmacia Deny Liability For Superfund Site
• TSCA List Update May Require Recent Substances
• House Plans Hearing On Last-Minute Enviro Rules
• City's Immunity Denial Upheld In Texas Sewage Suit
• Concarb Gets OK To Pursue Conoco Pollution Claim
• GAO Calls For Coordinated Oversight Of GE Crops
• EPA Targets Stormwater Runoff In Southern Maine
• Trucking Industry Gets Green Push From EPA
• MDL Panel Consolidates Polar Bear Cases
• Sparrows Point LNG Project Poses Little Risk: FERC
• Cleveland Sues 2 Cos. For $1.5M In Cleanup Costs
• Idaho Mining Co. To Pay $85K For Mine Spill
• Clean Oceans Laws: Conservation Or Confrontation?
• Limestone Co. Struck With $167K Clean Air Fine
• Enviros Protest BLM Utah Drilling Lease Plans
• EPA Reports Record Enforcement Results In FY2008
• Defense Cos. To Shell Out $4.6M For Superfund Site
• FWS To Mull Granting Prairie Dog Endangered Status
• Latest DOE Bechtel Citation Could Yield $385K Fine
• Enhanced Performance Standards For NY Buildings
• EU Proposal Targets Harmful Car Fuel Vapors
• Obama Urged To Toss Mining Waste Rule Change
• EPA Should Alter Risk Evaluation Practices: Report
• Greens Sue Over Walrus Endangered Species Petition
• The Impact Of REACH On US Companies
• EPA Clashes With Wash. State Over Cleanup Costs
• Kings Plaza Seeks To Recoup Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
• Judge Limits Roadless Rule To 9th Circ., NM
• EPA, Army Revise Clean Water Act Guidelines
• Technology Legislation To Watch In 2009
• Environmental Cases To Watch In 2009
• EPA OKs Controversial Mining-Waste Disposal Rule
• Florida Takes Step To Curb Auto Emissions
• Duke Energy Plant Must Face CAA Review: Judge
• Fed. Court Nixes Challenge To Grazing Permits
• Bioassays: A Foundation For Precautionary Principle
• Supreme Court Hears Power Plant Technology Cases
• PVC Giant Relinquishes $12M For EPA Violations
• Enviro Groups Persist In Bid To Halt Mine Expansion
• EU Taps Brakes On Car Emissions Reduction Plan
• Parks Group Seeks To Block Valley Forge Development
• Green Groups Seek More Discovery In Fla. Park Suit
• Sherwin-Williams Denied Legal Fees In Cleanup Suit
• Maritime Co. Unit, Officers Found Guilty Over Oil Dump
• High Court Begs Off In Conn., Islander Pipeline Spat
• Preservation Through 'Clean Coal' Technology
• Green Groups, Power Cos. Head To High Court
• Curtailing Environmental Settlement Deductibility
• Is There A Hidden Omission In Your E&O Policy?