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Environmental - January, 2009

170 articles

• Green Groups See Different Watchdog Role
• EPA Extends Comment Period On Drug Waste Rule
• Arnold & Porter Scores Enviro Expert From Bingham
• North American Power Sued Over Emissions Permit
• Calif. Panel Blocks Offshore Drilling Project
• EU Targets 10 Countries Over PM10 Emissions
• Shipping Co. Settles EPA Action Over PCB-Laden Ship
• House To Revisit Tougher Mining Rules, Royalties
• Wildlife Group Sues DOI Over Polar Bear Rule
• Ore. Halts Plans For LNG Plant
• 20 States Not Complying With Energy Rule: EU
• Ohio Town Sues SunCoke To Stop New Coke Plant
• WildEarth To Sue FWS Over 21 Species' Protection
• Wash. Sens. Push 'Clean Energy, Green Jobs' Bills
• Colo. Lawmakers Reject Delay Of New Drilling Rules
• Salazar Promises Caution On Offshore Drilling
• Can Enviro Lawyers Learn To Live With New Paradigm?
• EPA Amends Emissions Standards For Some Plants
• Judge Pares Cleanup Claims Against Genesco
• Shaping Calif. Climate Change Initiatives
• Calif. Board's Actions On Goodrich Cleanup Nullified
• 6th Circ. Upholds Class Denial In Toxic Train Spill Suit
• EPA To Weigh Stricter Ocean Water Acidity Limits
• Asarco, Denver Strike Deal On Environmental Claims
• NOAA Authorizes, Regulates Navy Sonar Training
• Valero Sued Over Slurry Discharge At NJ Refinery
• EU Issues Proposals Ahead Of UN Climate Talks
• Obama Taps Retired Latham Partner For DOI Post
• Insurers Liable For Appleton PCB Cleanup: Judge
• GE Adds Cost Of Water Line To Hudson Cleanup
• Wellinghoff To Push Green Energy As FERC Head
• Shift From Bush Enviro Agenda Likely To Be Subtle
• EPA Takes Tough Stance On SD Coal Power Plant
• Obama Accelerates State Auto Emissions Limits
• Hausfeld Launches Global HQ, Names New Partners
• Studebaker Successor Liable For Cleanup Costs: SC
• Mich. AG Slams Calif. Emissions Waiver Request
• Science Must Guide Decisions: New EPA Head
• EPA Appeals Board To Review NM Coal Plant Permit
• Obama Begins Shaping Federal Judiciary
• Sen. Proposes Bill To Promote Biogas Via Tax Breaks
• Insurance Fights Could Heat Up Amid Warming Suits
• Impacts Of California Global Warming Law
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Real Estate Co. Legal Malpractice Suit
• The Impacts Of Calif. V. Continental
• Appeals Court Revives School District's Landfill Suit
• Calif. Seeks Approval Of State Emissions Rules
• Oil Co. Hit With Fine, Probation Over La. Brine Spill
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Conviction For Illegal Oil Dumping
• Atlantic Richfield To Pay $8M For Superfund Cleanup
• CBD Sues Calif. Regulators Over Power Line
• NJ Loses Fight To Sue Rail Co. Over Permits
• Why Climate Suits May Not Be 'Next Big Thing'
• NJ Plugs Energy Efficiency In Public Facilities
• Lubrizol Fires Back In Superfund Insurance Spat
• Obama May Sign Early Order To Up Fuel Efficiency
• Judge Tosses Groups' Suit Over Minn. Forest Plan
• Edwards Angell Hires 3 Former Thacher Lawyers
• Trends In Climate Risk Disclosure
• Global Insurer To Cover Carbon Capture Risk
• Obama Freezes Bush Midnight Regulations For Review
• Enviro Groups Seek To Overturn Coal Plant Approval
• Senate Confirms Salazar As Interior Secretary
• Senate Approves Climate Expert Chu To Helm DOE
• Judge Blocks Utah Oil, Gas Leases At 11th Hour
• Feds Ignore Impact Of Warming On Species: Suit
• Environmental Practice: K&L Gates
• 7th Circ. Upholds 5-Yr. Sentence For Waste Co. Exec
• EPA To Revisit Cement Plant Mercury Emissions
• New EPA Rule Ups Ante In Fight Against Smog
• Green Groups Fight $5.5B Coal-To-Liquid Fuel Plant
• EPA Must Produce Info On Calif. Site: Court
• NJ Court Revives Celanese Suit Over Site Cleanup
• Sierra, NRDC Target Weakened Idaho 'Roadless Rule'
• US Lawmakers Reintroduce Nanotech Research Bill
• Calif. Water Plaintiffs Seek To Resolve MTBE Claims
• Green Groups Sue EPA Over Farm Exemption
• Asarco Pens $3M Deal For Superfund Cleanup
• House Stimulus Bill Includes Green Energy Grants
• Latham Lawyer Who Fought Enron To Rejoin DOJ
• Law360 Environmental Editorial Advisory Board
• Rising Sea Level Threatens US Coastal Cities: EPA
• EPA To Rule On Petition To Nix Citgo Refinery Permit
• Ore. Gov. Vows To Fight LNG Terminal
• Salazar Vows To Follow Science As Interior Chief
• EPA Gives States 2 Years To Provide Haze Plans
• EPA Plans To Retool Air Pollution Index
• EU Body Passes Pesticide Rules Over Objections
• Cemex To Pay $2M To Settle Clean Air Act Claims
• Congressman Introduces Bill To Regulate Fly Ash
• US Officials Designate Western Energy Corridors
• House Democrats Look To Reverse New ESA Rule
• TVA Ordered To Curb Pollution At 4 Coal Plants
• Army Corps To Delay Vote On Md. LNG Permit
• EPA Updates Industry Operating Permit Program
• Palin To Sue US Over Beluga Whale's ESA Protection
• Forest Service Overturns Its Oil-Leasing Plan
• EPA Knocks 2 Solvents Off List Of Air Pollutants
• Tenn. Gov. Vows Taxpayers Won't Bear Sludge Tab
• Colo. High Court Strikes Down County Mining Rule
• Black Abalone Added To Endangered Species List
• Building A Power Plant In Chaotic Economic Times
• Senator To Press Fly Ash Issue With EPA Nominee
• GAO Skepticism Of Carbon Offset Markets
• Ad Claims Revived In Hybrid Mileage Suit V. Honda
• ASARCO: The Estimation Of Environmental Claims
• EPA Gives Cos. Some Guidance On Aggregation
• Feds, Others Settle Landfill Cleanup Suit With NY
• FERC Approves Controversial Md. LNG Project
• Calif.'s EPA Rejects Superfund Status For Lab Site
• Tackling Climate Change During Economic Turmoil
• Sulfuric Acid Makers Strike $12M Deal Over Emissions
• Groups Fight EPA On San Joaquin Valley Air Rule
• Legacy Liabilities Send Tronox Into Ch. 11
• Law360 Ranks Largest Environmental Practices
• Utility To Pay $12.6M To End Hydroelectric Dam Saga
• Democrats Avert Filibuster On Lands Bill
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Environmental Practices
• High Court Hears Mining Co.'s Bid To Dump In Lake
• EPA Makes Changes To Its Decision-Making Process
• Oil Co. To Shell Out $1.3M Over Leaky Pipeline
• DOE Issues Energy Saving Rules For Fridge Market
• Shook Hardy Grows Green Practice In Calif.
• US Ethanol Industry Gets Too Many Subsidies: Study
• $6B Exelon-NRG Deal Sparks Concern In Del.
• DOJ, Delta Strike Deal Over Superfund Cleanup
• Property Rights Groups Eye ESA Fight In High Court
• Exxon Footnote 17: Courting Scientific McCarthyism?
• Pipeline Co. To Pay $3M For Jet Fuel Spill
• Waste Cos. Lose Bid To Revive Due Process Case
• New EPA Regulations Disguised As Deregulation
• Groups Cry Foul Over Syncrude Role In Duck Deaths
• France Takes Steps Toward New Enviro Standards
• Pesticides Not Exempt From CWA Permits: 6th Circ.
• Green Groups Expect Fast Change In Energy Sector
• Markey To Head Key House Environmental Panel
• EPA Enlists NAS To Study Perchlorate Effects
• Real Estate Co. Signs On To Green Goals With EPA
• Exxon CEO Calls For Carbon Tax, Not Cap-And-Trade
• More Defendants Settle In MDL Over MTBE
• The ESA And Bush's Footprints
• Democrats Schedule Vote On Public Lands Package
• Holland & Hart Snags Natural Resources Partner
• Water Group Sues US Over Ore. Coastal Pollution
• CEO Of TVA Faces Senate Oversight Committee
• NMFS Fails To Protect Marine Mammals: Report
• Bush To Let Obama Handle New Fuel Efficiency Rule
• Mercedes-Benz Fined $28.9M For CAFE Violations
• Dow Charged $1.8M For Dioxin Cleanup Expenses
• Forest Needs New Grizzly Land-Use Standard: Court
• Insurance Claimants Seek To Derail WR Grace Plan
• $100M Superfund Settlement Propels NJ Cleanup
• Calif. Sues Over Damages From Oil Spill
• Exxon's DIDP Still Classified 'Toxic' In Calif.
• EPA Targets Cemex In Cement-Industry CAA Probe
• Judge Tosses Toxic Tort Claims Against Cargill
• DOE Vet Rejoins Haynes & Boone
• NY Approves Emissions Rules Tougher Than EPA's
• EPA's Heightened Regulation Of Nanomaterial
• EPA Faces Suit Over Gas Compressor Emissions
• EPA Weighs Tighter Regs For Growing Cruise Industry
• EPA Sued Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution
• Green Groups Fight Last-Minute Oil Shale Rules
• Atlantic Wire Settles Pollution Charges For $2.4M
• Bush Taps Expansive Marine Areas For Protection
• NMFS Weighs ESA Listing For Atlantic Wolffish
• Report Faults EPA's Review Of Perchlorate Risks
• EPA, PNE Settle Suit Over Diesel Spill
• Duke Lawyers Called On Carpet Over Paid Witness
• Enbridge To Pay Wis. $1M Over Pipeline Project