Environmental Archive » July, 2009

Environmental - July, 2009

142 articles

• W.Va. High Court Eyes Judge In Massey Case
• Senate Confirms FWS Veteran To Steer Agency
• EPA Reaches Deal With Disinfectant Maker
• Dow Loses Bid To Overturn NMFS Salmon Ruling
• Monitoring Class Again Denied In DuPont Toxic Tort
• Q&A With Dickstein Shapiro's Andrew Cooper
• Penn State Study Opposes Hydraulic Fracturing Bill
• Senate May Ban Carbon Derivatives Trading: Kerry
• EPA Settles Texas Oil Group's Suit Over Air Rules
• Cement Giant Sues Plano Over Environmental Policy
• Q&A With Sheppard Mullin's Randolph Visser
• Citgo Ordered To Pay La. Workers Over Oil Spill
• Asarco, Other Ch. 11s Spark Debate Over Cleanups
• Sierra Club Seeks To Block $1.9B Coal Project
• Prominent W.Va. Atty Joins Dinsmore Litigation Team
• DC Circ. Clarifies Bush-Era Oil, Gas Drilling Block
• Is 'Energy Star' A Form Of Greenwashing?
• WWP Fights To Nix Idaho Grazing Permit
• Zipper Maker Settles Waste Storage Violation Claims
• Pilkington Bests Insurers In Epic Coverage Spat
• Q&A With Baker & Hostetler's Ben Pfefferle III
• 10th Circ. Opens Way For Coal Co. To Enter Mine Spat
• Union Pacific Sues To Head Off $8M Cleanup Claim
• Century Only Liable For Part Of Cleanup: Mass. Court
• State Law Claims Run Over In NYC Green Taxi Case
• Q&A With Troutman Sanders' John Johnson Jr.
• Tyson Clips Experts' Wings In Poultry Waste Case
• Understanding Guzman V. County Of Monterey
• Chemtura Seeks To Stall $2.8M CERCLA Suit
• Tronox Creditors Target JPMorgan Over Spinoff Debt
• Pork Groups' Suit Over EPA Rule Goes To DC Circ.
• EPA To Analyze Impact Of Hazardous Waste Rule
• 9th Circ. Backs Valdez Damages Plan
• Colo. Gas Co. To Pay $1M To Settle Clean Air Act Suit
• Shooting Range Falls Outside CERCLA, 9th Circ. Says
• Assessing Nanotechnology Risk — No Small Matter
• Okla. Damages Claims Tossed In $600M Poultry Suit
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $82M Nuke Waste Award Against US
• EPA Officials To Be Deposed In Sensient Cleanup Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Grand Canyon Park Boaters Plan
• Bill Proposes Liability Trust Fund For CO2 Deposits
• Asbestos Group Denied Relief In CAA Suit V. St. Louis
• Chevron Case Sparks Legacy Contamination Fears
• Litigators Leave DLA Piper For Philly-Based Firm
• P&G, Others Cough Up $1.8M In Wis. Cleanup Case
• EPA To Look Into Lead Monitoring Requirements
• Q&A With Kirkland & Ellis' Granta Nakayama
• USDA Says Farmers Win With Cap-And-Trade
• Expert Testimony For Exxon, NYC Pared In MTBE Suit
• House OKs $150M For Natural Gas Vehicle Research
• CCS — Opportunity For Federal Funding
• DOI Balks At Pacific's Shedding Of Alaska Assets
• Ecuador, Chevron Battle No Longer In US Courts
• Anadarko Seeks To Join Interstate Water Feud
• 9th Circ. Rejects Trout Groups' FERC Challenge
• Litigation Over Navy Explosives Tests Stayed
• Govs. Seek More Energy Incentives In Climate Bill
• Reichhold To Cross-Appeal Smelting Site Judgment
• NL Industries Hit With $178M Verdict In Stock Suit
• Army Illegally Provided Lake Water To Atlanta: Judge
• Battle Rages On Over Cleanup At Texas Equistar Plant
• EPA Reopens Struggle Over Coeur's Gold Mine Permit
• Plaintiffs In Massey Slurry Suit Want Judge Tossed
• 9th Circ. Says Tribe's Casino OK Under NEPA
• Q&A With Faegre & Benson's James Spaanstra
• Canadian Implications Of The Waxman-Markey Bill
• Feds Offer Oil Lease Sales Despite DC Circ. Ruling
• Exxon Employees Fight NYC Subpoena In MTBE Suit
• Southern Union Unit Settles With Spill Victims
• House Passes Bill In Support Of Bird Conservation
• EPA, 177 Parties Settle Calif. CERCLA Suit For $3.6M
• Q&A With Thompson & Knight's James Morriss
• AbitibiBowater Seeks To Settle CAA Violation Claims
• DOI Pulls Ore. Forest Plan Over Legal Flaws
• EPA Plans To Revise Ozone Monitoring Rule
• Judge Holds Off On Sunoco Refinery Cleanup Ruling
• Wis. Court Opens Door To Wind Energy
• Wal-Mart To Create Green Labels Program
• Exxon Must Apportion Liability In MTBE Case: Judge
• Exxon Suit Over Seafood Cos. Settlement Remanded
• DOE Moves Ahead With FutureGen 'Clean Coal' Plant
• EU OKs State Aid For UK Carbon Reduction Plan
• Ohio Sen. Stalls EPA No. 2 Nominee Over Climate Bill
• FWS To Mull Endangerment Ruling For Parrots
• PacifiCorp To Pay $10.5M Over Illegal Eagle Kills
• DC Circ. Orders EPA To Revisit Bush-Era Smog Rule
• EPA Initiates Finance Rules For Hardrock Mining Cos.
• Anadarko, Kerr-McGee Sued Over Tronox Spinoff
• 5th Circ. Rebuffs Chevron Contamination Suit Again
• Geithner Unveils $3B Renewable Energy TARP Funding
• Sediment From Valero Refinery Not Hazardous: EPA
• Solar, Wind Experts Want Full Press Into Alt. Energy
• SC Agency Settles CERCLA Suit With Steel Cos.
• Bat Advocates Fight To Halt Work On Wind Farm
• Reid Pushes Back Deadline For Climate Bill
• Feds Seek OK For $21M Superfund Site Cleanup Deal
• Green Groups Attack Bush-Era Energy Corridor Plan
• With MTBE Trial Near, Exxon Keeps Up NYC Fight
• Q&A With Katten's Nancy Rich
• RI Ups Fines For Industrial Pollution
• Q&A With McKenna Long's Peter Gray
• Tyson Denied Bid To Postpone Poultry Waste Trial
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Two Offices In Eastern Pa.
• G-8 Agrees To Cut Emissions By 80 Percent
• Refinery In Limbo, Chevron Appeals Ruling
• Bill Aims To Hand Carbon Market Oversight To CFTC
• Groups Seek More Data On NPS Snowmobile Rule
• Group Hits EPA Over Pesticides' Effect On Polar Bears
• Trout Suit Nixed After FWS Agrees To Revisit Rule
• CAA Doesn't Regulate CO2 Emissions, Ga. Court Says
• GCM Contests Chevron Attorneys' Fees In Enviro Spat
• The Climate Change And Clean Energy Bill
• EPA Nonattainment Rulings On Soot Stand: DC Circ.
• EU High Court Upholds REACH Registration Mandate
• Nestle Agrees To Limit Mich. Spring Water Withdrawal
• Equistar Accused Of Passing Buck On Plant Cleanup
• DuPont, Rohm & Haas Get OK For $1.3M Ky. Deals
• Experts Urge New Push On CAIR Clean-Air Regulation
• Exxon To Plead Guilty In Bird Death Suits
• Bid To Consolidate DuPont Pollution Suits Fails
• NJ Court Reverses Agency's Ruling On Cleanup Grants
• Kinder Morgan Seeks Docs In $160M Fuel Plume Suit
• Mass. Police To Pay $2.3M To Settle Superfund Suit
• Key Officials Sent To Sell Senate On Climate Bill
• Experts Push Global Pact On Carbon-Capped Trade
• Expansion Of Calif. Chevron Refinery Put On Hold
• Judge Boots Duke Coal Plant Fight From Fed. Court
• Boeing, Aerojet Hit With Groundwater Pollution Suit
• Pollution Clause Lets Venoco Insurer Off Hook: Court
• Perfect Storm: Law Firm Insolvencies, Jewel V. Boxer
• EPA Offers Deal To Resolve Bay Area Pesticide Suit
• Exxon Left Toxic Waste On Cattle Grazers' Land: Suit
• Obama's EPA: Changing The Regulatory Environment
• A Break For Manufacturers In Md. Emissions Law
• US, Vt. Reach $26M+ Cleanup Deal With G-I Holdings
• EPA Rule Calls For Cleaner Cruise Ships, Oil Tankers
• Friends Of The Seals Case Against San Diego Tossed
• 9th Circ. Finds Shell Alaska Drilling Plan Suit Moot
• Republicans Raise Ruckus Over Critical GHG Report
• Bush National Forest Regs Shot Down For 3rd Time
• Climate Change Plays Growing Role In Deals: Report
• EPA To Amend Emissions Standards For Gas Facilities