Environmental Archive » November, 2009

Environmental - November, 2009

122 articles

• Conservation Group Sues Over Pollutants In Va. River
• Seafood Cos. Angle For Exxon Valdez Damages
• Thompson Hine Adds Frost Brown Enviro Litigator
• Wis. Residents Claim Partial Win In Ethanol Plant Row
• Water Supplier Sues DuPont Over Plant Pollution
• Adapting To New GHG Reporting Requirements
• Dredgers Not Liable For Katrina Damage: 5th Circ.
• DC Metro Pleads Guilty To Water Permit Violations
• Army Corps Mining Permits Violate US Law: Court
• 10th Circ. Nixes Yellowstone Snowmobile Appeal
• New Zealand Passes Climate Change Bill
• EU Pushes For Green Purchasing From Members
• Boston Transit Body Can't Recoup Railroad Site Costs
• DC Circ. Says NC Can't Seek EPA Rule Review
• Cherokee Try Again To Join Chicken Waste Suit
• EPA Issues Soil Runoff Rule For Construction Sites
• 2nd Circ. Kills Petition Against Indian Point Nuclear Co.
• The Divide Over Climate Tort Claims
• Frontier Refining Challenges EPA's $7M Pond Fine
• US To Propose Emissions Target At Copenhagen
• Clean Air Act Suit Over Pa. Steel Plant Settled
• Drywall Linked To Metal Corrosion In Homes: CPSC
• BNSF, Union Pacific Appeal Fees In Enviro Cleanup
• Pa. Residents Hit Cabot With Well Pollution Suit
• 1st Circ. Affirms Pro Rata Liability For Long-Tail Claims
• Green Groups Ask To Intervene In EPA Miss. Delta Suit
• Enviro Groups To Sue Mirant Over Coal Ash Dump
• ITC Extends Mitsubishi Wind Turbine Investigation
• MMS At Center Of Jefferson Block Insurance Dispute
• Visteon Looks To Ditch Contaminated Property
• Enviros Join Fray Against Del. River Dredging Project
• DOI Aims To Better Protect Streams From Coal Mining
• Olin Corp. Settles Final Niagara Falls Cleanup Suit
• AES Signs Pact To Divulge Risks Of Climate Change
• Ohio Residents Appeal Chevron Refinery Suit Dismissal
• Judge Lets SC Port Expansion Continue — For Now
• Experts Urge Caution In Expanding Offshore Drilling
• Ghana Vows To Cut Illegal Timber Exports To EU
• Couple Sues TVA For $30M Over Toxic 'Tidal Wave'
• Dems Urge Obama To Abandon Doha Talks
• Water District Fights Toss Of MTBE Groundwater Claims
• Calif. Agency OKs Energy Efficiency Rules For TVs
• EPA Proposes Tougher SO2 Air Quality Standards
• Climate Change Integral To Forestry Policy, Feds Say
• EPA, 75 Parties Reach Deal Over Calif. Superfund Site
• US Seeks OK For $6M Ill. Contamination Settlement
• Regulating Climate In A Climate Of Regulation
• Bayer Seeks To Join Suit Over EPA Pesticide Approval
• US, China 'Disappoint The World' On Emissions: EU
• Most Orange County MTBE Claims Time-Barred: Judge
• Failure To Lead On Carbon Cuts May Cost US: Experts
• Exxon $17.5M MTBE Settlement Wins Court Approval
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop Large Calif. Development
• Fla. Green Groups Close In On Water Nutrient Limits
• Senators Unveil Plan To Double Nuclear Energy Output
• DOJ Strikes Deal With 6 Over NJ Superfund Site
• TIG Seeks Info In Reinsurance Spat With Travelers
• EPA To Rule Quickly On Ky. Power Plant Challenge
• Ohio City Settles Cuyahoga River Sewage Pollution Suit
• La. Residents Seek Class Cert. Over Fertilizer Leak
• Railroads' Counterclaim Tossed In Maine Enviro Suit
• EPA Strikes Back At Bee Activists' Pesticide Claims
• DOJ Tries To Sink Ship Owners' Claims In Oil Spill Suit
• Will Juries Decide Who's To Blame For Climate Change?
• EU To Meet Kyoto Reduction Goals: Report
• Chevron, Energen Reach Deal Over $2.5M Legal Fee
• Union Pacific, US Working To Settle Utah Fire Claims
• Pfizer Looks To Shake PCB Pollution Claims
• Army Ordered To Review Fort Ritchie Makeover Plan
• Chrysler Debtor Sells Closed Plant To University Of Del.
• 9th Circ. Strikes Blow Against Landfill Developer
• Union Pacific May Intervene In CERCLA Suit: 10th Circ.
• Judge Denies Motion To Halt TVA Ash Spill Cleanup
• NJ Seeks To Join Del. In Army Corps Dredging Fight
• Insurer Off Hook In BofA Cleanup Suit
• EPA Settles Idaho Superfund Cleanup Suit For $12M
• Senate Climate Debate Turns To Job, Trade Protection
• BofA Loses Bid For $1.6M In Coverage For Cleanup Suit
• Raytheon Loses Bid To Depose Plaintiffs' Counsel
• Acstar Aims To Sink Clean Harbors Coverage Suit
• 6th Circ. Tosses Challenge To TVA Reservoir Project
• Poland Sells Spain $37M In Carbon Emission Credits
• Asarco To Sell Polluted NJ Property For $1
• EPA Makes Bid To File Amicus In PCB Cleanup Fight
• EPA Gulf Program Champions Changes To Pollution Bill
• Feds Unveil Plan To Save Chesapeake Bay
• Incentives For Midwestern Developers To Go Green
• EPA Asks White House For Review Of GHG Finding
• Copenhagen Talks Must Produce Treaty Framework: EU
• Shell To Pay $19.5M for Gas Station Enviro Violations
• Liability For Long-Tail Claims: Pro Rata Or All Sums?
• Former GE Counsel Named To Senior DOJ Enviro Post
• States Press EPA For Tougher Federal Air Rules
• House Approves Chemical, Water Plant Safety Bill
• EPA Names 5 New Regional Administrators
• UGI Seeks Dismissal From Maine Enviro Cleanup Suit
• Land Owners Want To Break Up Lead Claims Suit
• Senate Bill Puts USDA In Charge Of Emissions Offsets
• Cargill Ordered To Pay Up For Discovery Misstep
• EPA Agrees To Set PVC Plant Emissions Rules
• Va. High Court Upholds Transmission Line Permits
• Developments In Climate Change Nuisance Litigation
• EU Presses India To Commit On Climate Change
• Senate Climate Bill Advances Despite GOP Boycott
• 7-Eleven Sues Insurer Over Subrogation Claim
• Kerry Announces 'Dual Track' Senate Climate Bill
• Chemtura Seeks Escape From Millions In Enviro Claims
• Chevron Ordered To Prep For Cleanup At Superfund Site
• Outlook For Copenhagen Deal Is Cloudy: US Envoy
• EPA Proposes Pesticide Spray Drift Labeling
• US Fights Nu-West Bid For $10M Over Cleanup
• EU, US Launch Council To Tackle Energy Problems
• EU Committee Backs Emission Trading Exception List
• Calif. Court Strikes Down Air Pollution Offset Rule
• GOP Boycott Stalls Senate Work On Climate Bill
• Magistrate Denies Chevron Guilty Plea In Pelican Deaths
• EPA Targets San Francisco MTA Over Fuel Spill
• Sunoco Can't Sue US Over Pa. Oil Plume Costs: Feds
• Power Cos. Face Biggest Cap-And-Trade Losses: Report
• Green Roof Financial Incentives
• NRC Cites Wal-Mart For Disposal Violations
• EPA Settles Oil Waste CERCLA Suit For $1.7M