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Environmental - March, 2010

162 articles

• EPA Poses Rollback On New Source Review Policy
• Pollution Suit Over La. Sewer Plants Barred: EPA
• Dow, PPG Off Hook For Calif. PCE Chemical Cleanup
• FERC's Latest Take On Civil Penalties
• Lugar Seeks Support For Bipartisan Climate Plan
• Lyondell Settles $5.5B In Cleanup Claims
• County May Have Violated Pesticide Law: 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Court Hoses Pollution Suit Over PacifiCorp Dams
• White House Opens New Areas For Offshore Drilling
• Questar Defense Survives Assault In CAA Suit
• High Court Puts Restrictions On Whistleblower Suits
• Total SA's Liability For Erika Tanker Spill Upheld
• Lubrizol, Insurer Settle Spat Over Superfund Cleanup
• Murkowski Presses EPA For Details On GHG Rules
• Claims, Damages Pared In TVA Coal Ash Spill Suit
• EPA To Crack Down On GHG Emissions In 2011
• EPA Considers Regulations On Bisphenol A
• GAO Sees Pros & Cons Of Cap-And-Trade Options
• Former DOI Official Joins Jackson Kelly In Denver
• Beer Maker Labatt Sued Over Pa. Site Cleanup
• Arch Coal Mountaintop Mine An Enviro Threat: EPA
• Punitive Damages Cut In DuPont Contamination Case
• Federated Not Liable For Gas Leak Coverage: 7th Circ.
• Travelers Sues Insurer For CERCLA Suit Coverage
• Kraft, 3M Lose Bid To Nix NC Superfund Cleanup Suit
• Coastal Sens. Take Issue With Offshore Drilling Proposal
• The DOJ Truth-Seeking Mission
• Calif. GHG Allowances Should Be Free: Schwarzenegger
• Chesapeake, Schlumberger Settle La. Toxic Spill Claims
• EPA Opens Up Scientific Research Database
• Foreclosures Can Pose Hidden Enviro Risks For Banks
• El Paso Natural Gas To Appeal Uranium Cleanup Loss
• White House Sets Sights On Sustainable Hydropower
• In The EPA Crosshairs: Energy Extraction
• New Bill Puts Superfund Cleanup Onus On Polluters
• Weiss Serota Nabs Greenberg Enviro Atty
• NY Factory Owner's CERCLA Suit Found Time-Barred
• Legislators Fight To Revive Yucca Nuclear Waste Plan
• Mining Cos. Appeal Invalidation Of Army Corps Permit
• Chevron Evades Sanctions In Suit Over Ohio Refinery
• EPA Tightens Water Standards For 4 Carcinogens
• EPA Seeks GHG Emissions Data From Oil, Gas Sector
• K&L Gates Picks Up Morgan Lewis Litigator
• Baton Rouge Hit With Suit Over Wastewater Discharge
• New Climate Change Guidance For Federal Agencies
• $8M Enviro Negligence Suit Against Law Firm Revived
• Senate Dems Demand Climate Bill Vote By End Of 2010
• Utilities, Green Groups Back Robust Forest Offsets
• Colo. Ups Renewable Energy Goal To 30% By 2020
• Trade Protections Denied For Tuna, Shark, Coral Species
• Coke's Indian Unit Fights $47M Enviro Fine
• Renovators Scramble To Prepare For Lead Paint Rule
• McWane To Pay Up To $12M For Ala. PCB Cleanup
• DuPont Ordered To Review Safety After Worker Death
• 16 States Rally Against EPA In GHG Regulation Feud
• High Court Keeps Locks Open As Asian Carp Advance
• Rex, Homeowners End Gas Pollution Fight For $1.9M
• AT&T Sues Contractor For $5M Over Fuel Spill
• Asarco Wants EPA To Return $1.2M Cleanup Trust
• From Fracking Legislation To Groundwater Litigation
• US Suspends Oil Leases For Environmental Review
• New Trial For Boston Gas, Century In Coverage Suit
• Green Groups Fight Va.'s Bid To Block GHG Action
• NuStar To Pay $1.2M To Settle Monitoring Suit
• EPA Launches New Hydraulic Fracturing Probe
• Ecuadoreans Appeal Arbitration Move In Chevron Spat
• Auto Industry Group Takes EPA's Side On GHG Limits
• Calif. Energy Officials Back Major Solar Power Project
• EU Takes Slovenia, Sweden To Court Over PM10
• Innovative Recycling Cos. Battle Pollution Exclusions
• Tomkins Escapes Liability In Tenn. TCE Pollution Suit
• Utility Group Aims To Revive Yucca Nuclear Waste Plan
• REC Sued Over Emissions At Wash. Silicon Plant
• Genetically Modified Sugar Beets OK For Now: Judge
• GOP Lawmakers Pooh-Pooh SEC Climate Directive
• Pro-Wind Governors Urge Renewable Energy Reforms
• LA Asks High Court To Nix County's Biosolids Ban
• Gas Caucus Defends 'Fracking' In Face Of Probe
• Enviro Groups Contest Kennecott Mine Permit
• Strategies In PSD Permitting Of Greenhouse Gases
• Don't Put GHGs Under CAA Purview: Chamber
• ConocoPhillips Loses Fight Over Refinery Emissions
• Bhopal Plaintiffs Lose Bid To Conduct More Discovery
• Conoco Unit To Pay Up For 2004 Wash. Oil Spill
• 'Red Tide' Bill Creating Task Force Passes House
• The Future Of NJ Environmental Programs
• Dow, Vulcan Fail To Sink PCE Water Pollution Suit
• Insurer Ruled Not Liable For Ky. Coal Dust Pollution
• Halliburton Liable For Cleanup Costs At 3 Texas Sites
• Sierra Club Can Sue Over W.Va. Mine Pollution: Judge
• Exelon To Pay $1M To End Nuclear Plant Leak Suits
• Natural Gas Group Balks At EPA Plan To Curb GHGs
• Sierra Club Wins Review Of SC Nuclear Waste Dump
• Citizens United: A Congressional Opportunity
• Both Sides' Summary Requests Nixed In Landfill Spat
• EPA Agrees To Take On Ocean Acidification
• Chevron, Ecuador Dispute Can Be Arbitrated: Judge
• Claims Trimmed In CAA Suit V. Midwest Generation
• AIG Unit Says It Wrongly Paid $1M For Oil Spill Cleanup
• Midwest Towns Sue Syngenta Over Herbicide Cleanup
• Mont. City Ordered To Hand Over Power Plant Docs
• CBD Sues US Again To Force Penguin Protection
• Enviro Firm, Insurer Settle Fordham Coverage Spat
• 7th Circ. Hands Insurer Win In Cleanup Cost Fight
• Ky. Oil Told To Quickly Clean PCB-Laden Trailer
• Lugar Floats New Energy Plan Minus Cap-And-Trade
• Bat Woes On Wind Farms: Obstacles For Industry
• 9th Circ. Nixes Mont. Forest Plan Over Bad Analysis
• Chemical Execs Ask Congress For TSCA Reform
• NY Legislators Target Controversial Gas Drilling Method
• Ruling Keeps ND Water Supply Project On Hold
• Class Denied In Rohm And Haas Cancer Cluster Suit
• Citgo Liable For CWA Violations In La. Oil Spill: Judge
• Markey Calls On GAO To Examine Nuclear Plant Policy
• Supreme Court Rejects Fish Cos.' $45M Valdez Claim
• Wyo. High Court Says Powder River Plant Can Fire Up
• Texas Railway Tie Co. Cancer Case Gains New Life
• 10th Circ. Affirms NM Uranium Mining Permit
• Wal-Mart Settles Calif. Supercenter Pollution Cases
• Olin Not Liable For Paper Mill Cleanup: 4th Circ.
• EPA Chief Bashes Efforts To Delay GHG Regulations
• NYC Jacks Up Penalties For Dumping In Harbor
• Norfolk Southern To Pay EPA $4M Over Chlorine Spill
• High Court Lets Closure Of Air Pollution Loophole Stand
• Climate Change Considerations Under NEPA
• Smithfield Foods Hit With $11M Verdict For Hog Waste
• Sage Grouse Ruling Allows For More Oil Development
• Climate Favorable For Nuclear Revival, Attorneys Say
• Petition Over BP Alaskan Oil Unit Denied
• Halliburton, Others To Pay $4M Over Landfill Cleanup
• EPA Touts $500M Increase In Superfund Commitments
• US, Pa. Should Pay Strontium Cleanup Costs: Lockheed
• Exxon Solely Liable For Gas Station Cleanup: 9th Circ.
• Sens. Seek To Extend Tax Breaks For Wind Projects
• CBS Rips Waste Co.'s Efforts To Elicit Cleanup Funds
• Attorneys Fear Return Of Outside Compliance Monitors
• EPA Asks Court To Approve Deal In WildEarth Suit
• Climate Change Disclosures For Public Companies
• Green Group Allowed To Intervene In PG&E Permit Suit
• Sens. Want Private Energy Projects To Buy American
• Ohio EPA Appeals CAA Violation Ruling
• Rockefeller Seeks To Delay EPA Emissions Action
• Pollution Claims Trimmed In Fla. Sewage Suit
• Lyondell, EPA Work Toward Deal In Cleanup Suit
• Schumer Urges EPA To Act Quickly On BPA
• Quarles & Brady Adds 3 Drinker Biddle Attorneys
• Crucible Plans To Appeal Dismissal In Lloyd's Suit
• Sens. Put Forth $6B Home Star Energy Savings Bill
• Colo. Residents Sue Over Salmonella-Tainted Water
• False Claims Allegations Revived In Laidlaw Bus Suit
• Duke Energy Settles Va. Boiler Emissions Liability
• Full 5th Circ. To Hear Katrina Public Nuisance Case
• Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal Gets Superfund Status
• Support Builds To Block EPA's GHG Finding
• ArcelorMittal Loses Carbon Emissions Fight In EU Court
• Green IP: Avoiding Mistakes Of Technologies Past
• Weyerhaeuser Pollutant Suit Sent To State Court
• 2nd Circ. Revives Power Co.'s Hudson Cleanup Suit
• Citgo Wants EPA To Hand Over Docs On La. Oil Spill
• EPA Ducks Liability In Farm Sludge Whistleblower Suit
• Lowe's Says Botched Enviro Study Cost It $14M
• Sierra Club, Others Denounce Energy-Only Climate Bill