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Environmental - May, 2010

181 articles

• Williams To Pay NM $1.75M Over Air Quality Claims
• Australia Gets Tough On Japanese Whale Hunting
• FWS Must Rethink Delta Smelt Protection Plan: Court
• BLM Director Abbey To Oversee MMS Split-Up
• DOI Fights Doc Requests In Enviro Spat With Zurich
• Northeast Fisheries Threaten Endangered Whales: Suit
• US Sued Over Cleanup Of Kansas Bomber Airbase
• Deferring To NJDEP, Judge Nixes River Groups' Suit
• Senate Passes Bill To Delay EPA Lead Paint Fines
• DOC To Offer Guidance On Clean Energy Exports
• House Dems Rip BP As GOP Blames Obama For Spill
• MMS Faces More Suits Over Exploratory Drilling Permits
• House Panel Ups State Water Funds To $1.8B
• Mass. AG Asks 1st Circ. To Revive State Oil Spill Act
• EPA Plans New Rules To Reduce Sewage Overflows
• NC Wants Cap Lifted On BP Damages
• Salazar Seeks $29M For DOI In Response To Spill
• Jones Day Reps SunPower In $1.2B AUO Joint Venture
• Beleaguered MMS Head Birnbaum Resigns
• House Panel Seeks Quick Fix For Spill Liability Laws
• Availability Of Cost Recovery Claims Under CERCLA
• Obama Halts Shell's Plans For Drilling In Arctic
• Sutherland, Skadden To Rep Transocean Over Spill
• EPA Agrees To Require Factory Farm Waste Data
• House Committee Investigates Future Of Offshore Oil
• Conn. Governor Vetoes Renewable Energy Bill
• Markey Pushes FDA On Seafood Safety In Gulf
• Texas Gov. Decries EPA Refinery Permitting Takeover
• House Inquiry Reveals Red Flags Before BP Blast
• Va. Appeals Court Upholds Permit For Dominion Plant
• Senate Bid To Bar EPA Carbon Rules Set For June Vote
• Sens. Push For Steps To Stop Spread Of Carp
• BP May Evade Higher Oil Spill Liability Under OPA
• UK Energy Bill Targets Carbon Emissions
• 5 Tips To Avoid Over-Lawyering Your Trial Graphics
• Okla. Lawmakers OK Wind Energy Development Bill
• Law360 Survey: Most Admired Environmental Attys
• $1B Transocean Dividend Difficult To Block: Experts
• Gulf MMS Workers Into Drugs, Porn, Illegal Gifts: DOI
• BP To Face EPA Penalties Over Oil Spill
• Excess Insurers Seek To Escape BP Pollution Liabilites
• Gulf Spill, Overfishing Prompt Tuna ESA Petition
• RRI Accused Of Polluting River At Pa. Power Plant
• La. Wins Legal Tussle With Army Corps Over Barriers
• Clean, Green Tech And Patent Review
• Supreme Court Takes Up Class Action Arbitration Issue
• GOP Lambastes EPA For Holding Up Coal Permits
• US To Set Emissions Standards For Heavy Trucks
• Revised Salmon Plan Still Doesn't Cut It, Enviros Say
• House Probe Flays CDC Over Lead In DC Tap Water
• Homebuilders' Suit Slams DOI's Reading Of ESA
• Calif. Water District Settles CWA Discharge Case
• The Legal Limits Of 'Green' In Green Marketing
• NC Beltway Project Doesn't Violate NEPA: Judge
• Tronox, Feds Reach $25M Deal Over Toxic Cleanup
• FERC, PG&E Could Face Suit Over Declining Salmon
• Filmmaker Gets More Time To Produce Chevron Footage
• BP Ordered To Use Less Toxic Oil Dispersant In Gulf
• Cleveland Airport Hit With CAA Qui Tam Suit
• Sierra Club Takes TVA Plant Repairs Suit To 6th Circ.
• Oil Slick: Protecting Your Coverage Rights
• Textileather Fights CERCLA Ruling For GenCorp
• Suits Still Pouring In Over Deepwater Horizon Accident
• DOI To Split MMS Into 3 Independent Agencies
• Gulf Spill Spawns Fears Of Slapdash Rulemaking
• NJ Residents Sue Honeywell, PPG Over Chromium
• Kansas City Agrees To Shell Out $2.5B To Fix Sewers
• Targeting Nanoscale Materials Operations
• Ohio Power Plant To Shut Down Over Pollution Issues
• Asarco Resolves Environmental Claims For $1.75M
• EPA Agrees To Study Pesticides' Effect On 11 Species
• Sens. Ask For BP Criminal Probe
• BP Spill Response Involves 'Lesser Of Evils': Official
• 'Villain' Transocean Unit Fined $2M For Legal Tactics
• Fishermen Want Court To Oversee BP Oil Spill Payouts
• 'Heads Will Roll' If MMS Misconduct Is Found: Salazar
• Obama To Name Independent Oil Spill Panel
• Deepwater — A Floridian Game-Changer?
• BP Spill Could Continue Into Summer, Officials Say
• Chevron's Malice Suit Against Ecuador Atty Clipped
• Arch Coal, Mont. Board Face Suits Over Coal Lease
• Joint And Several Liability Remains Alive And Well
• Suits Take Aim At Salazar's Offshore Permitting
• ITC To Study Abandonment Of Tariffs On Green Goods
• When Is A Win A Win With Attorneys' Fees?
• DC Circ. Rejects Challenge To New EPA Lead Air Rules
• Ark. Supreme Court Blocks $1.6B AEP Power Plant
• Exxon's Ill. Superfund Claims Allowed To Move Forward
• DOE Stuck With $44M Tab Over Pilgrim Nuclear Plant
• Travelers Tries To Duck Land O' Lakes Cleanup Costs
• Judge Tosses $20M Pollution Suit Against Exxon, CBS
• Sens. Seek Permanent Drilling Ban For West Coast
• Canada, Panama Ink Deal To Lift Trade Barriers
• Calif.'s Push For Product VOC Emission Limits
• 1st Attempt To Raise Oil Spill Liability Cap Fails
• 9th Circ. Greenlights Shell's Alaska Drilling Plans
• Glidden Contracts Spell Doom For Lyondell Unit: Atty
• BP To Deploy 'Coat Hanger' In Gulf Before 'Top Hat'
• Exxon Dodges Interest In NYC's MTBE Case
• EPA Unveils GHG Emissions Rule For Large Polluters
• Power Plant Must Limit Visible Emissions: Wis. Court
• TVA CEO To Be Deposed In Coal Ash Case
• House To Probe Health Hazard Of Military Burn Pits
• NY Municipality Agrees To Pump $87M Into Sewers
• Waste Co.'s Insurance Suit To Be Heard In Ct., Not NJ
• Will Climate Change Suits Make It To Supreme Court?
• Transocean Seeks To Cap Oil Spill Liability At $27M
• Senate Climate Bill Won't Pass Easily, If At All: Experts
• White House Unveils Relief Plan For Gulf Catastrophe
• Tannery Owner Off Hook For Ex-Operators' Pollution
• House Keeps Pressure On Oil Execs Over BP Spill
• Gulf Disaster Prompts Slate Of Bills Aimed At Big Oil
• LA Pushes For High Court To Hear Biosolids Case
• Senate Climate Bill To Set Carbon, Drilling Limits
• North Atlantic Must Face MTBE Claims: NH High Court
• DOI To Split Offshore Drilling Enforcement, Lease Duties
• Pep Boys Agrees To Pay $5M To Resolve CAA Claims
• GE, 2 Others Dropped From RI Superfund Spat
• EPA To Enforce 'Pollution Diet' At Chesapeake Bay
• EU Urges Oil Cos. To Take Offshore Drilling Precautions
• Oil Execs Face Senate Heat Over Gulf Disaster
• Ex-Fla. AGs To Head State's BP Spill Legal Team
• GenCorp Cleared In Toxic Dump CERCLA Suit
• BP Seeks Consolidation In Texas As Suits Pile Up
• Foley Adds Former Ill. Commerce Boss To Energy Team
• McGlinchey Missed $10M Enviro Bombshell: Suit
• Chartis Faces Coverage Suit Over Sulfuric Acid Leak
• EPA, Others Slam Smurfit-Stone's Superfund Reserves
• Bill Would Screen More Chemicals In Drinking Water
• EPA Eyes Easier Fuel Conversion System Approval
• Coal Ash Regulations: EPA Speaks — Sort Of ...
• Senate OKs Oil Spill Protections With Coast Guard Bill
• North American Nations Propose HFC Reduction In Pact
• Fisheries Service Agrees To Protect Abalone Habitat
• Fluor Fernald Qui Tam Suit Over Cleanup Chucked
• EPA Under Fire To Improve Calif. Air Quality Plans
• Filmmaker Must Share Ecuador Footage: Chevron Judge
• Starwood Hotel In Hawaii Lets Rare Birds Die: Suit
• Mass. Enviro Launches FOIA Fight Over Wind Farm
• Bill Pushes Clean Energy Projects On Brownfield Sites
• Calif.'s Low Carbon Plan Of Attack On Global Warming
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop Wyo. Oil, Gas Lease Sales
• Forest Service Fights Drilling In Allegheny Forest
• US Bans New Offshore Drilling Permits
• Mass Tort Kings Plot BP Litigation Strategy
• Barnes & Thornburg Picks Up 2 Enviro Partners
• Exxon, US Steel, Others To Pay For Ohio Cleanup
• High Court May Decide LA Biosolids Petition Early
• Senate Panel Approves Obama FERC Nominees
• PR Utility To Spend $197.5M To Fix Water Quality
• Gulf Coast AGs Seek Firm Commitment On Oil Cleanup
• Navistar Settles Dispute Over EPA's NOx Guidelines
• DC Circ. Puts Challenge To Yucca Pullout On Fast Track
• Sierra Club, Others Try To Block Wyo. Coal Lease Sales
• Bill Would Delay New EPA Lead Paint Rule
• BP Hammered By Lawsuits As Oil Spill Worsens
• Conn. Legislators Pass Bill To Reduce Energy Costs
• Enviros Fight Shell Air Permits For Alaskan Drilling
• Wash. Beef Plant Fined For CWA Violations
• Green Groups Cheer As $520M Ore. LNG Plan Dies
• Boeing To Pay $2M For Cleanup Of Wash. Waterway
• 9th Circ. Clears Jaco In Fridge Recycling Case
• Senators Grill NRC Officials Over Tritium Leak Scare
• EU Committee Rejects Food From Cloned Animals
• BP Barred From Forcing Cleanup Workers Not To Sue
• EPA To Regulate Coal Ash Disposal For 1st Time
• Obama Backs Bill To Up Oil Damages Cap To $10B
• Environmental Risk Hit With $29M Suit Over Cleanups
• Trial Court Misread Vulcan's Policy: Appeals Court
• MMS Regulators In Hot Seat Over BP Oil Spill
• San Juan, Other Enviros Fail To Halt Colo. Gas Drilling
• EPA's Aggressive Use Of Title V Objection Authority
• BP Oil Spill Sparks Chain Reaction Of Insurance Claims
• BP Says It Will Pay For Oil Spill-Related Damage
• Tronox Narrows Claims In Adversary Suit With Anadarko
• Wal-Mart Pays $28M For Calif. Enviro Violations
• Appeals Court Flips Lloyd's Loss In Contribution Case
• UN Climate Chief Doubts New Treaty To Come In 2010
• Fishermen Get OK To Refile Dubai Star Oil Spill Claims
• Earthjustice Pans Calif. Proposal To Allow Pesticide
• 3 Myths Of In-House Attorney-Client Privilege