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Environmental - August, 2010

167 articles

• Chevron Off Hook For Ala. Refinery Cleanup
• SG Urges High Court To Skip Philippines Mining Case
• Most Admired Attys: Vinson & Elkins' Carol Dinkins
• Foley Reps Exelon In $900M John Deere Wind Deal
• USDA Must Weigh Impact Of Hawaiian Trash: Judge
• Green Groups Ask To Join Texas Air Quality Fight
• Most Admired Attys: Lynn Bergeson
• Tronox Says Enviro, Tort Deals Will Let It Exit Ch. 11
• Amvac Fights EPA Ban On Pesticide PCNB
• EPA Shoots Down Request For Ban On Lead Bullets
• US Floats Fuel Economy Grades For Vehicles
• EPA Settles With Tyson, MTA Over NY Mercury Site
• Can You Google Or Facebook Potential Jury Members?
• MichCon Counterclaims Nixed In Ford CERCLA Spat
• Fla. AG Blasts BP Spill Claims Process
• FirstEnergy Can't Shake $27M NYSEG Cleanup Suit
• Tonawanda Faces New EPA Order Over CWA Violations
• Arkema, Solvay Win Challenge To EPA Rule In DC Circ.
• EPA Allowed To Reassess Phosphorus Regs In Vt.
• EPA Orders PCB Cleanup At Former GM Plant In NY
• EPA Barred From Trashing Docs In Union Pacific Suit
• The Legal Market In Transition
• Asarco Strikes Deal Over Wash. Mine Cleanup
• Int'l Paper, BNSF To Pay $4M Over Minn. Superfund Site
• Fla. Reaches Deal In CERCLA Suit Against DOL
• Pan Am Loses Indemnity Claims In $8M Tar Spat
• Mass. City To Spend $50M On Sewer Upgrades
• Markey Urges BP Not To Fight Gulf Spill Estimate
• Air Products Settles Acid Disposal Suit For $1.5M
• Groups Seek Senate Scrutiny Of Ethanol Increase In Gas
• Colo. Eases Permitting To Boost Hydropower Projects
• What's Next For Hydraulic Fracturing
• Feds Settle Endangered Species Testing Suit In Ore.
• Enviros Appeal Alaska Cruise Ship Wastewater Rules
• Bayer To Pay Up Over Pesticide Plant Violations
• EPA Moves To Ban Sewage Discharge Off Calif. Coast
• Judge Nixes Verdict For Tenn. City In CWA Suit
• AISLIC Prevails In Toxic Gas Coverage Dispute
• EPA Sued Over Permits For Cape Cod Runoff
• Sweat The Small Stuff — Nanotech Insurance Issues
• Judge Approves Crucible Ch. 11 Liquidation
• Chemtura To Pay $26M To Settle Cleanup Claims
• EPA, Corps Win Bid To Drop River Protection Suit
• Suit Opposes Groundwater Pumping At Nev. Refuge
• India Pooh-Poohs Vedanta's Bauxite Mining Bid
• Mining Cos. Lose Bid To Nix Tribe's Superfund Fight
• PPL Strikes Deal With Park Service Over Pruning
• Arrowood Win Upheld In Pollution Indemnification Suit
• Offshore Drilling Ban May End Ahead Of Schedule
• Puerto Rico Developer Wins New Trial In CWA Case
• Former Quebecor Aims To End Enviro Cleanup Claims
• BP's $20B Spill Claims Fund Opens For Business
• 9th Circ. Affirms Threatened Status Of Calif. Steelhead
• The Future Of Modified Seeds In A Post-Geertson World
• EPA Touts Plans To Improve US Water Quality
• Veolia, 4 Defendants Strike Deal In Oil Spill Case
• BP, Transocean Brawl Over Spill Evidence
• PPG To Pay W.Va. $1.3M Over Ohio River Pollution
• 10th Circ. Affirms Remand Of Superfund Fraud Case
• Not Your Grandfather's Energy Source
• EPA Allows More Time For Input On Coal Ash Rule
• Woman Claims BP Refinery Release Caused Son's Death
• EU Court Suspends Canadian Seal Import Ban
• Offshore Drilling Ban Not Needed In Canada: Report
• Norfolk Southern Challenges Del. Stormwater Charges
• Tyco Unit Amends RCRA Claims Against Rowe
• Critics Challenge Agencies' Optimism On BP Spill
• Understanding NC V. Tennessee Valley Authority
• Cheese Maker Strikes Deal Over Water Pollution Claims
• Feds, NY Settle Over Nuclear Site Cleanup Costs
• Greens Sue DOE To Stop Radioactive Waste Transport
• 10th Circ. Revives EPA's Suit Against US Magnesium
• Logging Runoff Not Exempt From Permits: 9th Circ.
• EPA Targets 3 Chemicals Over Reported Health Risks
• EPA, DOD Superfund Teamwork Falls Short, Report Says
• NRDC Asks US To Up Seafood Testing Standards
• Overcoming Environmental Obstacles To Property Deals
• Supremacy Clause Issues And Calif.'s Feed-In Tariff
• 5th Circ. Won't Rule Yet On Drilling Ban Injunction
• Bayer Agrees To Phase Out Aldicarb By 2015
• Chemtura Settles Dispute Over Fla. Cleanup Sites
• Chamber Revives Challenge To EPA GHG Regulation
• Enviros Sue DOE To Block $4B Nuclear Facility
• DOI Rethinks Expedited Review For Offshore Drillers
• House Panel Questions BP Post-Spill Ad Spending
• Class Serves BP With RICO Suit Over Safety Cuts
• Monsanto Banned From Planting Modified Beets
• Ecuadoreans Fight Chevron Over Footage Release
• Rivals Sue Stewart Title Over $244M Wind Farm Policy
• Will Polluters Really Pay In Greenhouse Gas Cases?
• Fla. Shipper Sentenced To Probation In Oil Records Case
• RLI Can't Shake Superfund Site Coverage Claims
• Green Building Trend Ripe To Bear Suits
• Arguments Against Fixed Fees, And Why They're Myths
• Fuel Blasts Push Caribbean Petroleum Into Ch. 11
• EPA Seeks To Ease Transition To GHG Permits
• Ala. AG Sues BP, Transocean, Others Over Oil Spill
• 8th Circ. Upholds FEMA Win In River Levee Suit
• Enbridge Hit With Another Action Over Mich. Oil Spill
• Fla. Agency OKs $197M Deal Over Tribe's Objections
• 8th Circ. Nixes Sierra Club Suit Over SD Power Plant
• Exxon Gets Most Of Gas Station Pollution Suit Tossed
• Are US Insurers Ready For Cap And Trade?
• Texas Takes Aim At Offshore Drilling Ban
• DOJ Goes For Kill Shot Against Drilling Ban Challenge
• CERCLA Claims Against Goodrich, Others Time-Barred
• Fracking Hearing Put Off Over Higher Crowd Estimates
• BNSF Must Face Puget Soundkeeper CAA Suit
• PPL Sues Park Service Over Pruning Barriers
• 3 Rulings Favor Teck In Lloyd's Coverage Spat
• EPA Tackles Industry Concerns With GHG Reporting
• What To Know In The Absence Of A Climate Change Law
• Tronox Aims For 2011 Trial Date For Kerr-McGee Suit
• EPA Cautions Consumers On Bedbug Remedies
• Plains To Spend $41M On Oil Pipeline Spill Prevention
• 9th Circ. Upholds Vernal Pool Habitat Protections
• NJ County, Gas Co. To Pay $1.3M Over Landfill Gases
• BP Spill Suits Consolidated In New Orleans
• NRG Seeks Insurance Coverage For EPA's CAA Suit
• An Eye On Hydraulic Fracturing
• BP Puts $3B In Deepwater Horizon Fund, Taps Trustees
• EPA Restricts Mercury Emissions From Cement Kilns
• Texas AG Sues BP Again Over Refinery Emissions
• US Targets DTE Energy Over Power Plant Upgrade
• Kerry Offers Clean Energy Bill In Lieu Of Cap-And-Trade
• CGL Coverage For Gulf Oil Spill Claims
• Alcoa Unit Loses Appeal In Chemical Disposal Spat
• SC, Enviro Settle Spat Over $1.2B Port Expansion
• Enviros Want Probe Of Halliburton, BJ Fracking Ops
• CF Industries To Pay $175M Over Waste At Fla. Plant
• Anadarko, Others Slam Tronox Disclosure Statement
• Gray Wolf Returned To Endangered List In Mont., Idaho
• EnergySolutions Radioactive Waste Suit Revived
• Duncan To Pay EPA $2M In Leaky Gas Tank Suit
• When You And Your Contingency Fee Client Disagree
• Chevron Faces Forum Choice Scrutiny In Pollution Suit
• Transocean Says BP Must Defend It Against Spill Claims
• Boston Transit Agency To Pay $2M Over Train Idling
• Developer Sues Halliburton For $1B Over Gulf Spill
• EPA Failing To Enforce Clean Water Act In Mo.: Suit
• Malibu's Ocean Discharges Violated CWA, Judge Says
• Tiny Particles, Big Coverage Issues?
• Chemtura's Challenge Of Cleanup Claims Goes On
• NY, Fla. Towns Settle MTBE Suits With Shell, BP
• Esso's CERCLA Counterclaims Survive Dismissal Bid
• 20-Year-Old Cleanup Claims Against Texaco Barred
• Alaska, Mining Groups Join Public Land Claims Spat
• BP Hit With $10B Suit Over Texas Refinery Emissions
• Senate Grills Officials Over Use Of Oil Dispersants
• Wash. DOT And Stormwater-System Arranger Liability
• $11.5M Bouchard Oil Spill Deal Gets Initial OK
• Dover Tries To Escape Cleanup Costs For Ohio Creek
• NorthWestern Wins Enviro Policy Spat With Lloyd's
• Senate Shelves Oil Spill Bill Until Sept.
• Groups Ask EPA To Ban Lead Ammo, Fishing Tackle
• Calif. City Loses Appeal For $75M CERCLA Recovery
• FWS, NMFS Sued For ESA Consultation Delays
• Potential Dramatic Changes To US Chemicals Law
• CSX Sues US For $2.2M In Cleanup Costs
• 5 Penguin Species Deemed Threatened Under ESA
• SEC's BP Probe Said To Focus On Insider Trading
• Alien Tort Statute Could Be BP's 'Sleeping Giant'
• 9th Circ. Won't Reopen Case Over Joshua Tree Dump
• Sierra Club Wins Early Injunction On Fla. Strip Mine
• Weyerhaeuser Fails To Nix Toxic Tort Over Emissions
• Facilities May Get More Time To Enact Oil Spill Rules
• Bankruptcy Implications Of Environmental Liabilities