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Environmental - October, 2010

162 articles

• Judge Orders Tests On Halliburton Cement Used By BP
• Army Failed To Meet Enviro Duties At Hawaiian Base
• AIG Settles Insurance Action Over W.Va. Oil Leak
• Smurfit-Stone Resolves Cleanup Claims For $15.4M
• Ex-Coke Bottler Manager Arrested On CWA Violations
• Insurer Settles Dispute Over Miss. River Oil Spill
• Canadian Inuit To Appeal EU Seal Ban Ruling
• La. Court Puts GSK Back On Hook For Toxic Cattle Rinse
• GSA Upgrades Green Construction Standards
• Contractor Sues BP Over Pay For Oil Spill Cleanup Work
• 2 Chevron Attys Sanctioned In $27B Amazon Fight
• Rayburn Enters Fight Over Transmission Project
• EPA's Jackson Can Skip Everglades Hearing: 11th Circ.
• Halliburton Knew Of Deepwater Cement Flaws: Report
• Swepco Blocked From Building At Ark. Power Plant
• 9th Circ. Pushes Mediation In Rio Human Rights Suit
• EPA Faces Acquisition Personnel Crunch, Report Says
• 10th Circ. Affirms Insurer's Win In Dirt Pollution Fight
• Sewage Board Claims Against Lexington Stay Alive
• FWS Wins Row Over Projects' Effect On Calif. Smelt
• US Sues Marmon Group Over Superfund Site Funding
• Tire Cos. Targeted Over Iowa PCB Cleanup
• Pa. Governor Bans New Natural Gas Projects In Forests
• First Wind Prepares IPO Of Up To $276M
• Green Is Lacking In Supreme Court's New Term
• Pa. Gas Producer Fined Over Deadly Tank Explosion
• Former EPA Regional Director Joins BP Oil Spill Panel
• Weston Solutions Gets 2nd Shot At $12M Contract
• Plant Upgrades Allowed In ND Water Supply Conflict
• Ore. Settles Hanford Cleanup Fight Against DOE
• Environmental Spending To Bounce Back In 2011
• New BP CEO Won't Testify Before Congress
• EPA Goes After Fertilizer Co. Over Its Waste Disposal
• New Fuel Standards Aim To Slash Truck Emissions
• Judge Tweaks Evidence Standard In Lloyd's Case
• How To Set The Stage For A Global Deal
• AAIC Settles Coverage Suit With Calif. Water District
• Broadening Duty To Defend In Oregon
• Atty To Face Deposition In Chevron Amazon Fight
• Canada's Syncrude To Pay $2.9M Over Bird Deaths
• Energy Cos. Sue DOI Over Obama Drilling Policy
• Dry Cleaner Found Liable For Las Vegas PCE Cleanup
• Sens. Question Enviro Review Of Keystone Pipeline
• EPA Strikes Deal In Suit Over San Joaquin Air Plan
• Class Cert. Denied In International Paper Enviro Battle
• The EPA's Wabash Cannonball
• Schiff Hardin Nabs 2 New Environmental Attorneys
• Weighing Unilateral Termination Of A Deposition
• Wal-Mart Hit With CWA Suit Over Upstate NY Store
• Grassley Blasts Ill. Use Of DOE Weatherization Funds
• Calif. Ordered To Revisit Refusal To Protect Pika
• US Wins Fight Over $37M Nuclear Cleanup Contract
• ArborGen Joins Fray Over Engineered Eucalyptus Trees
• ConCarb's Suit Broke Insurance Pact, Judge Rules
• Court Postpones Hearing In Polar Bear Listing MDL
• Old GM Inks $773M Deal For 14-State Enviro Cleanup
• DOI Offshore Drilling Safety Rules Struck Down
• Searching For Science In Marcellus Shale Decisions
• 4th Circ. Slays Raeford's Poultry Pollution Appeal
• BP Hit With Endangered Species Suit Over Gulf Spill
• Enviro Groups Lose Out To Canadian Oil Pipelines
• USPTO Mulls Expanding Green Priority Program
• Posh Hawaii Hotel Dims Lights To Protect Rare Birds
• Corps Can't Quash Subpoena In Clean Water Case
• Asarco Wants In On EPA Document Destruction Suit
• Australia Puts 40% Interim Duty On US Biodiesel
• Sutherland Adds 2 Partners To Houston Office
• Chrysler Agrees To Pay $31M To Settle CERCLA Claim
• Waste Oil Refiner Wants $50M From Supplier Over PCBs
• Carbon Capture And Sequestration Is Here To Stay
• Bayer Reaches 1st Settlement In Rice MDL
• The Aftermath Of Apex Oil V. US
• BP To Waive $75M Spill Liability Cap In Some Cases
• 1st Circ. Reinstates Fee Award For Whistleblowers' Atty
• Railroad Cos. Look To Share Liability For PCB Cleanup
• Coal Group Sues EPA Over Mountaintop Mining Rules
• EPA Seeks Veto Of Arch's W.Va. Coal Mine Permit
• High Court Won't Let Anadarko Join States' River Fight
• Running For Cover, Not For Coverage
• Rowe Fails To Quash Tyco Unit's PCB Cleanup Suit
• 11th Circ. Reverses Itself On Class Action Threshold
• Teleflex Can't Toss All Claims In Kan. Cleanup Fight
• EPA Plan Details Energy Efforts On Contaminated Sites
• US To Investigate China's Aid To Green Tech Sector
• 5 Tricks For Deposing A Class Certification Expert
• GE Loses Bifurcation Bid In Hudson River Cleanup Case
• NCR, Others Sued Over $700M PCB Superfund Site
• WaMu Reorganization Plan Comes Under Fire
• Navy, SBA To Seek Sustainable Energy Contracts
• Wildman Team To Jump To Barnes & Thornburg
• Mining Group Wants Officers Recused From Xcel Plan
• US Asks Judge To Toss 'Moot' Drill Ban Claims
• Chattanooga Hit With Suit For Sewage Overflows
• UN Agency Adopts Carbon Cap For Aviation Sector
• Arbitrating International Environmental Disputes
• EPA Ups Ethanol Allowance, Draws Ire From Both Sides
• EU Eyes Comprehensive Oil Platform Safety Legislation
• Defining The New 'Green'
• EPA, DOT Cast Ahead To 2025 Fuel Standards
• Atty-City Doc Disclosure Limited In Kinder Cleanup Suit
• US Sued Over Mining Project's Effect On Fish, Wildlife
• ConocoPhillips, Sasol Ink $16M EPA Settlement
• Class Action Filings Remain Steady, Corp. Counsel Say
• 7th Circ. Reverses CAA Verdict Against Duke Unit
• Pollution Suit Against RRI Energy Stays Alive
• Porter & Hedges Adds Beirne Maynard Enviro Partner
• Ametek, Penn Color Sued Over Superfund Bills
• US, China Launch Joint Committee In Enviro Pact
• US Lifts Ban On Deepwater Drilling
• DOE To Back $1.3B GE-Caithness Wind Farm Project
• Tougher EPA Kept Enviro Attys Busy In 3rd Quarter
• DOI Seeks Input On Categorical Exclusion Policy
• Defense Attys Take The Offense In Class Cert. Battles
• Chevron's Malice Suit Against Ecuador Atty Nixed
• Chemtura Enters $5.6M Cleanup Deal
• Doe Run To Pay $65M To Settle EPA Claims In Mo.
• FTC Calls For More Privacy In Emissions Reporting
• Steering Committee Appointed In Oil Spill MDL
• Sidley Goes After Asarco For $1.7M In Legal Fees
• Former LA Utilities Chief Heads To Lewis Brisbois
• Allegheny's Post-Trial Bid To Nix CAA Suit Denied
• Ore. Railroad Pays To End Diesel Spill CWA Case
• Nationwide Dodges Coverage For Diuron Pollution Suit
• Beveridge & Diamond Sues US For Atrazine Docs
• EPA Nears Deal In Suit Over Calif. Air Plan Deadline
• La. Case Against BP To Remain In Federal Court
• Fla. Superfund Site Neighbors Sue Koppers Over Toxins
• W.Va. Fights EPA's New Curbs On Mountaintop Mining
• Brazilians' Enviro Claims Don't Stand In US, Judge Says
• FTC Proposes New Restrictions On 'Green' Claims
• Percent Approach Outstrips Lodestar In Class Actions
• Mueller To Pay $2.75M For Utah Superfund Cleanup
• White House Withheld Info On BP Oil Spill, Panel Says
• FirstEnergy Drops Enviro Claims Against School District
• Doe Run Sues Insurer Over Lead Class Action Costs
• US Ecology Pays $500K For Hazardous Waste Leaks
• An Eye On Offshore Energy Development
• US Says It's Not Liable For PG&E Spent Nuclear Fuel
• DOI Approves Chevron, Tessera Solar Projects In Calif.
• Chevron Seeks Data Used By Expert In Ecuador Suit
• EPA Unveils Sustainable Water Infrastructure Plan
• Exxon, Others Face Another Suit Over MTBE Pollution
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Philippines Pollution Case
• EPA Gets Va. Conservation Group's Case Dismissed
• Supreme Court Leaves Apex Liable For $150M Cleanup
• HHS Ordered To Revise Toxicology Profiling RFP
• Wyo. Gas Drilling Project Gets Green Light
• Judge Switched Again In $27B Chevron Pollution Suit
• Class Cert. Rulings A Boon To Expert Witness Industry
• General Dynamics Faces CAA Suit Over Ship Engines
• SG Asked To Weigh In On States' Water Dispute
• EPA Unveils New Emissions Limits For Sewage Sludge
• Waste Management Beats Suit Over St. Louis Landfill
• The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Are You Ready?
• Chemtura Pays $3.9M For Role In NYC Superfund Site
• Sens. Push For Billions In New Energy Tax Incentives
• Insurers Ordered To Pay Ash Grove Superfund Costs
• Expected Wave Of Enviro Crime Cases Still A Ripple
• Sears Sues Over Cleanup Of Alaska Gas Leak Site
• Judge Says USDA Likely To Lose Beet Approval Row
• Full 9th Circ. To Weigh NEPA Suit Intervention Rule
• Legal Hold May Keep You Out Of Jail Over E-Discovery