Environmental Archive » December, 2010

Environmental - December, 2010

142 articles

• Sewage Suits Yield Top Enviro Settlements Of 2010
• Environmental Regulation To Watch In 2011
• Environmental Cases To Watch In 2011
• Climate Change Dominates Environmental Docket In 2010
• Considering New Expert Disclosure Requirements
• BLM Begins New Wilderness Protection Policy
• Boeing, Lockheed To Pay $2.5M For Superfund Cleanup
• 1st Circ. Affirms $18M Enviro Fine On Southern Union
• EPA To Monitor Chromium-6 In Drinking Water
• EPA To Institute 1st-Ever GHG Pollution Standards
• Baldwin Sues Costner Over $52M Deal With BP
• New Law Forces US To Pay For Stormwater Pollution
• Case Study: Carijano V. Occidental Petroleum
• Puma To Buy Caribbean Petroleum Assets For $82M
• Alaska Threatens To Sue Over Polar Bear Restrictions
• Ohio Sewer District To Spend $3B On Pollution Control
• Gulf Spill Attys Want Changes To BP Fund Release Form
• DC Circ. Won't Review EPA Renewable Fuel Standards
• Fla. Trio Gets Probation In Oil Pollution Case
• Insurer Wants Off Hook For Lubrizol Cleanup
• House Approves Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
• EPA Seeks To Delay Some GHG Reporting Requirements
• DuPont To Pay $3.3M Over Chemical Health Risks
• 8th Circ. Affirms Bar On Swepco Power Plant In Ark.
• Who's To Blame For Climate Change?
• BP Says 2009 Spill Didn't Violate Probation
• Automakers Take Fight Over E15 Approval To DC Circ.
• US Aims To Protect Scientists From Politics
• EPA Holds GE To Tough Standards In Hudson Cleanup
• Calif. Pet Retailers Agree To New Warning Label
• Bill To Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules Falls Short
• EPA's $1.5B Everglades Plan Wins Judge's Backing
• Green Group's Suit Over DOE Laser System Tossed
• Judge Slashes Citgo Liability For La. Refinery Spill
• ICP Disputes Fairness Of Forest Service Solicitations
• Underwriting The Wind
• House Backs Strict Lead Levels For Water Pipes
• Transocean Ordered To Hand Over Safety Documents
• Calif. Adopts US' Largest Cap-And-Trade Program
• Obama Signs $858B Tax Bill With Ethanol Credits
• Asarco Tries To Reopen FOIA Fight, Claims EPA Lied
• States Take Fight For Asian Carp Relief To 7th Circ.
• Kan. Finalizes Air Permit For Sunflower Power Plant
• In Context: The Chevron-Ecuador Litigation
• GE Settles Ohio Suit Over Polluted Wells
• Sens. Approve Lower Lead Limit In Water Pipes
• Judge Sides With Tribe, Blocks Calif. Solar Project
• BP Oil Spill Panel Slams La. Sand Berms Project
• US Names 24 Solar Energy Zones In Western States
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds LA Stormwater Standards
• EPA Toughens Lead Emissions Monitoring
• EPA Sues Plastics Maker Over Styrene Emissions
• Cabot To Pay $4.1M To End Gas Contamination Suit
• BP Spill Workers Sue Over Cancer Risk
• Eldorado Forest Road Protections Survive Challenge
• DuPont Settles NJ Tainted Water Suit For $8.3M
• Chevron Can Subpoena Atty In Ecuador Case: 2nd Circ.
• Tax Compromise Passes Senate With Ethanol Credits
• Citgo Settles Cement Maker's Suit Over La. Oil Spill
• Chubb Can't Recover $2.4M Spent On Cleanup
• Northrop Grumman To Do More Cleanup At Mo. Plant
• Senate Aims To Extend Wait For Drilling Permits
• Court Dismisses Alaska's Lost Taxes Claim Against BP
• BP, Others Liable For All Costs In Gulf Spill, US Says
• US May Face Rare Earth Metal Shortage, DOE Says
• 6th Circ. Tosses Challenge To Boone Forest Plan
• US Ordered To Revamp Delta Smelt Protections
• Sierra Club Sues Exxon Over Texas Complex Pollution
• Nuclear Waste Fee Survives Challenge In DC Circ.
• Enviros Fight Ambre Permit For Coal Export Terminal
• 10th Circ. Won't Revisit Irrigation Co.'s Pollution Suit
• Fertilizer Bill Kicks Off NJ Cleanup Efforts
• The Future Of Global Warming Lawsuits Is Now
• Cancun Talks Preserve UN Climate Change Framework
• New BP Fund Rules Offer Quick Pay For Lawsuit Waiver
• GHG Rules Get Green Light From DC Circ.
• Republicans Vow Probe Of EPA Smog Rule
• US Oil Settles Suit Over Wash. Refinery Emissions
• Wachtell Reps Thermo Fisher In $2.1B Dionex Deal
• International Paper Can't Shake PCB Pollution Suit
• Burn Pit MDL Stayed Pending Abu Ghraib Appeals
• Century Can't Shake $6M Verdict In Boston Gas Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Arrow, Precision Superfund Suits
• Army Agrees To Clean Jet Fuel Spill At NY Base
• GOP Bill Takes Aim At EPA Funds For GHG Regulation
• Fertilizer Co. Sues EPA Over Fla. Water Rules
• Dems Offer Tax Cuts To Extend Clean Energy Programs
• Climate Change Insurance — Are You Covered?
• Sens. Balk At Provision To Extend Drill Permit Wait
• Minn. Court Removes Hurdle For Ethanol Plant
• Cost Fears On Boiler Emission Limits Overblown: Report
• Obama Labor, Enviro Enforcement Push May Face Peril
• EPA, Logan Aluminum End CAA Fight Over Ky. Plant
• The Bleak Future Of Cap-And-Trade Legislation
• Q&A With Barg Coffin's Morgan Gilhuly
• Exxon Gas Station Owner Settles Pollution Suit
• Subpoena Stands In Chevron Ecuador Case
• US Not Liable For Wash. Tar Cleanup, Judge Says
• EPA Wrongly Nixed Emissions Permit Program: Texas
• Upton Named Head Of House Energy Committee
• 9th Circ. Validates Construction Emissions Rule
• Judge OKs $3.9M Chemtura Deal Over Gowanus Cleanup
• EPA Asks To Delay Contested Boiler Emission Rule
• Tronox Seals Bankruptcy Deals With Chartis, Others
• Florida Sues EPA Over Water Quality Regulations
• NM Adopts Statewide GHG Cap For Large Emitters
• Greens Seek To Join EPA In Cement Kiln Rule Dispute
• Coal Cos., Wyo. Intervene In DOI Coal Lease Suit
• NextEra Settles In Deadly Calif. Wind Turbine Suit
• Obama Taps Career Enviro For Top FWS Post
• The End Of Class Actions? Not Likely
• Lawsuit Forces EPA Action On Kentucky Water Policy
• EPA Cleared To Seek $1.3M From GE In CERCLA Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Occidental Petroleum Pollution Suit
• Court Rules Contractor Violated FCA In Agency Studies
• GP Wants NCR To Pay For Mich. Superfund Site
• Enviro Compliance Abroad: The China Conundrum
• Great Lakes States Lose Bid To Block Asian Carp
• Supreme Court Takes Up Climate Change Nuisance Suit
• High Court May Overhaul Class Standards In Wal-Mart
• US Backs $4M Gowanus Deal In Chemtura Ch. 11
• NRC Report Backs Entergy Bid For Nuke Plant Permits
• More Kan. Landowners Sue Over Wind Farm Regulations
• Residents Sue EPA Over Murphy Oil Refinery Emissions
• Enviro Group Wins CWA Suit Against Sun Drilling
• Election Quickly Improves Calif. Renewables Climate
• Early Effects Of SEC's Climate Disclosure Release
• Beazer To Pay $1M In EPA Clean Water Act Probe
• Tronox Allows $2.8M Enviro Claim Over NM Mine
• Oil Spill Panel Considers New Oversight Agency
• Kan. Utilities Win $11M In Nuclear Waste Battle
• Ohio High Court Reverses Order Allowing Sunoco Plant
• AK Steel, Tube City Face CAA Suit Over Slag
• 9th Circ. Nixes Suit Over US-Canada Lumber Deal
• House Sends Asian Carp Bill To White House
• High Court Urged To Take On Contingency Fees Suit
• Effects Of EPA Clean Air Initiatives
• US Strikes $24M Cleanup Deal For Westinghouse Site
• US Reverses Drilling Plans In East Gulf, Atlantic
• Judge Orders Destruction Of Monsanto Beet Seeds
• Senate Panel OKs New Limits On Lead In Drinking Water
• CWM Hit With Fine Over PCB Disposal