Environmental Archive » April, 2011

Environmental - April, 2011

183 articles

• DC Circ. Backs Calif. Emissions Regs For Carmakers
• Pa. Lab Falsified Water Pollution Results, Feds Say
• Xcel Unit, Others Should Pay For $98M Wis. Cleanup: EPA
• Ill. AG Sues Oil Co. Over Storage Overflow
• Lyondell Spurns $340M In Liability Claims
• Subcontractor Sues Portage Over DOE Nuclear Cleanup
• Expertly Navigating Federal Expert Disclosure Rules
• Mo. Fails To Block Levee Detonation
• Ill., Ky. Intervene With Corps In Mo.'s Flooding Suit
• Merck To Abide By Discharge Diet To End Enviro Suit
• Patton Keeps Up Fight To Rep Ecuadoreans In Chevron Row
• Los Alamos Resolves Water Pollution Suit
• 9th Circ. Rules For Wash. City In Salmon Stream Suit
• DuPont Did Not Spoliate By Deleting Emails: Judge
• Lyondell Battles BP Ch. 11 Claims Over MTBE Suits
• NY Wins $4M In Suit Over Electroplating Plant Cleanup
• Judge Strikes Down Calif. Cleanup Law
• Ecuadoreans Seek Recusal Of Judge In Chevron Case
• Edgewood Can't Add Parties To CERCLA Fight With Ford
• EPA Pushes Back Deadline Over GHG Reporting Method
• BLM Aims To Fast-Track Renewable Energy Projects
• Albemarle Hit With CWA Suit Over Pharma Production
• EU Cuts Back On Free Carbon Emission Allocations
• White House Extends CWA To Wetlands, Tributaries
• ARCO Agrees To Pay EPA $1M For Nev. Mine Cleanup
• WTO Panel To Hear EU-Norway Seal Ban Dispute
• NJ Wants Drastic SO2 Reductions At Pa. Power Plant
• Viacom, CBS, TCI Pacific Sued For Zinc Cleanup
• Carnival Sues BP, Others Over Lost Business
• AIG Fights To Avoid Hexion Ship Explosion Coverage
• Arbitration Contracts Can Ban Class Actions: High Court
• The Devilish Details Of TSCA Reform
• Judge Hands Over Everglades Permitting To EPA
• EPA To Publish Diesel Fracking Permit Guidelines
• Fulbright Nabs K&L Gates Enviro Team For New Pa. Office
• Wis. Power Plant Emissions Suit Stayed For Deal Talks
• Mich. High Court Nixes Challenge To Merit Water Permit
• Smith Moore Opens New Office In Charleston
• AOP Sues Engineers Over Failed $18M Fracking Facility
• Using RICO In Environmental Suits
• EPA Wants More Info On Chesapeake Fracking Spill
• Judge Clarifies Order In Factory Cleanup Coverage Row
• Judge Lets Penalty Stand In Tenn. City CWA Suit
• Vegas Man Admits Falsifying Emissions Tests
• Iowa City Pays $3M To Settle CWA Case
• Cashing In On DOD's Legacy Of Contamination
• Pediatricians Say Chemical Regs Need Serious Revision
• NY Court Curbs Diesel Emission Regs For Contractors
• EPA Scientists Push For Lower Particulate Standards
• Md. Cities Seek $20M In MTBE Pollution Suit
• Superfund Suit Over Sawmill Cleanup Rolls On
• Coast Guard Slams Transocean Over Gulf Spill
• Pesticides Cause IQ Deficits In Children, Studies Say
• US Seeks Quick Win In RI Superfund Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Fight Over EPA Fuel Regs
• Florida Gov. Wants EPA Water Quality Edict Lifted
• Green Groups Balk At Texas Enviro Regulation Bill
• Chesapeake Suspends Fracking In Wake Of Blowout
• Ga. Power Plant Permit Delayed Over Emission Gaps
• Nalco Sues EPA Over Chemical Regulation 'Flip-Flop'
• BP To Pay $1B For Advance Gulf Restoration Projects
• Gulf Drilling Permits: A Saga In 3 Acts
• Year After Gulf Spill, A Rush To Join MDL
• Monsanto To Pay $1.4M To End CWA Phosphate Mine Case
• Calif. Cos. Tackle Emissions Despite Setbacks To GHG Law
• Perkins Snags Bingham, Patton Boggs, DLA Enviro Attys
• Fertilizer Co. To Pay $17.6M Over Nitric Acid Pollution
• The Trouble With Ch. 11 For Nonprofits
• Apportioning CERCLA Costs Post-Burlington Northern
• Enviro Sues DOD For Sewage Spills At Marine Base
• Toxins Report Not Expected To Slow Fracking Pace
• Chevron Can Challenge Patton's Ecuadorean Clients
• High Court Weighs EPA's Purview In GHG Emissions Suit
• Fla. Gov. Says State Won't Sue Transocean Over Spill
• Asarco Brings CERCLA Suit Against Rockefeller Estate
• Cape Wind Set To Start Construction In Fall: Salazar
• How Review Standards Changed Cap-And-Trade In Calif.
• Judge Sets Up Roadblock In Imperial 'Megaloads' Suit
• Faulty Preventer Didn't Cause Deepwater Blast: Cameron
• Enviros Sue Idaho Mining Co. Over Aquatic Pollution
• Enviros Want W.Va. CWA Suits Against Coal Cos. Coupled
• EPA Proposes New Limits On PVC Plant Emissions
• Chemical Makers Want Say In EPA Pesticide Suit
• NY AG Threatens To Sue US Over Fracking Regs
• Entergy Sues To Keep Vt. Nuclear Plant Online
• Welcome To The New Law360
• Judge Severs Claim To Speed Up $18B Chevron Suit
• Ex-Camp Lejeune Worker Sues US Over Water Supply
• Targeting Coal- And Oil-Fired Boiler Emissions
• Idaho Enviro Ends Water Quality Suit As 2nd Case Brews
• Calif. Dam Proposal Nixed For Insufficient Analysis
• Ranches Lose Bid To Graze BLM Land
• Mo. Legislature OKs Bill To Cap Nuisance Damages
• Making Good Lawyers Into Great Partners
• Duke Unit Must Pay Enviros' Legal Fees: 4th Circ.
• Judge Rejects Further Relief In Mass. CWA Suit
• Calif. High Court Tosses Solar Project Challenge
• Updated Chemical Safety Bill Unveiled In Senate
• TVA To Pay Up To $5B In EPA Emissions Deal
• The New Frontier Of NIMBYism
• Offshore Drilling Permit Bill Passes In Committee
• Utah Group Fights Sports Complex Injunction Denial
• Pa. DEP Accused Of Rubber-Stamping Gas Permits
• DOI Begins New Survey Of Oil Shale, Tar Sands Plans
• Fulbright Nabs Howrey Enviro Atty For LA Office
• 2nd Circ. Lets UGI Off Hook For Cleanup Of 9 Gas Sites
• Aegis Slaps Other Insurers With Enviro Coverage Suit
• BP Fund Admin Wants Court Out Of $20B Claims Process
• Passing The Cleanup Buck To Uncle Sam
• Shale Gas Has Bigger GHG Footprint Than Coal: Study
• Ala. Power Asks 11th Circ. To Block Air Quality Rule
• Citgo Unit Off The Hook In Oil Tanker Spill
• Ariz. Utilities Jump Into Haze Pollution Fight
• Calif. Seeks Scrutiny Of Nuclear Power Plants' Safety
• Shipping Cos. To Pay $1M Over Pollution Charges
• US Settles With Cos. Over Wis. Landfill Cleanup
• EU Amends Genetically Modified Crop Plan
• Aluminum Processor Can't Shake Slag Waste Suit
• The Need For A Natural Gas Paradigm Shift
• Budget Bill Clips EPA, Climate Change Spending
• Group Sues To Block $4.7B Alabama Beltline
• Mass. Court OKs Power Plant Cooling System Regs
• Another Insurer Settles In Newmont Superfund Fight
• Varnish Maker, Tenn. Homeowners Settle CWA Suit
• Aviation Groups Barred From EPA Emissions Suit
• 11th Circ. Nixes Injunction On Fla. Mining Permit
• Hope For TSCA Reform In The 112th Congress
• Judge Blocks Deal To Lift Gray Wolf Protections
• Calif. Judge Nixes CBD Legal Fees Award
• Wal-Mart Dodges CWA Suit From NY Enviro Groups
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive DuPont Teflon Suit
• EPA Under Fire Again For Fla. Water Quality Rule
• Devon Energy Loses Jurisdiction Fight In Cleanup Spat
• Green Groups Appeal Delta Smelt Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Petrohawk Unit Admits Killing Endangered Ark. Mussel
• Air Suit Against EPA Stayed For Settlement Talks
• Massey Says $20M EPA Deal Precludes Selenium Suit
• Protecting Trade Secrets In Nanotech Info Requests
• 9th Circ. Says River Prospecting Doesn't Violate ESA
• House Votes To Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulation
• New Calif. Drinking Water Regs Could Come With Costs
• DC Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Ky. Power Plants
• Federal Budget Talks Head To The Brink
• Fed. Circ. Trims Damages In Spent Fuel Contract Suit
• US, Tribes Sue Shipyards Over Wash. Superfund Site
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects 49ers Stadium Challenge
• Oil Cos. Settle 11 Suits In Water Contamination MDL
• Judge Denies Stay Of Injunction In Chevron Suit
• Senate Rejects Ban Of EPA Emissions Authority
• 8th Circ. Clarifies CERCLA On Contribution Claims
• Chartis Loses Bid To Arbitrate $40M Cleanup Suit
• Superfund Kickback Schemer Gets 18 Months
• Texas Senate Panel OKs Low-Level Nuclear Waste Bills
• Exide Agrees To $67.5M Settlement With EPA, NOAA
• Utah Group Loses Bid To Block Sports Complex
• Tracking Disease Clusters And Environmental Health
• Court Favors Malibu In Environmental Review Spat
• Fishery Group Casts CWA Suit Against Trilore
• PPG To Clean Up Chromium-6 Pollution At NJ Site
• Enviro Groups Challenge BLM On Powder River Basin
• Eckert Seamans Snags Ex-Mass. Rep. Delahunt
• Idaho OKs Bill To Shield Megaloads From Lawsuits
• EPA, 49 Parties Settle Calif. CERCLA Claims For $1.2M
• Water Treatment Managers Sentenced In CWA Case
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Over Drinking Water Plan
• Pioneering An ISDA Off-Take Agreement
• 7 Ways To Avoid Privacy And Data Security Trouble
• Judge Trims Groundwater Suit Against Coca-Cola
• Developer Can't Add Ford Contractor To Cleanup Fight
• Iowa Gov. To Ease EPA Regulation For Utilities
• Builder Sues Insurer Over Seattle Subway Debris
• Sierra Club, EDF Drop Suit Over Texas Power Plant
• CDC Must Clarify Lead Risks In DC Tap Water: GAO
• Supreme Court Reopens States' Water Rights Dispute
• Chevron, Others Sued Over Groundwater Contamination
• Steel Industry Targets New EU Carbon Rules
• Texas Senate Passes Groundwater Ownership Bill
• Old GM Settles Enviro Claims For $11.5M
• Utah Uranium Mining Case Ends In Settlement
• EPA Clamps Down On Air Pollution At Pa. Plant
• All Eyes On Hydraulic Fracturing
• McKenna Adds Ex-Howrey Partner To Enviro Practice
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part II