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Environmental - October, 2011

156 articles

• Enviros Seek To Halt Gas Drilling In Ark. National Forest
• Enviros, States Allow EPA More Time To Craft GHG Regs
• TransCanada Says Pipeline Law Would Be 'Unconstitutional'
• DOE Lets Subcontractors Slide In Nuke Accident Probe
• US Liable For Exxon Refinery Cleanup Under WWII Contract
• Perkins Coie Adds Ex-Bingham Environmental Guru
• Supreme Court Declines DuPont Water Contamination Suit
• EPA Transport Emissions Rule Strict Enough: DC Circ.
• House Panel May Subpoena White House For Solyndra Docs
• LA Asks High Court To Nix River Pollution Ruling
• DC Circ. Overturns FAA Approval Of Mass. Wind Farm
• DC Circ. Nixes Ringling Bros. Elephant Cruelty Suit
• SoCalGas Can't Take Down Natural Gas Monitoring Rule
• Putting Teeth Into Falcon
• La. Must Deliver Deepwater Docs Or Face Fines: Judge
• KBR Waste-Burning Exposed British Soldier To Toxins: Suit
• Enviros Warn Energy Future Unit Of Pollution Suits
• DOI To Merge BLM, Surface Mining Agency
• Citing Deepwater, EU Unveils Offshore Drilling Rules
• Enviros Can't Challenge Waste Regs: Ill. High Court
• Developer Survives Axis Bombing Range Suit For Now
• Head Of BP Spill Fund Accepts Criticism, Defends Work
• Feds OK BP's 1st Post-Deepwater Gulf Drilling Permit
• House OKs Land Swap Bill Allowing Mining At Ariz. Site
• Lawmakers Demand Probe Into TransCanada Pipeline
• Calif. AG Goes After Bottles Touted As Biodegradable
• Coal Cos. Still Violating CWA Despite Deal: Enviros
• Mich., Others Implore High Court To Help Battle Carp
• House Scrutinizes Policy To Revamp Ocean Management
• Microban Persuades Court To Annul EU's Triclosan Ban
• Enviros Add ESA Claims To TransCanada Pipeline Fight
• Ex-Orrick Atty To Launch Marten Law Office In SF
• LeClairRyan Booted From Ford Enviro Cases
• 9th Circ. Revives Rio Tinto Human Rights Suit
• Farm Dust Bill Guts Clean Air Act: EPA Air Chief
• Obama Campaign Brings In Ex-Bryan Cave Lobbyist
• Enviros Challenge Arctic Drilling Permit For Shell Rig
• House Votes To Let US Airlines Duck EU Emissions Regs
• Enviros Sue EPA Over Spokane River Pollution Limits
• Neb. Gov. Calls Special Session To Move Pipeline
• Europe Could Be Model For US Renewables Incentives
• Challenges Lie Ahead For US Oil Spill Fund: GAO
• Prepare For Greater Pipeline Safety Scrutiny
• Gas Station Co. Escapes Sears Oil Contamination Suit
• DOE Slapped With Another Suit Over $6B Nuclear Facility
• Old Chrysler Liquidators Reach Deal Over Wis. Plant
• EPA Floats Health Testing Rules For 45 Chemicals
• Feds Approve 1st New BP Drilling Plan Since Gulf Blowout
• Court Was Wrong To Block Roadless Rule: 10th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Scraps Lockheed Workers' Toxic Injury Suit
• Bryson Confirmed As US Commerce Secretary
• Nigerian Village Targets Shell In $1B Water Pollution Suit
• A Code Of Conduct For Nuclear Power
• Panel Seeks To Allay Senate's Shale Gas Drilling Worries
• Homeowners Hit Madison-Kipp With Contamination Claims
• Barg Coffin Snags White Collar Pro From San Fran DA
• JPML Centralizes DuPont Herbicide Suits
• Judge Keeps Ritter's $380M Polluted Mines Suit Intact
• Steel Co. To Pay $3M For Mine Superfund Cleanup
• Is Your Vendor Blowing The Whistle?
• Bain Injects $13M In Green Co. EcoSense Lighting
• Wind Farm Plans Trample Osage Tribe's Mineral Rights: Suit
• DOE Ordered To Redo Uranium Mining Review
• TVA, Landowners Skip 2nd Trial Over Coal Ash Spill
• Neb. Speaker Denies Effort To Block Oil Sands Pipeline
• Enviros Sue Union Pacific, BNSF Over Air Pollution
• Moving Toward A 'Single Injunction Rule'?
• Disneyland Teeming With Toxic Lead, Enviro Group Says
• Texas Fines Valero, Conoco Over Air Quality Violations
• Legal Fights Could Hinder New Uses For Yucca Site: GAO
• Groups Threaten To Sue EPA Over Air Quality Rules
• Senate Greenlights Tougher Pipeline Safety Rules
• DOI To Inspect Repsol Drilling Rig Bound For Cuba
• Case Study: City Of Stockton V. BNSF Railway
• US Must Do Enviro Review Of Polar Bear Rule: Court
• 26 States Ask High Court To Hear Logging Runoff Fight
• EPA Calls Planned Farm Dust Rules A Myth
• Enviro Sues SoCal Gas Over Water Contamination
• Simplifying E-Waste Regulation
• Anadarko To Settle BP Deepwater Claims For $4B
• EPA Needs To Shape Up Budget Management, GAO Says
• House Passes Bills Blocking EPA Coal Ash, Boiler Regs
• Deepwater MDL Plaintiffs Denied Quick Wins
• Egan Avoids $3.5M Payout In US' Oil Spill Suit
• State Dept. Biased In Favor Of Pipeline: House Dems
• Considering Contingency Fees In Jury Deliberations
• Gibson Brings On Crowell & Moring In Import Law Fight
• Enviros Sue To Block W.Va. Mountaintop Removal Permit
• Offshore Chief Will Allow BP To Join Gulf Lease Sale
• Colo. County Atty Can't Sue City Under CWA: 10th Circ.
• US Asks Court To Enforce Transocean Subpoenas
• DC's Surge In Stormwater Management
• McKenna Long Picks Up Sills Cummis Media Partner
• No Review Needed For Feds' RV Rule Changes: 9th Circ.
• La. Refinery Owner Fined Record $12M For CAA Violations
• Edison Plant Gets US' Pollution Suit Booted
• US Sanctions BP, Contractors Over Deepwater Spill
• EPA Air Chief Defends Proposed Auto Emissions Rules
• JinkoSolar Failed To Disclose Sludge Dumping: Investor
• Greens May Sue Samsung Units, Others Over Gulf Oil Leaks
• Lawmakers Spar Over EPA's $13B In Unspent Funds
• Offshore Safety In The Shadow Of Deepwater
• Tanning Co. Nixes Appeal After Liberty Mutual Settlement
• Meat Co. Settles With Feds, SD Over Enviro Concerns
• In-House Attys See Flat Environmental Spending For 2012
• Cole Schotz Adds New Enviro Practice Head
• EPA's Cement Kiln Emissions Rule Challenged In DC Circ.
• Enviros Haul EPA Into DC Circ. Over Nixed Smog Rules
• 25 States Seek To Delay Emissions Rule For Power Plants
• 5 Environmental Tips For M&A Transactions
• Envelope Maker Still Seeking To Put Own Stamp On Ch. 11
• Keystone Pipeline Oil Should Stay In US: Congressmen
• Greenpeace Again Accuses Dow, Sasol Of Spying
• El Dorado Sues EPA To Force Revised Ark. Water Regs
• Enviros' Suit Over Altered Eucalyptus Trees Uprooted
• Homebuilder Settles EPA, State Stormwater Suit For $1.2M
• Hunters' Bid To Import Elephant Trophies Shot Down
• Streamlining CEQA Litigation
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• Ga. Latest To Blast EPA Over Air Pollution Rule
• Doctors Urge NY To Study Fracking's Health Impact
• EPA Overstepped Authority With Mining Rules: Judge
• EU High Court Adviser Backs Emissions Plan For Airlines
• House Votes To Delay Pollution Limits For Cement Plants
• OMB Pushes For New Sustainable Procurement Measures
• Empire Oil Goes Green With Promethean Deal
• Snapshot: Pipeline Safety Rules
• US Seeks To Stay Gibson Case Amid Criminal Probe
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Dry Cleaning Waste Disposal Case
• La. Refinery Stored Petroleum In Leaky Tanks, EPA Says
• Addleshaw Advises Elysian In Deal For Wind Power Co.
• Greener Capital Lands $33M For 2nd Clean Tech Fund
• Enviros Fire Opening Shot In TransCanada Pipeline Fight
• When Computer Keyboards Become Pesticides
• Exxon Ignored Pipeline Defects Before Mont. Spill: Suit
• Four Corners Coal Plant Causes Illness, Smog: Enviros
• EPA Given Until 2014 To Set Plan For Mont.'s Waterways
• Stanhill Makes $30M Play For Evergreen's Coal Tech
• Greens Sue W.Va. Mine Operator Over Selenium
• 3rd Circ. Revives Pollution Suit Against Pigment Maker
• DOI Wants Eye On Contractors At Offshore Oil Wells
• FDA Urged To Mandate Labels On Genetically Altered Food
• US Should Fund Shale Gas Regulation Reviews, R&D: Panel
• NYSDOT Dodges CWA Suit Over Stormwater Permits
• Trident Seafoods Hit With Another Water Pollution Suit
• Case Study: American Trucking V. LA
• Nalco, Cleanup Crews May Be Liable For Corexit Injuries
• DOI Approves Contentious Alaskan Drilling Lease Sale
• High Court Won't Weigh Challenge To Calif. Emissions Rule
• Natural Resource Damages Fair Game In $1B Case: Judge
• High Court Wants US' View On Calif. Coastal Water Row
• Oil Plant Manager Wins $1.7M Over Wrongful Prosecution
• High Court May Hear Appeal Of Blocked Coal Plant
• High Court Seeks SG's Take On $1B Plutonium Suit
• Marcellus Maladies: Preparing For Worker Injury Claims
• Clash Of The Class Action Law Firms