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Environmental - January, 2012

239 articles

• SEC Must Decide If Nasdaq Delisting Was Racist: Judge
• Judge Blocks Kan. Coal Plant Expansion Pending Enviro Study
• The Enduring Promise Of Energy Policy Progress
• US Defends Gulf Drilling Shutdown To 5th Circ.
• Developer, PE Firm Spar Over $42M Remediation Loan
• EPA To Revise Chemical Plant Emissions Standards
• DOE Sued Over 15-Year-Old Uranium Site Cleanup Bill
• BP Must Pay Some Halliburton Oil Spill Damages
• EPA Unveils Tougher Discharge Permits For Arctic Drilling
• AZ Solar Plant Builder Locks Up Financing, Contractor
• Mosquito Swats At NFMA Claims In Idaho Drilling Suit
• GM Trust To Pay $21M Over 3 Polluted Sites
• Hydro Plant In Indonesia Gets $330M Refinancing
• Blowout Preventer Co. Sues Insurer For $50M To Fund BP Deal
• How To Lead A Practice Group
• BP Wants Expert Testimony Sidelined In Deepwater Trial
• US Slams Enviros' Criticisms Of $2B Calif. Power Project
• Colo. Sues ConocoPhillips Over $70M In Cleanup Funds
• NRG Unit Wins Coverage For Coal Plant Modification Suit
• Insurers Owe Indemnity In Superfund Cleanup Suit: Judge
• Contentious Coal Mining Proposal Makes Comeback In Texas
• 3 Convicted In Illegal Demolition Of Asbestos-Laden Plant
• K-Sea Duped Investors On Obsolete Oil Tankers: Suit
• EPA's Suit Over Ameren Power Plant Upgrades Trimmed
• GOP Sens. Aim To Override Obama In Upcoming Keystone Bill
• German Co. Opens €200M Russian Cleantech Project Fund
• FirstEnergy Strikes Deal With US In Nuclear Fuel Suit
• EPA Regulatory Developments In Electricity Generation
• EPA Says Palm Oil Falls Short Of Renewable Fuels Standard
• Pa. Lawmakers Object To Gas Drilling Bill Provisions
• New Calif. Air Rules Require More Zero-Emission Cars
• McGuireWoods Snags K&L Gates Insurance, Environment Pro
• Chevron Defends Brazil Cleanup As Spill Charges Loom
• Developer, Native Tribe Team Up For $100M Wind Farm
• EU Shale Gas Rules Effective For Now, Study Shows
• IFC, UK Pour $153M Into PE Fund For Green Projects
• Wis. Assembly Passes Bill To Clear Path For $2B Iron Mine
• Foes Of $5.5B Oil Sands Deal Brace For Scrutiny
• DOE Shouldn't Manage Nuclear Waste, Panel Says
• Aftershock Of Earth-Shaking Fracking Concerns
• Group Can't Retee Enviro Claims In Parkland Suit: 6th Circ.
• MidAmerican Energy Regains Bid For Iowa Nuclear Plant
• BP On Hook For Some Deepwater Claims Against Transocean
• Mexico Appeals WTO Ruling In Dolphin-Safe Tuna Dispute
• FirstEnergy To Shutter 6 Plants Over New EPA Rules
• Wells Fargo, Enfinity Kick Off $100 Million Solar Fund
• US Floats New Plan For Natural Forest Land Management
• 9th Circ. Should Block EPA's Nanosilver Approval: NRDC
• Judge Fines Ship Owner, Operator $2.4M For Illegal Dumping
• National Solar Gets County OK For $350M Fla. Farm
• DOJ Must Turn Over Docs In $700M Superfund Suit: Judge
• Drilling Out The Weak Spots In Auditor Requirements
• Scientists Pressed To Lowball Deepwater Spill Rate: Enviros
• 2nd Circ. Won't Take Chevron Off Ecuador's $18B Hook
• House GOP Threatens To Subpoena DOI Drilling Ban Docs
• Aera To Face Punitive Damages Trial In Pollution Case
• Occidental, Bridgestone Settle For $2M Over Polluted Pa. Site
• AEP Unit Buys 360 MW Of Wind Power To Meet Court Order
• Ga. Utility Backs Out Of $2B Coal Plant, Citing EPA Regs
• GE, Ford, 40 Others Strike $5M Superfund Deal With EPA
• New DOT Rule Will Speed Up Transit Award Process
• The Nonoccurrence Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• State Dept. Challenges Bill To Revive Keystone Pipeline
• UK Seeks To Punish Airlines That Flout EU Emissions Plan
• Obama Urges Sweeping Economic Efforts For Trade, Energy
• ConocoPhillips Washes Away China Oil Spill Claims For $160M
• Buffett's MidAmerican Starts Up Renewable Energy Business
• Emboldened Reps. Introduce Keystone Pipeline Bill
• BP Fired Ex-Cleanup Worker For Not Falsifying Data: Suit
• Minn. Rail Project Needs Better Impact Study: Judge
• McGlinchey Defuses $10M Suit Over Bomb Range Development
• Alstom, Drax Tap UK Gas Co. For Carbon-Capture Project
• EPA Settles 2 Pollution Suits, To GOP's Dismay
• NY Court Refuses To Relocate IBM Contamination Suits
• FERC Issues License For NY River Tidal Power Project
• House Panel Expands Probe Into DOE, EPA Fracking Regs
• Edison Mission Debuts 23-Turbine Wind Farm
• Eyeing Tax Rewards, Big Cos. And PE Firms Back Solar
• Paul Hastings Grabs Bingham Climate Change Co-Chair
• Public Must Have Chance To Mull Sea Lion Rules: Judge
• Bayer Ducks High Court Review Of Suit Over Crawfish Crop
• Interior Wants Species Studies For Utah Dam Project
• Congress Can Force Decision On Keystone Pipeline: Report
• Winds Of Change In South Africa
• Halliburton Must Give BP Cement Test Results: Judge
• 9th Circ. Backs EPA's Sulfur Dioxide Limits For Montana
• House GOP To Push Oil Sands Pipeline Again In Tax Fight
• Pa. Superfund Site Owner Settles Cleanup Suit For $13M
• Boat Co. Denies Responsibility For $25M Oil Spill Costs
• Chevron Appeals 'Unconstitutional' $18B Ecuador Judgment
• Firm Fights Subpoenas In Row Over Costner's $52M BP Deal
• Wind Capital Nets $376M In Financing For Kan. Project
• Enviros Lack Standing To Fight Tahoe City Plan: Court
• US Appeals WTO Ruling In Dolphin-Safe Tuna Dispute
• EPA Used Old Data To OK Calif. Air Quality Plan: 9th Circ.
• Anadarko Loses Damages Cap Fight In $15B Tronox Suit
• Canada Calls For Review Of Teck's $23B Oil Sands Project
• Challenging Local Bans On Shale Gas Drilling
• High Court Asked To Weigh Texas Water Battle
• Mabey Unit Inks Wind Tower Deal With Nordex
• Gibson Leads Berkshire Unit In 81-MW Wind Farm Buy
• 2nd Circ. Won't Stop $18B Chevron Judgment
• Navistar Can't Force Recall Of Competitors' Engines: Judge
• Exxon To Fork Over $1.6M For Mont. Oil Pipeline Spill
• Suit Over Outdated Coal Ash Regulation Looms For EPA
• AEA Preempts Vt.'s Power To Shut Nuclear Plant: Judge
• Maine Regulators Greenlight $363M Wind Farm Project
• Union Pacific, Anschutz Dodge Mine Cleanup Suit For Now
• House Democrats Want Tax On 'Excess' Oil, Gas Profits
• Fed. Circ. Awards Energy Cos. $10M In Waste Removal Row
• Coal Co. Settles W.Va. Mine Waste Suit For $7.5M
• Commerce To Probe Asian Wind Tower Dumping Claims
• Insurer Wants Off Hook For Pigment Co. Pollution Suit
• 2012 Predictions For TSCA Reform And EPA Initiatives
• Carnival Faces Legal Issues Beyond Passenger Suits
• Deepwater MDL Judge Revamps Atty Fees Order
• EPA Won't Enforce Boiler Emission Rules Until Spring
• Newmont Gets Go-Ahead For $193M Superfund Settlement
• Home Depot Loses Bid To Nix $30M Pollution Suit
• Pitfalls Still Lurk For Project Developers Seeking Grants
• Munich Re To Insure Against Solar Panel Co. Bankruptcies
• French Renewable Energy Co. Nabs 161-MW US Wind Farm
• Keystone Pipeline Alive Despite Permit Denial
• Duke Settles Enviros' Challenge To NC Plant Permit
• Navigating Calif.'s New 33% RPS Law
• Petra, Enviromena Team Up On Middle East Solar Projects
• DOI Pushes For More Agencies' Input On RI Dam Project
• SC High Court Takes Up Conservation Suit Against Carnival
• US Bans Import Of 4 Exotic Snakes On Everglades Worries
• Lexington Seeks To Avoid Doe Run's Toxic Defense Costs
• Starwood Energy Unit Nabs 40% Stake In Fla. Power Plant
• Solicitor General To Weigh In On LA River Pollution Suit
• Alstom, SSE Launch World's Largest Wave Energy Project
• Bird's-Eye View: Wind And Solar Projects On BLM Land
• State Law Split: Transactions Assigning Insurance Rights
• DOJ Knocks Order Allotting BP Claim Cash For Attys Fees
• Proposed Move To Interior Could De-Fang NOAA: Enviros
• EPA Seeks Outside Scientists To Review Fracking Report
• Town Demands Toxic Water Defense Coverage In 7th Circ.
• Obama Fast-Tracks Enviro Reviews Of NE Rail Projects
• Tips for Handling The Tricky Parts Of Solar Projects
• IDB Launches $30M Green Energy Fund For Latin America
• SC Utility Dirtied River With Arsenic: Enviro Group
• Broadening The Field Of Acceptable Expert Witnesses
• CPFL Energias To Buy 4 Brazilian Wind Farms
• EPA Board Axes Challenge To Shell Arctic Air Permits
• Calif. Regulator Favors Stricter View On Energy Policy
• Crowell & Moring Snags Cravath Environmental Partner
• Consumer Group Asks Obama To Bring MPG Tests In-House
• 9th Circ. Backs Ore. Building Rule
• Suzlon Unit Scores 150-MW Okla. Wind Farm Deal
• Addressing Emerging Issues In ATS Litigation
• EPA Secures $20M For Conn. Superfund Cleanup
• Pakistan Wind Power Project Gets $142M Boost From IDB
• EPA To Weigh Restrictions On Toxic Pesticide Uses
• Forging Ahead With New Power Plant Emission Rules
• Power Plants, Texas Topped GHG Sources In 2010: EPA
• Chinese Cos. Settle EPA Suit Over ATV Imports
• EU Wants Ontario Energy Bill Under WTO Review
• Ecuador Denies Violating Order In Chevron Pollution Fight
• Texas Utility Taps Korean Co. For Largest Solar Farm
• Cozen Nabs Seasoned Litigator From Jones Day
• Korean Shipping Co. Cops To Illegal Dumping, Fined $1M
• Buchalter Nemer Gets New RE Practice Partner In Calif.
• Oil Industry Push To Loosen NM Drilling Rule Goes Forward
• TransCanada, Lobbyists Ramp Up Bid For Keystone Pipeline
• CORRECTED: Pipeline Co.'s Insurer Drops Fuel Cleanup Suit Against Navy
• Shape Up Energy Efficiency, Or Don't Ship Out
• 4th Circ. Upholds W.Va. Surface Mining Rules
• Obama Thanks EPA For 'Historic Progress,' Despite Critics
• Enviro Deal May Be Near For $2B Blackstone Power Line
• Sempra, BP Build Out Wind Farm Portfolio For $1B
• Canadian Chiefs Blast $5.5B Keystone Alternative
• Calif. Agency May Be In Contempt Over Air Quality: Judge
• Calif. Court Kills Sierra Club's Bid For Vehicle Ban
• Major Flaws Remain In EPA Chemical Risk Program: GAO
• National Union Scores Again In Row With Carbon Black Co.
• EPA Must Reinstate Boiler Emissions Rules: Judge
• Japanese, Euro Banks Commit $263M To Kan. Wind Farm
• Questioning The Validity Of EPA's Enforcement Tool
• A Pink Slip For Brownfield Tax Credits In Mich.
• Marguerite Fund Snaps Up Stake In EDF Solar Farm
• High Court Rips EPA In Homeowners' Wetlands Fight
• Jones Day Wins Over Mayer Brown Environmental Head
• Enviros To Sue Over Water Treatment Project
• Native Group Drops Some Claims Over Calif. Solar Project
• House Eyes Bill To Fund Infrastructure With Oil Leases
• No More Redevelopment Agencies In Calif.
• US Bans Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin
• Google's Wind Power Purchase Deal Wins FERC Nod
• A New Guide To Understanding Science In The Courtroom
• Shell Unit, Others Allowed To Enter Oil Project Permit Fight
• Macfarlanes Guides SEP In £95M Cleantech Fund Buy
• Indian Solar Co. Gets Funding For 5MW Energy Farm
• Dubai Launches $3.27B Solar Energy Park
• Carlyle, SAIC Team With Enova On $225M Biomass Plant
• NJ Tidal Energy Project Could Harm Wildlife: DOI
• Fight Over Airline Emissions Tests EU Trading Scheme
• First Wind Nets $96M In Financing For Hawaii Wind Plants
• Chinese Co. Commits $477M To Ecuadorean Hydro Plant
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• Court OKs Occidental, Bridgestone's $2M Superfund Deal
• Chevron Loses Bid To Freeze $18B Ecuador Judgment
• Indian Tribes Lose Fight Over Massive Nevada Gold Mine
• Overpowering Discrimination In Alternative Energy
• Judge Sides With USDA Over Monsanto Alfalfa Approval
• Hogan Lovells Snags EPA Civil Enforcement Director
• BNSF, Hercules Reach Deal To Clean Up Calif. Toxic Waste
• EPA To Ease Air Rules For Emergency Combustion Engines
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• 3Power To Take 75% Stake In $180M Albania Hydro Project
• Getty Accuses Landlords Of Slacking On Cleanup Efforts
• Puerto Rico Court Halts Development In Northeast Coast
• Bangladesh Cinches $300M Loan To Improve Power Supply
• China Development Bank Lends $64M For US Solar Projects
• Protecting Green Patents: District Court Vs. ITC
• Enviros Win Green Light For FirstEnergy Pollution Suit
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds RE, Enviro Partner From Warner
• SEC Accuses Alternative Fuel Co. JBI Of Stock Fraud
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Jones Day
• EPA Must Require Air Monitoring Near Freeways: Suit
• Commerce Delays Ruling On Chinese Solar Subsidies
• PHI Group To Build 2,000-MW Coal Plant In Vietnam
• BP Spill Fund Freezes Payments After Atty Fees Order
• For Now, Durban Platform Is Just A Stepping Stone
• Overhauling The Federal Jurisdictional Statutes
• Ecuador Court Backs $18B Pollution Ruling Against Chevron
• Deepwater Horizon Claims Adjusters Bury Wage Action
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Hunton & Williams
• Calif. Court Affirms Lease Renewal For Chevron Terminal
• Mich. Group's Wind Farm Fight Heads For Oral Arguments
• FirstEnergy Hit With CERCLA Suit Over 2 Fla. Sites
• Shale Gas In Today's Context
• A Significant Policy For The Endangered Species Act
• Dow Unit Hit With CERCLA Suit Over W.Va. Site
• Black & Decker, Others To Sweep Up RI Waste Site
• Environmental Cases To Watch In 2012
• Environmental Regulation To Watch In 2012