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Environmental - September, 2012

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• Insurer Hit With $11M Verdict In Plant Shutdown Suit
• Obama Bars Chinese Co.'s Wind Farm Buy, Citing Security
• BP To Pay Penalty Over Failed Drills At Md. Oil Terminal
• Enviros Seek EPA Action On Oil Refinery Emissions Limits
• LA Clears Path For Construction Of $1.5B NFL Stadium
• EPA Fines Oil Driller Over Waste Dumping In National Forest
• US Joins Qui Tam FCA Suit Over Hanford Time Card Fraud
• NY Town Slams BP Outreach In Fight Over $300M Wind Project
• Manufacturer Madison-Kipp Accused Of Spreading PCBs
• Unexpected Budget Cuts For Renewable Energy
• Entergy Sues US Over Breached Nuclear Waste Contract
• Feds Sue BP Over Failed Oil Spill Tests At Md. Terminal
• Chevron Pays Spill Fine, Faces Brazil Ops Ban With Transocean
• Dems Ask Commerce To Widen Solar Panel Duties
• Statkraft Spending $905M For 2 New Swedish Wind Farms
• Interior OKs Transmission Line For First Solar Project
• DOJ, EPA Land $25M CERCLA Deal To Clean Copper Mine Site
• Enviro Says Pa. DEP Is Shirking Gas Well Inspections
• County's Runoff Plan Violates CWA Permit, Appeals Panel Says
• DC Circ. Denies API En Banc Hearing Of EPA Emissions Suit
• Calif. Gov. Lets Agency Address Climate Change Effects
• An Unpleasant Surprise: Higher Tariffs For Solar Cells
• Home Depot Says Arsenic Wood Plaintiffs Showed No Harm
• Green Groups Sue Canada To Shield Wildlife Along Pipeline
• Judge Denies Extra Discovery In Fight Over Deepwater Deal
• Pending Pollution Regs Weaken Need For New Cross-State Rule
• High Court May Redraw Line On US Liability For Flooding
• 315-MW Calif. Wind Project Beats Residents' Challenge
• Chevron Wins Weinberg Docs To Fight $18B Enviro Judgment
• Encana Demands EPA Provide More Wyo. Fracking Well Data
• Senate Dems Urge Interior To Deny Shell Arctic Oil Leases
• EIB Kicks In £55M For Wind Farm Transmission Link Buy
• Lockheed Misses Chance To Add Evidence To Sludge Suit
• No NJ Spill Act Damages Without Pollution Link, Court Says
• Pulte, Others Seek To Block Ariz. Copper Mine Plan
• House Dems Push To Limit Early NRC Facility Renewals
• La. Pushes 5th Circ. To Return BP Spill Suit To State Court
• Jury Must Decide NCR Pollution Insurance Row, Judge Says
• Ceramics Cos. Hit With Toxic Tort Over Beryllium Exposure
• Pa. Regulator Can Review Local Fracking Laws, State Says
• New Calif. Law Frees Road Safety Projects From Enviro Review
• Enviros Challenge Approval Of Arch Coal Mine Expansion
• Pa. Lawmakers OK Gas, Coal Drilling On State School Land
• Calif. Court Denies Residents' Challenge Of LA Development
• Noteworthy Calif. Asbestos Cases Of The Past Year
• BLM To Hold Petroleum Reserve Lease Sale In November
• Pa. Enviros Challenge Emissions Ruling On Sunoco Refinery
• Money Hurdles Loom As New Tappan Zee Gets Enviro Clearance
• TransCanada Can Gain More Texas Land For Keystone Project
• Enviro Groups Sue EPA Over State Air Quality Plans
• UK Urged To Probe Toxic Dumping In Ivory Coast
• Total's $258M Oil Spill Liability Upheld By French Court
• Texas AG Tells Enviro Agency It Can't Recoup $62M In Grants
• Lab Supplier VWR's Facility Violates CAA, Enviro Says
• Fracking Plaintiffs Can't Anticipate A Nuisance
• Solar Firms Urge EU To Investigate Chinese Subsidies
• Dusty Cemex Cement Plant Violates CAA, Feds Say
• $6B NYU Expansion Will Destroy District, Say Tenants, Profs
• Calif. Gov. OKs Bills On Pipeline Safety, Exec Bonuses
• Olin Says New Evidence Justifies Lower Superfund Penalty
• No 2nd Shot For Katrina GHG Suit: Hess, Others To 5th Circ.
• Total Unit, Ex-Manager Found Guilty In Deadly Explosion
• DOI Extends Comment Period On New Pa. Coal Ash Standards
• Agencies Get Del. River Basin Fracking Suits Tossed
• Enviro Review Begins For Contested Dominion LNG Project
• CERCLA Bars Gas Plant Site Contamination Suit, Judge Finds
• Texas Lawmakers Weigh Cities' Immunity For Property Regs
• Saudi Group Wins $1B Contract For Morocco Solar Plant
• Chevron Faces Criminal Probe Over Flaring At Calif. Plant
• DOI To Hold 2nd Gulf Lease Sale Since Deepwater Spill
• Anadarko Says Shareholders Weren't Duped In Deepwater Suit
• EPA Emissions Permits Breach Clean Air Act, DC Circ. Hears
• Patriot Coal Execs Hid Costs Of $45M Cleanup, Investor Says
• EPA Accused Of Exposing Humans To Lethal Pollutants
• Lowe's, 2 Others Slapped With Toxic Product Suits
• Making AFAs Work By Leveraging Project Management
• 9th Circ. Leaves Climate Change Suits Up To State Law
• 9th Circ. Boots Challenge To Montana Wildfire Project
• Alpha Unit Appeals Discharge Limits On Pa. Coal Permit
• NJ Governor Sinks Fracking Waste Ban
• Pa. Township Challenges Review Of Anti-Fracking Zoning Laws
• Senator Asks FERC For Rehearing On $400M NJ Pipeline Project
• Pittsburgh City, Airport Officials Split On Fracking
• Idaho Utility Must Buy Energy Despite Low Demand: FERC
• NY Says It Will Keep Control Of Fracking Health Study
• US To Speed Up Permit Process In $68B Calif. Rail Project
• House GOP Bill Targets Renewable Fuel Program Fraud
• Wind Turbine Co. May Dodge First Wind's $60M Attachment Bid
• Kinder Morgan Settles With EPA Over Gas Plant Risk Plans
• Forest Service Correctly Closed Trails To Vehicles: Judge
• House Passes GOP 'War On Coal' Bill Despite Veto Threat
• Arch Coal Unit Reaches Tentative Deal To End CWA Suit
• A Closer Look At Ill.'s New Environmental Legislation
• Shell Asks Dutch Judge To Keep Greenpeace Protestors Away
• BP Escapes $20M Suit Over Contaminated Gas Station Deal
• Ex-Solyndra Landlord To Get Part Of $13M Claim In Ch. 11 Pact
• EPA Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Portion Of ComEd CAA Suit
• Regulators OK Shell Preparatory Drilling In Beaufort Sea
• Obama Admin's Welfare Waiver Rule Snubbed By House
• Insurer Sues Consulting Co. Over Pollution Suit Defense
• EPA Overstepped Law By Voiding CWA Permits, DC Circ. Told
• Group Seeks Injunction On $2.9B Louisville Bridge Project
• New Uses For 100-Plus Chemicals Subject To EPA Review
• Alston & Bird Snags ManattJones Enviro Litigator
• House Democrats Float Bill To Close Tar Sands Tax Gap
• Sens. Take Up Legislation Curtailing EPA Power Under CWA
• Insurers Can't Duck Coverage Claims In Plant Pollution Suit
• Enviros Say Hawaii Biomass Station Permit Violates CAA
• Spotlight On BPA: Science And Litigation
• Chinese Co. To Restart Wind Projects After US Security Feud
• Utah Groups Sue Sewer District For $425M Over 'Humanure'
• Enbridge's Post-Spill Pipeline Rebuild Lacks Permits: Enviro
• Romney, Obama Stand-Ins Trade Jabs Over Energy Agenda
• Searching For Swap Regulation Relief Under Dodd-Frank
• Politics Delay Senate Vote On 6-Month Stopgap Budget
• GOP 'War On Coal' Bill Will Get Vetoed, White House Says
• 1st Leg Of $68B Calif. High-Speed Rail Gets Feds' OK
• Chicago Developer Sues Enbridge Over Mich. Oil Spill
• EPA Scores Another Win In NRG Plant Pollution Suit
• FERC Won't Block Republican-Backed Hydropower Bill
• Enviro Probe Thwarts Equity Raise For Belo's Brazil Gold Mine
• Senate Bill Would Let States Take Lead On Local Fracking Issues
• Sewer Officials Say EPA Overreached With Watershed Regs
• Cargill Sues Trader Over Invalid Renewable Fuel Credits
• Enviro Sues NY To Access Fracking Plan Messages
• How Occupancy Agreements Affect Renewable Energy Cos.
• Enviros Demand SC Agency To Review Coal Ash Site Permit
• Starbucks, J&J Latest To Push For Wind Tax Credit Extension
• EPA Won't Review Permit For $950M Calif. Hybrid Power Plant
• Sedgwick Adds 3 Attys With Enviro, Health Care Chops
• Williams Partners Fights NJ Review Of Pipeline Project
• Biofuel Company Accused Of Dumping Toxic Waste
• Foot Locker, Fog Cap Win Dismissal Of CERCLA Suit
• Sutherland Hires Veteran Trial Pro From Robinson & Cole
• 6 Areas To Watch In The Upcoming FTC Green Guides
• No Clear Scope Of Preemption For NY Natural Gas
• Deepwater Victims' Attys Spar Over Discovery For $8B Deal
• Calif. Court Revives Enviro Challenge To Lab Supply Facility
• 3rd Circ. Says Discovery Limits Don't Negate Atlantic Verdict
• DOE Nuke Fuel Contracts Could Cost Billions, GAO Warns
• Brazilian Judge Lifts Ban On Vale's $4B Rail Expansion
• Shell's Arctic Delays Dampen Industry's Drilling Hopes
• NJ Senate Panel To Mull Clean Car Incentives
• Inuit Enviro Board Clears Canadian Iron Ore, Rail Project
• Enviros Say Maine LNG Project Needs Harder Look From FERC
• Hiscock & Barclay Hires Ex-West Firm Shale Pro In Albany
• In Context: BSEE's New Guidance To Offshore Wells
• Cleanup Co. Seeks Indemnity From BP For Oil Spill Suits
• 300 Groups Ask Senate To Kill Coal Ash Bill
• Calif. Court Backs San Francisco's Ban On Plastic Bags
• Congressman Wants Special HHS, EPA Hiring Law Curbed
• GOP Reps. Pass 'No More Solyndras' Bill To Nix Energy Loans
• NFL Stadium Project's Enviro Impact Report Clears LA Panel
• Viacom Unit, TCI Get Kan. Law Applied To Zinc Cleanup Suit
• EPA Raises Bar On Biodiesel Requirements
• Enviros Lose Bid To Nix Mountaintop Mining Pending Appeal
• Calif. Senate Leader Sets Sights On Revamping CEQA
• Enviros Get Green Light For Shell Alaska Drilling Appeal
• A Primer On Alternative Fee Arrangements
• Lloyd's Deal Axed BP Unit's Policies, Calif. Court Says
• China Backs $2.5B Plant To Gain Carbon Capture Know-How
• Alaska Breaks With Interior Over Oil Reserve Plan
• Jordan Cove Adds Power Plant To $7.5B Pacific LNG Project
• Texas Court Orders New Trial In Groundwater Trespass Suit
• House Passes Stopgap Bill To Fund Government For 6 Months
• Husch Blackwell Lures Environmental Pro From Patton Boggs
• Judge Won't Let Goodrich Deflect Blame For Superfund Site
• Artist Must Put Off River Project Pending Enviro Challenge
• House Panel Moves To Block HHS Welfare Waiver Rule
• Squire Sanders Adds Enviro Pro From Hunton & Williams
• Chinese-Owned Ralls Corp. Says US Blocked Wind Farm Deal
• Pa. Court Orders Disclosure Of Solar Program Participants
• Caltrans Can't Shake Enviro Suit Over Highway Project
• Texas Developer Argues City Should Pay Up For Floodplain
• EPA Extends Comment Period On Renewable Fuel Regs Waivers
• Dow Compromise May Help Controversial Crop Get Approval
• Brazil's Chevron, Transocean Operations Ban Gets Court OK
• House Lawmakers Rally Behind Wind Energy Tax Credit
• NCR Loses $15M Bid For Appleton Share Of Superfund Cleanup
• Enviro Groups Sue To Block 315-MW Calif. Wind Project
• Murkowski Wants DOE Answers On Nuclear Waste Storage
• Sierra Club Slams EPA In DC Circ. Over Emissions Notice
• Ford, Edgewood Settle Dispute Over Tainted Concrete Cleanup
• Enviros Ask Texas To Boost Solar, Geothermal Mandates
• New NRC Head Says Post-Fukushima Safety Measures On Track
• Calif.'s DRECP: An Ambitious Effort Moving Forward
• Addressing The Scope Of CAFA In Supreme Court
• Philippines Finalizes Rules To Bar Mining In Tourism Areas
• Calif. Law Limiting Wildfire Damages May Spark Settlements
• House Mulls Quick-Fix Spending Bill To Buy 6 More Months
• Pittsburgh Fracking Ban At Odds With State Law, PUC Says
• Teck Admits To Hazardous US River Waste In CERCLA Suit
• China Hydroelectric Sues Shareholders Over Takeover Plot
• La. AG Calls Foul On $7.8B Deepwater Settlement
• GenCorp On Hook For Plant's Cleanup Costs, 6th Circ. Says
• House Dems Say Interior Fracking Rules Fall Short
• GOP Slammed For Using Marshals To Serve DOE Subpoenas
• CNH's Cleanup Suit Turns On Contaminant's Origin: Judge
• EPA Calls Regs Cited In Feed Lot Pollution Suit 'Discretionary'
• APEC To Slash Tariffs On Environmental Goods To 5% Or Less
• Securities Litigation And The Energy Sector: Part 2
• Brazil Judge Lifts Injunction On Anglo Iron Ore Project
• EPA's Spot On Deepwater Panel Could Speed Up Damages Talks
• Indian Harbor Needn't Cover Contaminated-Oil Costs: Judge
• NJ Court Says Town Officials Liable For Enforcement Lapses
• Fracking Decision Delayed As NY Anticipates Lawsuit Blitz
• China, EU Initiate Talks To Resolve Solar Trade Dispute
• Citgo Could Pay $2M After Judge Backs Bird Death Conviction
• Class Members Call $8B BP Deepwater Property Deal Unfair
• Transocean Eyes $1.5B Deepwater Settlement With Feds
• DOE Takes Up Review Of Oregon LNG Export Project
• Scotts Miracle-Gro To Pay Record $12.5M Over Pesticides
• Developers Illegally Reaped Brownfield Tax Credits: Mo. AG
• Ex-Im Lends $2B For Westinghouse's UAE Nuclear Contract
• Pa. PUC Issues First Opinions On Local Fracking Laws
• US, Canada Update Great Lakes Enviro Pact
• EU Study Calls Fracking High-Risk, Recommends Regs
• NJ Court Revives Sewer Authority's Fuel Spill Suit
• Pittsburgh Utility Wants Out Of Suit Over $400M Redevelopment
• Navy Sinks Enviro Challenge To $100M Undersea Warfare Range
• Ill. AG Demands Pipeline Cos. Clean Up Jet Fuel Spill
• Section 1504: A Burden For Resource Extraction Cos.
• Forest Service Can't Ban Drilling In Pa. National Forest
• SunPower Signs Offtake Deal For Planned 100-MW Solar Farm
• Feds Poised To Fight Solyndra Ch. 11 Plan Over Tax Breaks
• EPA Rips FERC Study Of Williams' Gas Pipeline Project
• Texas Proposes Fracking Rules To Protect Groundwater
• US Says BP Shielded Directors, Blamed Deepwater Rig Workers
• Conservative Groups Push Congress To Let Wind Tax Credit Die
• NRC Fuel Rule Review Leaves New Reactor Licenses In Limbo
• FHWA Lets 200K Bridges Skip Historic Permit Review
• BrightSource To Develop New Solar Tech Under DOE Program
• GAO Welfare Ruling Adds Congress To Agency Rulemaking Mix
• Spectra's $1.2B NY-NJ Pipeline Project Hit With Enviro Suit
• Calif. City Faces CWA Claims Over Sewage Discharges
• Canadian Aluminum Co. Gets 20-Year Lease For Quebec Mining
• Hanwha Solar Unfairly Favors Korean Workers, Ex-Exec Says
• 10th Circ. Says Colo. Can't Regulate Army Chemical Weapons
• Solar Trade War Heats Up As EU Probes Chinese Imports
• NJ's Solar Laws: Need Work, But Good For Business
• No Good-Faith Duty Until Contract Signing, Fed Circ. Says
• TransCanada Proposes New Keystone Route Through Neb.
• Feds Not Backing Down From High-Stakes Deepwater Claims
• Suzlon Unit Inks Turbine Contract For RWE's $3.9B Farm
• DOI Lease Cancellation Suit Time-Barred, 10th Circ. Affirms
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review $159M Nuclear Fuel Storage Ruling
• Pa. Lawmaker Looks To Seat State's Enviro Chief By Election
• Pa. Tells High Court Towns Can't Challenge Fracking Law
• Enviros' Suit Targeting EPA Over Oil Dispersants Pared
• Taiwanese Shipping Co. Agrees To Pay For SC Oil Spill
• Promising For Property: Mich.'s New Groundwater Rules
• Bingham McCutchen Adds ExxonMobil Enviro Pro In DC
• Wind Turbine Maker Looks To Secure $60M Arbitration Award
• Chile Looks To LNG As Coal Projects Come Under Fire
• Heckmann Expands With $370M Deal For Bakken Services Co.
• Hundreds Of Cos., Agencies Targeted In $30M Superfund Suit
• EPA Increases Penalties For Heavy-Duty Engine Emissions
• Democrats Push Renewables, Natural Gas In Platform
• Morgan Stanley Leads $300M Chinese Hydropower Investment
• Santander Takes 90% Stake In $256M Aussie Wind Project
• Engineering Co. Can't Leave Suit Over Ford Plant Cleanup
• US, Calif. Agencies Can't Duck San Fran Delta Pollution Suit
• Insurer Asks To Exit Water District's Wildfire Coverage Suit
• Moving Forward With The NY-Sun Initiative
• US Fires At BP With Deepwater Gross Negligence Claim