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Environmental - October, 2013

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• Exxon Can't Dodge Class Actions Over Ark. Pipeline Rupture
• Pacific Climate Pact's Green Energy Goals No Easy Feat
• EPA Rejects Part Of Fla. Ozone Emissions Plan
• Ex-Donziger Ally Says He Was Told Of Fraud In $19B Suit
• Helmerich Unit Agrees To Pay $6M To End Rig-Testing Probe
• Boston Climate Report Calls For City Planning Changes
• USTR Says Trade Agenda Can Bolster Global Standards
• DOI Chief Orders Mitigation Policy For Energy Projects
• Pa. Gov. Bashes Bid To Curb Gas Drilling On Public Land
• Canadian High Court Won't Adopt US-Style Class Cert. Test
• Blackstone Pitches $1.2B Cross-Border Green Power Line
• Pa. Sen. Seeks To Rein In Pro-Fracking Laws
• Suntech Will Contest Involuntary Ch. 7 Filing In NY Court
• Peabody Coal Mine Expansion Dealt Setback By Enviro Group
• IFC Issues Enviro Report For $344M Pakistan Hydro Plant
• Canadian Solar Secures $100M Loan For Ontario Plants
• NRG Seeks Approval Of Wind Takeover In $2.6B Edison Merger
• Butler Snow Adds Baker Botts Product Liability Expert In NY
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• No Secrets About Pesticides In EU And Possibly Abroad
• Clean Energy Patent Boom Sets Stage For IP Wars
• DC Circ. Fast-Tracks EPA Renewable Fuel Levels Challenges
• Bill Exempting Forest Roads From CWA Clears Panel
• Texas Group Seeks $60M Cleanup Bond For Luminant Mine
• Dead End For Private Climate Suits Leaves Opening For Gov't
• 6th Circ. Won't Delay $1B Nickel Mine Project In Mich.
• Brookfield Raises $7B For Global Infrastructure Fund
• DLA Piper Adds Enviro, Energy Pro In Houston And Tampa
• Donziger Wants Key Chevron Witness Testimony Booted
• Enviros Sue Army Corps Over 150-MW Maine Wind Project
• NJ Receives $1.5B More In HUD Funds For Sandy Recovery
• Keystone Grabs Spotlight In Cross-Border Permit Bill Debate
• Hydropower, Land Use Bills Quickly Sail Through House
• Carbon Co. Strikes $1.6M Settlement In Pollution Suit
• 4th Circ. Hears Black Lung Fraud Case Against Jackson Kelly
• Opposition To Pa. Tire-To-Energy Plant Keeps Rolling In
• US To Sharply Curb Funding Of Overseas Coal Projects
• Ex-Chemical Co. President Gets 1 Year In Worker Death Case
• CBS Sued By Pa. DEP Over Steel Mill PCB Cleanup Costs
• Coast Guard To Allow Barge Transport Of Fracking Waste
• Navy Says Its Review Of $715M Wharf Add-On Is Sound
• Enviro Group Sues Pa. Waste Facility Over Water Discharges
• Federal Workers Should Be Exposed To Suits, Lawmakers Say
• Mainstream Awarded $910M South African Wind Farm Deal
• FTC Takes Aim At Misleading Biodegradable Product Claims
• EPA's New Plant Regs Face Skepticism In House Hearing
• China New Energy To Build Cassava Biorefinery In Nigeria
• $14B Belo Monte Dam Project Shelved By Brazilian Court
• GDF Suez-Led Group Wins $729M Fusion Reactor Contract
• Calif. Resuscitates Local Authority For Brownfield Sites
• BP Spill Settlement Administrator Sets New Claims Criteria
• Dow Hits Texas Cos. Over Superfund Recovery Costs
• Damages OK'd For NJ Homeowners With Dune-Blocked Views
• Fracking Secrets Still Vulnerable After Gag Order Ruling
• 9th Circ. Partly Blocks Chevron Email Info Bid In $19B Suit
• EIB Injects $210M Into Ukraine Metro Expansion Project
• NY Expected To See $6.3B In Sandy Aid In 2014
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Toss Suit Over Operating Permit Policy
• FERC Official Pans Cross-Border Energy Line Permit Bill
• EPA Pushes Back Clean Water E-Reporting Rule Deadline
• Enviro Suit Over $3B Ind. Road Project Kept Alive
• Faegre Baker Hires DOJ Environmental Pro For DC Office
• Zeroing In On EPA Authority Over Stationary Sources
• US-Mexico Natural Gas Line Wins Initial Nod From FERC
• US Trustee Wants Ormet Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• Green Group Says Army Corps Skimped $5.4B Highway Review
• Star Chevron Witness's Credibility Under Fire In $19B Suit
• EPA Approves Texas Air Plan For Grandfathered Facilities
• Dow Seeks En Banc Review Of Cancer Cluster Suit
• Seaman Wants BP On Hook For $2.7M Deepwater Deal
• Chinese Solar Co. Gets Approval On Bid For Suntech Assets
• Sierra Club Sues EPA Over Sewage Facility Emissions
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Fight Over EPA Sewage Incinerator Rule
• Whitehaven Wants Restructuring After Snafus At $735M Mine
• Things To Consider Before You Invest In Myanmar
• House Approves Water Projects Spending Measure
• NJ Firm Can't Dodge Malpractice Claim Against Deceased Atty
• Donziger Takes Aim At Key Chevron Witness In $19B Trial
• OSHA Issues Tougher Chemical Guidelines For Employers
• Pension Funds Want Fossil Fuel Cos. To Study Climate Risks
• Loss Of Tax Credit Could Put Freeze On Renewable Mandates
• State Dept. Agrees To Hand Over Keystone Lobbying Docs
• BLM's Land Auction For Solar Projects Ends With A Flop
• Climate Suits Making Headway With Ancient Legal Tool
• DOI Pledges $162M For East Coast Storm Protection Projects
• Enviro Boutique Hunsucker Nabs Ex-Dickstein Deal Maker
• Pa. Doc Loses Challenge To Fracking Gag Order Law
• 5 Calif. Laws Experts Say Could Use A Facelift
• Runaway Chicken Feathers Don't Warrant Fines, Judge Says
• Colo. Land Sale To Jolt Utility-Scale Solar Projects
• EPA Revises Testing For Waste Regulation Compliance
• DOI Let W.Va. Miners Skirt Permit Time Limits, Enviros Say
• Ex-Judge Testifies To Taking Bribes In $19B Chevron Trial
• Mich. Crafts Fracking Rules With New Restrictions
• Delaware Turbine Challenger Loses TRO Bid
• Texas Doctors Lose Bid To Curb Coal Plant Pollution
• EPA Touts Drop In GHG Emissions Amid High Court Review
• US Offshore Wind Gathering Steam, DOE Report Says
• ARCO $19.5M Deal Approved In Nev. Mine Class Action
• GOP Lawmaker Demands Turnover of ESA Settlement Docs
• Judge Urges Approval Of $247M Pa. Power Line Project
• Gulf Restoration V. Jackson: A Back-Handed Win For EPA
• 10th Circ. Deals Blow To Wyo. Wind Farm Opposition
• Calif. Rule Is 1st Step On Road To Energy Storage Growth
• Sandy's 1st Birthday Beset By Worries About Climate Policy
• Texas City Seeks To Block Gas Wells In Permit Fight
• Chicago Introduces Streamlined Solar Permitting And Zoning
• Minn. Carbon Emissions Case Sets Path For Future State Regs
• BP Gulf Spill Settlement Payment Freeze Extended
• Judge Axes Suit Over ND Mining Regulators' Alleged Conflicts
• Dominion Settles Suit Over Mass. Plant Pollution
• Estover Energy Gets Nod For $105M Wood-Fueled Power Plant
• E.ON Backs Out Of British Biomass Reactor Project
• Pa. Nuke Facilities Operators Sued Over Hazardous Releases
• Govs. Call For More Leeway On Green Energy Tax Credit
• Calif. Extends The Reach Of Renewables
• Bankrupt Exide Agrees To Extend Injury Claims Deadline
• Oyster Farm Presses For 9th Circ. En Banc Review In DOI Fight
• With Gov't Shutdown Over, Stay Lifted In Exxon Spill Suit
• DOE Proposal Allows Efficiency Compliance Without Testing
• Vinson Lures Veteran Energy Project Atty From Bingham
• Feds Say Exxon Can't Sue Gov't Over Contamination Cleanup
• Morgan Lewis Lands Norton Rose Energy Whiz In Pittsburgh
• Union Drops Opposition To Mojave Water-Mining Project
• EPA Expands Renewable Fuels Scope With New Definition
• Army Contractors Hit With Suit Over Shale Development Deal
• Sierra Club Sues EPA To Clean Up 7 Pa. Coal Plants
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• BP's Fines For Deepwater Horizon Spill To Be Tallied
• Settlement Class Says Deepwater Deal Should Be Affirmed
• DC Circ. Junks Challenge To Navistar EPA Permits
• Lawmakers Want EPA Science Advisers In On CWA Revamp
• O'Quinn Beats $1.3B Malpractice Suit Over Chevron Fight
• CPUC Adopts 1st Ever Energy Storage Targets For Utilities
• NYC Art Gallery Can't Block 25-Story Hotel, Judge Rules
• Booz Allen Settles Ex-Exec's 'Glass Ceiling' Suit
• Texas High Court Won't Revive $17M Drilling Ban Award
• Texas High Court Takes Fight Of Pollution 'Stigma' Damages
• Top Canada Court Broadens Environmental Reporting Duty
• SC Agency Appeals Ruling Halting Charleston Dock Project
• Ex-Entergy Supervisor Cops To Faking Nuclear Safety Tests
• High-Stakes ESA Fight Threatens Overseas Development
• Calif. Lawmakers Blast Claims Deadline In Exide Bankruptcy
• API Vows To Sue If EPA Misses Renewable Fuel Rule Deadline
• Omaha Utility Inks Deal For 400 MW From Neb. Wind Farm
• Vivint Solar Nets $540M In Financing For Expansion Plans
• Latest Developments And Trends In Fracking
• NJ Superfund Case Reopens Over Alleged Settlement Breach
• Donziger Used Bogus Report To Batter Chevron, Witness Says
• SCE Seeks $4B From Mitsubishi Over Nuke Plant Shutdown
• Consol Blasts Proposed Pa. Fracking Permit Fee Change
• Citgo Asks High Court To Nix $180M Oil Spill Suit
• Pa. Coal Mine Co. Challenges Runoff Limitations
• Spectra Pipeline Could Disrupt Environment, Ohio Dept. Says
• 9th Circ. Reverses Enviros' Win On Greenhouse Gas Regs
• EU Pols Push Labor, Enviro Protections In US Trade Pact
• No Discrimination Against Out-Of-Calif. Oil Producers
• Jindal Names New Members To Board That Sued Energy Cos.
• KKR Says Green Portfolio Program Saved $917M In 5 Years
• WHO Adds Outdoor Air Pollution To Carcinogen List
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses $19M Award For Tree Takings
• High Court Snub Gives CWA Exemption Challengers A Leg Up
• Arbitration Ordered In SoCal Edison Wind Farm Dispute
• Sen. Targets EPA Supervisor Over Ex-Employee's Fraud
• Donziger Faces Former Ally In $19B Chevron RICO Trial
• Euro Fracking Rule Spells Trouble For Shale Development
• NJ High Court's Major Shift In Favor Of Policyholders
• MoFo Adds Project Finance And Renewable Energy Pro In LA
• EU Softens Airline Pollution Tax After Global Deal Advances
• Lockheed, Others Can't Dodge Virgin Islands' Pollution Claim
• Alpha Unit Challenges Pa. DEP Limits On Mining Runoff
• Edison Mission Ch. 11 Doesn't Bar Enviro Action, Judge Told
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Exxon's $105M Pollution Verdict
• Shell, Chevron Pay $5.6M To Settle Contamination Claims
• EU Clears $809M In State Aid For Polish, Greek Gas Projects
• NPS Chief Defends Lawmakers' Jabs Over Park Shutdowns
• Chevron, Donziger Trade Blows As $19B RICO Trial Begins
• Australian PM Floats Legislation To Repeal Carbon Tax
• High Court Petition Choice Cements EPA's Carbon Authority
• US-Mexico Border Drilling Bill Sails Through Senate
• US Water Utilities Stuck In Debt, Rate-Hike Cycle: Report
• Ex-Halliburton Worker Cops To Ditching Deepwater Evidence
• Saying DEP Overstepped, Pa. Court Yanks Mining Permit
• Fla. Green Group Wants Atty Reinstated In Public Records Row
• NY Superfund Suit Not Time-Barred, 2nd Circ. Says
• Va. Watchdog Chides State Atty For Advising Energy Cos.
• Justices Won't Hear EPA Water Transfer Appeals
• BP Tells 5th Circ. Deepwater Deal Needs Redo On Remand
• First Energy Coal Ash Site Pollutes Groundwater, Suit Says
• Environ Lures Drinker Biddle Partner For GC Slot
• Recent Pa. Fracking Charges May Set A New Trend
• High Court To Review EPA Authority Over GHG Emissions
• Calif. Utilities Chief Says Agency Has Work Cut Out For It
• BP Loses Bid To Send Deepwater Securities Suit Abroad
• No Letup In US Scrutiny Of Foreign-Backed Energy Projects
• Judge Won't Toss Obstruction Case Against Ex-BP Engineer
• AfDB Issues $500M In 3-Year Green Infrastructure Bonds
• Alaska Gov. Names Special Counsel To Probe EPA Raid
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• A Policyholder's Unusual Argument Over EPA Cleanup Costs
• IFC To Help Raise Up To $420M For Brazil Wind Project
• Smoking Ban Exceeded State Parks' Authority, Judge Says
• Pa. Court Upholds Local Zoning Rules For Quarry Project
• US Secures Shutdown Stay In Exxon Ark. Oil Spill Case
• NM High Court Upholds Heightened Clean Water Standards
• French Fracking Ban Survives Constitutional Challenge
• Texas Greenhouse Gas Permit Plan Could Unlock EPA Backlog
• Ecuador Asks To Join $19B RICO Suit In Pretrial Jockeying
• NJ Ruling Protects Insureds From Insolvent Carrier Gaps
• EU Lawmakers OK Cadmium, Mercury Bans In Batteries
• DC Circ. Tests FOIA Exemptions In Faulty Dam Case
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ruling That EPA Letters Trigger Coverage
• EPA Must Set New Acid Rain Standards, DC Circ. Hears
• Pa. Trade Group Offers Drilling, Fracking Guidelines
• EPA's Passive-Aggressive Use Of Title V Objections
• Cancer Cluster Suit Against Dow Unit Revived In Pa.
• 10th Circ. Refuses To Stop Keystone Pipeline Construction
• FERC Oversight Preempts Property Damage Suit: 5th Circ.
• US Tosses Last Of Chinese-Owned Co.'s Wind Farm Suit
• BP Beats Damages In $10B Toxic Emission Test Case
• BP Expert Testifies US Spill Estimate Disregards Science
• First Solar Shareholders Win Class Cert. In Fraud Case
• Key Cases To Watch In State-Local Fracking Battles
• Donziger Finances Under Scrutiny As Chevron Trial Nears
• DOE Says Contaminated Nuke Site Cleanup Behind Schedule
• US Says BP Analysis Supports High Deepwater Spill Estimate
• Dominion Gets DOJ Antitrust OK For Offshore Wind Lease
• NYC Council OKs 3 Major Queens Developments
• Local Laws Blocking Dominion Plant Preempted, Judge Rules
• $950M Solar Conspiracy Suit Is 'Baseless,' Chinese Co. Says
• 7th Circ. Draws Roadmap For 404 Review Of Large Projects
• Chemical Group Counters Rep. On Support For Law Reform
• Cohen Placitella Adds 3 To Complex Litigation Group
• Lockheed, US Spar Over Expert Discovery In Cleanup Row
• Wells Fargo Beats Broker Negligence Suit In Fuel Leak Row
• 3rd Circ. Says Gov't Seizure Of Lab's Property Lawful
• EIB To Provide Peugeot $407M For Low Carbon Auto Tech
• EPA To Push Against State Air Rules After High Court Denial
• API Launches Fresh Fight Over EPA's Renewable Fuel Levels
• Farm Groups Appeal EPA Win On Chesapeake Pollution Limits
• NY Casino Developer Bucks Rival's Bid To Halt $600M Project
• Exide To Spend $7.7M To Upgrade Battery Recycling Plant
• Philadelphia Building Owners — It's Time To Benchmark
• FAA Skimped On Cape Wind Risk Analysis, DC Circ. Told
• Scientists Back US Estimate For Deepwater Horizon Spill
• Brazilian Bank Lends $274M For 258-MW Wind Project
• Future For Renewable Energy Has Never Looked Brighter
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• Jury Urged To Slam BP As $10B Toxic Emissions Trial Ends
• SCOTUS Declines To Hear Calif. Water Plan Dispute
• High Court Rejects Challenge To DOI Nix Of Drilling Leases
• Top Obama Energy and Climate Change Aide Resigns
• Enviros Take Fight Over NC Bridge To 4th Circ.
• Calif. Gov. OKs Bill To Curb Chemical Warning Suits
• EPA To Reveal Fuel Efficiency Audit Results
• How The EPA Is Handling Gov't Shutdown
• BP Attacks US Oil Spill Estimate As Unreliable
• Abengoa Ensnared In EU's Oil Price Manipulation Probe
• $950M Suit Blames Chinese Solar Cos. For US Rival's Demise
• High Court Rejects Luminant's Challenge To Emissions Limits
• Donziger Denied Jury Trial In $19B Chevron Fight
• Class Cert. Denied In Dow, Union Carbide Contaminant Suit
• Donziger Defends Right To Jury In $19B Chevron RICO Trial
• Kan. Supreme Court Overturns Coal Plant Permit
• UN Agency Commits To Global Airline Emissions Regulations
• OSHA Orders Clean Emissions Co. Pay $1.9M For Firing CFO
• FERC Gives Enviro OK To Williams NYC Pipeline Expansion
• B&W Gets DOE Contract For Work On $2.4B Clean Coal Plant
• NJ Judge Trims Claims In Class Suit Over Train Derailment
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• CSX Appeals FRSA Flooding Preemption Case To High Court
• Lyondell, ARCO, Fresno Dismiss Claims In MTBE MDL
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Challenge To EPA Lead Emissions Rule
• Enviros Threaten Suit Over California Offshore Fracking
• Industry Will Benefit From Emission Fee Hike, Pa. DEP Says
• BP Secures Freeze Of Some Gulf Spill Settlement Payments
• $250M Wis. Wind Farm Project Gets The Green Light
• Doctrine Of Consent Will Blossom Again In Calif.
• Judge Trims Deepwater Securities Suit Against BP, Execs
• Calif. High Court Snubs Challenge To Marin Plastic Bag Ban
• NH Appeals Set-Aside Of Record $236M Exxon MTBE Verdict
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Houston Enviro Pro From Sidley
• Insurers' Fight Over Monsanto Coverage Kept Alive
• Lawmakers Push USTR To Resolve China Solar Trade Row
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink Calif. Carbon Fuel Standard
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• Enviros Score Win In Bid For EPA Coal Ash Review
• How Insurers Should Deal With Climate Change
• BP Stresses Safety, Caution At Close Of Oil Spill Defense
• Pa. Utilities OK Efficiency Plan To Settle Merger Challenge
• BlackRock Latest Buyer In Canadian Solar Project Sell-Off
• 5th Circ. Grants BP Reconsideration Of Deepwater Payouts
• Ad Industry Self-Regulator Expanding Outreach To FDA, EPA
• Sens. Want EPA To Clarify Murky CWA Jurisdiction
• Ecuadorean Judge To Testify In $19B Chevron RICO Row
• Local NJ Businesses Sue Conrail Over Train Derailment
• DOE Awards CH2M Hill $2B Extension For Hanford Cleanup
• Chevron Zeroes In On Endgame In $19B Ecuador Saga
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Former El Paso General Counsel
• Bank Backs €20M Risk Guarantee For Kenyan Wind Project
• EPA Rulemaking Shows Patient Approach To Carbon Capture
• 5 Tips For Leveraging Experts To Optimize Client Value
• Pa. Fracking Moratorium Bill Is Worse Than Misguided
• TransCanada Acquires 2 Ontario Solar Plants
• Hogan Lovells Snags Ex-DOJ Enviro Enforcement Veteran
• Insurers Use Pollution Exclusions To Flip Oil Co.'s Win
• Renewables Will Face Standard Audits In Tax Credit Program
• Tribe's Eco-Casino Compact Signed Off By Calif. Governor
• BP Officials Say Gulf Spill Control Efforts Were Justified
• Liberty Interactive Invests $300M In $2B Abengoa Solar Plant
• Enviro Groups Sue To Curb PSE&G Impact On Delaware River
• Navy's $100M Undersea Warfare Range Cleared By 11th Circ.
• Aerospace, Enviro Groups Urge Funding Of Air Traffic Upgrade
• Fla. Sues Ga. Over Apalachicola Bay Freshwater Source
• Downfall Of Obama FERC Pick Shows Agency's Growing Clout
• Rocky Road Ahead For New CEQA Reforms
• FDA Withdrawing Approval For Some Toxic Animal Feed Drugs
• Ohio Drillers Can't Dodge EPA Chemical Reporting Regs
• Ex-Project Manager Convicted For NJ Superfund Kickbacks
• Enviro Group Can Sue Over San Jose City Plan: Appeals Court
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Pa. Lawmaker Floats Fracking Leaseholder Protections
• BP Blamed For Extending Gulf Oil Spill By Bungling Response
• EPA Fraudster Pleads 5th Before House Committee
• EPA Fuels Up New GHG Emission Standards
• Safer Consumer Products Act May Be Regulatory Overkill
• FERC Chief Nominee Calls It Quits
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• Shutdown Will Grind New Energy Projects To A Halt
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown