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Environmental - July, 2014

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• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• NJ Lawmakers Poised To Tackle Open Space Funding
• Activists Appeal To Block $477M Sacramento Kings Arena
• Pro-Enviro Pipeline Decision Won't Doom Pa. Sunoco Project
• EPA Delays Renewable Fuel Standards Compliance Deadline
• Wind Co. Antitrust Claims Not 'Feeble,' 7th Circ. Says
• Elgin Mining Pays $3.2M To Settle Ky. CWA Cleanup Claims
• House Bill Would Cut Out Duplicate Pesticide Permits
• CCMP To Pay $890M For Belgian Chemical Co.'s US Biz Unit
• 2nd Circ. Revives JinkoSolar Sludge Dumping Suit
• FERC Preliminarily OKs Relicensing 3 Hydropower Projects
• Denied Rule Petitions In Texas Will Have No Day In Court
• Katten Snags Enviro Litigator Duo From Beveridge
• Exxon Denied Court-Supervised Trust For $104M MTBE Verdict
• Army Corps Wetlands Finding Not Reviewable, 5th Circ. Rules
• 4 Chinese Solar Panel Cos. Seek Novel Ch. 15 Protection
• Enviros Needn't See Harm To Prove It, Judge Tells Coal Co.
• Standard Chartered Ups Africa Power Investment To $5B
• Appliance Makers Get NYC Coolant Disposal Law Trimmed
• McConnell Says EPA's Coal Emissions Plan Is A Job Killer
• JinkoSolar Nets $225M PE Injection For Downstream Solar Biz
• Class Arbitration A Question For Courts, 3rd Circ. Says
• Dukes May Have Doomed Toxic Tort Class Certification
• Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
• Arguing Injury Can Prevent Harm From EPA Water Listing
• NTSB Faults Conrail For 2012 NJ Train Derailment
• Archer Daniels Pays $430K To Settle EPA Water Pollution Suit
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Dow Brain Cancer Appeal
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Top 10 Venue Arguments
• House Votes To Amend ESA Determinations Over Veto Threat
• EPA Carbon Plan Will Speed Shift From Coal: FERC Members
• Mining Industry, GOP Rep. Blast EPA Clean Power Plan
• Climate Action Delay May Cost $150B A Year: White House
• EPA Is Holding Flare Users' Feet To The Fire
• Securing Summary Judgment In Section 1603 Suits Got Harder
• NJ High Court To Hear Solar Contractor's $50M Lien Effort
• EPA Should Update Fracking Pollution Regs, GAO Says
• NJ High Court Says Cleanup Suits OK Without DEP Approval
• NY Landowners Appeal Dismissal Of Suit Over Fracking Delay
• East Bay To Spend $1.5B On Sewer Repairs After CWA Order
• DOI Seeks Input On Planned Offshore Lease Sale In Alaska
• Australia Approves Adani's $16B Carmichael Coal Project
• EPA Head Says Public Comment Crucial To Carbon Plan
• Amtrak's Metrics-Making Power Hangs In The Balance
• EPA Drops GHG Permits Covered By High Court Ruling
• Residents' Bid To Block New Sacramento Kings Arena Nixed
• Feds, Alaska Agree To $450K Settlement Over BP Oil Spills
• EPA Must Move On Delayed Boiler Emissions Rules: Judge
• Commerce Sets Duties On China's Solar Panels
• Alaska Judge Rejects Bearded Seals' 'Threatened' Status
• Ex-NJ Water Official Cops To Hiding Contamination
• Texas Court Kicks Deepwater Investor Suit To Switzerland
• OIG Faults EPA For Failing To Stem Methane Emissions
• Green Group Demands Feds Peg PVC As Hazardous Waste
• GSE Gets Nod For Ch.11 Plan With $173M Debt-For-Equity Deal
• Ranchers, Tribe Lose Challenge To $1.2B Nev. Mine
• REITs Broaden Investor Base With Green Bonds
• EPA Unit Rule's Impact Hinges On State Implementation
• Colo. City's Fracking Ban Preempted By State Law, Judge Says
• Calif. Panel Slams Brakes On CEQA Suit Over Rail Plan
• Calif. City Fracking Ban Faces Industry Challenge
• The Biggest Environmental Cases Of 2014: Midyear Report
• Ferrostaal, Ventiveste Invest $296M In Portugal Wind Farms
• SunEdison Buys Colorado's Largest Solar Power Plant
• 2nd Circ. Sides With FDA In Livestock Antibiotics Spat
• Forest Oil Can't Shake $24.5M Radioactive Waste Judgment
• Judge Allows Early Discovery In $226M Energy Tax Credit Row
• 6 Years In, Why Haven't FRE 502(d) Orders Caught On?
• Gordon & Rees Nabs Weber Gallagher Product Liability Atty
• NY Court Finds Some Water Contamination Claims Time-Barred
• White House Launches $10B Rural Infrastructure Fund
• UK Budgets $340M For Renewable Energy Auction
• Opportunities In Russia's Renewable Energy Program
• Navistar Securities Class Action Too Vague, Judge Says
• Miami Beach Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
• Ill. Court OKs Rate Hike To Fund $2B FutureGen Coal Plant
• Texas Appeals Court Tosses Suit Over GHG Emissions Ruling
• Trustee Decries Worker Bonuses In GSE's Ch. 11 Plan
• DuPont Strikes Deal With EPA Over Air Pollution Allegations
• Pa. Municipality Sued Over Seismic Testing Ordinance
• Enviros Set To Push NY Watchdog For Probe Into Bridge Loan
• NY Hands Out $3M For Projects To Upgrade Electric Grid
• 10th Circ. Limits Scope Of EPA Consultation Requirement
• Xcel Unit Can Intervene In Enviro Groups' Suit Against EPA
• Investor Sues NJ Wave-Power Co. Over Tanked Aussie Project
• Power Plant Rule Turns States Into 'Hostages,' EPA Head Told
• Alex Energy Found Liable For W.Va. River Pollution
• Obama Picks 2 Commissioners To Fill Open NRC Slots
• Pa. DEP Must Reform Oil And Gas Program, Auditor Says
• Calif. Lawmakers Urge White House To Block Offshore Drilling
• DOT Floats Stricter Rules For Crude Oil, Ethanol Rail Transport
• Trial-Ready In 180 Days: Prepare For SDNY's Rocket Docket
• Wind River Reservation May Shape Tribal CAA Jurisdiction
• BP, Anadarko Want 2nd Shot At 5th Circ. Deepwater Decision
• Chevron Puts Revised Refinery Plan Before Richmond Council
• Tappan Zee Loan Fight Could Delve Into Uncharted Waters
• Enviros Target Severstal Air Permit In Michigan
• Biz Groups Say EPA Climate Rule Will Raise Electricity Rates
• Mo. Appeals Court Reopens Ameren Coal Ash Landfill Case
• EIB Lends Tauron $96M For Polish Renewable Energy Projects
• Perkins Coie Snags Infrastructure, Energy Pro From DLA Piper
• When You Are Responsible For Your Book Of Business
• Maine City Blocks Export Of Canadian Tar Sands Oil
• Combating Calif. Drought With More Recycled Water
• Cameron International Can't Duck Fracking Spill Suit
• Nuke Industry On Notice As NY Seeks Changes At Indian Point
• Calif. Oil Regulator To Scrutinize Injection Well Rules
• Kinder Morgan Unit Sues Insurers Over NC Spill Cleanup
• Plaintiffs' Atty Barely Sanctioned In Cabot Drilling Fight
• Calif. Restaurants Sue DOI Over Oyster Farm Shutdown
• 23 States Tell High Court EPA's Mercury Regs Too Costly
• Enbridge On Hook For Mich. Oil Spill Damages, Court Says
• An Inventive Way To Remove Pure State Court Claims
• EPA May Threaten Reverse Distribution Of Pharmaceuticals
• Freedom Inks Tentative $2.9M Deal For Contamination Suits
• Insurers Ask 9th Circ. To Let Ore. Mull If Enviro Query Is A Suit
• Act 13 Court Losses Send Pa. Drillers Back To Square One
• Feds Greenlight East Coast Seismic Testing For Oil, Gas
• Pa. Court Says Landowner Can't Appeal DEP Agreement's End
• Coast Guard, EPA Fail To Protect River Species, Suit Says
• Fla. DEP Revokes Texas Oil Co.'s Drilling Permits
• Bidder Selection Blocked In Brooklyn Bridge Housing RFP
• Pa. Ordered To Release Info On Drilling, Radiation
• DC Circ. Sticks Volvo With $72M Truck Emissions Fine
• DOI Plans Auction Of NJ Offshore Wind Leases
• 5 Insights From Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Michael Parini
• EPA Moves To Block Large-Scale Mining Near Alaska Fishery
• Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
• Corbett Pauses $95M Plans For Gas Drilling on Pa. Land
• Texas High Court Provides Certainty Over O&G Operations
• Ralls Ruling Could Open Door To Other CFIUS Challenges
• US Fire Wants Out Of Media Co.'s CERCLA Suit
• Claims Pared From PPL Coal Ash Class Action
• 9th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Nev.'s EPA-Approved Air Plan
• PRISM Scatters Attorney-Client Privilege
• Pa. PUC Can't Review Local Fracking Laws, Court Says
• Goodyear Says Workers' Toxin Suit Belongs In France
• Denmark's Dong Sells Half Of German Wind Project For $811M
• 6 NY High Court Appeals To Put On Your Radar
• Colo. Legislature Fails To Tackle Oil & Gas Well Rules
• RES Americas Secures $508M In Loans For 2 Wind Projects
• $256M Tappan Zee Loan Approved Amid Ongoing Criticism
• Baltimore Dodges Suit Alleging Casino Project Contaminants
• Dealmakers Q&A: Jenner & Block's Tom Stromberg
• NY Insurers May Benefit From Lower Disclaimer Standard
• Challenges Facing Fuel Switching In Latin America Remain
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• Fla. DEP Plans Suit Over Oil Drilling Operations
• Cleveland Airport CAA Claims Partially Barred By Bankruptcy
• EPA Isn't Enforcing Stricter Smog Regs, Sierra Club Says
• Enviros Sue For EPA Action On Texas Coal Plants
• Former NM Governor Settles SEC Microcap Fraud Claims
• Minn. Power Pays $1.4M To Settle Coal Plant CAA Allegations
• Chinese Solar Co. Lands $161M In Bank Financing
• Enviros Urge DOT To Ban Older Rail Cars For Oil Transport
• Obama Unveils Local Climate-Change Aid Programs
• Crucial Predictive Coding Case Law: Progressive V. Delaney
• Northeastern States Push To Keep Fracking Waste Out
• Texas City Rejects First-In-State Proposed Fracking Ban
• ADB Pours $600M Into Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan Power Projects
• Del. Justices Won't Revive Gas Station Buyer's Fraud Claims
• IRS Rejected Synergy Offer Too Quickly, Tax Court Says
• Wind Developers Say EPA's GHG Rule Could Boost Demand
• EPA May Require Automakers To Prove MPG Claims
• DC Circ. Rebuke Could Shake Up CFIUS Review Process
• House Panel Advances Funding Bill Blocking EPA GHG Rules
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• NJ Court Backs Dismissal Of PSE&G Solar Credit Suit
• NJDEP To Argue Science In New Bid To Halt Seismic Study
• Landowners Barred From Suing Cuomo Over Fracking Delay
• 1st Circ. Revives CWA Claims Against Maine Dam Operators
• Chinese Wind Co. Can Sue Obama Over Nixed Deal: DC Circ.
• DC Circ. Won't Reconsider DynCorp's Win In Chemical Suit
• 2 New Developments Will Ease The Way For UK Fracking
• Solvay, Arkema Face New Water Contamination Suit In NJ
• Gas Industry, Enviros Say Data Can Help Stop Methane Leaks
• Iowa Supreme Court Greenlights Solar Power Sales
• NCR Can't Collect Cleanup Costs From Coke, GSK: 6th Circ.
• Scarinci, Genova Burns Sued Over NJ Water Agency Abuses
• Nonprofits Press DC Circ. To Set Cross-State Air Deadlines
• Blue Circle, Annex Join For $200M Thai Wind Power Plan
• Snell & Wilmer Adds 7 Attys To Enviro Practice From Polsinelli
• Enviros Rip Secrecy Cloaking $511M Tappan Zee Rebuild Loan
• Calif. Top Court To Review Approval Of Development Near LA
• EPA Head Urges States To Act Early On Carbon Plans
• DC Circ. Misses Opportunity To Clarify NEPA Guideposts
• Energy Bill Could Increase De Facto Contractor Suspension
• Houston Clean Air Act Fight Signals Rise Of Preemption Cases
• Fish Not Tangibles Under SOX, Defense Groups Tell Justices
• Top Texas Energy Regulator Calls Fracking Ban 'Misguided'
• Ex-Im Bank Floats $65M For Uruguay Wind Farm
• Judge Revives Insurers' Claims Over $8.6M Oil Spill Cleanup
• Texas High Court Dumps Sanctions In Fuel Spill Battle
• Ga. Court Decertifies Class In Georgia-Pacific Pollution Row
• Coal Co. Can't Use Permit To Duck CWA Claims, 4th Circ. Says
• EPA Puts Off Fracking Disclosure Rule For More Comment
• Alsol Denied Jury Trial In Suit Over $3M Superfund Cleanup
• Judge Clears CWA Permit For NYC Waste Transfer Project
• Wyoming Can Intervene In Mining Plan Expansion Suit
• DC Circ. Backs EPA Consultation Process For Mining Permits
• We're Still Waiting On Whether The CAA Is Preemptable
• House Passes $34B Energy Spending Bill, Despite Veto Threat
• NJ Lawmakers Mount Challenge To Cap-And-Trade Repeal
• Pa. AG Denies Unfairly Targeting Exxon Unit In Fracking Case
• Oil Co. To Pay $2.5M For Enviro Violations At La. Plant
• Chevron Judge Took Potshots At Ecuador Courts, Gov't Claims
• Turkey's Power Co. Gets $350M For Green Energy Project
• 8th Circ. Tosses Suit Against Xcel Unit Over $400M Wind Farm
• Judge Trims Enviro Group's Cleanup Suit Against Fluor
• Europe Needs €150B In Grid Upgrades By 2030, Group Says
• Enviros Can't Revisit Nixed Stream Buffer Rules
• NY High Court Cases May Impact Fracking Nationwide
• Legal Forms And IP Rights: Yours, Mine, Ours Or Theirs?
• Feds Establish Sea Turtle Protections Along US Coasts
• NJ Grower Wins Stay In Land Preservation Battle
• Cuomo Official Says $511M Tappan Zee Loan Is Legit
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Enviro Report For SF Project
• 5th Circ. Nixes Tribal Bid To Block Texas Drilling
• White House Threatens Veto Of $34B Energy Spending Bill
• Enel Green Power Nabs $400M Funding For 2 US Wind Farms
• GE, E.ON Team Up To Build 211-MW Texas Wind Farm
• US, China Will Team Up On Climate Change Projects
• What Alands Vindkraft Means For EU's Energy Market
• A New Litigator's Guide — Top 5 Tips For Court Prep
• Colo. Asbestos Removal Cos. Fined $1M For Dumping
• As Green Goods Trade Talks Start, Partners Urged To Be Bold
• NJ To Take Seismic Study Challenge To 3rd Circ.
• DC Circ. Sides With EPA In Superfund Site Listing Row
• PPL Challenges Exelon's Pa. Hyrdoelectric Certification
• Key Pa. Drilling Provisions Pass Legislature In Fiscal Code
• House Funding Bill Would Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules
• Senator Presses Obama To Tighten Oil Shipping Safety Regs
• BofA Trustee Booted From Texas Wastewater Well Battle
• Oil Drillers Argue BP Can't Blame Gov't For Post-Spill Losses
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• EIB, Bank Hapoalim Back Alstom's $820M Israeli Solar Plant
• Industry Groups Press Feds For Immediate Keystone Approval
• National Union Avoids Coverage Of Visteon Pollution Claims
• EU Awards €300M For UK Project To Trap And Store Carbon
• WTO Launches 14-Nation Enviro Goods Trade Talks
• Manufacturers Should Look To The Bulk Supplier Doctrine
• A Step Toward Alleviating Growing Discovery Problems
• Large-Mesh Fishing Net Ban Revived By Fla. Appeals Court
• Calif. High Court Says State Claims Must Be Refiled In 30 Days
• Travelers Can't Nix Texas Well Blowout Coverage Row
• Astrum Solar Gets $100M From Hudson Clean Energy
• Maine Sues EPA Over Control Of State's Tribal Waters
• Green Group Petitions EPA To Ban 'Bee-Killing' Pesticides
• NJ Says NSF Launched Seismic Survey Without Due Diligence
• ADB To Fund $228M Of Clean Power Development In Pacific
• IFC To Inject Up To $100M In Mideast-N. Africa Renewables
• Haynes And Boone Adds Two Enviro Pros To DC Office
• EPA Sets New Advance Notice Requirements For 13 Chemicals
• Inside DOE's Proposal For Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
• Lawyers And Email: Ethical And Security Considerations
• San Jose Airport Expansion Beats Enviro Appeal
• Climate Fight Shows Vintage Chevron Ruling Still Packs Punch
• US, WTO Members To Begin Talks On Environmental Goods
• Wal-Mart Cookware Has Hazardous Chemical, Calif. Suit Says
• Prospecting Project Violated Enviro Law, Ore. Judge Says
• NY Ups Contract Cap To Foster Large-Scale Green Power
• EPA Air Chief Says Controversial Rule Will Prevail In Court
• US To Sell 80K Acres In Md. For Offshore Wind Development
• NY Appeals Court Greenlights Embattled Adirondack Resort
• NY Lawmaker Blasts Failure To Pass $5B Green Bond Bill
• Hyundai Chosen To Build $1.5B UAE Power-Water Facility
• Donziger Asks 2nd Circ. To Enforce $9.5B Chevron Judgment
• EPA Slams Proposed New Pa. Emissions Rules
• DOE Unveils $4B Clean-Energy Loan Program
• NJ Dems Urge Obama To Block Atlantic Coast Oil Leasing
• The Struggle To Contain Short-Term Vapor Exposure Claims
• Lockheed Wants Sanctions In Toxic Tort Case
• Mich. Court Won't Allow Drilling Permits In State Forest
• Dems Press DOT On Regs For Oil Shipping By Rail
• BP Sued For Texas County's Lost Taxes After Deepwater Spill
• Plaintiffs Denied Class Cert. Can Bring Claims: La. High Court
• North Dakota Aims To Reduce Gas Flaring To 5% By 2020
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Enforce $9.5B Chevron Ecuador Judgment
• Fracking Fights Are Increasingly Becoming Local
• DC Circ. Says Enviros Lack Standing In FERC Pipeline Suit
• 5th Circ. Frees Liberty Mutual From Defending Pollution Suit
• USTR Launches Enviro Reviews Of Services, EU Trade Deals
• NJ Wins Another Cheap Easement For Beach Dune Project
• High Court Libor Case May Mean Headaches For Defense Bar
• Army Corps Dodges NJ Claims In $79M Superfund Suit
• SolarWorld Urges Chinese Hacking Probe In Trade Row
• Pa. Drilling Reg. Change Advances As Part Of New Budget
• EPA Floats New Hazardous Emissions Rule For Waste Sites
• SunEdison Nabs $190M For Chilean Solar Plant Funding
• Boralex Nabs $194.5M In Financing For Quebec Wind Farms
• High Court's Recent Term Isn't The Green Light EPA Thinks
• Doctor's Challenge To Pa. Fracking Gag Rule Gets Nixed
• EIB Loans $205M To Santander Chile For Clean Energy
• BLM Drilling Approval Process Too Long, Watchdog Says
• Clean Air Groups Tell 3rd Circ. Pa. Haze Plan Is Deficient
• DOE Makes 'Conditional' $150M Pledge To Cape Wind Farm
• 10th Circ. Should Stick To The Text, Not Public Policy