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Environmental - September, 2014

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• House Dems Urge EPA To Address 'Pollinator' Pesticide Issue
• Excess Insurers Not Allowed To Relitigate NJ Asbestos Claims
• PG&E Sued Over Toxic Waste Contamination In San Francisco
• Calif. Adopts Country's First Statewide Plastic Bag Ban
• Samsung Inks 20-Year Wind Power Deal With Ontario
• Senate Dems Urge OMB To Ensure Strict Fracking Regs
• Coal Co. Can't Duck Enviros' Waterway Pollution Suit
• Industry Groups Say EPA Solid Waste Rule Too Restrictive
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• Mitsubishi Sued Over Truck Engine Emissions Defect
• Impax Boosts Finnish Presence With 2 Wind Farm Deals
• DOE Offers $12.6B In Nuke Project Loan Guarantees
• EPA Targets Delek Over Fatal 2008 Refinery Pipe Rupture
• FERC OKs Dominion's $3.8B Cove Point LNG Project
• OfficeMax Pays Georgia-Pacific $15M For Calif. Mill Cleanup
• New Calif. Rooftop Regime Seeks To Streamline Solar
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Bob Horkovich
• Firm Slams 'Shameful' Honeywell DQ Bid In $42M Enviro Fight
• Pebble Mine's EPA Challenge Is Premature, Judge Says
• NJ Assembly Advances Micobead Ban In Consumer Products
• Puerto Rico Offshore LNG Facility Needs Mitigation Plan: EPA
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• ATP Oil Execs Escape Suit Over $1.5B Note Exchange
• Bill Would Keep Pa. Fracking Drill Cuttings Waste Out Of NY
• Anadarko Seeks Deepwater Absolution From Full 5th Circ.
• Cash-Strapped W.Va. Takes Bids To Drill Under Ohio River
• Green Bond Bandwagon Promises Cash Returns For NYC
• California Solar Project Shelved Over Tax Credit Worries
• DOT Oil Rail Safety Transport Rules Will Be Costly
• Enviros Want Safety Studies On NRC Spent Fuel Storage Rule
• GE, Toyo Tap $867M In Loans For Japan's Biggest Solar Plant
• Calif. Clean Energy Plan Is No Sure Thing For Developers
• Enviros Say Caltrans Pushing Fee Deadline In Highway Case
• Enviro Cases To Watch As Supreme Court Term Kicks Off
• Asarco Asks High Court To Revive Rockefeller Estate Suit
• Enviros Sue NY PSC Over Coal-To-Natural-Gas Plant Switch
• Senators Say It's Up To Obama To Curb Methane Emissions
• Ecuador Owes Chevron $106M, Dutch Court Says
• Judge Won't Split Class Action Over ATP $1.5B Note Exchange
• Enviros Claim 'Frac Sand' Mining Poses Air, Water Threats
• DC Circ. Won't Review Ala. Hydro Plant License Renewal
• New Renewable Energy Laws And Foreign Investors' Options
• NY Awards $94M To Spur Large-Scale Solar Investment
• Hawaii County Takes Fight Over GMO Law To 9th Circ.
• Enviros Ask EPA To Ban Agricultural Use Of Fracking Water
• 7th Circ. Revives NCR Defense Over $1.5B Superfund Cleanup
• Landmark, RSUI Seek To Escape Coverage In Superfund Suit
• SG Supports Supreme Court Delay In Florida, Ga. Water War
• Energy Cos. Face Fracking Regulation Patchwork, GAO Says
• EPA Chief Says Climate Change Action Will Bolster Economy
• New LEED System Doesn't Fully Meet Fed Standards: GSA
• DOE Backs SoCal Edison's $50M Energy Storage Project
• Legal Group Urges Sanctions Against EPA In Records Case
• Pa. High Court Says DEP Can Impose Mine Safety Rules
• Texas Pro-Policyholder Case Will Impact Excess Insurers
• NYC Comptroller Pitches Green Bond Program
• Waste Management Wants Texas County's Pollution Suit Axed
• 4th Circ. Says Waiver Lets Chevron See Ecuadorean Atty Docs
• States Tell DC Circ. It Conflicts With High Court EPA Ruling
• Wind Farm Developer Blasts Homeowners' Nuisance Claims
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Gov.'s Tribal Casino Approval
• NJ Lawmaker Seeks Criminal Probe Into Conrail Derailment
• DC Circ. Won't Reconsider Waste Fuel Rule's Invalidation
• Tengasco Challenges Fine Over Missing Safety Records
• BP Can't Recover 'Improper' Deepwater Payouts
• BofA Launches Plans to Spark $10B Clean Energy Investment
• Wyoming's Wolf Preservation Plan Inadequate, Judge Says
• Navistar Hit With Fla. Suit Over Engine Defect
• Calif. Ups Green Bond Offering By $100M Due To High Demand
• UAE Co. Scoops Up 35% Stake In $2.5B English Wind Project
• Utah Ski Resort Escapes Suit Over Snowboarding Ban
• NJ County Can't Delay Attys' Fees In $60M Solar Project Row
• Sacramento 'Rubber-Stamped' Oil Transfer Plan, Enviros Say
• DOI Unveils Clean Energy Plan To Benefit 22M Calif. Acres
• NJ Senate Opposes Genting's $1.5B NY Casino Project
• DOI Loses Bid To Move Okla. 'Sue-And-Settle' Fight To DC
• Global Energy Cos. Pledge To Cut Methane Emissions
• 6th Circ. Clears Wells Fargo In Fuel Spill Coverage Feud
• Enbridge Picks Up Stakes In Quebec Wind Projects For $225M
• Obama Makes Climate Risks A Factor In US Global Projects
• Industry Wins As Water Intake Rule Reviews Land In 4th Circ.
• EPA Drops Appeal Of Chicken Farmer CWA Order
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• DC Circ. Must Delay Quashing Power Demand Rule, FERC Says
• $8B Wind Energy Project Proposed To Power Los Angeles
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Elizabeth Cabraser
• BP Says Oil Spill Negligence Ruling Negates CWA Liability
• 'Out Of Context' Ruling Equates Fish With Docs, Justices Told
• US Sugar's Plan Could Bog Down Everglades Restoration
• Key NY Projects Must Keep Eye On Climate Under New Law
• High Court Urged To Keep BP Spill Claims In Deep Freeze
• BP Settles $146M Suit Over Deepwater Containment Design
• Calif. Gov. Signs Half A Dozen Green Vehicle Bills
• EPA Emails Don't Constitute Policy Determinations: Judge
• Toward A Mandatory Polar Code By Tacit Means
• Roundup Of Fracking Studies Still Shows No Consensus
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Calif. Pols Seek Probe Of PG&E's Relationship With Watchdog
• Ex-BP Exec Faces Renewed Obstruction Charge In Spill Case
• Clean Air Suit Over Soot Deadline Must Be Tossed, EPA Says
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Town's Suit Over Smelly Well
• Bankruptcy Judge Won't Block $2.9M W.Va. Spill Settlement
• 9th. Circ. Strikes Calif.'s Boeing Site Cleanup Law
• EPA Science Board Says Water Rule Should Go Further
• Fracking Studies Put Energy Cos. On Firmer Ground
• Navy, USDA, DOE Back Refineries For Military Biofuels
• EPA Opposes Fast Track In States' Climate Plan Challenge
• NYC To Pass Bill Slashing Emissions 80 Percent By 2050
• TransCanada CEO Says Keystone Pipeline Cost Could Double
• Md. Steel Plant Owner To Pay $48M In Cleanup Costs
• Sky Solar Latest Green Energy Co. To Tap Public Markets
• High Court Roundup: Recent, Pending Environmental Cases
• Transocean Stuck With Deepwater Subpoenas, 5th Circ. Rules
• Sen. Boxer Demands Changes To TSCA Reform Bill
• EPA High Court Wins Leave Openings For Industry Challenges
• House OKs Energy Package To Expedite Keystone XL, Drilling
• Blackstone's Vivint Solar Powers Up For $371M Debut
• Supreme Court Asked To Weigh Pollution Preemption
• Pa. DEP Fines Range Resources $4.2M For Fluid Leaks
• NJ Panel Approves Ban On Fish-Choking Cosmetic Microbeads
• Murray To Argue EPA Can't Limit Plant Emissions At DC Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Capeco Ch. 11 Claim Distribution Orders
• FEMA Loses Fight To Fla. Water District Over $21M For Repairs
• White House Unveils Plans To Push Solar Energy
• Illinois AG Sues Greif Unit Over Chicago Canal Spill
• Key Democrat Urges Congress To Step Up TPP Engagement
• Oxfam Sues SEC Over Delay Of Oil Payment Disclosure Rule
• BP Says $18B Deepwater Trial Shouldn't Be Cut Short
• ECOtality Shareholders Get Plug Pulled On Class Action
• USDA Approves Controversial Dow GMO Corn, Soybeans
• Historic Calif. Groundwater Bills Are Dry On Specifics
• Newfound Report Validates $266B BP FCA Suit: Plaintiff
• 8 State AGs Back CWA Rule Protecting Smaller Streams
• House Panel Disparages Climate Plan As Drop In The Ocean
• Pa. Lawmaker Pushes For State Fracking Health Registry
• Sen. Floats Bill To Thwart Ozone Emissions Standard
• Waste-Burning Refineries Need More Time, EPA Tells DC Circ.
• Markey Seeks Legislation To Halt US Coal Leasing Program
• Enviros Slam Permit Letting Range Use Drill Cuttings At Well
• BP, Shell Shake Orange County's MTBE Pollution Claims
• White House Outlines Measures To Reduce HFC Emissions
• Texas Justices Weigh BP's $750M Deepwater Coverage Claim
• Mich. Utility Will Spend $2B To Settle EPA Pollution Suit
• EPA Escapes Suit Over Delayed Pesticide Labeling Rules
• Scotland Independence Vote Clouds UK Energy Project Future
• Sens. Float Bill To Fast-Track Cross-Border Pipelines
• EPA Can't Shake Murray Energy's Job Loss Suit
• EPA Says Malfunctions Can't Protect Plants From Penalties
• EPA Rejects $482M In Funds For Tappan Zee Bridge Plan
• Senate Confirms 2 New NRC Commissioners
• Ex-EPA No. 2 Says Local Climate Plans Could Be Scaled Up
• Wynn Scores Boston-Area License For $1.6B Casino
• EPA Carbon Rule Could Doom Coal, Pa. Lawmakers Warned
• EPA Extends Clean Power Plan Comment Period To Dec. 1
• Enviros Ask FTC To Review Vt. Utility's Renewable Claims
• Class Ascertainability Continues To Become More Concrete
• Faulty Wells Leak Gas To Marcellus, Barnett Water, Study Says
• Feds' Salmon Plan Based On Good Science, 9th Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Urged To Force EPA To Change Chromium Rule
• EPA Greenlights $500M Texas Petroleum Plant
• NJ Senate Panel Moves To Block Emissions Pact Withdrawal
• EPA Query Into Superfund Site Counts As Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• TransCanada Urges SD To Renew Keystone XL Permit
• DuPont To Pay EPA $1.85M To Settle Herbicide Report Claims
• Judge Keeps Alive BP's Opposition To Deepwater Damages
• Occidental To Pay NJ $190M In Passaic River Pollution Case
• Duke Energy Sinks $500M Into Solar Expansion
• 11th Circ. Urged To Nix Florida, EPA Water Pollution Deal
• US Fights Lockheed's Bid For Sanctions In Nuclear FCA Row
• BP Damages Will Be Punishing, Though Not Punitive
• BP's Bid For $750M Transocean Coverage Shaking Up CGLs
• Shell Beats Appeal Of Calif. Water Pollution Case
• Lockheed Toxic Tort Win Challenged in 3rd Circ.
• USGS Says Pesticides Threaten Aquatic Life In Urban Streams
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Tepco Moves To Block Sailors' New $1B Fukushima Suit
• High Court Urged To Ax Expert In Calif. Tainted Water Row
• FirstEnergy Must Kick In For NYSEG Cleanup, 2nd Circ. Says
• Colo. Coal Exploration Deal Nixed Over Greenhouse Gas Test
• Southern Copper Unit Sets Up $154M Trust For Mexico Spill
• Auto Parts Co. To Pay $1M To End Calif. Air Emissions Case
• Wildlife Service Marks 25M-Acre Lynx Habitat After Enviro Row
• 9th Circ. Urged To Force EPA To Respond In Pesticide Row
• BP, Anadarko Shouldn't Get Deepwater Rehearing, DOJ Says
• Enviros Seek 9th Circ.'s Help In Banning Aging Oil Tank Cars
• 9th Circ. Says Enviros Can't Block Coal Mining Permit
• Gibson Dunn Fights Con Ed Call To Quit Remediation Case
• 5 Measures To Watch Before The Midterm Elections
• Developer Fights Army's Bid To Toss $37M Contamination Suit
• Sens. Urge EPA To Extend Feedback For Clean Power Plan
• Enviros Take Fracking Ban Fight To Colo. Appeals Court
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• Enviros Call On DC Circ. To Nix Offshore Lease Program
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• Be Wary Of Inadvertent Waivers In Contamination Claims
• In Twist, Locke To Welcome Patton Atty Pilloried By Chevron
• Residents Appeal CWA Permit For NYC Waste Transfer Station
• $6M Sierra Club Lashing Puts Fee Penalties Back Into Play
• GOP Govs. Slam EPA Power Plant Rule
• Chicago Utility's $70M Coke Plant Cleanup Suit Gets Trimmed
• Bush-Era EPA Air Chief DQ'd In Ameren Permit Suit
• NRC Updates Strategic Plan For Nuclear Safety & Security
• NRDC Urges 2nd Circ. To Rehear Livestock Antibiotic Suit
• Coal Co. Red River Can't Shake Enviros' CWA Suit
• India Changes Mind On Solar Energy Anti-Dumping Duty
• Calif. Green Building Boom Adds Many Shades Of Legal Work
• Pa. Enviros Say Money Can't Justify Drilling On State Land
• Google Commits $145M For SunEdison Solar Plant in Calif.
• Nonsignatory Arbitration Extensions Remain The Exception
• Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
• House Votes To Nix EPA's Proposed Water Oversight Rule
• Judge Slams 'Nonsensical' Bid To Reopen Calif. Oyster Farm
• BP, Home Depot Can't Nix Faulty Solar Panel Class Action
• Enviros Sue Feds For Docs On Keystone XL's Impact On Birds
• EPA Clean Power Plan Unworkable For States, Panel Told
• McLeod Alexander Beats Enviro Co.'s Witness Tampering Suit
• DOT Proposes New Rules For Securing Crude Oil Trains
• Enviros Lose Challenge To BLM Fracking Lease Decision
• Bermuda Form: Retroactive Integrated Occurrences
• Houston Enviro Reg Preempted, Energy Cos. Tell Texas Court
• Texas Regulator Says Gazprom Backs Anti-Fracking Push
• EPA Says New CWA Plan Will Not Expand Its Jurisdiction
• SD Activists Vow To Fight Keystone XL Permit Renewal
• Donziger Dodges Ecuadoreans' Suit Over $18B Judgment
• UK Gov't Backs BP In Appeal Of $9.2B Deepwater Settlement
• McGuireWoods' Fees Could Eat Spill Cleanup Cash: Judge
• Minnesota Nonprofit Wants Enviro Review Of Rail Project
• Costco Will Pay Fine For GHG Emissions, Alter Practices
• Developer Takes 9/11 CERCLA Case To Supreme Court
• Canadian Solar Teams With Chinese Co. To Start $800M Fund
• Initial Impressions From Deepwater Horizon Ruling
• Babst Calland Adds 4 Enviro, Employment Shareholders
• ConAgra Pays $5.7M To Settle Superfund Cleanup Fight
• Nixed Casting Co. Merger Spurs Breach Of Contract Suit
• Chevron To Pay $278K In Penalties For Richmond Plant Errors
• USFS Logging Permits Threaten Spotted Owls, Suit Says
• Mont. Regulators OK $900M Hydro Facilities Sale
• Neb. Justices Suggest Challenge To Keystone Law Has Legs
• Corps of Engineers Can't Bury Suit Over Levee Soil Deal
• Pa. Judge Rejects Gas Well Pad In Residential Neighborhood
• General Mills Loses Bid To Dodge Superfund Class Action
• Greater Guidance Comes To Calif. For Land Appraisals
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• Deepwater To Deep Trouble: The 4-Year Road To BP Ruling
• Newly Endangered Plants Stand In Wal-Mart Project's Way
• KeySpan Coverage Saga Over NY Plant Cleanup Heads To Trial
• Deepwater Horizon Ruling Places $18B Bull's-Eye On BP
• Halliburton Sanctioned For Destroying Deepwater Evidence
• Hunton & Williams Brings On EPA Vet As Senior Atty In SF
• Prudential Accused Of Fraud Over Polluted Land Sale In NJ
• Enviros Blast Pa. Limits On Customer Solar Generation
• Northland Nabs 85% Stake In German Offshore Wind Farms
• US Envoy Fires Back At Criticisms Of EU Trade Pact
• EPA Accused Of Scheming To Block Alaskan Mine Project
• Texas High Court Sets High Bar For Evidentiary Standards
• BP Found Grossly Negligent In Deepwater Spill
• Energy Co. Matagorda Island Checks Into Ch. 11
• Pa. Forced Pooling In Limbo After Hilcorp Bows Out
• DuPont, Atlantic Richfield Pay $21M For Superfund Cleanup
• Breitling Pro-Fracking Ad Full Of Hot Air, UK Watchdog Says
• Aurora Energy's Coal Dumping Not Shielded, 9th Circ. Rules
• Conducting A Braintrust Review Of The Complex Case
• Duke Expands Texas Wind Farm Arsenal With 110-MW Project
• NY Getting Pummeled By More Storms, AG Report Says
• Transatlantic Pact Needs Tough Enviro Rules, Groups Say
• EPA OKs Carbon Storage For $1.7B Clean Coal Plant
• Trans Energy Pays $3M To End EPA, W.Va. Fracking Suit
• Heralded DuPont GC Joins Ballard Spahr
• Navigating The 'Twilight' Of 2 CERCLA Sections
• Bullet Train Opponents Take Beef To Calif. Supreme Court
• BP Tries To DQ Atty Overseeing Deepwater Claims Payouts
• Texas AG Says Plastic Bag Bans Likely Violate State Law
• NY-Led Coalition Backs EPA In Coal Emission Rule Battle
• Sierra Club Must Pay $6.4M In Fees Over 'Frivolous' CAA Suit
• Colleges Say Mass. Denied Them $17M In Enviro Tax Credits
• Enviros, Pa. Township Want Sunoco Pipeline Denial To Stand
• Landfill Owner Fights DEP's Bid To Boot Atty In Property Row
• Puerto Rico Can't Change Law To Save MTBE Suit, Judge Says
• Halliburton To Pay $1B To Settle Deepwater Horizon Claims
• Tax Clarification Should Clear The Way For Renewables