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Environmental - July, 2015

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• TerraForm Global Slashes Target, Raises $675M With IPO
• Farm Group Says EPA Should Nix Controversial Waters Rule
• JPML Merges Clean Water Rule Cases In 6th Circ.
• Planned Florida Black Bear Hunt Called Unconstitutional
• Calif. Truckers Ask High Court To Hear Diesel Rule Row
• Mitsubishi Fuso Can't Shake Truck Engine Defect Claims
• 10 IPOs Targeting $1.4B Ready To Rock 1st Week Of August
• 5th Circ. Upholds $25M Judgment In Katrina Coverage Row
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Goodyear's $2M Cleanup Fee Bid
• Makah Say Neighboring Tribes Exaggerating Fishing Area
• 7 Keys To Improving Your Direct Examination
• DC Circ.'s Rule Remand Won't Stop EPA On Air Emissions
• San Francisco Can't Sue DOT Over Gas Blast, 9th Circ. Says
• Judge To Rule On $225M NJ Exxon Mobil Deal In August
• Mont. High Court Nixes Crow Members' Water Rights Row
• Cecil The Lion's Death Spurs Talk Of Game Trophy Airport Ban
• Polluted Site's Owner Can Reboot Suit Against NJDEP
• Greenpeace Must Pay While Activists Suspend Shell Operation
• GOP, Dems Duel Over EPA's Ozone Standards Plan
• Nevada Power, Tribe Strike $4.3M Deal Over Plant's Waste
• Calif. Officials Ignored Fracking Effects Study, Enviros Say
• Gov't Not Liable For Cleanup Costs At Defense Superfund Site
• Senate Energy Panel OKs Reforms, End To Oil Export Ban
• 4 Clean Water Act Cases To Watch
• CSX Calls Bid To Revive Golf Course Suit 'Jiggery-Pokery'
• FRA Spawns Rule To Prevent Runaway Oil Trains
• Dem Reps. Want Proof Of Compliance Before TPP Goes Live
• Chiesa Shahinian Adds Environmental Law Pro
• UPenn Fracking Study Can't Give Plaintiffs Causation
• 9th Circ. Revives 'Roadless Rule' For Tongass Nat'l Forest
• Rep. Wants To Exempt Tribes From CWA Mitigation Measure
• NJ Court Says County On Hook For Dam Repairs
• Changes Afoot In Final Version Of Clean Power Plan
• Calif. US Atty Who Took On FedEx, PG&E To Step Down
• Bird Rules For Cell Towers Unneeded, Wireless Groups Say
• GE To Build 100MW Wind Farm In Kenya
• Radio Antenna Would Mar Park, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• Honeywell Says DQ'd Firm Still At Work In $42M Cleanup Suit
• Enviros Press DOT To Beef Up Pipeline Safety Rules
• Complaint In $5B Chevron Nigeria Rig Blast Suit Falls Again
• Managing A Company's Internal Environmental Investigation
• NJ Enviro Groups To Appeal Exxon Mobil Intervenor Denials
• 10th Circ. Stands By Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Ruling
• Injunction Bid Denied In Ariz. Tribal Land Freeway Row
• Holland & Knight Adds Real Estate Duo From K&L Gates
• Feds Want Clean Water Rule Suits Centralized In DC Court
• Pa. DEP To Weigh Public Input In $1.3M Coal Ash Settlement
• House OKs Congressional Review For Major Regulations
• Duke Energy Snaps Up 2 Calif. Solar Farms
• Neb. Governor Pushes Obama To Approve Keystone Pipeline
• SunEdison Scores $160M For Chilean Solar Plant
• Judge Finds Sierra Club's Fla. Mitigation Bank Suit Unclear
• 3 Texas Regulatory Fights To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• DC Circ. Upholds Most Of EPA Air Pollution Rule
• 3rd Circ. Gives EPA Broad Discretion In Chesapeake Bay
• 9th Circ. Confirms FCA Relator's Conviction Bars Recovery
• $6.8M Marathon Leak Suit A Week Too Late: Appeals Court
• 9th. Circ. Sinks Tribal Dispute Over Puget Sound Waters
• NJDEP Tries To Elbow Enviros, Senator Out Of Exxon Case
• BP Must Pay Local Governments' Deepwater Claims In 30 Days
• FERC Wants More Time For Emissions Cuts, Ex-Head Says
• SolarCity Fights Utilities' Bid To Nix Antitrust Suit
• Pitt Law Taps Reed Smith Partner For Energy Institute
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Challenge To Shark Fin Law
• DOI Ordered To Shape Up In 'Kafkaesque' 29-Year-Old Suit
• Okla. Says Irreparable Harm Imminent From Clean Water Rule
• 13 US Companies Pledge $140B To Fight Climate Change
• Exide Investors Get Partial Cert. In Suit Over Enviro Woes
• EPA Given Free Rein To Enforce Plant Rule, DC Circ. Told
• Tribe Says Gov't On The Hook For Columbia River Pollution
• Clinton Makes Solar Boost The Core Of Energy Agenda
• FERC Finds No Cause For Change In Its GHG Analysis
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• Federal Energy Bills Have Plenty Of Policy Juice
• Judge Reconsiders Officer Liability In Tribe's Shellfish Fight
• Superstorm Sandy Caused $23B Of Damage In NY, Study Finds
• 11 Cos. Set Sights On $2.4B In End-Of-July IPO Rush
• 5 RCRA Cases To Watch
• Telus Inks $173M Green Bond Deal For Vancouver Project
• GAO Backs EPA, Corps Redefining Scope Of CWA
• NJ Court Rules Against Grower In Land Preservation Row
• La. Improperly Cleared Wetlands For Golf Course: Army Corps
• EPA Program Will Help Energy Companies To Cut Methane
• An Oft-Forgotten Detail In Infrastructure Deals
• Gov't Aims To Nix La. Parish's Suit Over Levee Land Cost
• SkyPower To Ink $2.2B Solar Project Deal At Kenya Summit
• Sierra Club Loses Fight Over Ariz. Municipal Waste Facility
• Texas Takes Firm Stance Toward Local Environmental Fines
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• Enviros Lose Bid To Speed Up DOI's Tortoise Designation
• EPA's Port Authority Anti-Pollution Plan Targets Idling Trucks
• Enviros Lose Appeal Of Ill. Dynegy Plant Pollution Permit
• McCain Says Land Swap For Copper Mine Will Benefit Tribe
• $650M Mass. Casino Plan Scrapped Amid Funding Concerns
• Calif. Gov. Creates Panel To Review Fracking Effects
• LNG Exports, Grid Projects Feature In Senate Energy Bill
• Texas Agency Approves $4B Financing For Water Projects
• Drought In Calif. Is Changing The Real Estate Landscape
• Enviro Groups Back Duke Cleanup Efforts At NC Court
• Shell Can Drill, But Can't Yet Strike Oil, Feds Say
• NM Tribe Can Assume Clean Water Act Authority, EPA Says
• French Energy Reforms Cut Nuclear Use, Hike Carbon Prices
• Fla. Will Go With The Flow On EPA 'Waters Of The US' Rule
• Taylor Energy Loses Bid To Escape Suit Over Gulf Oil Spill
• Halliburton Wins Bid To Nix Expert Testimony In Pollution Suit
• NJ Approves Pipeline Amendments, Sparking Enviro Outcry
• Bakken Crude Oil Shipment Rule Still Stands, FRA Says
• Ex-Freedom Exec To Plead Guilty In Chemical Spill Case
• Texas Brine Fights Stay In Louisiana Sinkhole Suit
• Mid-Continent Escapes Gas Station's Pollution Coverage Bid
• House Votes To Give States More Control Over Coal Ash
• Insurers Could Face Inflated Settlements Under Pa. Ruling
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Ex-Thompson Hine Enviro Partner
• DOI Prevails In Alaska's Suit Over Oil Exploration Plan
• Calif. Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• Republicans Press OMB To Put Plant GHG Rule On Hold
• VC-Backed Solar Panel Co. Readies $269M IPO
• DC Circ. Backs FERC Permit For $180M Baltimore Pipeline
• DC Circ. Upholds EPA's 2012 Chromium Emissions Rule
• Ex Ante Vs. Ex Post: Janis Joplin's Yearbook Revisited
• DuPont Can't Dodge First Trials In Drinking Water MDL
• Bush Officials Blast Obama's Climate Change Goals For Paris
• Think Tank Launches State Compact Against Clean Power Plan
• Tribes Say FERC Guidelines Should Guard Cultural Heritage
• Ex-Bracewell Enviro Atty Opens Jackson Gilmour Austin Office
• Lockheed Tells DC Circ. Feds Can't Duck Cleanup Costs
• Pa. Justices Bless Disputed $80M Radiation Settlements
• NJ County Shuts Down PennEast Survey For $1B Pipeline
• Dem Sens. Want Climate Provisions Nixed From Customs Bill
• BLM Says No Bias In Denial Of Radio Tower Right Of Way
• EPA's Solid Waste Disposal Regs Violate CAA, DC Circ. Told
• Industry Group Calls New Dishwater Standards Ineffective
• Drilling Down On DOI's Oil And Gas Regulatory Agenda
• Newark Council OKs Deal With DuPont Over Ex-Plant Cleanup
• 6 CERCLA Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• 10th Circ. Reaffirms Class Win In $1B Plutonium Dispute
• Army Corps Says Enviros' Suit Barred By Sovereign Immunity
• SunEdison Follows Blockbuster Deal With UK Acquisition
• GOP Wants To Divert VA's Energy Spending To Health Care
• Gordon & Rees Boosts Boston Office With LeClairRyan Trio
• DOI Extends Navajo Power Plant's Lease 25 Years
• Calif. Wants Unprecedented $1.5M Fine For Diverting Water
• 5th Circ. Again Signs Off On Texas Flex Permit Program
• Gov't Beats Tribes' Challenge To $1B Calif. Solar Project
• $225M NJ Exxon Deal Belittles True Damage, Judge Told
• 9th Circ. Lets Tribe, Enviros Challenge Federal Land Leases
• Bankrupt Furniture Brands Reaches $6M Deal With EPA
• US Ordered To Pay $20.6M In Entergy Nuclear Waste Suit
• PE Firm Halifax Says Co. Lied About Finances Before Sale
• PETA Sues Miami Aquarium Under ESA For Orca Treatment
• Duke Energy Begins 13MW Solar Facility On Marine Base
• Mine Developer Defeats Local Law At Alaska High Court
• Enviros Push Bid To End Funding Of Aussie LNG Projects
• WTO Dispute Roundup: India Waves White Flag On Poultry Ban
• Calif. Gov. Envisions No-Emission Future For Freight Industry
• Utah Judge Strips Enviro Suit Over Gasco Drilling Project
• SunEdison Pays $2.2B For PE-Backed Rooftop Solar Firm
• Enter The EPA's New Stormwater General Permit Program
• EPA Needs To Do More To Protect Water From Fracking: OIG
• NY Green Energy Development Bank Gets $150M Boost
• Utah Can Weigh In On Fight Over Flowers On Shale Formation
• The Biggest Environmental Cases Of 2015: Midyear Report
• Calif. Judge Upholds Emergency Rules For Injection Wells
• Long Beach Sues To Stop $1.7B Calif. Freeway Project
• Judge Says Okla.'s Clean Power Plan Suit In Wrong Court
• Fed Protection For Lizard Unnecessary, DOI Secretary Says
• New EPA Rule To 'Streamline' TSCA Electronic Reporting
• $3.5B LNG Project Passes Environmental Muster, FERC Says
• Bees Getting Stung: Law And Science Uncertain, Food At Risk
• Power Co. Reaches $627M Deal In Emissions Spat With EPA
• Christie Files Eminent Domain Actions To Repair Beaches
• British Man Accused Of Hacking US Gov't Arrested
• Solar Amendment Proponents Face Counter Proposal In Fla.
• DaRosa Makes Life Easier For Massachusetts Gov't Lawyers
• 5th Circ. Won't Hear BP Appeal On Deepwater Claims Data
• DOI Updates Regs On Water Pollution Near Coal Mines
• 9th Circ. Rules Whistleblower's Felony Bars FCA Payout
• Infigen Unloads US Wind Biz In $272M Sale To ArcLight
• San Diego Owed $188M Over Alleged Water Row Overcharges
• Suit Demands Verizon Pay For Long Island Nuke Site Cleanup
• EPA Seeks Clarification From DC Circ. On Backup Generators
• House OKs Bill To Increase Calif. Water Access
• Duties On Chinese Solar Panel Exporter Too Stiff, Suit Says
• California Land Use Stories To Watch In 2015
• Enviros Ask DC Circ. To Force FWS To Protect Lizard
• ND, Mining Group Gain Entry To DOI Coal Leasing Suit
• DOI Was Ripe For Cyberattack, Lawmakers Told
• Feds Lagging On Pipeline Safety Regs, Committee Chair Says
• BLM Head Defends 'Common Sense' Fracking Regs Amid Flak
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• EPA Asks DC Circ. To Uphold Ariz. River CWA Protection
• Senate Bill Calls For Federal Attention To Petcoke
• Bulk Of Electric Car Cos.' $225M DOE Loan Suit Thrown Out
• State Green Energy Mandates Safe, But New Fights Ahead
• Range Resources Fights Pa.'s $9M Fracking Leak Fine
• EU Floats Emissions Trading Reforms To Achieve GHG Cuts
• EPA Says Navistar Engines Violate Emissions Laws
• Private Citizens Sue To Enforce Arch Coal Unit's Permit
• Feds Tell DC Circ. They Already Paid Lockheed For Cleanup
• Fact Questions May Save Duty To Indemnify Claims In Mass.
• Solar Co.'s Magic Gets Judge To Trim Contract Class Action
• New Bill Would Let Tribes Sell Renewable Energy Tax Credits
• Mich. Officials Call For Ban On Heavy Crude From Pipeline
• Enviros Want In On Challenge To EPA Startup, Shutdown Rule
• Tax Court Nixes $15.9M Conservation Easement Deductions
• DOT Finalizes Safety Rule On Pipeline Excavations
• House Passes Bills To Bolster Low-Income Housing Programs
• Hawaii Joins States Chasing Renewable Energy Tax Credit
• EPA Says New Particulate Pollution Rules Can't Be Retroactive
• Katten Muchin Adds Ex-Sutherland Asbill Environmental Pro
• EPA Beats Back Challenge To Test Fuels Rule
• Hawaii Waste Co., DOJ Reach Deal Over Storm Runoff
• Wastewater District Can't Just Cancel Government Contracts
• EPA Asks DC Circ. Not To Rethink Vehicle Emissions Decision
• Texas Town Sues After Wind Turbines Send Blades Flying
• 10th Circ. Upholds Colorado Renewable Energy Rule
• Ariz. DOT Wants New Judge In Suit Over $2B Freeway Project
• 10th Circ. Kicks Atty Conflict Suit Out Of Bankruptcy Court
• VA Hit With FOIA Suit Over Construction Doc Requests
• PowerSource Snaps Up $100M In Solar Project Contracts
• Abengoa, Starwood Unveil $300M, 114-Mile Transmission Line
• Pa. Frack Law Challengers Try To Bar Gas Group's Intervention
• Calif. Judge Halts State's Water Curtailment Notices
• NJ Sen., Enviros Can't Intervene In Exxon Mobil Settlement
• Tesoro Pays $1M To Settle CARB Gasoline Reg Violations
• US Chamber Sues EPA, Corps Over Water Rule
• Navistar Investor Suit Over Clean Engine Claims Gets Pared
• Ill. Appeals Court Won't Halt State Fracking Rules
• ITA Issues Final Determination On Chinese Solar Panels
• Insurer's Consent Provision For Enviro Cleanup Upheld
• NJ's $225M Exxon Deal Disregards Public, Court Told
• DC Circ. Urged To Rehear Row On Endangered Species Deals
• Ohio Lets Gas Plant Discharge Wastewater Into Lake Erie
• GAO Says HUD Can Improve Tribal Development Efforts
• Akerman Adds 2 Partners To NY Real Estate Team
• Army Corps Says Tribe's Claims In Lake Battle Came Too Late
• EPA Can't Nix Discovery Order In Murray Energy Job Loss Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Asarco's $33M Superfund Cleanup Row
• New Orleans Gets $45M Cut Of BP Deepwater Settlement
• After Michigan V. EPA, High Court Less Swayed By Chevron
• Sky Solar Snags $85M Loan For Uruguay Solar Projects
• Wash. Tribes' Fishing Rights Reach Far Offshore, Judge Says
• Emerging Issues In Coal Industry Bankruptcy Cases
• AVIC Tells 5th Circ. To Change 'Unfair' Arbitration In $2B Row
• Top Texas Supreme Court Cases Of 2015: Midyear Report
• San Jose Sues Monsanto, Pfizer Over PCBs
• 3rd Circ. Says Pa. DEP Wrongly Withheld Pipeline Comments
• Blackfeet Exit Talks On Oil, Gas Project At Sacred Site
• 7th Circ. Upholds EPA's Chicago Water Pact
• ACLU Rips 'Frivolous' Suit Targeting Pa. County Fracking Law
• 9th Circ. Backs 8.6M Acres' Designation As Sturgeon Habitat
• Okla. Sues EPA For Overstepping Water Jurisdiction
• House OKs Forest Management Overhaul With Litigation Limits
• NJ Exxon Deal's Foes Say Bids To Enter Case Are On Time
• Russian Shipmate Gets 3 Mos. For Dumping Hydraulic Oil
• House Committee Subpoenas Kerry For Keystone Docs
• Anadarko Can Push Trade Secret Claim In Open Records Row
• McCarthy Plays Defense As GOP Rips EPA Climate Regs
• Insurer Can't Revive Late-Notice Defense In Estee Lauder Row
• EPA, DOI Funding Vote Halted After Confederate Flag Row
• When Actual Notice Isn't 'Actual Notice' In Pennsylvania
• Tom Selleck Accused Of Stealing Water For Calif. Ranch
• House Blocks Moves To Restore EPA Funding In Spending Bill
• Texas Asks 5th Circ. To Review EPA's Startup-Shutdown Rule
• Texas Cities Don't Get A Say In Waste Station Permit
• EPA Says Wyo. Facility Lacked Plans To Mitigate 2010 Spill
• 11th Circ. Upholds Fla. Water Pollution Deal
• National Mining Groups Want In On Tenn. Wastewater Suit
• Lawmakers Want Ex-Chemical Safety Board Chair Investigated
• BMW Says Suit Over Mini's Gas Mileage Doesn't Identify Class
• Taylor Energy Can't Get Rid Of Gulf Oil Spill Suit
• SunEdison, TerraForm To Buy 930MW Wind Farms for $2B
• Biloxi Inks $5M Deal With BP Over Deepwater Disaster
• Enviros Sue Forest Service Over Idaho Wilderness Mining
• Sierra Club Appeals Renewed Permit Issued To Pa. Coal Plant
• Ala. Mining Co. To Establish Enviro Fund To End Green Suit
• Concerns Seep Through EPA Petroleum Vapor Guidance
• Exide, Calif. Regulator Hand Claim Row To Bankruptcy Court
• DC Circ. Dismisses NC Appeal of EPA Rule as Untimely
• Honeywell Pushes Again To Fully DQ Firm In Cleanup Suit
• Town Tries New Action, Mediation In Miami Boat Show Row
• Colorado Mining Co. To Appeal Order Halting Expansion
• GM Can't Use Enviro Laws To Defend 'Defect,' Court Told
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear Case Over Army Corps' CWA Authority
• Cap And Trade Likely Result Of 3rd Circ. Chesapeake Ruling
• EPA Skimped On FOIA'd Sewage Policy Docs, Law Firm Says
• EPA, Navajo Utility Authority Ink Deal To Halt Water Pollution
• Obama Pushes For Low-Income Household Solar Power
• Pebble Says New EPA Copper Mine Docs Negate Dismissal
• NJ, Exxon Fight Intervention Bids Over $225M Pollution Deal
• Peabody Blasts 'Absurd' Song Lyrics In Jailed Protesters' Suit
• Law Firm Says Miss. Town Owes It Fees For BP Oil Spill Suit
• Gasoline Refiners Escape Pa. Water Contamination Claims
• Babcock & Wilcox Says Objections Can't Save Pollution Suits
• DuPont Gets Claims Trimmed In Drinking Water MDL
• Enviros Sue DOI Over Mexican Gray Wolf Management
• Fracking Secrets Safe In New Pa. Database, DEP Head Says
• 'Masterful' Judge Credited For BP Case's Timely End
• FWS Should Have Upheld ESA On Private Land, Nonprofit Says
• 5 Real Estate Regs Calif. Developers Are Watching
• Synagro Can't Dodge Challenge To Sewage Sludge Permits
• Vitol Reaches $2M Deal With NJ Over MTBE Claims
• DOI, Okla. Tribes To Settle Land Mismanagement Claims
• 3rd Circ. Upholds EPA's Chesapeake Bay Pollution Limits
• DuPont, NJ City To Submit Deal Over Contaminated Ex-Plant
• BP Can Write Off Most Of $18.7B Deepwater Deal, Group Says
• What To Know About The 'Waters Of The United States' Rule
• This Week In Congress: Post July 4 Tumult
• White House Orders Updated GMO Rules Amid Criticism
• BP Out Of Deepwater: The 5-Year Path To A Record Settlement
• Without A Deal, BP Would Have Faced Harsher Penalties
• Oklahoma Sues EPA Over Clean Power Plan
• Platinum Power Inks Deal For $845M Hydro Plant In Cameroon
• Enviros Move To Revoke Shell's Seattle Port Lease
• Navajo Leaders Call Water, Infrastructure Top Priorities
• Oil Pollution Act Case Over Texas Barge Spill OK'd For Trial
• Regulators Are Cracking Down On Drug Disposal
• Norfolk Southern Wants Out Of NJ Train Wreck Litigation
• NRC Revives License Renewal Process For Calif. Nuke Plant
• Emissions Pacts Pave Way To Keystone Approval, US Told
• Energy Groups Knock Exemption To Rule On Threatened Bat
• DLA Piper Brings Aboard Australia's Hardy Bowen
• Haze Of Uncertainty Surrounds EPA Vapor Intrusion Rules
• BP Reaches $18.7B Deal To Settle Deepwater Claims
• EPA Tells DC Circ. Challengers To GHG Rules Lack Standing
• CORRECTED: Utility Can't Avoid Suit Over Pollution Control Project
• DOI Wants Chickasaw, Choctaw Trust Land Claims Tossed
• Fishing Groups Ask Court To Halt Ocean Seismic Testing
• Feds Say Tribe Can't Prove Irreparable Harm In Fracking Row
• 4th Circ. Revives Baltimore Casino Pollution Suit
• Toyota, Nissan, Honda Blazing Path For Fuel Cell Vehicles
• Freedom Likely To Win Judge's Approval Of $2.5M Deal
• EU Advances Bill To Alter Seal Import Ban In WTO Row
• Puerto Rico Says It Wasn't Given Fair Shot In Pollution Suit
• NCR Says Divisibility Finding In Superfund Row Should Stand
• Coal Miner Says Regulation Pushed It Into Ch. 11
• Policyholders Get EPA Coverage Clarity From Texas Justices
• Mont. Judge Dismisses Gov't From Tribal Water Rights Suit
• Murray Energy Sues To Stop EPA's New CWA Protections
• 9th Circ. Gives Growers Relief In Preserving Exemption
• A Possible Pattern In EPA Cases Before The High Court
• Maui's Ban On GMO Crops Struck Down By Judge