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Environmental - August, 2015

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• Eastman Tentatively Resolves Bid To DQ King & Spalding
• Syngenta Argues It Owed No Duty Of Care To Corn Plaintiffs
• Neb. Residents Want Law Facilitating Keystone XL Overturned
• Fla. Solar Advocates Bullish On High Court Ballot Review
• Florida Pols Misused $237M In Conservation Funds, Suit Says
• Mich. Defeats Natives' Class Action Over Mining Land Sale
• Exxon Asks Texas Justices To Hear Ranch Cleanup Case
• Navajo Nation Hires LA Firm For Colo. Mine Spill Claims
• Judge Steps Aside In PNC FCA Case After Partiality Dispute
• Con Ed Gets Partial Win In $24M Brownfield Cleanup Suit
• 3 Pipeline Fights To Watch In Pa.
• OneBeacon Fights $5.4M Olin Cleanup Award At 2nd Circ.
• Clean Power Plan Puts Financial Squeeze On Electric Co-Ops
• EPA Asks DC Circ. To Preserve Emission Rule At Colo. Plant
• Southern Co. Grabs Control Of 200-MW Calif. Solar Farm
• EPA Sends White House Plans For New Ozone Standards
• NY High Court, 2nd Circ. Are No Friends Of Fracking
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• Environmental Groups Lose Fight For Coal Program Review
• Pa. Justices Asked To Revive Enviro Challenge To Gas Leases
• Wash. Tribes Win Contested Fishing Area In Pacific Ocean
• Merck Challenges Pa. Stormwater Permit For Vaccine HQ
• Dentons Hired By Tribe In Coal Terminal Permit Fight
• EPA's Stance On Water Rule Injunction Sows Confusion
• Navajo To Reopen Irrigation Canal After Colo. Mine Spill
• Army Corps Must Foot $3B Bill For Post-Katrina Project: Judge
• ArcelorMittal Moves To Nix Noxious Odors Suit
• Alaska Natives Want Legal Fees In Lost Drilling Permit Row
• Reading Rehnquist And Roberts Courts On Property Rights
• Injunction Denied In States' Suit Over Clean Water Act
• 5th Circ. Urged To Consult Texas Court On Insurance Penalty
• Rivers Less Toxic But Threat From Mine Leak Remains: EPA
• 8th Circ. Upholds $2.3M CWA Penalty Against STABL
• Enviros Appeal Seattle Judge's Shell Arctic Fleet Ruling
• 10 Years After Katrina, Legal Fallout Continues
• Taylor Energy Settles Decade-Old Gulf Oil Spill Dispute
• $225M Exxon Deal Offers Blueprint For Pollution Review
• Conrail Sheds Some Claims Over Paulsboro Train Derailment
• Navajos Back DOI Uranium Mining Ban Near Grand Canyon
• Clean Power Plan Casts Shadow Over Utility Deals
• EPA's Clean Water Rule Halted In 13 States
• Sunoco Pipelines Face New Challenge In Pa. Court
• DOE Program Awards $24M To Develop Efficient Solar Tech
• EPA Tells DC Circ. Not To Rehear Solid Waste Disposal Row
• Murray's W.Va. CWA Challenge Goes Up In Smoke
• EPA Aggregation Rule May Be As Important As Methane Regs
• Sen. Panel To Grill EPA On Colo. Mine Spill's Tribal Impact
• Textron Toxic Tort Experts Deserved Boot, 7th Circ. Says
• EPA Releases Internal Report On Gold King Mine Response
• Luminant Smokes Most Of EPA's Clean Air Act Suit
• NJ Can't Duck Lead Pollution Cleanup Costs Suit
• EPA Opposes Putting Off Water Rule Over States' Objections
• Court Can't Step Into $2B Row's Arbitration, 5th Circ. Says
• Enviros Press EPA To Tighten Drilling Waste Regulations
• Plaintiffs Defend Clarity Of Cert. Bid Over W.Va. Chemical Spill
• Solazyme's Brass Hid Biofuel Project Woes, Investor Says
• Think 10th Circ. Endorses State RPS? Think Again
• Solyndra Lied To Get $535M DOE Loan Guarantee: Watchdog
• Enviros, Tribes, Local Gov'ts Call For Mining Regs Reform
• Consumer Group Targets USDA Over 'Ignored' FOIA Requests
• Arkansas Gains Entry Into EPA Haze Rule Litigation
• Zippo To Pay EPA $186K Over Pa. Hazardous Waste Claims
• Tri-State Renews Bid To Suspend Emission Rule At Colo. Plant
• Chesapeake, Shell, Exxon Fined For Pa. Gas Well Leaks
• Ancestral Fishing Grounds Didn't Follow Coastline, Court Told
• Drought Makes New Work Rain Down On Calif. Attys
• Exxon Mobil, NJ Win Approval Of $225M Pollution Deal
• Fla. Lawmakers Expand Effort Against Fracking
• Nucor Dodges Class Cert. Bid In Plant Contamination Row
• EPA Gets A Week To Respond To Carbon Plan Opponents
• EPA Knew About Blowout Risks At Gold King Mine, Docs Show
• Sierra Club Claims Utah Failed To Renew Coal Plant Permit
• Copper Co. Says Bankruptcy Nixed Claims In Superfund Row
• Adani To Invest $3.73B In India Coal Gasification Project
• Milbank Nabs Ex-Sidley Austin Tax, Green Energy Pro
• White House OKs New Renewable Energy Programs
• Pa. Court Affirms Chesapeake's Frack Water Storage Permit
• Mining Co. Says Wash. Tribe Can't Get Fees In Pollution Suit
• Aerospace And Defense Cases To Watch In 2015's 2nd Half
• Chinese Solar Cells Injured US Producers, CIT Affirms
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• Feds Can Dump In Ore. River Without Permit, 9th Circ. Says
• LA Stadium's Enviro Strategy Has Risks, Says Rival Atty
• Tribes Urge 9th Circ. To Reject Grand Canyon Uranium Mining
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• DC Circ. Consolidates EPA Startup, Shutdown Lawsuits
• DONG Energy Expands UK Offshore Wind Footprint
• In Coal Ash Fight, Industry Looking To Gain More Ground
• Enviros Urge 10th Circ. To Nix Navajo Mine Permit Appeal
• Pa. Needn't Turn Over Hazardous Chemical Info, Judge Rules
• Noble Energy Asks Texas Justices To Mull Conoco Indemnity
• No Rehearing For Defunct Solar Co.'s $950M Antitrust Suit
• Unallotted Timber Lands Case Causes A Stir In Indian Country
• 3 Ethical Traps For 'Gladiator' Litigators
• Texas AG Asks EPA To Halt Carbon Emissions Rule
• Nev. Tribe, Agency Reach Deal To End River Management Row
• Feds Shirking Impact Review For Highway Project, Enviros Say
• Racetrack Owner, Builder Pay $250K To Settle Enviro Claims
• Enviros Tell 11th Circ. Corps Must Face Fla. Water Quality Suit
• EPA Slams Murray Energy's Bid To Stop Clean Water Rule
• DC Circ. Nixes States' Bid To Consolidate Carbon Plan Suits
• Pa. Justices Reject Gas Industry's Permit Intervention Bid
• Calif. High Court To Hear LA Development Project Challenge
• Conrail Didn't Willfully Cause NJ Derailment, Judge Says
• Defective Design Claims Get 2nd Try In Puerto Rico MTBE MDL
• Ex-Massey CEO Can't Split Up Mine Explosion Trial, US Says
• Inside EPA's Plan For Reducing Methane Emissions
• 1st Circ. Says Railway Creditor Can't Grab Policy Payout
• DC Circ. Lets Enviros Join Paused Suit Over EPA Mercury Rule
• SunEdison Secures $253M To Fund Colo. Solar Plant
• A Rose By Any Other Name: EPA Demand Is A Suit In Texas
• Gov't Hit With $750M Suit Over Md. Army Base Pollution
• DuPont May Face Punitive Damages In Drinking Water MDL
• 4 Customs Bill Sticking Points To Watch
• NY Fracking Moratorium Doesn't Extend Leases: 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Fuel Plan Ruling Won't Stop Commerce Clause Attacks
• 13 States Defeat Bid To Pause Water Rule Challenge
• Minn. Tribe Bashes Enbridge Pipeline Route At Hearing
• Ex-Freedom CEO Cops To Pollution Charges Over W.Va. Spill
• In Clean Energy Crusade, Hard To Tell Friend From Foe
• Tribe, Agencies Spar Over Pause For Coachella Water Fight
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• Suntech To Supply Panels For 200-MW India Solar Project
• Ex-Massey CEO Wants Wide Swath Of Evidence Off-Limits
• DOI To Investigate Massive EPA Mine Spill In Colo.
• The Clean Power Plan's Winners And Losers
• CSX, Norfolk Score Exit From Train Derailment MDL
• Bankrupt Patriot Coal Sells Mines, Liabilities To Enviro Group
• Ex-Freedom Exec Pleads Guilty Over W.Va. Toxic Spill
• Mo. Energy Co. Settles EPA's Emergency Response Claims
• EPA Methane Rules Cast Wide Net Over Oil, Gas Sector
• PNC Pushes For Judge's Recusal In Suit Over TARP Funds
• Greenpeace Faces Skeptical 9th Circ. In Shell Drilling Suit
• 5 Reasons State Compliance With Clean Power Plan Is Easy
• Wyo. Judge Signs Off On Peabody, Arch Coal Leases
• Wash. Tribe Takes Fishing Grounds Dispute To 9th Circ.
• SunEdison, Goldman Form $1B Clean Energy Investment Fund
• Pa. Task Force Releases Oil Train Safety Recommendations
• DOI Formulates Plan To End 30-Year Drilling Approval Saga
• FERC Gives Final OK To La. LNG Project
• EPA Cracks Down On Oil And Gas Methane Releases
• Pa. Water Authority Agrees To Stem Sewage Overflow
• EPA Watchdog Launches Review Of Massive Colo. Mine Spill
• Atty Sanctioned But Not Removed For Menopause Comment
• Scotts' Toxic Bird Seed Docs Are Fair Game, Plaintiffs Say
• Murray, States Push To Delay DC Circ. Clean Power Ruling
• Wash. State Claims Victory In Hanford Cleanup Row
• Enviros Latest To Challenge EPA's Jurisdiction Under CWA
• Wyo. Tells 10th Circ. EPA Erred In Reservation Border Ruling
• US Files 2nd Suit Over Wind Project On Okla. Tribal Land
• 5th Circ. Revives Homeowners' Devon Energy Nuisance Suit
• Plains Faces Securities Suit Over Calif. Pipeline Spill
• NM Fracking Permits OK'd Despite Enviro Suit
• Feds Give Shell Final OK To Drill For Arctic Oil
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• ATP Oil Execs Again Slip Suit Over $1.5B Note Exchange
• 10th Circ. Pushes Back On Preemption In Plutonium Case
• NJ Regulator, Oil Cos. Strike $1M Deal Over Mahwah Site
• Fed. Agencies, Ill. Appeal Enviro Win In Halting $1.2B Tollway
• Clean Power Plan Foes Not Ready To Give Up The Fight
• New Pa. Gas Surface Rules Likely To Land In Court
• EPA Proposes Rules To Cut Methane Emissions From Landfills
• Calif. Nabs $13.9M In Interest From Insurer In Stringfellow Fight
• EPA Gets Stay Of DC Circ. Ruling On Backup Generators
• EPA's Handling Of Mine Spill Threatens Ties With Tribes
• Enviro Groups Seek To Halt Aquifer Pumping At Fla. Springs
• EPA Says River Toxicity Below Risk Levels After Mine Spill
• Exxon Can't Ditch Water Pollution Suit, Texas Ranch Says
• 16 States, Cities Push Back On Bid To Stay Clean Power Rule
• EPA Tells DC Circ. To Consolidate Startup, Shutdown Cases
• Calif. Low Carbon Fuel Standard Largely Upheld
• 5 Texas Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• Wash. Tribe Wants Testimony Nixed In Shellfish Harvest Row
• Mont. Tribe, Coal Co. Team Up On Deepwater Terminal
• Pa. Court Won't Review Docs Behind $4.5M EQT Fracking Fine
• Verizon Fights Removal Of Nuke Cleanup Case To State Court
• NJ High Court Refuses To Expand Nuisance, Trespass Law
• Mediation — Panacea Or Placebo?
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Katrina Coverage Ruling
• Union Pacific Dodges Nuisance Claims In Superfund Suit
• EPA Concerned About Gas Pipeline Crossing Tribal Land
• Immunity May Not Save EPA From Gold King Mine Claims
• Ex-Massey CEO Asks Judge To Split Trial, Drop Charges
• Texas Justices Urged To Rethink Coverage For EPA Action
• Maine Court Urged To Nix Tribe's Witnesses In Water Row
• Maui Anti-GMO Law Backers Seek Faster 9th Circ. Appeal
• Koch Pipeline Co. Settles 1998 Oil Spill Claims For $770K
• 15 State AGs Urge DC Circ. To Stay EPA's Clean Power Plan
• NC Takes Stand Against Duke, Enviros In Coal Ash Suit
• Dentons Protects Guam Historic Site From Firing Range
• UK Moves To Nationalize Fracking Permit Reviews
• SunEdison, Dominion Pump $650M Into Massive Solar Project
• EPA Says Startup, Shutdown Rule Challenge Belongs In DC
• GSA Urges Rejection Of Fees Request In Wind Farm Row
• The Drumbeat Of 'Drill Baby Drill' Dawns In Ill.
• Hanford Whistleblower Inks $4.1M Settlement With URS
• Fla. Court Won't DQ Judge Over Storm Damage Comments
• First Solar Can Appeal Over 9th Circ.'s Loss Causation Rift
• Consol Mining Unit Knocked Again For W.Va. Stream Pollution
• Los Angeles City Council Plan Wants More Bikes, Fewer Cars
• EPA Urged To Block NJ's Proposed Flood Zone Rules
• BP Fights Bid For Sales, Tech Docs In Fight Over Solar Panels
• Wyo. Can't Fight EPA Reservation Border Ruling, Tribe Says
• Givaudan Can Seek $500M In Coverage For Pollution Claims
• Pa. DEP Axes Parts Of Proposed Surface Rules For Gas Wells
• EPA Pushes For Stay In Water Jurisdiction Rule Litigation
• Fla. Port Dredging Project Faces Environmental Challenge
• Trade Groups, Canada Back Mining Co. In CERCLA Appeal
• Enviros Say Commerce Must Ban Natural Gas Exports
• FWS Rule Extending Eagle 'Take' Permits Is Struck Down
• 3rd Circ. Sides With EPA On Pa. Air Quality Plan Approval
• SunLink, Blattner Energy Partner On 148.5-MW Solar Project
• Wash. Tribe Seeks Rehearing In Fishing Grounds Row
• EPA's Clean Power Plan Rests On A Firm Legal Foundation
• Texas May Struggle To Meet Power Demand Under EPA Regs
• 17 States Object To EPA's Order For New Power Plant Rules
• Plastics Maker Polluted San Francisco Bay, Enviros Say
• 9th Circ. OKs Shell's Arctic Drilling Despite Walrus Concerns
• Syngenta Says Generalities Can't Save Corn MDL
• Abengoa Hit With Investor Suit Over Inflated Cash Flow
• EPA Committed To Gold King Mine Cleanup, McCarthy Says
• Feds, Texas Sue Koch Pipeline Co. Over 1998 Oil Spill
• Tuna Fishing Cos. Still On The Hook For $1.5M Violation
• Arco Defends Fight Against NM Pueblo In Uranium Cleanup
• Water Co. Fights Class Cert. In W.Va. Chemical Spill Suit
• States Say EPA Bypassed Them In SO2 Standards Deal
• EPA Asks 10th Circ. To Respect Reservation Boundary Ruling
• 9th Circ. Quizzes Oil Cos. On Objections To Polar Bear Habitat
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Banana Workers' Pesticide Claims
• 13 States Press Judge To Delay EPA's Water Jurisdiction Rule
• CIT Delays Yingli Solar Panel Anti-Dumping Duties Amid Suit
• EPA Will Issue Revised Mercury Rule By April 2016
• A Cautionary Tale Of CERCLA's Settlement Limitation Period
• Getting On Board With The Latest Oil Train Regulations
• A Flood Of Changes: The Growing Risk Of Flood Loss
• NJ Biodiesel Fuel Tax Exemptions Signed Into Law
• Plaintiffs Again Denied Ohio Docs In Scotts Bird Food Suit
• Solar Panel Antitrust Case May Test Monopolization Law
• Blankenship Ordered To Hand Over Docs In Mine Blast Case
• NJ, Dubai PE Firms Team Up On $300M Japan Solar Projects
• Halliburton's Expert Allowed In Water Contamination Suit
• $6B Oregon LNG Project Clears Another FERC Hurdle
• 9th Circ. Slams EPA For Skirting Pesticide Ban Request
• State CO2 Trading Likely To Rise With EPA Clean Power Plan
• Wind Industry Grew Steadily In 2014, DOE Says
• Navajo Nation To Take Legal Action Over EPA Mine Spill
• DOJ, Calif. AG Investigating Plains After Pipeline Spill
• 9th Circ. Revives Enviro Group's Dredge Mining Suit
• Fluor Scores Win In Calif. Pollution Cleanup Dispute
• Mexican States Ask High Court To Allow Deepwater Spill Suit
• 4 Tips For Handling The Next Oil Boom In Indian Country
• 7th Circ. Nixes Indiana's Challenge To Ill. Emissions Testing
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Sugar Farm Water Release Permits
• Wyo. Girds For $411M Fight With Bankrupt Miner
• 9th Circ. Got It Right On Park Service Powers, High Court Told
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Ruling For Greenhouse Gas Regulation
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Superfund Fine For Alsol Partners
• Massive Mine Spill Draws Sharp Rebuke From Navajo
• EPA Fights Bid To Delay DC Circ.'s CPP Ruling
• Insurer Must Cover NRG's $34M Cleanup Costs In CAA Row
• 11 Most Common Cultural Resource Protection Law Mistakes
• Enviros, Tribe Say Army Corps River Dredging Violated Law
• Pattern Energy Snags $205M For Chilean Solar Project
• 5 Clean Air Act Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• Obama Signs Bill To Protect Great Lakes Drinking Water
• Do CERCLA Cost Recovery And Contribution Rights Overlap?
• Enviros Urge Feds To Inspect California Offshore Pipelines
• Army Corps Says Seawall Suit Doesn't Hold Water
• EPA Rule Would Ease Tribal Approval For Water Regulation
• US Sen. Says $18.7B BP Deal Must Face Public Scrutiny
• Teck Asks 9th Circ. To Cut Air Pollution From Tribe's Suit
• Southern Co. Joins Fight Against EPA Startup-Shutdown Rule
• Cargill, Safety-Kleen Settle With EPA Over Oil Containment
• BP Joins Exxon, Others In Vowing Wash. Superfund Cleanup
• Arch Coal To Pay $2M For Appalachian Water Pollution
• Grower Challenges NJ's Win In Farmland Preservation Row
• NJ Justices Reject Nuisance Suit Over Migrated Pollution
• Florida Rail Line Wins State Approval For $1.75B In Bonds
• Miner Seeking $6B Uranium Deposit Sues To Undo Va. Law
• 16 States Press EPA To Delay Clean Power Plan
• What Foreign Corporate Defendants Can Learn From Sinovel
• Senate Enviro Committee Passes Carbon Rule Roadblock
• Insurers Must Shell Out $27M For Uranium Mine Cleanup
• US Trade Rep Seeks ITC Input On Green Goods Tariff Cuts
• Tribe, Agencies Fight Over Stay In Coachella Valley Water Row
• DOE Proposes Increasing Standards For Battery Life
• Texas City Changes Gas Well Rules After Lifting Frack Ban
• Fla. Gov. Appoints Steverson To DEP Secretary Post
• Kilpatrick Townsend Wants $12M Post-Accord Fees For Cobell
• Navy Calls Sage-Grouse Rider In Defense Bill Unnecessary
• Calif. Farmers Can't Halt Water Restrictions, Judge Says
• WPX Energy Challenges Pa. DEP's Well Remediation Order
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear Keystone XL Permit Row
• OMB Can Withhold Coal Pollution Rule Documents
• SunEdison Secures $390M For 300-MW Texas Wind Farm
• Calif. Drought Prompts Bout Among Regulators And Farmers
• Ch. 11 No Easy Way Out For Bankrupt Coal Cos.
• GOP Sens. Say Enviros Unduly Influenced Clean Power Plan
• Texas Gov. Backs Industry Opposition To Houston Air Law
• Enviros Challenge Shell's $2B Ethane Gas Project In Pa.
• Hoboken Must Fork Over Some Docs In Development Row
• Dentons Adds Ex-Norton Rose Fulbright Energy Pro In LA
• BP Unit Wins Class Cert. Evidence In Solar Panel Row
• LA Defends Nuisance, Trespass Claims In Pollution Row
• Defending EPA In Lawsuits Runs To $3.6M A Year, GAO Says
• Pa. Enviros To Sue ArcelorMittal For EPA Violations
• Ex-Massey CEO Can't Ban Explosion Evidence In Trial: Feds
• Fla. Utility Co. To Build 25MW Solar Project Near Tampa
• Calif. Water Board Asks AG To Weigh In On Oil Spill Penalties
• Proposition 65: New Developments, New Problems
• NJ Local Governments Can't Shake DEP Land Buy
• 9th Circ Revives WildEarth's Suit Over Predator Killing
• Agencies Must Mitigate Project Effects, Calif High Court Says
• Texas Vows To Fight Obama's Clean Power Plan In Court
• Renewable Energy Shoulders More Weight In Carbon Plan
• Farmers Urge 8th Circ. To Stop EPA Info Releases
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink Vehicle Emissions Decision
• EPA, Clean Power Plan Foes Gird For Court Fight
• Lawmakers Defend Coal Port From Tribes' Fishing Protest
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Row On Endangered Species Deals
• 2 Firms Dominate July IPO Activity With Hefty Listings
• Senate Renewal Of Tax Extenders Helps LNG Industry
• Pa. Governor Backs Obama's Clean Power Plan
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Builders' Dispute Over River Protection
• NJ Announces Repeal Of Cap-And-Trade Regulations
• BLM Improperly Banned Drilling Under Leases, Fed. Circ. Told
• Utility Co. Asks DC Circ. To Delay Disputed Mercury Rule
• Pa. DEP Fines Waste Management Over Landfill Violations
• Obama Takes Tougher Stance In Final Clean Power Plan
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Sprint, T-Mobile Win In NJ Zoning Row