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Environmental - November, 2017

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• House Passes Bill To OK Minnesota Wilderness Mining
• Coca-Cola, Flowserve Dodge Ohio Superfund Suit
• ETP Doesn't Deserve Broad Approval For Pipeline, FERC Says
• Paint Cos. Seek Rehearing In $1B Lead Paint Cleanup Suit
• Feds Finalize Lease Extension For Indian Country Coal Plant
• EPA Escapes Calif. Water Standards Suit
• Toyota To Build Hydrogen, Electricity Plant Run On Bio-Waste
• Senate Passes Bills Aimed At Tribal Energy, Job Issues
• EPA Keeps 2018 Renewable Fuel Standard Volumes Steady
• Judge Skeptical Of Exxon's Fight Against AG Climate Probe
• Pa. DEP Releases Final Methane Rules For Oil, Gas Drillers
• EPA, Enviros Clash On Timelines For Overdue Toxic Air Rules
• Mass. Wind Turbine Project No Longer Viable, DOI Hears
• The Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?
• 10 Tips For Effective Practice Before The 5th Circ.
• Clarifying CERCLA Allocation For Gov't Contractors
• Enviro Group Seeks EPA's Lawsuit Settlement Policy Docs
• Fiat Chrysler, Bosch Push To Ax Claims In Emissions MDL
• Greenpeace Seeks To Dodge Dakota Access RICO Case
• Walmart, GSA Settle With EPA Over Calif. Emissions Foul
• Enviros Hail Council Vote Against Wash. Oil Train Terminal
• Feds, Tribes Urge Justices Not To Hear Salmon Culvert Case
• Don't Foreclose $2.2B Pipeline Fight, Enviros Tell DC Circ.
• Ericsson Settles Developer's Suit Over $15M Building Sale
• Sentencing Date Set For VW Exec In Emissions Cheating Case
• ARCO Appeal Of Tribal Co. Immunity Is Premature: 10th Circ.
• Exxon Slams $6M Fee Request In $20M Pollution Suit
• Judging A Book: Saris Reviews 'Locking Up Our Own'
• La Paloma's Ch. 11 Buyer Fights Calif. Air Board's Appeal Bid
• Dem Senator Compares Trump Enviro Pick To Caligula's Horse
• Examining End Of EPA's 'Sue And Settle' Practice
• No Basis For FERC Pro-Pipeline Bias Claims, DC Circ. Told
• Gov't Must Face Valero's WWII Waste Cleanup Suit In Mich.
• 9th Circ. Denies EPA's Bid To Move TSCA Prioritization Row
• House OKs Calif. Tribe Land Deal With Feds
• DEP Can Penalize Ongoing Pollution, Pa. Justices Hear
• Enviros Sue After Trump Admin. OKs Calif. Water Pipeline
• US Urges High Court To Uphold Bearded Seal Listing
• Fla. DEP Chief Denies Everglades Oil, Gas Drilling Permit
• Slawson Wins Another OK To Drill Pending ND Tribal Appeal
• Landowners Urge Neb. To Rethink Keystone XL Approval
• Marina Redevelopment Ruling Was Proper, NJ Court Says
• NY Nuke Subsidy Plan Is Legally Sound, AGs Tell 2nd Circ.
• Mistras Wants Redo Of Jury's $7.4M Award In Pipeline Row
• ND Can't Challenge EPA Drilling Waste Deal At DC Circ.
• 9th Circ. Upholds CWA Conviction In Mont. Dredging Case
• Enviros, Calif. Seek Quick Win On Trump's Border Wall Plans
• German Seafood Co. Appeals Dismissed VW Emissions Suit
• DirecTV To Pay $9.5M To End Calif. Hazardous Waste Claims
• Cobra Continues Push To Toss Revised $18M Award
• Calif. Governments Appeal Peabody's Exit From Climate Suit
• Bryan Cave Atty Named Special Master In Waste Dumping Suit
• Mich., Enbridge Ink Deal To Fix Oil Pipeline Amid Review
• Justices Asked To Hear Tribal Land Condemnation Case
• 4 States Push 10th Circ. To Rethink Fracking Rule Decision
• Range Skirts Sanction In Fracking Water Contamination Suit
• Justices Turn Down Water Dispute Between Agencies, Tribe
• NJ Enviros Challenge FERC's Pipeline Approval Process
• DC Circ. Backs NRC Approval Of DTE Energy's Nuke Project
• 11 AGs Say National Park Fee Hikes Flout Federal Law
• Calif. Court Reverses Decision To Allow Crude Oil Shipments
• Conn. Seeks Quick Win In Plant-Pollution Suit Against EPA
• Exxon Climate Suit Not A Copy Of NY Probe, Investors Say
• Enviros' Keystone XL Suits Can Proceed, Judge Says
• 4 Tips For Young Enviro Attorneys
• Trump's Energy Plans Still Hamstrung By EPA, DOI Vacancies
• FERC Says Enviros Can't Redo $2.2B Pipeline Fight
• Tribe Entitled To Water Quantity, Not Quality, Agency Says
• 6D Global Settles Suit Over PE CEO's Stock Scheming
• Lead Counsel Appointed In Hurricane Harvey Flood Suits
• NJ Panel Affirms Use Of Eminent Domain For Landfill
• Cut In $23M Award Mooted Bid To Vacate, Builder Says
• NOAA Shutters Fishing Group Once Run By 'The Codfather'
• Dakota Access Refutes Tribes' Claims In Pipeline Row
• EPA Tells DC Circ. Regional Consistency Rule Is Sound
• Remaining Questions About US Paris Agreement Withdrawal
• Chicago To Sue US Steel Over Lake Michigan Chemical Spills
• DC Circ. Gives Grammar Lesson In EPA Coal Ash Rule Dispute
• Accused Ponzi Conspirator Can't Trim Charges, Judge Rules
• BLM Tells 10th Circ. No Need To Revisit Frack Rule Decision
• Pest Control Co. To Pay $10M For Illegal Fumigant Use
• GE Faces Suit Over Fukushima Nuclear Plant Design
• Gov't Defends Fuel Efficiency Penalty Delay At 2nd Circ.
• NY Says There's Nothing Unlawful About Nuke Subsidy Plan
• Don't Waste This Planning Cycle: Year-End Strategies
• Fla. Nuke Plant Owner Can't Duck Pollution Suit, Judge Says
• Contractor Urges Toss Of Nuclear Waste Cleanup FCA Suit
• FERC Tells 2nd Circ. To Toss NY Bid To Block Pipeline
• Neb. Regulators Approve Keystone XL Pipeline Route
• Duke Awarded $68M In Spent Nuclear Fuel Suit Against DOE
• Wash. Reps Float Bill To Speed Up DOI Water Project Reviews
• Cert. Too Soon For Groundwater Pollution Suit, Judge Says
• Alaska Tribal Health Org Sues For Land Cleanup, Transfer
• Texas County Sues Arkema Over Plant Fire In Wake Of Harvey
• 10 Questions For The EPA's Bill Wehrum
• $200B San Diego Transpo Plan Still Inadequate On Appeal
• Forest Service Can Clear Trees In Wildfire Zone, Judge Says
• Duane Morris Adds Ex-Drinker Biddle Enviro Partner In NJ
• From Snaps To Tweets: The Craft Of Social Media Discovery
• The Battle Over 3rd-Party Releases Continues
• 9th Circ. Nixes Preliminary Block To Ore. Logging Project
• How FERC Is Streamlining Hydropower Licensing
• Gauging NJ Insurance Brokers' Standard Of Care Since Sandy
• Keystone Leaks 210K Gallons With Permit Decision Pending
• DOI Watchdog Says Zinke Didn't Document Travel Expenses
• Pilgrim's Pride To Pay $1.4M In Water Pollution Settlement
• EPA, Corps Seek To Delay Water Rule Until At Least 2020
• States, Enviro Groups Slam EPA Emissions Rule At DC Circ.
• DOE Grants Cross-Border Permit For $1.6B Transmission Line
• Gov't Urges High Court To Pass Over La. Frog Habitat Row
• EPA Still Blowing Money On Risky Contracts, Watchdog Says
• Kasowitz Bows Out Of $28M Ampal Adversary Case
• Fla. Nuke Plant Owner Says Pollution Suit Is Out Of Bounds
• National Fuel, NY Battle Over Pipeline At 2nd Circ.
• FERC Stands By Pipeline Approval, NY Permit Override
• EPA Chemical Nominee Faces Headwinds From GOP Senators
• Why White House Efforts To Dismantle Regs Face Roadblocks
• An Interview With Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
• Chesapeake Bay Paper Sues EPA For Details After Grant Cut
• Monsanto, Ag Groups Sue Calif. Over Glyphosate Listing
• Fla. Courts Won't Move Citrus Canker Suits To Tallahassee
• Ex-DOI Scientist Sues For Employee Reassignment Info
• EPA Unveils Some Ozone Info After Enviro Lawsuit Threat
• Conservationists Demand Docs About Wash. Wolf Killings
• Senate Confirms Ex-Coal Exec For Mine Safety Post
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Wind Farm Challenge
• Judging A Book: Gilstrap Reviews 'Alexander Hamilton'
• Paint Cos. Win Bid To Trim $1B Lead Cleanup Judgment
• Puerto Rico Gov. Touts Sovereignty In $95B Aid Request
• Venoco Pitches Deal With Beverly Hills Over Old Well Site
• DOJ Vows To Prosecute Activists Who Damage Pipelines
• VW To Pay $69M To NJ Over Diesel Emissions Scandal
• 8th Circ. Nixes DAPL Protesters' Bid To Block Police Tactics
• The Case For Creating A Mediation Department At Your Firm
• Judge Reverses Confirmation Of €128M Award Against Spain
• Pause $2.2B Nexus Pipeline, Enviros Urge DC Circ.
• Conservative Think Tank Sues For Paris Climate Deal Info
• Dover Makes $7.4M Deal To Clean Up Ohio Superfund Site
• Enviro Groups Ask FERC To Rethink OKing $5B NC Pipeline
• Yankton Sioux Say Dakota Pipeline Permits Should Be Pulled
• Enviros Slam EPA Bid To Sever Coal Ash Issues From Case
• EPA Coal Plant Suit Revival Should Stick, High Court Told
• Developer Sued Too Early In $10M Dispute, Fla. Tells Justices
• Sunrun Seeks End To Investors' Claims Of Rigged Statistics
• DC Circ. Rightly Nixed FERC Pipeline Approval, Enviros Say
• Ecological Service Partners Snags $250M Equity Capital
• Ex-EPA Attys Blast Pruitt's Sue-and-Settle Directive
• Core Functions And Cooperative Federalism At The EPA
• Being There: Defending Depositions
• How The Trump Administration Is Putting Its Stamp On TSCA
• La Paloma Ch. 11 Buyer Ruled Not Liable For Enviro Costs
• Sens. Ask GAO To Eye EPA's 'Double Standard' On Advisers
• New NJ Gov. Poised To Pit State's Legal Muscle Against Trump
• VW Seeks Dismissal Of Fla., Utah Counties' Emissions Suits
• EPA Floats Repeal Of Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions Standards
• Commerce Inks Final Duties To Offset Biodiesel Subsidies
• Senate To Consider Bill Opening Alaska Oil Drilling
• Alaska, W.Va. Ink Energy Development Deals With China
• Enviro's La. Plant Suit Barred By State Deal, Exxon Says
• SunEdison Judge Says Creditor Seems Bitter Over Equity Deal
• The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein's Hired Hands
• Senate Confirms Hunton's Wehrum To Lead EPA's Air Office
• SunEdison Judge Limits Reach Of 3rd-Party Releases
• Men Who Freed 2K Minks Can't Escape Charges: 7th Circ.
• House OKs Bill For Expedited Hydropower Licenses
• DC Circ. Refuses To Block $2.65B Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
• Watchdog Says EPA Takes Too Long On Bias Complaints
• Icahn Subpoenaed Over Biofuel Efforts As Trump Adviser
• Citgo Oil Spill Liability Should Be Trimmed, 3rd Circ. Told
• Jury Persuasion In An 'Alt-Fact' World
• Trump's Enviro Pick Gets Frosty Reception At Senate Hearing
• One In Three VW Cars In UK Still Need Defeat Device Fix
• Shellfish Growers Step Into Wash. Aquaculture Suit
• 10th Circ. Won't Change Order Shrinking Wyo. Reservation
• Row Over Fumigant Winds Up In Calif. County It Was Used In
• DC Circ. Backs Park Service's Grand Teton Elk Reduction Plan
• Back Us Up, Puerto Rico Oversight Board Tells Congress
• Exxon, Chevron Settle La. Landowners' Contamination Suit
• Trump Enviro Nominee Had Stormy Tenure As Texas Regulator
• 3rd Circ. Fracking Case Put Off After River Basin Atty Faints
• Fiat, Bosch Can't Escape Emissions MDL, Diesel Drivers Say
• NJOY Asset Buyers Must Turn Over Docs To Ch. 7 Trustee
• Tribe Says Feds, Not Mich., Should Oversee Mine Permit
• Applying The Investors' Playbook To Legal Career Planning
• Federal Claims Must Meet Diversity Jurisdiction Burden
• $2.65B Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Stalls In DC Circ.
• Homeowner Claims Pared In Suit Against Green Financing Co.
• Enviros, Kids Sue Feds Over Climate Regulation Rollbacks
• NRG's Calif. Gas Plant Proposal Put On Hold, Irking Enviros
• GM Investors Sue In Del. For Emissions Compliance Records
• Claims Court Won't Nix Wrongly Awarded $103M NASA Deal
• Calif., NM Warn BLM Over Suspending Methane Waste Rule
• Enviros Sue EPA Over Alleged Inaction On Wash. Water Plan
• The Law Firms Spinning The White House Turnstile
• 3rd Circ. Fight Portends Larger Battle Over Fracking Ban
• What Trump's War On Regulations Means For Lawyers
• Has Trump Been Good For BigLaw?
• Who's Repping Whom? Law360's Guide To The Mueller Probe
• Puerto Rican Utility Fights Class Cert. Bid In Kickback Suit
• Enviros Got Unfair Fracking Rule Win At 10th Circ., ND Says
• Adapting To The New TSCA Regulatory Structure
• How IT And Procurement Pros Can Inform Law Firm Budgeting
• ACE Insurance Must Pay $1.1M For Pollution Judgment
• Bondholders Rip VW Bid To Nix Fraud Suit Over Emissions
• Zoo Elephant 'Friends' Fight To Sue City Without Counsel
• Enviros Urge Justices To Toss Challenge To Feds' Seal Listing
• 4 Energy Sector Takeaways From House Tax Reform Bill
• Ohio AG Hits ETP Unit With Suit Over Pipeline Construction
• FERC, Pipeline Co. Urge DC Circ. Not To Halt Atlantic Sunrise
• Pruitt Names EPA Advisory Board Members Under New Rules
• Calgon Investor Sues To Block $1.3B Sale To Japanese Co.
• Honda Relocates Rat-Chewing Class Action To Calif.
• Barclay Damon Picks Up NY Enviro, Energy Boutique
• CWA Claim Cut From Enviro Groups' Stormwater Runoff Suit
• Enviros Sue DOI For Docs In National Monument Review
• Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence At Law Firms
• Developers Sue FWS Over Protecting Gnatcatchers
• Calif. County Calls Off BIA Land Suit After Deal With Tribe
• WTO Struggling To Strike Deal To Curb Fishing Subsidies
• Chevron Wins Round In Argentina Over $9.5B Pollution Award
• 9th Circ. Revives Enviros' Water Pollution Suit Against PG&E
• Senate Approval Of 2 Commissioners Gives FERC Full Bench
• E-Cig Waste Mediation Broached In NJOY Ch. 7
• Perception Vs. Reality At Trial
• Enviros Say Feds' Beaver Trapping Program Harms Fish
• Countering Statutes Of Limitations With Equitable Estoppel
• Judge Urged To Reject More Safety Steps For Dakota Pipeline
• EPA Rebuffs States' Bid To Expand Ozone-Reduction Region
• BLM Takes Step To Undo Gas Venting And Flaring Rule
• Exxon, Others Can't Ditch NJ Gas Station Cleanup Suit
• Nonprofit Urges High Court To Hear EPA Jobs Analysis Row
• How Mass. Can Prepare For Cannabis Industry Energy Use
• A New Approach To Climate Analysis Under NEPA?
• Proportionality, Not Perfection, Is What Matters
• House OKs Slimmed-Down Review Rules For Federal Forests
• Pruitt's Grant Ban Stokes Concerns About EPA's Integrity
• Attys Jockey For Lead Counsel Roles In Harvey Flooding Row
• Feds Escape $6M Claim For Pipeline Accident
• USCIS Sued Over EB-5 Delay On $747M Calif. Solar Project
• Purple Line Seeks To Escape Enviro Study Order In DC Circ.
• 'Codfather' Fine Was No Math Error, Judge Tells Feds
• FWS Looks To Dodge Suit Over Endangered Texas Bird
• GOP Leader Floats Plan To Loosen Energy Development Regs
• DOE Proposal Offers Blatant Subsidies For Coal Industry
• Signal Peak Gets OK For Limited Coal Mining At Mont. Site
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenges To DOE Gas Export Approvals
• Make Way For The 'Unicorns'