Environmental Archive » January, 2018

Environmental - January, 2018

272 articles

• Exide Says Air Regulator's Claim Is Barred By Ch. 11 Plan
• Trump Infrastructure Push Has Both Biz, Enviros Worried
• DC Circ. Won't Review Ruling Nixing FERC Pipeline Approval
• AGs Critical Of Proposed Offshore Drilling Safety Changes
• EPA, Army Corps Roll Out Delay Of Clean Water Rule
• 9th Circ. Upholds Loss Test In First Solar Investor Suit
• Centers Of Influence Are Key To Small Law Firm Rainmaking
• Dakota Access Fires Back At Landowners In Pipeline Suit
• ETP Takes FERC Fight Over $4.2B Pipeline Work To DC Circ.
• Calif. Regulator Seeks Atty Sanctions In 'Moot' Wildfire Suit
• NE Pipeline Foes Tell DC Circ. FERC Ignored Enviro Risks
• NJ Withdraws From Suit Opposing Clean Power Plan
• EPA Coal-Plant Effluent Rule Deadline Delay Draws Suit
• Enviros Ask To Kill Wood Product Co.'s Defamation Suit
• Sierra Club Ends Fight Over DOE's Approval Of LNG Exports
• Calif. Waiver On Table, Pruitt Says At Senate Hearing
• Coverage For Montecito Claims: Flood Or Fire?
• India Looks To Head Off US Retaliation In WTO Solar Fight
• Crowell & Moring Nabs Enviro Atty From Snell & Wilmer
• Enviros Seek Halt Of La. Pipeline Work Amid Challenge
• The Social Cost Of Carbon And Its Impact On Enviro Law
• PE Firm Can't Get Quick Win In Honeywell Chem Cleanup Row
• Ore. Law Firm Must Face Logging Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Political Consultant To NJ Agency Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• Calif. Treasurer Leans On Pebble Mine Investor To Back Out
• Wash. Gov. Rejects Oil Train Terminal Proposal
• Split Rulings Show Appetite To Change FERC Pipeline Policy
• From Law Firm To Newsroom: An Interview With Bob Woodruff
• Climate Change Starting To Emerge As A Bankruptcy Issue
• ETP Blasts FERC Drilling Ban On Ohio Pipeline
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear EPA's HFC Rule Decision
• Sidley Austin Nabs Ex-Bracewell Enviro Partner In Houston
• Developer, Gov't Urge 9th Circ. To Nix Wind Farm Suit
• Deal On New Protections Clears Way For LCT Pa. Coal Mine
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Rethink Uranium Mine Ruling
• Judging A Book: Kendall Reviews 'On The Jury Trial'
• Gene-Edited Crops Ripe For Renewed Regulatory Focus
• EPA Formaldehyde Rule Delay 'Eviscerates' Law, Enviros Say
• EPA Yanks Once-In, Always-In Air Pollution Policy
• EU Eyes New Rules To Boost Collective Consumer Actions
• Pa. Gov, DEP Say Reforms, More Staff Will Cut Permit Delays
• Kimberly-Clark, Others To Pay $3.9M In Bay Pollution Spat
• EPA Backtracks, Now Says Pebble Mine May Be Too Risky
• BLM OKs Federal Land Exchange With Agua Caliente Tribe
• High Court Fight Pits Tribal Rights Against $2B Repair Tab
• Zoo Tries To Nix Judge In PETA Suit Over Animal Dwellings
• Records Law Doesn't Apply To Pipeline Co., La. Judge Says
• 4 Takeaways From DOI's About-Face On Migratory Bird Kills
• Yurok's Fishing Rights Row Against Fellow Tribe Gets Nixed
• SunCoke Energy, Cokenergy To Pay $5M In DOJ Emissions Suit
• Farmers Pick Mo. To Host Dicamba MDL Against Monsanto
• $1.6B Hydro Power Line Wins Mass. Clean Energy Contract
• NRC Says Recent Opinion Helps Case In Mine License Row
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Nossaman
• EPA Didn't Flout Stormwater Permit Duties, 1st Circ. Says
• Girardi Can't Shake Accounting Suit Over $120M Class Deals
• Do I Need New Trial Counsel? 9 Questions To Ask
• Pa. Enviro Officials Defend Use Of Special Funds
• Enviro Group Joins Chorus Against EPA Anti-Conflict Measure
• FERC Halts ETP Pipeline Drilling Work Amid Spill Concerns
• S. Korea Fights New US Solar, Washer Tariffs At WTO
• Chicago Sues U.S. Steel Over Toxic Dumps In Lake Michigan
• Calif. AG Sues Over Trump Admin.'s Fracking Rule Repeal
• Garden State Energy Policy Goes Green With New Gov.
• Exxon Radiation Suit Belongs In State Court, 5th Circ. Told
• Ute Tribe Says Decision Against Fracking Rule Must Stand
• FAA, SoCal Cities Reach Settlement Over Flight Paths
• Man Gets 5 Months For Smuggling Cobras In Chip Cans
• Judge Won't Nix Award In Costa Rica Land Seizure Row
• Enviros Fight To Keep Methane Rule Battle In Calif.
• FERC Greenlights Cove Point Pipeline Expansion Project
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Morgan Lewis
• Setting The Stage For Next Phase Of Clean Water Rule Suits
• Quarles & Brady Snags Ex-Ill. Regulator For Energy Group
• Challenge To NY's Nuclear Energy Subsidy Moves Forward
• Scientists Sue EPA Over Trump Admin.'s Expert 'Purge'
• Years Of Uncertainty Ahead After Waters Of US Ruling
• Texas Fracker Leads 3 Cos. Launching IPOs Totaling $440M
• Trump Tariffs Inflict Short-Term Pain On Solar Development
• Tribe Sues EPA, Corps For Delegating Mine Permit Review
• Refiners Slam EPA Renewable Fuel Mandates In DC Circ.
• Safeguard Tariffs Usher In A New Trump Enforcement Era
• Lessons From President Trump's Failed Judicial Nominations
• Pa. Justices To Mull Municipal Denial Of Gas Well Permit
• The Government's Big Stick For Fighting Small Biz Fraud
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Beveridge & Diamond
• Toxicology In The 21st Century: 5 Tips For Litigators
• Feds Tell 10th Circ. Tribe Can't Rely On Fracking Decision
• Enviros Lack Standing For Exxon Pollution Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• States Back Utility's High Court Bid For Antitrust Immunity
• Justices Reject Solar Co. Suit Over Conn.'s Regulatory Power
• DHS Waives Environmental Laws To Construct Border Wall
• Fed. Circ. Says Chinese Solar Cells Hurt US Producers
• FERC Urges DC Circ. Not To Halt $3.5B Pipeline Construction
• Enviros Can't Halt Fla. Harbor Expansion Plan, Judge Says
• Pa. Justices Decline Challenges To Sunoco Eminent Domain
• Where Things Stand On The Biggest P3 Transpo Projects
• BP Exec's Interview Still Fair Game In Deepwater Horizon MDL
• Pa. GOP Reg Rollback May Have Legs Despite Unclear Need
• Trump OKs New Tariffs On Solar Cells, Washing Machines
• Environmental Group Of The Year: BakerHostetler
• Plan For Alaska Road Through Refuge Gets Zinke's OK
• Exxon Climate Speech Claims Are Empty, AGs Say
• Jersey City Loses Bid To Sink Marina Plan
• High Court Won't Hear Bearded Seal Listing Dispute
• $1B PennEast Pipeline Gets FERC Greenlight Amid Concerns
• How To Control Data As Technology Complicates E-Discovery
• Supreme Court Refuses Fla. Keys Property Rights Case
• How The Climate Changed For Renewables In 2017
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Tribes' Right To Hunt Whales
• High Court Will Hear La. Frog Habitat Fight Over ESA Powers
• Justices Say Clean Water Rule Suits Belong In District Courts
• Immigration Standoff Keeps Government Shuttered
• Mass. Justices Revive Condo Owners' Hazardous Waste Suit
• 1 Of 52 Bison Seen After Release Spurs Criminal Probe
• DC Circ. Upholds NRC's Wyo. Uranium Mine License
• Feds Want Tribes' Bears Ears Challenge Moved To Utah
• 11th Circ. Affirms Sentences For Gulf Oil Spill Fund Fraud
• Judge Wants To Hear Dueling Va. Coal Mine Pollution Suits
• FERC Shouldn't Hear Religious Freedom Claim, 3rd Circ. Told
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Hunton & Williams
• DOE's Delay In Publishing Energy-Saver Rules Questioned
• NY Tells 2nd Circ. It Did Not Waive Authority Over Pipeline
• Sen. Demands Answers From Pruitt On EPA Costs, Policies
• Wash. Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Tribe's Win In Landslide Row
• Enviro Group Beats Auto Recycler's Counterclaims For Now
• Contractor On $42M Pa. Bridge To Cop To Enviro Crimes
• Ore. River's Proposed 'Wild' Label Stands For Now
• Trump Wants Suit Over 'Secret' Infrastructure Council Nixed
• Renewable Energy Grant Bout Must Go To Trial, Judge Says
• Trump's Pick For DOJ Enviro Chief Clears Senate Committee
• Wash. Tribes' Coast Guard Row Over Killer Whales Still Afloat
• 3 Key Environmental Insurance Cases To Watch In 2018
• Del. Justices Grapple With Tolling Query In Pesticide Case
• Buyers Say Audi, VW Can't Slip Gas Vehicle Emissions Suit
• Report Leads CITES To Probe Nigeria-China Rosewood Trade
• Gov't Wants Gold King Mine Spill Suit Paused For MDL Panel
• Flint Urges 6th Circ. Not To Revive Whistleblower Suit
• NY Approves $180M Wind Farm Project
• Gov't, Groups Challenge Efforts To Halt Methane Rule Delay
• States Oppose EPA Bid For Time In Clean Power Plan Row
• NY, Conn. Sue EPA Over Lax Upwind Smog Enforcement
• A Chat With Davis Wright CSO Mark Usellis
• Calif. Residents Sue Utility Cos. Over Wildfires, Mudslides
• Trump's Monument Cuts May Rest On Shaky Legal Ground
• Reed Smith Nabs Ex-Katten Work Safety, Enviro Atty In Texas
• Nez Perce Tell 9th Circ. Water Release Order Is Sound
• Cobra, Engineering Cos. Settle $18M Hydropower Plant Row
• High Court Passes On Texas Wind Farm Arbitration Row
• Energy Corp. Pays $1.7M Over Pa. Fracking Site Violations
• FERC Bars FirstEnergy Plant Sale Despite Atty's Direct Pleas
• Feds Immune To Claim In Ariz. Tribal Water Row, Judge Says
• Exxon Insists Climate Change Speech Claims Are Valid
• BP Expects Higher Charges Related To Deepwater Claims
• Severe Weather Events Create Insurance Dilemmas
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2017
• VW, Porsche Cut $235M Canadian Emissions Deal
• Researcher Sues EPA For Access To Officials' Emails
• Coastal Senators Seek Ban On Drilling In Northeastern US
• 11th Circ. Says Seaquarium Orca Not Harmed By Conditions
• Pa. Court Limits Review Over State's Use Of Gas Lease Funds
• Treasury Lowballed Wind Farm Grants, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Ohio Presses ETP For Info To Thwart Another Pipeline Spill
• State Objections May Mean Rough Seas For DOI Drilling Plan
• GOP Enviro Leaders Support Clean Power Plan Rollback
• Texas Oil Refinery Must Face Enviros' CAA Emissions Suit
• High Court To Review Tribal Fishing Rights Ruling
• 7th Circ. Upholds CEO's Conviction In Biodiesel Tax Plot
• FERC Tells 2nd Circ. NY Permit Override Was By The Book
• Holland & Knight Hires 5 From Jones Day In Mexico City
• Fracking Case Now Moot, Ute Indian Tribe Tells 10th Circ.
• Laredo Defends Bag Ban Before Texas High Court
• NOAA Seeking $1M Penalties Against Jailed 'Codfather'
• Oakland's Coal Shipping Ban To Be Tried Next Week
• Enviros Sue To Block La. Oil Pipeline Construction
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling In Tribal Casino Row
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Tribes' Wash. Fishing Rights Row
• Bosch Facing German Investigation Over Audi Emissions
• Pa. Reaches Deal To Cut Pollution From 10 Coal Plants
• US Blasts Raytheon Escape Bid In Mass. Cleanup Liability
• FERC Won't Override NY's $683M Pipeline Permit Denial
• Canadian Investor Loans $250M To Colombian Power Co.
• 6 E-Discovery Predictions For 2018
• Feds Seek Quick Win In Dakota Access Pipeline Permit Fight
• Lawmakers Unveil US Infrastructure Investment Blueprint
• FERC Says Tribe's Objection To Pipeline Work Came Too Late
• How FERC Redefined 'Grid Resilience'
• White House Deregulation Push Is Just Getting Started
• Christie Wants NJ Coast Out Of Offshore Drilling Plan
• Calif. Gov. Proposes $600M More For Courts In 2018
• Enviros Say Dakota Access Attys Sued Philosophy, Not Entity
• 5th Circ. Keeps Exxon Radiation Exposure Suits In Fed. Court
• Feds Halt Beaver Killing In Ore. Over Lawsuit Threat
• NYC Opens New Front In War Over State Climate Torts
• 3rd Circ. Won't Ground Allegiant Air Flights From Trenton
• Ford Buyers Say Super Duty Truck Emissions Are 'Super Dirty'
• Trump Signs Land Bill For Oregon Tribes
• Will Ratepayers Or Shareholders Pay For California Fires?
• 6 Roles To Embrace In An Evolving Legal Industry
• Ex-DOJ Enviro Head John Cruden Joins Beveridge & Diamond
• DOI Says It Will Remove Fla. Coast From Drilling Plan
• La Paloma Judge Won't Stay Order Scotching Enviro Liability
• Canada Challenge To Nova Scotia Quarry Award Can Proceed
• EPA Designates 4 New Superfund Sites, Proposes 10 More
• Enviros Seek Partial Quick Win In Yellowstone Grizzly Suit
• Exxon Seeks To Depose Calif. Officials Over Climate Suits
• DC Circ. Pressed To Block $3.5B Pipeline Work Amid Appeal
• The Uncertain Fate Of Migratory Birds
• Senate Dems Lament Renomination Of Trump Enviro Pick
• Christie Beats Suit Over Lead Poisoning In Newark Schools
• VW Settlements Shouldn't Affect Emissions Suits, Court Told
• This Year, Let's Invest In Lawyer Resiliency
• No Quick Wins For Enviros, Colo. Utility In Power Plant Row
• Contractor-Held Docs Not Covered By FOIA, 10th Circ. Rules
• Alston & Bird Nabs Gibson Dunn Enviro Pros In Calif.
• High Court Passes On Trio Of Energy Cases
• 5 Legal Technology Predictions For 2018
• Justices Vent Frustration With Feds In Fla. Water Dispute
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Calif. Suction Mining Ban
• FERC Nixes Perry's Plan To Pay Coal, Nuke Plants
• Ariz. Tribe Can Proceed With Trust Mismanagement Claims
• Gold King Mine Spill Suit Halted Pending MDL Decision
• WTO Solar Fight Lacks Legal Basis To Prolong, India Says
• 4 Environmental Rulings That Flew Under The Radar In 2017
• Calif. Bill Calls For New Cars To Be Emission-Free By 2040
• Tepco, GE Escape $5B Fukushima Radiation Suit
• GAO Says It Will Analyze Weather Impact On Superfund Sites
• Enviros Fight Plans To Lease NM Land For Fracking
• Grid Policy Delay Threatens Wind Tax Break, FERC Told
• Utah Wants Gold King Mine Suit Halted For Deal Talks
• Oregon Sues Monsanto Over $100M PCB Pollution Cleanup
• Conrail Can't Keep NJ Town's RR Access Suit In Fed. Court
• 9th Circ. Says Parts Of Idaho 'Ag-Gag' Law Unconstitutional
• USDA's Idaho Wolf Killings May Continue, Judge Says
• FERC Signs Off On TransCanada Mountaineer, Gulf Pipelines
• Wash. Sued Over Permit Denials For Coal Export Facility
• No Coast Is Off Limits In New DOI Offshore Drilling Plan
• Exxon, Lockheed Settle $16M Asbestos Litigation Bill Dispute
• Litigation Finance Trends To Watch In 2018
• Calif. Vineyard Developers Sued Over Salamanders' Habitat
• Gov't Moves To Protect Small Tennessee Fish Under ESA
• Water Chemicals Exec Cops To Bid-Rigging Scheme In NJ
• Canada Court OKs US Resident Tribe Member's Right To Hunt
• No Basis For FERC Eminent Domain Fight, Pipeline Cos. Say
• Jersey City Sues NJ, Developer Over Marina Plan
• The Enneagram And The Practice Of Law
• Ill. Nuclear Subsidy Row May Be Better For FERC: 7th Circ.
• Alissa Starzak On Net Neutrality, US Army, Leap To Startup
• Duane Morris Nabs Former Sedgwick Trial Pros In Calif.
• Del. Tells EPA It Will Sue Over Stalling On CAA Enforcement
• Pa. DEP Slams Brakes On Sunoco Pipeline Construction
• Still No Clarity For Pipeline Permitting Process
• Justices Asked To Review Revival Of Flint Water Suits
• Utility Co. Beats Enviros' Pollution Suit Over Ky. Plant
• Travelers On Hook In $9M Enviro Deal, Ill. Appeals Court Says
• No Holiday Break For The Energy Sector As 2017 Wrapped Up
• 9th Circ. Tells EPA To Get To Work On Lead Paint Standard
• 10th Circ. Won't Sanction Caddo Tribe In History Center Suit
• Mass. Town Must Let Enbridge Unit Build Station, Judge Says
• Judging A Book: Tymkovich Reviews 'Gorsuch'
• NJ Justices Mull Breadth Of Farmland Preservation Rules
• Industry Groups Urge Justices To Hear Right-Of-Way Case
• Solar Panel Imports Took US By Surprise, ITC Finds
• Environmental Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2018
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2018
• Perry's FERC Grid Plan Could Crumble Under Court Scrutiny
• Energy Regulation To Watch In 2018
• Calif. Real Estate Legislation To Watch In 2018
• The Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2018
• The Biggest Energy Cases To Watch In 2018
• Pennsylvania Cases To Watch In 2018