Environmental Archive » April, 2018

Environmental - April, 2018

280 articles

• Justices Won't Review Calif. Rail Line Enviro Dispute
• Pa. Gov. Pushes For Bipartisan Natural Gas Tax
• 5th Circ. Urged To Scrap La. Pipeline Injunction
• Chinese Solar Co. Slapped With $897.5M Arbitration Claim
• Spring Water Bottlers Expected To Fight A Move To Tax Them
• High Court Won't Hear Navajo Right-Of-Way Case
• EPA Says Coal-Fired Plant In Pa. Has Sufficient Monitoring
• Enviros Sue Over Oil, Gas Leases In Sage-Grouse Country
• Pa. Court Axes Challenge To Sunoco's Eminent Domain Power
• EPA Can't Exempt Blenders From Biofuel Regs, DC Circ. Told
• Levee Work Should Resume In $2.2B Flood Project, Court Told
• Girardi Beats Ex-Client's Deal-Skimming Suit At 9th Circ.
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• High Court Stays Out Of NY Pipeline Permit Denial Fight
• Feds, Calif. Farmers Take On Tribes, Enviros Over Water Flow
• NY Leads Group Opposing EPA's Clean Power Plan Repeal
• Feds Urge DC Court To Toss Challenge To $5.6B Purple Line
• CPUC OKs $97.5M Deal Over PG&E San Bruno Blast Emails
• $57M SunEdison Deal May Be In Trouble After Funds Opt Out
• Post-Deepwater Blowout Safety Regs Cut By Trump Admin.
• FCC Rules May Spur Legal Battles Between Tribes And Feds
• Tesla Can't Appeal Green Light For Suit Over SolarCity Tie-Up
• Canadian LNG Project Names Joint Venture As Contractor
• As Suniva Ch. 11 Hopes Dim, Second Creditor Seeks Sale
• Enviros Fight BLM Approval Of Colo. Drilling Leases
• Sens. Push Zinke To Halt Monument Plans Until Court Ruling
• Is A FERC Pipeline Policy Reset Coming?
• Norton Rose Zeros In On Daubert To Earn Win For Phillips 66
• Time To Express Interest In Federal Water Infrastructure Loans
• NC Swine Stench Sufferers Win Landmark $50M Jury Award
• Insurer Beats Early Win Bid In $50M Pollution Award Fight
• EPA's Pruitt Faces Tough Ethics Questions On Capitol Hill
• Caddo Nation Fights To Keep History Center Suit Alive
• Ill. Oil Recycling Co. Can't Escape Environmental Suit
• Medical Care Bid Won't Affect Superfund Plan, 3rd Circ. Told
• Roth Dropped In Trimmed Renewable Energy Co. Investor Suit
• GE, Tepco Seek Dismissal Of $1B Fukushima Radiation Suit
• NC AG, Enviros Fight Duke Rate Hike For Coal Ash Cleanup
• Exxon Says NYC Filed Climate Suit In Wrong Venue
• Momentum Builds For US Offshore Wind Energy
• US Pols Getting Antsy As NAFTA Talks Enter Crucial Phase
• Holland & Hart's Filing In CAA Suit 'Frivolous,' Judge Says
• VW Strikes $33M Deal With Md. Over Diesel Emissions
• Starr Can't Pass Buck On $2.8M Barge Salvage, NY Court Says
• Judge Won't Wait For EPA In NRDC's Advisory Committee Suit
• Johnson Controls' $68M Cleanup Coverage Win Is Erased
• Demolition Salvage Value Can Pay Liens, NJ Panel Rules
• GAO Slams DOE's Contractor Oversight At Nuke Waste Site
• VW Franchisees Can't Get Bosch Docs In Emissions MDL
• Consol Beats Bid To Halt Mine Expansion Under Pa. Park
• 8th Circ. Backs Army Corps' Win Over Tribe's Permit Claims
• Okla. High Court Nixes Utility's Coal Plant Revamp
• Wash. Tribe Says Army Corps Permit Threatens Aquatic Life
• The Carbon Tax Could Come Soon To A State Near You
• Enviro Group To Sue Newark Over Water's Lead Levels
• Enviros Take FERC Pa. Pipeline Approval Fight To DC Circ.
• What's Next For GHG And Fuel Economy Regulation?
• US Energy Firm Targets Poland Over Nixed Wind Farm Deals
• MarkWest Strikes Deal With EPA, Pa. Over Alleged Emissions
• Pruitt Floats Overhaul To EPA Scientific Review Process
• EPA Tells DC Circ. New Renewable Fuel Mandates Are Proper
• In Turnabout, Judge Erases Challenge To NM Drilling Permits
• Low Bidder Won't Get Contract For NJ Enviro Cleanup
• State Electric Generator Subsidies Challenge FERC Markets
• Another Take On 'Take-Home' Asbestos Exposure In Calif.
• Timber Co. Asks High Court To Reverse Frog Habitat Ruling
• EU, Mexico Agree To Broader Trade Deal Nixing Tariffs
• GM Slams Consumers' Bid To Expand Diesel Emissions Suit
• Activists Can Make Case For Pipeline Shutoff, Panel Says
• New GM, Mich. Residents Dispute Provisions Of 2009 Sale
• EPA Says Forest Biomass Energy Is 'Carbon Neutral'
• DC Circ. Asked To Rethink Decision On 2008 Ozone Rule
• NY Pollution Permit Could Violate CWA, Enviros Say
• 5th Circ. Rejects Citgo's Bid For Redo On $81M Spill Penalty
• Alleged Atty Conflict Not Enough To Doom Biofuel Indictment
• Energy Co. Tells 9th Circ. To Reject Mine Ruling Challenge
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Feds' Delay Of Fuel Economy Penalty Boost
• Big Changes Ahead For Renewable Fuel Standard
• 11th Circ. Affirms Sewage Not Pollution In Insurance Row
• Monsanto Appeal Can't Keep Herbicide Off Calif. Cancer List
• Wyo. City, County Urge Justices To Snub Tribes' Land Suits
• NY Beefs Up Energy Efficiency Targets To Drive GHG Cuts
• Jamaican Investor Hits Dominican Republic With $300M Claim
• Mining Co. Asks DC Circ. To Revisit EPA Superfund Ruling
• NJ Gov. Signs Law Banning Offshore Drilling
• Fed. Circ. Says Taking Claim Fails In Katrina Flooding Fight
• Senate Dems Press For Info On Koch Ties To Trump Policies
• GOP State AGs Back Big Oil In Calif. Climate Suits
• Exxon Takes AG Climate Probe Fight To 2nd Circ.
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Dems Look To Shield Offshore Rules From Trump Rollback
• HSBC Halts Coal Power Plant Funding To Honor Paris Accord
• Justices May Add Muscle To Wash. Tribes' Treaty Rights
• Workmanship Exclusion Gets Insurer Off Hook In Fishery Row
• Ill. Panel Finds $10M Chemical Settlement Was Rushed
• BLM Takes Steps To Open Arctic Refuge For Oil, Gas Drilling
• 'Close Enough Is Good Enough' For Air Standards: EPA Head
• 11th Circ. Says Hydroelectric Co. Deserved To Lose License
• Northrop Wins Final Toss Of Water Pollution Row At 2nd Circ.
• ENGlobal, NASCO Denied Quick Wins In Plant Contract Row
• Climate, Contracts On Table In FERC Pipeline Policy Revamp
• EPA's Top Lawyer Trades Jabs With Enviros At ABA Talk
• Battery Supply Chain: A Unique Growth Opportunity
• Earth Day Review Of 'Green Guide' False Advertising: Round 2
• Must FERC Weigh GHG Emissions In Pipeline Reviews?
• Chubb Wins UK Appeal To Keep Arbitrator In Deepwater Case
• Lamorak Owes Olin $55M In Cleanup Row, Rakoff Rules
• Tribes' Bid For More Consultation In DAPL Review Denied
• Monument Expansion Overrides Timber Reserves, Group Says
• Senate Dems Block Coast Guard Bill Over Water Issues
• Enviros' Suit Over EPA Plant Effluent Rule Nixed As Moot
• Boeing To Get $51M From Gov't For Enviro Cleanup Costs
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses $5M Award But Asks For Clarity
• Exxon Climate Probes Greenlighted By Courts: What's Next
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Third Time's The Charm For Class In Pipeline Oil Spill Suit
• Cape Codders Sue Tyco, 3M Over Foam-Contaminated Water
• High Court Struggles To Pin Down What Wash. Owes Tribes
• GOP Sens. Voice Concerns On Groundwater Permit Regs
• UK Supreme Court Judge Talks Pollution Liability Expansion
• Ex-Massey CEO Says Withheld Docs Should Nix Conviction
• Spending Bill Includes Unique Path To Conservation Goals
• Status Update On 'One Federal Decision' Project Reviews
• Counties' Claims Tossed In VW Diesel Emissions MDL
• Energy Co. Seeks Redo On Pa. Fracking Well Trespass Claims
• State Pushback Of Grid Policy Vexes FERC Commissioners
• Enviros' Claims Against Coal Co. Different Enough To Proceed
• Justices To Weigh Tribal Treaties Against $2B Culvert Cost
• Colo. Munis Hit Exxon, Suncor With Climate Change Suit
• Fed. Agencies Must Hand Over Emails In Keystone XL Battle
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Wash. Tribes' Fishing Boundary Won't Be Tweaked
• Calif. County Urges Justices To Hear Tribal Casino Land Row
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Massachusetts Defends Authority To Cap Electric Emissions
• Buchalter Hires Alcantar & Kahl Energy Team In San Francisco
• Watchdog Clears Zinke's Chartered Flights, Questions One
• Enviros Say Court Got Exxon $20M Pollution Ruling Right
• Flint Crisis Suit Belongs In Michigan Court, 6th Circ. Says
• High Court Won't Take DTE Energy Nuke Project Challenge
• DOE Taps Ohio Energy Lobbyist To Run Oil And Gas Program
• Justices Refuse To Weigh Remand Of Flint Water Crisis Suit
• EPA Defends Grant Policy For Scientific Committee Members
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Union Pacific Hit With Suit Over Houston Apartment Floods
• BLM Defends Inspection Of Tribal-Linked Drilling Wells
• Young People Hit Fla. With Constitutional Climate Change Suit
• Pruitt's Soundproof Phone Booth Broke Laws, Watchdog Says
• The Law360 400
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Up Next At High Court: Taxing Online Sales, Patent Damages
• Enviros Get Partial Quick Win In River Waste Suit
• 9th Circ. Urged To Let Panel's Uranium Mine Ruling Stand
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Cooper's Insurance Transfer Was Valid, NJ Court Affirms
• How Is EPA's New Source Review Guidance Helpful?
• 9th Circ. Won't Delay Maui Groundwater Mandate
• Tribes Sue Forest Service Over Approval Of Ariz. Copper Mine
• Dominican Republic Urges Toss Of $41M Ecotourism Row
• Slovak Emissions-Trading Tax Flouted EU Scheme, ECJ Says
• Mass. Top Court Won't Quash AG Climate Probe Of Exxon
• Ex-Pruitt Aide Saw Punishment For Ethics Flags, Dems Say
• Trump Demands Changes To EPA Air Pollution Programs
• Judge Rips Feuding Parties In NY Solar Co.'s Ch. 11
• EPA To Let Calif. Tribes Design Own Water Quality Standards
• EPA Slammed For 'Legal Maneuvering' In Lake Pollution Row
• Senate Confirms Faegre Baker's Wheeler For EPA's No. 2 Post
• Williams Wants FERC's OK For $405M Pipeline Upgrade
• NRDC, Feds Face Off Over Fuel Economy Penalties
• Calif. Oil Co. Fined $12.5M Over 1,466 Alleged Violations
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• 4th Circ. Revives Kinder Morgan Gas Spill Groundwater Suit
• Conference Focuses On Sea Level Rise Resiliency For S. Fla.
• DOI Watchdog Questions Legality Of Exec Reassignments
• Lathrop Gage Snags LA Insurance Partner From Latham
• Fiat Chrysler, DOJ Emissions Settlement Talks Moving Ahead
• Earthjustice Reports Court Access Hampered Under Trump
• Gas Groups Urge Trump To Limit State Pipeline Powers
• Farmers Win OK Of $1.5B Syngenta GMO Corn Settlement
• DOE Open To Emergency Grid Input Amid FirstEnergy Plea
• NY, Conn. Say EPA Should Act On Out-Of-State Smog By June
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Proposal For Miami Wastewater To Cool Nuke Plant Advances
• EPA Lets ND Manage Own Carbon Sequestration Program
• Holland & Knight Nabs Texas Enviro Attys From Kelley Drye
• Calif. AG Sues EPA Over Air Polluter Policy Change
• DC Circ. Shuts Down Law Firm's Suit Seeking EPA Docs
• Musk Seeks Appeal Over Tesla Control In SolarCity Takeover
• Waste Co. Asks 5th Circ. To Revive RICO Suit Against Rival
• Judge To Weigh $4.1M Deal For Testing Of Flint Children
• Pipeline Co. Urges Supreme Court To Decide NY Permit Fight
• Gas Co., Pa. Township Settle Fracking Waste Ban Dispute
• Wash. Tells Justices Not To Expand Treaty Rights In River Row
• Ford, Bosch Want Emissions-Cheating RICO Suit Dumped
• ENGlobal Says NASCO Contract Terms Require Payment
• Duke Energy Can't Shift $2M Cleanup Costs, 6th Circ. Says
• Calif. Case Shows Propriety Of Telecom CEQA Exemptions
• Calif. Climate Torts' Remand On Hold Amid 9th Circ. Appeal
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• DOL Sends Revision Of Beryllium Rule To OMB For Final OK
• Union Pacific Gets Partial Quick Win In Cleanup Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Enviros' Challenge To LA County Development
• Waste Co.'s Enviro Incident Not Material In FCA Trash Case
• 16 Calif. Senators Ask Feds To Keep Fuel Efficiency Standards
• EPA, Corps Fight Restart Of States' Clean Water Rule Row
• Court Ruling May Change Pa.'s Enviro Enforcement Approach
• 8th Circ. Revives Mo. City's Pollution Limit Suit Against EPA
• ND Police Look To Nix DAPL Protesters' Excessive Force Suit
• Pruitt's Alleged Acts Draw Scrutiny From Ethics Office
• Kinder Morgan Stops Nonessential Work On Canada Pipeline
• Federal Agency Chiefs Ink Deal To Speed Up Project Reviews
• PJM Presses FERC To Tackle State Clean Energy Subsidies
• Union Reps Didn't Prejudice Well Water Trial, W.Va. Court Says
• Pa. Justices Won't Rethink Scope Of Gas Lease Fund Use
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• When Are Minority Stockholders Controllers?
• The Time Is Right For New Jersey To Adopt Daubert
• Personnel Moves May Expose Pruitt To Whistleblower Claims
• Bankrupt NY Solar Co. Blasts Ex-CEO's Bid To Liquidate
• Widow Says Mine Safety Agency Breached Duty In Explosion
• Enviro Group Seeks Order Forcing EPA To Act On Water Plan
• Relator In FCA 1st-To-File Suit Has Died, Justices Told
• Travelers Must Pay $7.5M Cleanup Deal, Ill. Court Affirms
• Trump Aims To Simplify Offshore Wind Regs, DOI Sec. Says
• Ariz. Senate Passes Bill To Kill 'Chevron Deference'
• Monsanto Can't Dodge Water Contamination Suit, Judge Says
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Fast-Tracking Electric Transmission Infrastructure
• Why DC Circ. Said Airport Noise Critics Are Out Of Luck
• 8th Circ. Axes $13M Punitives, Schaeffler From Pollution Suit
• Engineering Firm Can't Dodge Flint Water Crisis Bias Suit
• BIA Win In Okla. Oil Lease Row Affirmed By 10th Circ.
• PennEast Needs NJ Land For $1B Pipeline, Judge Told
• Wichita Tribe Asks Oklahoma Court To Nix Land Row Suit
• Lead Co. Agrees To Clean Up 4,100 Residential Properties
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• 9th Circ. Lifts Hold On Montana Dam In Endangered Fish Suit
• Valero Must Redo Suit Over WWII Waste Cleanup, Judge Says
• States Sue EPA For Stalling On Methane Regulations
• Navajo Water Settlement Approval Backed By Appeals Court
• China Sets Stage For Future Solar, Washer Tariff Retaliation
• Why High Court Ruling Matters For Compact Clause Entities
• Methane Rule Litigation Stayed While Gov't Reconsiders
• PES Refinery Cleared For Ch. 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement
• Hawaii County To Ask Justices To Review Groundwater Ruling
• EPA Shifts Some CWA Oversight From Regions To DC
• EPA Looks To Nix Enviros' Suit Over Effluent Rule Delay
• Challengers Of Trump's '2-For-1' Order Seek To Revive Suit
• Exxon, Others Can't Halt Remand Of Climate Torts, Gov'ts Say
• EPA Must Give Enviros Quicker Findings In Race Bias Cases
• 4 Takeaways From EPA's Vehicle GHG Emission Review
• FWS' Wolf Management Rule Flouts ESA, Judge Says
• Tribe Rips FERC's Bid To Toss Pipeline Work Challenge
• NJ Sen. Asks FERC To Put PennEast Land Grabs On Hold
• US, Pipeline Co. Ask 5th Circ. To Toss Block On La. Project
• Citgo Urges Full 5th Circ. To Rethink $81M CWA Penalty
• SunEdison Preferred Investors Want $57M Deal Clarified
• Manhattan Residents Sue MTA Over L Train Shutdown Plan
• 9th Circ. Rules US Must Boost Conservation Efforts At Dams
• How Climate Change Threatens The US Power Supply
• DOJ Sues Calif. Over Federal Land Protection Bill
• Mass. High Court To Hear Electric Emissions Cap Challenge
• PES Fights Intervention Bid For Plan-Critical Consent Decree
• DC, Maryland Must Rethink Anacostia River Trash Control
• DC Circ. Weighs EPA Rule Limiting Appeals Court Decisions
• Energy Cos. To Tell Pension Fund About Paris Accord Risks
• Ex-Solar Co. Exec Wins On Claim Stock Was Withheld
• US Steel To Pay $600K Penalty For Ind. Chromium Spill
• Wash. Tribes Get Backup In High Court Fishing Rights Fight
• Enviros, Tribal Group Can't Block NM Drilling
• Feds Escape Tribes' Challenge To Calif. Highway Project
• EPA, Corps Want Tribe's Mine Permit Review Bid Tossed
• EPA Must Meet 2021 Deadline For Risk Reviews
• EPA Rejects Obama Auto Emissions Standards