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Environmental - June, 2018

293 articles

• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• EPA Proposes Rule On 'Good Neighbor' Smog Requirements
• Sens. Tout Farm Bill's Benefits For Tribal Communities
• EPA, Corps Expand Legal Case Against Obama Water Rule
• 2nd Circ. Pans Feds' Delay Of Fuel Economy Penalty Hike
• Powelson Exit May Cause Policy Logjam At FERC
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Feds Get W. Palm Beach's Road Extension Suit Moved To Fla.
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• Coal Co. Not Covered For $15M Treatment Plant: Ohio Court
• EPA Tightens Lead-Dust Standards For Floors, Window Sills
• Freeborn & Peters Nabs Clark Hill Energy Pro In Chicago
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Enviros' Ex-Im $4.8B LNG Loan Suit
• Va. Pipeline Project Halted Over Erosion, Sediment Issues
• Is It Time For A Challenge To Chevron Deference?
• Feds Want Quick Win That Upholds Clean Water Rule Delay
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 3
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• NJ Town Joins Growing Resistance To Plastic Bags
• Senate Passes Farm Bill, Sets Up Clash With House
• FERC Commissioner Powelson To Step Down In August
• Minn. Greenlights Controversial Enbridge Pipeline Project
• Agencies Fight Tribes' Bid To Force Higher Lake Water Levels
• 11th Circ. Denies NextEra $90M Nuclear Disposal Fee Refund
• Kennedy's Exit Puts Climate Change Regulations On Thin Ice
• Vinson & Elkins, Akin Gump Guide $350M Solar Portfolio Buy
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 2
• Atty Faces More Setbacks In Chevron Pollution Battle
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• Bayou Bridge Plans To Finish La. Oil Pipeline By October
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• Del. Justices Reverse Nixed 'Take-Home' Asbestos Claim
• NRDC, States Fight EPA Rollback Of Hydrofluorocarbons Rule
• EPA Moves Toward Limiting CWA Permit Veto Powers
• GAO Says It Lacks Info To Finish Probe Into Zinke's Calls
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 1
• Tribe, Enviros Sue Wis. Agency Over Fracking Permit Review
• ARCO Must Pay $28M Toward Mont. Superfund Cleanup
• VW Dodges Missouri's $1B Diesel Emissions Scandal Suit
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• Supreme Court Backs Fla. In Water Fight With Ga.
• EPA Boosts Renewable Fuels, But Ethanol Makers Not Happy
• 9th Circ. Nixes Man's Bear Killing Conviction In ESA Case
• House Votes To Allow Sea Lion Hunting To Protect Salmon
• DHS Says Calif., Enviros Can't Sue Over Border Wall Waivers
• 2 Firms Guide Hennessy's $663M Deal For PE-Owned NRC
• Tax-Friendly Docs Can Lower Renewable Energy Project Costs
• ITC Upholds Duties On Chinese Water Treatment Compound
• Fiat Chrysler Subpoenas Come 'Far Too Late,' Investors Say
• DC Circ. Judges Losing Patience With EPA Over CPP Delay
• MTA To Hand Over Draft Enviro Review In L Train Case
• Trade Group Urges Justices To Hear Tribal Fishing Case
• Enviro Group, Teachers Sue Newark Over Water Lead Levels
• EPA Rule Changes Signal Divergence Of Federal, State Regs
• Montgomery McCracken Wants Malpractice Suit Axed
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• Judge Alsup Nixes Calif. Cities' Climate Suits Against Big Oil
• NRDC Asks High Court To Back EPA Authority In HFC Row
• CWA Jurisdiction Question Won't Go To 9th Circ.
• Senate Passes Energy, Water, Construction Spending Bill
• Enviros Add State, US Agencies To Suit Over $2.2B NC Road
• Chubb Unit Must Cover Enviro Cleanup Costs At Ammo Plant
• DOL's Mine Office Looking Into New Vehicle, Conveyor Rules
• Tax Guidance Maintains Sunny Outlook For Solar Developers
• Justices Decline Recusal Question On Judge's Alleged Tweets
• Drivers Slam Fiat Chrysler's Bid To Evade Emissions MDL
• EPA Kicks Off Ozone Standard Review
• BSEE Listened To Industry In Well Control Rule Revisions
• Merger Or Acquisition? Beware The Wrong Description
• High Court Won't Hear Tribes' Appeal Of Reservation Ruling
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• Calif. Regulators Reject $639M Natural Gas Pipeline
• Enviros Push Feds To Review Drilling Impacts On Gulf Species
• EPA Floats TSCA Guidance On Confidentiality, Animal Testing
• Investors Snap Back At Sunrun's Exit Bid In Stock-Drop Suit
• Biggest Enviro Law Rulings Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Native American Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2018
• 1 Year On, Pa. Judges Grapple With Revamped Enviro Rights
• Texas High Court Strikes Down City's Plastic Bag Ban
• Energy Storage: Are We There Yet?
• Culverts Win May Indicate A New Era For Tribal Treaty Rights
• NJ Utility Regulator Rejects $111M Transmission Project
• What New FWS Take Guidance Means For Permit Applicants
• 4th Circ. Stays Corps' $3.5B Gas Pipeline Permit
• DOE Revamp, Grid Privatization Eyed In Trump Reorg Plan
• Tribe Hits Feds With Suit Over Drilling Permit Decision
• Real Estate Rumors: Florida Power, EQ Office, Scott McNealy
• EPA Says No Need For CWA Hazardous Spill Regulations
• Feds Sued For Reinstating Expired Mining Leases In Minn.
• GM Presses Bid To Shave Claims In Drivers' Emissions Suit
• Trump's Overhaul Plan Targets Animal, Superfund Programs
• Groups Urge Judge Not To Toss EPA Adviser Policy Challenge
• First Nations To Be Involved In BC Fish Farm Tenure Process
• FERC Says 4th Circ. $3.5B Pipeline Fight In Wrong Venue
• L Train Project Opponents Want Enviro Review Docs
• Biggest Native American Rulings Of 2018: Midyear Report
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• EPA Need Not Step In On W.Va. Pollution Limits: 4th Circ.
• EPA Tells Lockheed, Honeywell To Do $21M In Superfund Work
• The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2018: Midyear Report
• HHS Unveils Controversial Drinking Water Contaminant Study
• Atty Picked For EPA Office Will Recuse From Dow Cleanups
• Bondholders Defend Amended VW Emissions Fraud Suit
• New York Sues 3M, Other Manufacturers Over Toxic Foam
• Tenant Groups Want Voices Heard After NYCHA Reform Deal
• Growing Opportunities In NY's Energy Storage Industry
• Fla. DEP Approves Permit For Lido Key Beach Renourishment
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• LA County's Land-Use Plan Gets Past Enviro Group Objection
• Apache Tribe's Forest Mismanagement Claims Revived
• BLM Should Keep Tabs On Paused Oil, Gas Leases, Says GAO
• Tribe Sues Contractor Over Alleged Hydro Project Delays
• White House Mulling Big NEPA Changes
• DC Circ. Rules DOI Needn't Update Coal Lease Enviro Study
• ShopRite Operator On Losing Streak In Battle Over Wegman's
• FERC Chair Pledges To Uphold Markets Amid Trump Bailouts
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• Chancery Sticks Enviro Cleanup Co. With Spinoff's $1.6M Bill
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• Ohio Mines Not Properly Bonded For Reclamation, Groups Say
• Calif. Unveils New Gas Production Pipeline Regs
• Calif. Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit DOI Casino Land Ruling
• German Metal Producer Claims CBP Violated Due Process
• Enviros Plan To Hit Chicago Trump Hotel With CWA Suit
• Barge Co. Loses Bid For Review Of $20M Oil Spill Ruling
• Feds Say Border Wall Enviro Waiver Within DHS Authority
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• Fiat Investors Win Cert. In Emissions-Fraud Losses Suit
• Congressional Forecast: June
• High Court To Consider Feds' Hovercraft Ban In Alaska Again
• Wash. Tribes' High Court Win Raises Treaty Rights Concerns
• Bristol-Myers Squibb: 1 Year Later
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• EPA Can't Trash Enviros' Pesticide Suit, Judge Says
• Climate Split Persists As FERC Upholds $3.5B Pipeline OK
• EPA Promises To Ensure Lead Paint Inspectors Are Trained
• Tribal, Green Groups Sue DOI To Force Plan For Mine Closure
• Drivers Slam Ford, Bosch Bid To Sink Emissions-Cheating Suit
• EPA Cost-Benefit Review Signals Big Concessions To Industry
• Senate Funding Bill Staves Off Cuts To Indian Programs
• Fed. Circ. Won't Lift Tariffs From Canadian Solar Cos.
• Shareholders Allege PG&E Fraud In Suit Over Calif. Wildfires
• EPA, Corps Close To Clean Water Rule Replacement Proposal
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• Maxus Trustee Targets YPF, Repsol In $14B Ch. 11 Fraud Suit
• SD Justices Skirt Merits In Nixing Tribes' Keystone XL Appeal
• EPA To Move Forward With New Pesticide Training Protocol
• ND Health Dept. Gives Thumbs Up To Oil Refinery Near Park
• Sprint Defends FCC 5G Cell Review Exemptions At DC Circ.
• Pa. Regulator Gives Sunoco Go-Ahead To Restart A Pipeline
• BLM Must Revisit Enviro Analysis For NM Oil Leases
• Solar Importer Acted Too Soon In Duty Challenge: Fed. Circ.
• Trump Pick For Okla. Judgeship Advances Over Dems' Gripes
• 5 Takeaways From Tax Court's Solar Project Ruling
• Black & Decker Sued For RI Superfund Cleanup Costs
• SunEdison Investors Seek Class Cert. In Stock-Drop Suit
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• Magna Int'l Unit Reaches $3M Agreement With EPA Over Waste
• EPA, Army Corps Sued Again Over Clean Water Rule Issues
• 9th Circ. Upholds First Solar Win In Derivative Suit
• Trump Makes New Pick For Enviro Council Chair
• Volkswagen Fined €1B In Germany Over Emissions Scandal
• Jones Day Snags Clean Energy Atty From Goodwin Procter
• Enviros Sue Over Ore. Logging They Say Hurts Coho Salmon
• EPA Ordered To Act On Smog Drifting Into NY, Conn.
• Nutraceutical Appeals Enviros' Fees In Suit It Calls Moot
• Seafood Co.'s Faulty Ship Endangered Alaska Bay, Feds Say
• Industry Groups Ask Judge To Sink Clean Water Act Rule
• Judge Unsure NY Climate Suit Can Exist Outside Federal Law
• California Stuck With Order Barring Glyphosate Warning
• Romania Says EU Court Decision Moots $4.4B Mining Claim
• High Court Passes On New Chance To Clarify CWA Confusion
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• Timber Co. Says Enviros' Depos Silent On Seabird Concerns
• Sens. Accuse DOI Of Delaying, Politicizing Federal Grants
• Gas Station Owner Can't Shake Fine Over Abandoned Tanks
• Tribe Has No Immunity In Clean Water Act Suit, Judge Says
• Blackfeet's $471M Water Deal Inches Toward Finish Line
• Investors Slam Fiat Chrysler's 'Bait And Switch' Discovery Bid
• Dominion Energy Unit Sues DOE Over Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Enviros Say Calif. County Rule Removes Oil And Gas Scrutiny
• FERC Commissioners Deny Necessity Of Coal, Nuke Bailout
• Bill To Pay Landowners For Fracking Ban Heads To Pa. Senate
• Investors Fight Former DNC Chair's Bid To Nix Visa Scam Suit
• What To Know About Proposed Chemical Safety Reg Changes
• AIG Units Freed From Wash. County Superfund Coverage Row
• Rakoff Clarifies $130M Ruling In Olin Insurance Dispute
• DOI Solicitor Pulls Back Ruling On ND Tribal Mineral Rights
• Pruitt Adviser Resigns To Take Okla. Workers' Comp GC Job
• NYC Housing Agency OKs $1.2B Reform Amid Health Issues
• Ga., 10 Others Win Injunction Over Clean Water Act Rule
• High Court Won't Review FWS Plan To Kill 1,600 Owls
• Army Corps Says Dakota Access Decision Ready By Aug. 10
• Cyberscammer Duped Mass. Clean Energy Center, Audit Finds
• Congress' Overlooked Environmental Legislation
• High Court Tie Leaves Wash. Tribes' Culverts Win Intact
• Legal & General To Punish Firms Ignoring Climate Risk
• 5th Circ. Won't Budge From Exxon Radiation Exposure Ruling
• 4 Trends Enviro-Focused Deal Attys Should Be Aware Of
• Six Congressional Democrats Ask FBI To Investigate Pruitt
• Pa. Ruling May Set Higher Zoning Hurdle For Drillers
• House OKs Energy Department, Military Construction Funds
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• Real Estate Rumors: NYC Holiday Inn, NES, Florida Power
• JV Settles FCA Suit Over Nuclear Waste Site Cleanup Contract
• Legal Risks For Consumer Products Cos. In 2018: Part 2
• DC Circ. Upholds EPA Rule Limiting Federal Court Decisions
• Energy Group Wants Enviros' Effluent Rule Delay Suit Tossed
• Free Market Groups Denied Access To Schneiderman's Emails
• Hopi, Navajo Lose Bid To Stop Ariz. Power Purchase
• Klamath Tribes' Lake Levels Suit In Wrong Court, Users Say
• EPA Considering New Rules For Cost-Benefit Analyses
• House OKs Water Infrastructure Policy Changes
• Automotive Regulation To Watch: Midyear Report
• Boucher, Schneider Wallace To Lead VW Salespersons Suits
• Engineering Co. Says Calif. Water Plant Suit Is Time-Barred
• NJ Justices Won't Review $225M ExxonMobil Pollution Deal
• Fiat Chrysler Drivers Seek Cert. In Emissions MDL
• Legislators Tell Pruitt To Ditch Scientific Review Overhaul
• EPA Rebuffs Del., Md. Calls To Cut Smog From Upwind States
• Calif. Gov'ts Say 9th Circ. Must Limit Climate Tort Appeals
• General Dynamics Sued Over $332M NJ Superfund Liability
• Will Your Business Be Ready For The New Calif. Prop 65?
• Legal Risks For Consumer Products Cos. In 2018: Part 1
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• BOE May Push Insurers For Climate Change Risk Disclosures
• Ex-Chemical Biz CEO Admits Illegal Hazardous Waste Storage
• VW To Pay Oklahoma $8.5M Over Eco-Friendly Diesel Ads
• Justices Urged To Patch Split Over Chevron 'Silence'
• 'Fixer Upper' Stars Settle EPA Lead Paint Mishandling Claims
• National Park Infrastructure Projects Score $256M In Funding
• Pa. House OKs New Conventional Drilling Rule Framework
• Calif. Court Affirms State Rule For Lead Discharge Levels
• Enviros Seek Plastic Bag Ban And Fees In New York
• 7th Circ. Knocks Down Bid To Kill Wis. Highway Project
• Group Prods Gov't To Boost Killer Whales' Protected Habitat
• VW Escapes Illinois' $1B Suit Over Emissions Scandal
• Montgomery McCracken Faces $620M Suit For Toxic Tort Work
• 7 Common Mistakes In Company Witness Prep
• Judge Sides With USDA On Beef, Pork Labeling Rules
• Feds Urge 8th Circ. To Uphold $11M Superfund Judgment
• South African Developer Nabs Financing For 2 Wind Farms
• Dow, Shell Hit With Calif. Water Contamination Suits
• Army $2.4M Small Biz Protest Gets Junked
• NY Agencies Look To Trim Suit Over L Train Shutdown Plans
• Harm Of Trump's '2-For-1' Order Is Clear, Challengers Say
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink Colorado Superfund Site Ruling
• Trenk DiPasquale Must Produce Hard Drives In Ex-Client Row
• 10th Circ. Greenlights Appeal Of Methane Rule's Stay
• Trump's Coal, Nuke Bailout Push Has Legal Legs: FERC Chair
• North Carolina Bridge's Approval Survives NEPA Challenge
• Olin Blasts Bid For Win By Lamorak After $55M Order
• High Court's Narrow Ruling Leaves Water Law Questions Open
• Honeywell Sues Exxon, Buckeye For NY Lake Cleanup Costs
• 5th Circ. Nixes Texas' Suit Over Yucca Mountain License
• Tribes Denied In Bid To Stop Crab Fishery Plan In Wash.
• Alaska Tribe, Enviros Seek Quick Win In BLM Mining Suit
• Enviros Slam EPA On Chemical Risk Evaluation Moves
• Daimler Units Dropped From German Auto Antitrust MDL
• We Need A Federal Plan To Combat Sea Level Rise
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• MPs Demand Pension Laws On Climate Change Investment
• 17 Govs. Reaffirm GHG Goals 1 Year After Trump's Paris Vow
• Perkins Coie Snags Ex-DOJ Attys For Enviro, Energy Practice
• Sunoco Asks Pa. Regulators To Revisit Work Stoppage Order
• Pa. Justices Won't OK Drilling In Town's Residential Area
• FCC's Small Cell Review Exemptions Pass Muster, GAO Says
• Texas Justices Take Up Anadarko's $100M Coverage Battle
• US, Mining Co. Say Tribe's Wetlands Suit Doesn't Hold Water
• Trump Subverts FERC With Coal, Nuke Plant Bailout Order
• EPA Must Cough Up Info On Pruitt's Climate Change Comment
• US Couple Say Dominican Ties Don't Doom $41M Claim
• Pa. Justices Largely Preserve Fracking Rule Injunction
• Feds Charge Five With Smuggling Tropical Birds
• Tips For Solar Power Operators Facing Reliability Audits
• 7 High Court Petitions From Last Month You Shouldn't Miss
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'