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Environmental - March, 2019

263 articles

• Feds Sues Calif. Over Dam Plans To Protect Native Fish
• Monsanto's Split-Trial Gamble Backfired With $80M Verdict
• Trump Attempts Court Bypass With New Keystone XL Permit
• Tribe Seeks $30M From Highway Agency In Bridge Project Suit
• Cannabis Enviro Regulations A Moving Target For Businesses
• Advocates Say SD 'Riot Boosting' Law Chills Free Speech
• Climate Suits Against Bankrupt Energy Co. Can't Be Revived
• EPA Head Promises Lead Drinking Water Rule By Summer
• Justices' Alaska River Ruling Lets Native Fishing Off Hook
• Ex-MoFo Partner Withdraws Nomination For DOJ's No. 3 Post
• No Quick Fix For PFAS Issues, EPA Chemical Chief Says
• FWS Asks 5th Circ. To Remand Dusky Frog Habitat Case
• Former Ind. Biofuel CEO Can't Challenge 10-Year Sentence
• Sperm Bank's Nitrogen Death Coverage Fight Headed To Jury
• Senator Calls DOI Nominee 'Corrupt' In Confirmation Hearing
• Enviros Want To Bulk Up Sage-Grouse Protection Suit
• Justices May Be Ready To Narrowly Overturn 'Auer'
• DOJ's Top Enviro Enforcer Lands At Baker Botts
• Fiat Chrysler, Engine Maker Must Face Truck Emissions Suit
• Expectations For Glyphosate Litigation After Monsanto Verdict
• Ariz. Agency Ordered To Deliver Ak-Chin Tribe Disputed Water
• PG&E, JPMorgan's $5B Bankruptcy Deal OK'd Over Protests
• Mining Cos. Must Face Claims Over Gold King Mine Spill
• Perry Defends Energy Funding Cuts To Skeptical Senators
• Bipartisan Senators Open Probe Of Conservation Tax Abuse
• NJ Ups Pressure On DuPont And 3M With More Pollution Suits
• Monsanto Hit With $80M Verdict In First Fed. Roundup Trial
• Ex-Biofuel Exec Can't Bar His Statements In $50M Fraud Case
• The Best Lines From The Supreme Court's 'Auer' Argument
• Mass. Mining Facility Agrees To Fine, Fixes Over River Runoff
• Duke Deal Signals FCA Dangers Faced By Federal Grantees
• VW Owners Who Sold Cars Pre-Scandal Insist They're Victims
• Sierra Club Can Pursue Tech Fixes For Missouri Coal Plant
• Nuke Subsidies Undermine High Court Ruling, Power Cos. Say
• New Guidelines Boost Sustainability-Linked Lending
• EPA Wins Dismissal Of Expert 'Purge' Suit In Mass.
• Kavanaugh, Roberts In Crossfire Of Battle Over 'Auer'
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Affirm EPA Pesticide Ban Order
• Arbitrator's $2.4M Award Needs Clarification, NY Judge Says
• Oil Groups Urge DC Circ. To Leave CAA Emissions Guidelines
• NYC Slams Energy Cos.' Bid To Dodge Climate Suit
• 'Send Monsanto A Message,' Jury Told At Roundup Trial's End
• Mont. Water Quality Exception Violates CWA, Judge Says
• Sunoco, Pa. Residents Settle Suit Over Pipeline Work Damage
• Herbert Smith Steers £480M Energy-From-Waste Power Plant
• Enviros Say Don't Exempt Fracker From Offshore Permit Order
• Climate Change Must Guide Utility Plans, Ex-PG&E Boss Says
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Justices Allow Hunters To 'Rev Up' Hovercrafts In River Case
• Court Unplugs Generator Co.'s Suit Over Rival's Sale Practices
• NJ Orders 3M, DuPont To Clean Up Drinking Water
• DOI Wants Out Of Ute Tribe's Water Mismanagement Suit
• Ocean Mining Co. Targets Mexico Over Phosphate Project
• Mich. Co. Strikes Deal To Phase Out Coal, Add More Solar
• Residents Hit ITC With Suit Over Exposure To Toxic Cloud
• Ex-Monsanto CEO Defends Roundup, Concedes Study Limits
• Coast Guard Looks To Trim Taylor Energy Oil Spill Suit
• Enviros To Sue EPA For Not Updating Oil Cleanup Methods
• Texas Oil Cos. Want Tribal Pipeline Trespass Suit Tossed
• PG&E Says It's Impossible To Comply With Calif. Safety Regs
• Duke University Inks $112.5M FCA Deal Over Bogus Research
• Proving Coverage For Natural Resource Damage Claims In NJ
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• FEMA Leaked Sensitive Data Of Over 2M Disaster Survivors
• Texas AG Goes After Chemical Co. For Pollution-Causing Fire
• Chevron 'Attacks' Can't Stand In $9.5B Dispute, Donziger Says
• FERC Tells DC Circ. PennEast Pipeline Stands Up To Scrutiny
• NY Town Stuck With Verizon Suit Over Tower Permit, For Now
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Sewage Rule Case Over New Docs
• Wash. Tribe Can Pursue Ruling On Fishing Grounds
• Oregon Urges High Court To Uphold Mining Regulations
• FERC's Grid Incentives Highlight States' Project Power
• Meet The Outspoken Judge Handling Epic Monsanto Case
• NRDC Can't Challenge EPA's Advisory Committee Policy
• Climate Change And Insurance: Lliuya V. RWE Makes History
• FERC Mulls Grid Rate Incentive Policy Changes
• Calif. Approves Final Regulations For Idle Oil And Gas Wells
• Plaintiffs Bar Cheers High Court's Pass On Class Cert. Review
• Donziger Still Defying Court In $9.5B Ecuador Fight: Chevron
• Insurers Must Name Climate-Problem Clients, Nonprofits Say
• DLA Piper Nabs Baker McKenzie, Wilson Sonsini Partners
• Native Groups Can't Weigh In On National Monuments Cuts
• DOI Gives Tribes, States $291M For Coal Mine Cleanup
• Enviros Sue NHTSA For Docs To Fight Emission Rule Rollback
• EPA Contractors Can't Dodge Suit Over Gold King Mine Spill
• Mo. Regulators OK $2.3B Power Line After Court Rebuke
• The Latest On Vapor Intrusion Regs In Calif.
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Trial Counsel's Role On A Mass Tort Virtual Law Team
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• GrayRobinson Adds Sustainability Focus To Enviro Practice
• States Join Push For DC Circ. To Rehear FERC Dam Dispute
• Monsanto Jury Told $63B Co. Should Pay Up Over Roundup
• BLM Fell Short On Wyo. Drilling's Climate Impact, Judge Says
• Fiat Chrysler Wants Texas Drivers' Faulty Fuel Pump Suit Axed
• Calif. Tribes Seek $900K After Salmon Protection Win
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Koch Counsel As Enviro Atty In Texas
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• Bankruptcy Court Reversed For Ignoring 11th Circ. Mandate
• Enviros, Dems Criticize EPA New Plant Rule In Comments
• Forest Service Sued Over Logging In Mont. Wilderness
• Greenpeace Sued Again Over Dakota Access Protest Support
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Carmakers' Bid To Slip Emissions Claims Unworthy: Drivers
• 3rd Circ. Halts Some PennEast Pipeline Work Pending Appeal
• Energy Firms Fight Redo Of Puerto Rico MTBE Rulings
• Pa. Nuke Bailout Bill Fuels Political Fight With Gas Sector
• Monsanto's Roundup Likely Caused Cancer, Calif. Jury Says
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Exxon Says Explosion's Impacts Too Varied For Class Cert.
• Enviros, Dems Slam EPA Plan For Toxic Paint Stripper
• NYC, DOJ Agree On Timeline For $1.6B Reservoir Cover
• Dems Ask Interior IG To Probe Acting Secretary Over Conflicts
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• 5th Circ. Denies Arbitration For 2nd Time In Texas Wind Case
• Freeze Of DOE Uranium Leasing Program In Colo. Ends
• DOI Loosens Protections For Sage-Grouse, Greens Cry Foul
• Atlas Lands $152M For Financing Of 3 Brazilian Solar Plants
• BLM Prevails In Enviro, Tribe Suit Over Mining Permits
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• High Court Won't Review Ohio Toxic Tort Class Certification
• TransCanada Can't Get 9th Circ. To Lift Keystone XL Work Ban
• 4 La. Nuisance Class Actions Must Remain In Fed. Court
• Jackson Walker Snags Foley Enviro Atty In Dallas
• FWS To Delist Gray Wolf, Yet Experts Don't Expect A Trend
• DC Circ. Asks Why FCC Won't Review Small-Cell Impacts
• Conn. Brokers Power Deal To Keep Dominion Nuke Plant Open
• Bridge Would Harm NYC Park, Neighborhood Group Says
• Feds Hate That Dirty Water, Hit Boston Suburb With CWA Suit
• Law360's Environmental Editorial Advisory Board
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Simpson, Vinson
• Enviro Groups, Landowners Fight Border Wall Declaration
• VW Defrauded Investors During Emissions Scandal, SEC Says
• FERC Chief Says LNG Project Approval Opens Door For More
• Monsanto Uproots Farmers' Dicamba MDL Antitrust Claims
• Hershey GC Sees Climate Change As Compliance Challenge
• Monsanto Must Face Couple's Claims At One Trial: Judge
• FERC Using Power Deal Spat To Alter Bankruptcy Law: PG&E
• VW Ducks Tennessee Diesel Emissions Scandal Suit
• Don't Block Seismic Tests During Court Fight, Feds Say
• PG&E Saga Shows Calif. Utility Model Untenable, Execs Say
• Residents' Stink Over Landfill Odor Waved Away By Judge
• SF, Oakland Push 9th Circ. To Revive Climate Change Suits
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• Exxon Must Face Climate Change Claims At Mass. Terminal
• Make Travelers Cover Monsanto PCB Claims, Magnetek Says
• FERC Commissioner Defends Speed Of Permitting Process
• Green Group Gets Partial Win In Utah Diesel Emissions Suit
• DC Circ. Questions Deferring To EPA On Hardrock Mining Rule
• DOE To Offer $17M In Grants For Tribal Energy Projects
• Coal Plant Closure Bonds Gain Steam With Shift In Power Mix
• DC Circ. Lets EPA Rethink Coal Ash Rule Deadlines
• PennEast Urges 3rd Circ. Not To Pause Pipeline Land Grab
• Perry Calls For A Full-Strength FERC To Boost Energy Exports
• Investor Fights Calgon Carbon's Bid To Pause Doc Handover
• Landowners Ask High Court To Review Pipeline Access Ruling
• Trump's 2020 Army Corps Budget Adds Construction Funds
• PG&E Escapes Charges Over 2017 Calif. Wildfires
• Pompeo Says Energy Abundance Can Mean National Security
• Marathon CEO Calls For EPA Renewable Fuel Rule 'Reset'
• Nonprofits Urge DC Circ. To Rethink FERC's Dam Dispute Win
• Monsanto Bellwether Over Roundup Cancer Risk Goes To Jury
• GAO Faults BLM's Staffing Levels And Internal Controls
• Sterigenics Emissions Suit Remanded To State Court
• Utah Rep. Floats Bill To Curb President's Monument Powers
• In Win For Corn, EPA Floats Summer Use Of High-Ethanol Fuel
• US Tells High Court CWA Conviction Should Stand
• Army Corps Asks Minn. Judge To OK Flood Project Work
• Pa. AG To Probe Troubled Sunoco Natural Gas Pipelines
• EPA Biofuel Rulings Are Bulletproof, Small Refiners Say
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Army Corps Guidance Could Speed Up Wetlands Permitting
• Oncologist Testifies Roundup's Link To Cancer Lacks Proof
• Natural Gas, Efficiencies Needed For The Future Of Fuel
• Kids' Climate Suit Should End Now, Feds Tell 9th Circ.
• Pa. Lawmaker Offers $500M Plan For Nuclear Power Credits
• NY, Ill. Defend Nuke Plant Subsidies At High Court
• Trump Budget Plan Seeks Long-Shot Energy Funding Cuts
• EPA's Texas Ozone Plan Was Just Right, 5th Circ. Told
• Green New Deal Supporters 'Oblivious,' EPA Chief Says
• Gov't Drops Appeal Of Water Rule Delay Defeat
• Feds Seek End To Highway Suit From Tribe Members, Enviros
• Ariz. Copper Mine Scores Key Water Permit From Corps
• Bankruptcy Court To Keep FERC-PG&E Power Deals Fight
• Pa., Diversified Reach $7M Deal To Plug, Maintain 1,400 Wells
• Trump Proposes 31% Cut To EPA In 2020 Budget
• Menominee Ask 7th Circ. To Revive CWA Mine Challenge
• Kirkland, Vinson Steer TPG's $930M Oilfield Water Biz Buy
• Jam Exposes International Orgs To New Litigation Risks
• Father-Son Attys Found Guilty Of Scamming NBA Star, Others
• Insurers Seek Solvency II Change To Boost Green Investment
• Enviro Groups Can Challenge Fla. Utility's Nuclear License
• FERC Greenlights $142M NY-Pa. Pipeline Expansion Project
• SD Legislators Pass Anti-'Riot Boosting' Bills For XL Pipeline
• NY Water District Hits Northrop, Others With Toxic Water Suit
• Tribal Council Candidates Aim For Quick Win In Election Suit
• Conn. Can't Hijack Clean Energy Funds, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Hong Kong REIT Link Nabs $510M From Green Bond Issue
• Feds Battle To Escape Uranium Mine Cleanup Liability
• Pa. Injection Well Zoning Fight Can Proceed Without Permits
• New Rules Would Support Sustainability In EU Capital Markets
• NYC Climate Suit Can't Be Sustained, Gov't Tells 2nd Circ.
• Monsanto Can't Trim MDL Claiming Weedkiller Causes Cancer
• Alaska Mine Clears Enviro Hurdle But Faces An Uphill Battle
• DOD, Navy To Pay EPA And Va. $64M For Industrial Cleanup
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Vt. Town's Railway Hazmat Regs Preempted, 2nd Circ. Says
• British Utility Inks $100M Deal For US Green Energy Biz
• NJ Hits ExxonMobil With Contamination Suit Over Dump Site
• Exxon To Pay CAA Penalty Over Deadly Texas Refinery Fire
• Keystone Pipeline Endangers Tribes' Water, 9th Circ. Hears
• EU Agrees To Disclosure Rules Over 'Greenwashing' Claims
• 7th Circ. Remands SPX Win In Homeowner PCB Dust Suit
• Pathologist Says Monsanto Roundup Likely Caused Cancer
• Hog Waste Stench Award Threatens Agriculture, 4th Circ. Told
• Electric Car Co. Execs Can't Dodge Fraud Suit, Court Told
• Coastal AGs Amp Up Effort To Block Atlantic Seismic Testing
• SEC's Peirce Bucks Call For Corporate Responsibility Rules
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• EPA Coal Plant Permit Order Is A Rule Change, Enviros Say
• NJ Wants PennEast Land Grab Paused Pending Appeal
• Boaters Lose Bid To Challenge Puget Sound Sewage Ban
• Tribe, Enviros Blast Approval Of Reserve Drilling Plans
• Trump Taps Ex-MoFo, Jenner Partner For DOJ's No. 3 Post
• DC Residents' Challenge To $5.6B Purple Line Funding Axed
• DOE Gives Export Thumbs-Up To La. LNG Project
• Tribes Look For Strong Hand In Green New Deal
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Keep Keystone Pipeline Blocked
• 7th Circ. Says No More Cleanup From GE At Polluted Site
• EPA Says Small Refiner RFS Decisions Can't Be Fought
• Air Force Bases Are Polluting NM's Water, State Says
• $21.6M Damages Bid Denied In Scrap Metal Deal Gone Bad
• Constitutional Force-Pooling Arguments Face Uphill Battle
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• 4th Circ. Reaffirms Path To Land Access For Pipeline Cos.
• Peony Grower Wins $1.4M From Grain Co. For Pesticide Drift
• Longtime EPA GC, Gibson Dunn Vet Jumps To Patagonia
• CFPB Kicks Off PACE Loans Rulemaking With Call For Info
• GE, Tepco Dodge Sailors' $1B Fukushima Radiation Suit
• Klamath Tribes Push Back Against Ore. Hydro Project
• EPA Chief Touts Superfund Progress, Slams Enviro Critics
• Monsanto 'Opened Door' To Internal Cancer Report: Judge
• Tribes, Enviros Slam Defenders Of Trump's Monument Cuts
• NJ Golf Club Can't Plug Town's Sewage Dumping During Suit
• DC Circ. Decision Killed EPA's HFC Rule, Chem Cos. Say
• Skadden, Kirkland Steer KKR's $900M NextEra Investment
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Mercedes Wants Appeal Of Order Allowing Emissions Suit
• Kids Score Support In 9th Circ. Climate Change Case Appeal
• MDL Judge Rebuffs EPA's Bid To Escape Mine Spill Suit
• Enviros Say Texas Highway Project Threatens Salamanders
• Homeowner Sues NextEra Energy Over Wind Farm 'Invasion'
• DC Circ. Scraps Army Corps' OK Of Dominion Power Line
• BlueMountain Nominates New Slate Of PG&E Directors
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief
• A Defense Attorney's Guide To Successfully Arguing Damages
• Hoping For High Court Clarity On CWA Jurisdictional Issues