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Environmental - July, 2019

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• NJ Utility Board's Renewables Rule Changes Weren't Arbitrary
• FWS Must Decide If Penguin Species Endangered, Suit Says
• Oil Cos. Tell 4th Circ. Baltimore Climate Suit Is Federal Matter
• 9th Circ. Asked To Help Restore Block On $2.5B Wall Funds
• No 'Wilderness' Right In Ore. Climate Change Suit
• 16 States Urge High Court To Review 4th Circ. Trail Ruling
• ConocoPhillips Says Enviro Review On Point For Oil Probe
• Talen Unit Reaches $1.1M Settlement Over Pa. Coal Ash Pond
• Enviros Want Richmond Fuel Depot Housing Project Blocked
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• FERC Not Obliged To Vet Pipeline Downstream Climate Impact
• EPA Supports Bid To Ditch Clean Power Plan Litigation
• EPA Lifts Restrictions On Pebble Mine Project
• EPA Tweaks Coal Ash Regs To Comply With DC Circ. Order
• Environmental Groups Challenge Austin Highway Expansion
• 3rd Circ. Orders Second Look At Insurance In Enviro Suits
• Utah, NM Say EPA Contractor Can't Recoup Gold King Costs
• Elk Lenders Must Decide On Intent Ahead Of Ch. 11 Auction
• Pratt & Whitney May Still Escape $1B Toxins Suit
• Army Corps Can't Block Student Housing, Landowner Says
• 9th Circ. Finds Faults In Calif. Green Energy Payment Scheme
• Gas Pipeline Group's Meeting Signals Stricter Safety Rules
• Workplace Safety's Little-Known Hammer: The Clean Air Act
• Senate Lawmakers Propose $287B Highway Funding Bill
• Gov't Asks Fed. Circ. To Restore CBP's Authority Over Imports
• Elk Petroleum Equity Holders Cry Foul Over Ch. 11 Bid Plans
• EPA Looks To Trim Case Seeking Tighter Asbestos Standards
• Gas Lease Funds Not Covered Under Pa. Enviro Amendment
• PG&E Almost Free From SF Bay Waste Suit After $4.9M Deal
• BLM's Plan For Bears Ears Faces Heat From Dems, Enviros
• Ill. Village Stormwater Fee Not A Tax, Appeals Court Affirms
• Ruling On $2.4M Award In Generator Fight Paused For Now
• Sovereign Immunity Covers Navajo Coal Plant, 9th Circ. Says
• Feds Say They Consulted With Tribe On Okla. Drilling
• Tribes Say Trump Violated Treaties By OKing Keystone XL
• Ex-EPA Leaders: 1st Circ. Should Revive 'Purge' Suit
• Calif. Cities Look East In Bid To Keep Climate Suits Alive
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• High Court Greenlights $2.5B To Fund Trump's Border Wall
• VW Must Face Texas Emissions Claim, Appeals Panel Says
• Tribe, Feds Push 1st Circ. To Rethink Water Rights Ruling
• Don't Kill Clean Power Plan Case, Backers Tell DC Circ.
• 4th Circ. Tosses FWS Permit For Atlantic Coast Pipeline
• Lawmakers Still Looking For More NAFTA 2.0 Improvements
• Monsanto's $2B Roundup Cancer Loss Slashed To $87M
• EPA Must Enforce Clean Air Act Ozone Rule, Judge Says
• Ore. High Court Won't Ease Dredge Mining Permit Process
• Sailors Ask 9th Circ. To Revive $1B Fukushima GE, Tepco Suit
• BLM Seeks To Ax Tribe's Suit Over Geothermal Leases
• One Set Of Solar Duties Lowers The Other, CIT Rules
• Elk Petroleum's Creditor Valuation Deal Approved In Delaware
• 5 Cos. Hit The Market With Combined $879M In IPOs
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• Ford, VW, Others Freeze Out Trump Admin. On Emissions
• BP, Others Won't Contribute To $22M Superfund, Suit Says
• EPA's New FOIA Policy Draws Fire From All Corners
• Lone Star Laterals: Thompson & Knight, Reed Smith
• How Roundup Trials Are Turning Jurors Into Activists
• Wis. Tribe Sues To Boot Enbridge Pipeline From Reservation
• NJ Justices Won't Take Up Property Row Over Beach Rebuild
• Solar Biz Drops Baker Botts-Led IPO Target To $221M
• Fire-Ravaged Refinery Can Tap $100M Loan In Ch. 11 Case
• Ohio Coal, Nuke Bailout Leaves Renewables In The Cold
• EPA Must Ban Plastic Pollution At Petrochem Plants: Enviros
• 1st Circ. Weighs Cities' Power In Pipeline Disputes
• Enviros Say EPA's 2015 Ozone Rule Full Of Enforcement Holes
• DOI And Foes Duel Over Coal Moratorium Ruling
• GE Urges High Court To Pass On Golf Course Cleanup Row
• A Plan To Meet New York's Expanded Energy Storage Goals
• White House, Congress Reach Bipartisan Budget Deal
• Ford Hit With $1.2B 'Coastdown Cheating' Class Action
• NY Manufacturer, Owner Owe $1.2M For $22M Cleanup
• Pa. Court Says DEP's Fracking Regs Backed By State Laws
• Hunton Won't Take Brunt Of Heat Over Link To EPA Attys
• Activists Lose Challenge To NJ Gas Pipeline Project
• Energy Cos. Lose Bid To Keep RI Climate Suit In Fed. Court
• DC Circ. Again Denies Enviros' Push For Pipeline Challenge
• 'Napoleonic Code' Helps Chubb Conquer $1.1M Award
• Strong Debut Augurs Well For China's New Startup Market
• WTO Dispute Roundup: US Angles For More Transparency
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Mishcon De Reya, Apple
• Enviros Say DC Circ. Let FERC Ignore Climate For Gas Project
• Airport Property Due Diligence Should Cover PFAS Pollution
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• BP, Bunge Ink $775M Bioenergy Joint Venture
• Judge Chides Carnival Execs To Take Lead On Pollution Fixes
• NH Justices Back Block Of Eversource Hydropower Project
• Biggest Enviro Law Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019
• Couple Tries To Save $2B Roundup Win After Judge Slashes It
• Scientists Ask 1st Circ. To Revive Expert 'Purge' Lawsuit
• Army Corps Owes ND $38M For Pipeline Protests, Suit Says
• Fed. Circ. Revives Suit Alleging Air Force Contaminated Water
• DC Circ. Backs EPA On Ditching Hardrock Mining Rule
• Chocolatier's $49M Sandy Coverage Claim Headed To Trial
• Sens. Seek Info On Appraiser In Easement Donation Probe
• Recent IRS Notices Blow Favorable For Wind Projects
• EPA Won't Ban Chlorpyrifos, Legal Battle Looms
• House Panel Supports Ban On Drilling In Chaco Canyon
• Justice Stevens Ruling Set Groundwork For US Climate Policy
• Gov't Sues Chemical Co. Over Deadly La. Plant Explosion
• Climate Change Divides FERC As LaFleur Says Goodbye
• DOJ's New Enviro Cases Down Nearly A Third, Report Says
• AEP To Partially Shut Down Indiana Coal-Fired Power Plant
• BLM Urges End To Suit Over Alaska Oil, Gas Exploration
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• DOJ Probing Waste Management's $4.9B Disposal Biz Buy
• Keeping Conventional Power Going Until Renewables Mature
• The Nondelegation Doctrine And Enviro Regs, Post-Gundy
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• Sterigenics Settles Ill. Emissions Suit, Hopes To Reopen Plant
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• Asarco Can't Pin Superfund Costs On Union Pacific: 9th Circ.
• Enviros Win Order Curbing Controversial Ranchers' Grazing
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• Tyson Foods Sued For Deceptive Advertising
• NY Climate Legislation Would Stress Building, Power Sectors
• House Dems Push USTR For Enviro Protections In NAFTA 2.0
• Md. High Court Says State Has Power Over Solar Zoning
• Paint Makers To Pay $305M To End 19-Year Calif. Lead Case
• EPA Cybersecurity Procedures Need Work, Watchdog Says
• Feds Fight Denial Of Standing In Calif. Tribe Water Dispute
• Community Solar Needs Clear, Flexible State Regulations
• FERC Keeps Up LNG Approvals Despite Climate Concerns
• How Carbon Capture Tax Credit Financing Would Work
• TC Energy Wants In On New Keystone XL Pipeline Suit
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Investors' Suit Over Calif. Oil Spill
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• Dominion Asks DC Court Not To Dismantle Power Project
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• Utilities, Regulators Challenge FERC Energy Storage Rule
• China Plows Ahead With WTO Challenge To US Solar Tariffs
• Fla. Says Land Buying Funds Can Go To Other Enviro Uses
• Clean Power Plan Foes Say New Rule Kills Court Case
• Feds Abandon La. Enviro Researchers' Trade Secrets Case
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• WTO Deals Another Blow To US CVDs On Chinese Goods
• Feds Ink $33M Enviro Deal With Defunct Magnesium Cos.
• Tribal Org. Blew Chance To Fight Pipeline, DC Circ. Told
• Enviros Challenge BLM Approval Of Ariz. Oil And Gas Leases
• $80M Roundup Verdict Slashed To $25M By Calif. Judge
• Feds Say Beef Group Can't Show Harm From Water Rule
• DOT Must Redo Railroad Hazmat Plan Rule, DC Circ. Told
• GAO Says EPA Skirting Advisory Board Selection Rules
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• VW Rips SEC's Delayed Emissions Fraud Suit
• Energy Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2019
• Trump Spares Uranium Imports From National Security Duties
• Enviros Urge Justices To Uphold 9th Circ. Groundwater Ruling
• Atty Slams Order To Pay $5M For Fraud That Snared NBA Star
• Trump Seeks High Court Stay Of Border Wall Fund Injunction
• NJ Atty Disciplined For Bogus Fee Doc In Lockheed Suit
• DOI Tells DC Circ. It Has Authority To Nix Old Oil & Gas Leases
• Environmental Policy To Watch In 2019: Midyear Report
• Ex-Corps Employee Admits Lying About Outside Work
• Tribal Fishing Dispute Comes To 'Unsatisfactory' End In Wash.
• Baker Botts, Goodwin Steer $429M In Solar, Health Care IPOs
• EPA Approves Insecticide Previously Struck Down By 9th Circ.
• DOT Says Fla. County Can't Challenge $1.15B Rail Bonds
• 18 State AGs Call On House To Ban Asbestos
• SunEdison Settles With Investors For $74M
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• Climate Change And Insurance: Insurers' Subrogation Claims
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• Ex-Dow Atty Confirmed To EPA Emergency Management Post
• Calif. Lawmakers Create $21B Wildfire Insurance Fund
• Full 5th Circ. Will Review Feds' Time-Barred CAA Suit
• EPA Lays Out Plan To Avoid Duplicating States' Enforcement
• Developer Asks Pa. Panel For Redo On $1.47M Asbestos Fine
• Travelers Has To Defend Magnetek In Monsanto PCB Suits
• Japanese Fishing Co. Pleads Guilty To Pollution, Cover-Up
• What Justices' Deference Opinion Means For Employers
• PG&E Ordered To Respond To Report It Ignored Fire Dangers
• Methane Leak Victims Can't Appeal SoCalGas Criminal Plea
• Texas Judge Kicks Tribe Members' Pipeline Suit To ND
• Dems Urge SEC To Toughen Enviro, Social Disclosure Rules
• 9th Circ. Wipes Out Dead Man's Pollution Conviction
• FWS Says Condors Can't Be Protected As Cultural Property
• Citgo Tells High Court $100M Spill Liability Is Bad Policy
• Al Gore's Firm Backs Fintech Startup's $220M Funding Round
• Plaintiff Says Attys Didn't Spur Juror Letter To Roundup Judge
• Highway Agency Wants Out of $30M Tribe Bridge Project Suit
• PG&E Fights To Keep Ch. 11 Discovery From Regulators
• American Wind Cos. Want Tariffs On Imported Wind Towers
• Tribe Wants In On Wash. Suit Over EPA Water Regs
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• VW, Audi, Bosch Must Face RICO Action, Salespersons Say
• TCEQ Ignored Project's Oil & Gas Impact, Local Gov'ts Say
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• Refineries Raise Alarm Over USDA Interest In Fuel Waivers
• 'Illegal Rubber Stamp' Nullifies Pipeline Permits, Enviros Say
• ARIA Paves The Way For US Reengagement With Asia
• Biggest Energy Decisions So Far In 2019: Midyear Report
• SEC Says VW's Actions Delayed Filing Of Emissions Suit
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• Insurers Say $1M Harvey Coverage Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• Health Groups Challenge Trump's Power Plant Emissions Rule
• Trump Talks Green Amid Deregulatory Push
• Tribes Say Army Corps Reversed Itself On Copper Mine Permit
• Monsanto Points To Juror Hug As Bias In $80M Roundup Trial
• Enviros Say DOI Power Line Review Ignored Whooping Crane
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• DC Circ. Blocks Kasowitz's Unreported Chemical Risk Suit
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• The Art Of The 'Science And Expert Team' In Mass Torts
• FERC Says Tribal Org. Can't Challenge Pipeline Project
• Biggest Enviro Law Rulings So Far In 2019: Midyear Report
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Insurers Back Climate-Risk Reporting Disclosures
• 9th Circ. Cancels Oil Industry Class In Pipeline Spill Suit
• Ford Owner Says Automaker Overstating Fuel Efficiency
• Trump Wants Border Wall Funds Freed Amid Appeal
• Enviros Slam Oil Co.'s Push To Enforce DOI Lease Revival
• Enviros Sue To Stop Colorado Coal Mine Expansion
• EPA Says Electric Industry Doesn't Need Superfund Safety Net
• FERC Says Grid Operator Can't Wait To Ditch Exit Fees
• Biggest Native American Rulings Of 2019: Midyear Report
• DC Circ. Won't End Pipeline Fight Despite Land Deal
• New EPA Air Chief Brings State Expertise At Crucial Time
• Feds Say Rail Co. Liable For $25M Over Colo. Wildfire
• Enviros Threaten EPA With Suit Over Slaughterhouse Waste
• Ecuadorian Real Estate Arm Slips $15M Bribery Award Suit
• Tribe Slams BNSF Attys' 'Hollow Apology' To 9th Circ.
• Erie Coke Says Survival Depends On Plant Permit's Renewal
• VW Wants Bondholder Emissions Fraud Suit Nixed For Good
• SF, Oakland Push For Climate Suit Revival At 9th Circ.
• Texas Justices Asked To Upend Well-By-Well Time-Bar Ruling
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• Investors Seek Class Cert. In SCANA Nuke Plant Suit
• FWS Will Redo Dusky Gopher Frog Critical Habitat Review
• Enviros Launch New Suit To Block Keystone XL Pipeline
• 8th Circ. Nixes NEPA Suit Over Twin Cities' $2B Rail Line
• Pipeline Co. Says It's Owed $4M For Frack Water Deal Breach
• Blackjewel Coal Hits Ch. 11 As $28M Loan Comes Due
• 11 AGs Sue EPA Over Rejected Asbestos Regulations
• Trump Can't Divert $2.5B To Build Border Wall, Judge Says
• Paper Co. Not Due $47M In Treasury Grants, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• Pa. Regulator Wants To Shut Down 'Nuisance' Erie Coke Plant
• FERC Outlines Enviro Harms From $45B Alaska LNG Project
• Climatologist Asks High Court Not To Block Defamation Suit