Environmental Archive » August, 2019

Environmental - August, 2019

246 articles

• VW Makes $96.5M Deal To End Inflated Fuel Economy Claims
• DC Circ. Backs EPA Refusal To Shift Biofuel Obligations
• Calif. Community Sues To Bar Highway Work Over Flood Risk
• Dismissal Imminent In Weyerhaeuser's Toxic Joints Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Baker Botts, Kirkland
• Halt To Pipeline Work Unnecessary, Feds Tell 4th Circ.
• How A New Law Affects Texas Wind Farm Leases
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Reversing Course, FERC Dumps NY's Pipeline Permit Denial
• Choice-Of-Law Clauses Can Be Overridden, Calif. Justices Say
• Bid To Confirm €112M Arbitral Award Against Spain Halted
• Pa. Regulator Fines Sunoco $319K Over Pipeline Issues
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Feds Tell Justices EPA Deal Voids Mont. Superfund Ruling
• ESA Rule Changes Less Drastic Than Critics Claim
• DHS Waives More Enviro Laws To Speed Up Border Wall
• EPA Dials Back Methane Regs For Oil And Gas Sector
• EPA Beats Ex-Worker's Age Discrimination Suit
• 'Plagiarized' Climate Suit Stayed Until Kids' Suit Resolved
• DHS To Divert $271M To Deal With Influx Of Migrants
• Baltimore Tells 4th Circ. Climate Suit Remand Should Stand
• FAA Feeling Supersonic, But Green Groups Won't Acquiesce
• AIG Won't Have To Foot $12M Waste Management Lawsuit Bill
• DOD Says It Saved Enough Money To Build More Border Wall
• Bosch Seeks Exit From NJ Mercedes Emissions Fraud Suit
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Speed Up Power Plant Emissions Case
• Bankruptcy Courts' Turf War With FERC Escalates
• Toyota, Suzuki Unveil $1.36B Alliance Deal
• Chemical Plant Emissions Caused Cancer, Ill. Residents Say
• 5th Circ. Upholds EPA's Effluent Rule Delay
• EU Finance Ministers To Discuss Energy Taxation In Sept.
• Indicted Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Wary Of SF Hippies In Jury Pool
• Tribes, Groups Slam 'Anemic' Dakota Access Pipeline Review
• Ford, Bosch Denied Do-Over In Truck Emissions Battle
• Dems Say Climate Neglected In White House's GHG Plan
• Agencies Meeting Fleet Emissions Rules Amid Challenges
• Texas Utility's Liability Capped At $60M In Wind Farm Fight
• Former Obama Official Stumps For NAFTA 2.0 Passage
• Wyo. Says Calif. Bid To Revive Methane Reg 'Makes No Sense'
• Ex-Massey CEO Nears Toss Of Conviction With Brady Finding
• Ill. Manufacturer Can't Secure Coverage Of Cleanup Mediation
• US Erred In Decision Not To Protect Queen Conch, Judge Says
• Bosch Rips Dealers' Cert. Bid In VW Emissions RICO Suit
• EPA Says Delayed Landfill Rule Deadline Nullifies Court Order
• TCEQ Opposes Fracking Sand Co.'s Request To Ditch Railcars
• Pa. Panel Upholds Zoning Approvals For Sunoco Pipeline
• LaFleur Exit Fuels Concern Of Future FERC Slowdown
• US Steel Owes Up To $50M For Post-Fire Pollution, Suit Says
• What To Know About The Senate's New Highway Bill
• NJ Pols Unveil $120M Plan To Fight Newark Water Lead Crisis
• 9th Circ. Wants Feds' Take On Counties' VW Emissions Fight
• Insurer Slams Realtor's Bid To Remand Harvey Coverage Suit
• 3M Hid PFAS Risks, Causing Stock To Drop, Investor Claims
• Perkins Coie Snags Holland & Hart Enviro Partner In DC
• EU-Wide Aviation Tax Faces Steep Climb
• Asarco Hits Cleanup Trustee With Ch. 11 Adversary Suit
• Class Wins Cert. In Southern Co. 'Clean Coal' Plant Row
• 7th Circ. Says It's Too Late For Ind. Cost Recovery Suit
• Corporate Purpose Debate Hinges On Enhanced Board Role
• Billboard Co. Sued For Share Of $40.3M Landfill Cleanup Cost
• Energy Co. Completes $40M Round For 100% Renewable Grid
• Tribe, Ex-Gov't Officials Argue Against Border Wall Funding
• DC Circ. Upholds Obama-Era Ozone Limit For Public Health
• Neb. High Court Affirms Keystone XL Route Approval
• 4 Takeaways From EPA's Regional Haze Rule Guidance
• Reinsurers Say $150M Insurance Suit Can't Go To Local Court
• City Slams Enviros' Bid To Stop Ex-Casino Site Development
• ITC Will Pursue Tariff Probe Of Imported Wind Towers
• Judge Says PG&E Wildfire Claims Should Be Estimated
• Gov't-Funded Researcher Also On Chinese Payroll, Feds Say
• Recycling Co. Tells 9th Circ. Reno Can Grant Monopoly
• Feds Say Texas Barge Suit Should Be Tossed As Premature
• Anticipating Insurance Issues Raised By Climate Change Suits
• Enviros Push 4th Circ. To Halt Pipeline Work Amid FWS Fight
• Superfund Redevelopment At 20: Continuing Challenges
• FOIA Suit Seeks DOI Chief's Correspondence With Lobbyists
• Obama-Era Clean Water Act Change Deemed Unlawful, Again
• 32 New Lawsuits Filed Against Sterigenics In Ill. State Court
• Coal Export Facility Land Deal Rightly Axed, Wash. Court Says
• Hunting Guide Deserves Permanent Work Permit, Oil Co. Says
• 6th Circ. Won't Block Mich. Enforcement Of Gasoline Regs
• Calif. Likely To Have More CEQA 'Projects' Following Ruling
• EPA Sued By New York For Declaring GE Hudson Work Done
• States On Hook For Pollution Beyond Gold King: Contractor
• Pa. DEP Yanks Local Group's Pipeline Oversight Powers
• Dems Ask EPA To Explain Possible Appeals Board Changes
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• Enviros Sue Over Trump Administration ESA Rollbacks
• SEC Guidance Could Subject Proxy Firms To Closer Scrutiny
• What EPA Plan To Count Emission Decreases Means For Cos.
• Walmart Claims Faulty Tesla Solar Panels Are Starting Fires
• Pa. Justices Say State Has Final Say Over Utility Lines
• Enviros Challenge EPA Pesticide Approval As Unwarranted
• Homeowners Say Enterprise Pipeline Caused $50M In Damage
• Herbicide Co. To Pay $2.5M To Settle False Ad Claims
• Panel Ruling Undermines Tribal Court Authority, 8th Circ. Told
• San Diego Pot Zoning Rules Need Enviro Review, Justices Say
• Property Owners Fight Pratt & Whitney's Bid For Quick Win
• House Says Trump Can't Use Defense Money For Border Wall
• DC Circ. Ruling Curtails FCC's 5G Rollout Strategy
• $54M Ponzi Scheme's Architect Gets 22-Year Sentence
• House And Senate Pipeline Bills: Ships Passing In The Night
• DC Circ. Says EPA Pollution Policy Shift Not 'Final'
• Montana Nets $98M In Asbestos Injury Coverage Battle
• No Evidence Calif. Man Threatened Witness, Court Told
• Woolsey Fire Suit Bounced Back To Calif. State Court
• NM City's Utility Charging Discriminatory Solar Fees: Lawsuit
• Enviros Sue Gov't For Answer On Orca Protection Zone
• Baltimore Tells 4th Circ. Climate Suit Should Proceed
• States Push 1st Circ. To Revive Suit Over EPA 'Expert Purge'
• Feds Slam SoCal Edison, Frontier In Forest Fire Suit
• NYC, States Say EPA Can't Duck Ozone Pollution Obligations
• New Ohio Energy Law Impairs Competition, Reverses History
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Judge Says PG&E Ch. 11 Exclusivity Is Best For Fire Victims
• Travelers Taps In-House Atty As 1st Sustainability Chief
• DOI, Lessee Fight DC Circ. Appeal Over Mont. Lease
• Atty Hasn't Proved He Should Get BP Spill Fees: Ala. Court
• Plutonium Surprise Not End Of Legal Fight, Nev. Says
• SEC, VW Must Cut Deal In Emissions Fraud Suit, Judge Says
• Tribe Calls Corps' Redo Of DAPL Enviro Review 'A Sham'
• Dominion's VA Power Lines Must Come Down, Enviros Say
• States, Enviros Tell 9th Circ. Trump's Wall Unconstitutional
• DC Judges Feud Over Climate Change Seminar: Report
• Sterigenics Emissions Suits Kicked Back To Ill. State Court
• Calif. Emissions Agreement A Model For State-Industry Deals
• Judge Slams 'Unprofessional' Atty In Patriot Coal Cleanup Suit
• How New Bill Boosts Renewable Projects On Federal Lands
• US Offshore Wind Review Delay Roils Waters For Developers
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Atlantic Sunrise Water Permit
• Mountain Valley Pauses Build For Endangered Species Review
• EPA Picks New Head Of American Indian Environmental Office
• Enviro Says City Can Go Beyond Ohio's Lake Erie Rules
• Ex-Navistar CEO Didn't Submit 'Sham' EPA Apps, Court Told
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• New FWS Policy Allows Tribes To Keep Eagle Remains
• $105M PG&E Fund Taking Applications To Aid Wildfire Victims
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Solar, Sugar Cases Plow Ahead
• House Dems Urge Automakers To Join Calif. Emissions Deal
• VA Must Reveal Names In FOIA Fight Over Benefits Denials
• Feds Seek Nod For $5M CAA Penalty Against ArcelorMittal
• LeClairRyan Enviro Head, Texas Team Move To New Firms
• Federal Monitor Says PG&E Wildfire Mitigation 'Falling Short'
• Elk Petroleum Investors Can Subpoena Ex-CEOs In Ch. 11
• ABA Urges Pro Bono Work For Climate Change Action
• Calif. Moves To Ban Pesticide Chlorpyrifos After EPA Declines
• DHS Says It Has Authority To Build Wall In Ariz. Wilderness
• PG&E Says Wildfire Victims Don't Need More Documents
• The Groundwater Circuit Split High Court Will Untangle
• NY's Landmark Climate Bill: Big Opportunities But Few Details
• Trump Barred From Relying On Energy Advisory Panel Advice
• Fraud Claims Dropped Against Texas Firm In Syngenta Suit
• 4 Takeaways From The Trump Administration's ESA Changes
• Norton Rose Snags Ex-McGuireWoods Renewables Pro
• PG&E Faces Tough Crowd As It Fights For Ch. 11 Exclusivity
• 9th Circ. Revives Insurance Coverage Dispute Over Cleanup
• EPA-Approved Pollution Levels For DC Rivers Rejected
• Nev. Fight To Stop Plutonium Shipment Is Moot, 9th Circ. Says
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• Blue States Join Fight Against Trump's Power Plant Rule
• EPA Seeks To Undermine High Court Precedent In Water Rule
• Verizon Settles For Shorter, Subtler Tower In NY Town Dispute
• Mass., Calif. AGs Threaten To Sue Over Trump's ESA Changes
• DOI Reiterates That Drilling Lease Cancellation Was Justified
• Shook Hardy Opens Boston Office, Adds 4 Philly Attys
• Republic Energy Has Valid Permit For W.Va. Mine, Judge Says
• Bondholders Say VW Can't Dump Emissions Fraud Suit
• Coke Bottling Co. Wants To Trim Shell's Calif. Cleanup Suit
• Iberdrola To Sell Stake In Offshore Wind Farm For $1.97B
• Renewable Projects Must Keep Up With FERC Filings
• Trump Admin. Weakens Endangered Species Protections
• EPA Drops 5th Circ. Appeal In CAA Suit Against Coal Plants
• DOI Wants Utah Oil, Gas Lease Challenges Trashed
• EPA Floats Rule Narrowing State, Tribal CWA Pipeline Reviews
• Landowners Fight DOI, Okla. Tribes' Bid To Nix Mussels Suit
• 7th Circ. Says State Suit Can't Block Mill Cleanup Recovery
• The Future Of Chemical Risk Evaluations Under TSCA
• Texas County Leads Air Pollution Crackdown After Plant Fires
• Canadian Mining Co. Says Kyrgyz Republic Arbitration Is Over
• Pa. Enviro Group Scores Win In Fight Over LNG Facility Info
• EPA Surpassing Trump's 2-For-1 Deregulatory Goals
• Tribes Win DC Circ. Ruling Against FCC On Small-Cell Builds
• Reports Of $8B Roundup Deal 'Pure Fiction,' Feinberg Says
• EPA Won't Approve Calif. Glyphosate Cancer Labels
• Monsanto's Multiple Briefs Out Of Line, San Diego Port Says
• GOP Lawmaker, Others Side With Trump Over Wall Funds
• PG&E Shareholders Outline Possible $15B Rights Issue
• DOI Blasts Calif.'s Bid To Drop Native Fish Protection Plan Suit
• VW, Audi, Bosch Slam Sales Reps' Lost Commissions Suit
• Atty Urges Judge To Drop Out Of BP Oil Spill MDL
• Guardian Life To Pay EPA $700K Over Colo. Superfund Site
• Why 9th Circ. Affirmed Renewable Developers' PURPA Rights
• Exxon Denied 'Fishing Expedition' In NY Climate Case
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• Enviros Push To Pursue Suit During Tribe's 9th Circ. Appeal
• Exxon Investors' Climate Change Suits In Texas Are Merged
• Enviros Sue Feds Again Over Land Swap In Alaskan Refuge
• EPA Faces Backlash From Sens., Enviros, States On Pesticide
• Enviros Say Phillips 66 Is Not Maintaining LA Refinery
• Manhattan's 14th St. Busway Plan Gets Judge's Green Light
• EPA-State Partnership Memo Signals Focused Enforcement
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• Exxon Hit With New Stock-Drop Suit Over Climate Disclosures
• Calif. City Tells FERC It's Still Wary Of Hydro Project
• Tribal Court Can't Hear Gas Flaring Suits, 8th Circ. Says
• Enviros Seek To Block Border Wall In Ariz. Wilderness Areas
• Energy Background An Asset, New EPA Regional Head Says
• BP Wants In On BLM Fracking Permits Challenge
• Home Depot Hit With Suit Over Roundup Sales
• National Coordinating Counsel: Key To Virtual Mass Tort Team
• EPA's Artificial Turf Study Is Lacking, Enviros Say
• Donziger Denies NY Judge's Criminal Contempt Allegations
• From Roundup To Oatmeal: New Trends In Glyphosate Suits
• Halting Pipelines During FERC Appeals Will Be Tough Sell
• States Decry EPA's 'Attack' On Impartial Science At 1st Circ.
• 'Congress Giveth, Can Taketh,' 9th Circ. Judge Tells Enviros
• Feds Say No More NEPA Review For Yellowstone Bison
• Gov't Defends Revoking Obama-Era Fracking Regulations
• Real Estate Co. Rips Arbitration Bid In Harvey Coverage Fight
• Enbridge Keeps Sanction Over Landowner Pipeline Info Push
• States' Suit Over Border Wall Sheds Treasury Fund Claims
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• San Diego Bay Is Healthy, Monsanto Says In PCB Suit
• States' Green Goals May Fuel Clean Energy Land-Use Fights
• Developers Can't Restart $664M Hollywood Project On Appeal
• Attys Want $32M In Fees From Fiat Chrysler Emissions Deal
• Duke Stumbles In Appeal Of Costly NC Coal Ash Cleanup Plan
• Tribe Asks DC Circ. For Opening To Fight FERC On Pipelines
• 12 States Challenge Vehicle Emissions Penalty Rollback
• Enviros' Wall Fight Is For The Birds, Trump Tells 9th Circ.
• Enviro Sues Mass. Resort Over Harbor Waste Pollution
• Enviros Say BLM Wrongly Approved NM Fracking Permits
• DC Circ. OKs $1B Pipeline But Slams FERC For 'Limbo'
• How To Get The Most Out Of An Expert Witness
• NYC's 'Orwellian' Thinking On High-Rise Can't Bypass Review
• Gov't Nets Win In Fishers' Challenge To Tuna Study Process
• Tribes, Enviros Win Halt To Ariz. Copper Mine
• EPA Floats Loosening Air Regs For New Industrial Projects
• EPA Will Wait For High Court Before Acting On Groundwater
• Exxon Hit With Lawsuit By Texas County After Chemical Fire
• DOI Can't Shake Lawsuit Over Flip On Migratory Bird Kills
• Mobile Emissions Sources May Face More CAA Citizen Suits
• A Welcome Turning Of The Tide On State Preemption Of Cities
• US Sugar Sues Army Corps Over Fla.'s 'Man-Made Drought'
• PG&E Says Dividends, Political Payments Are Necessary