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Environmental - September, 2019

239 articles

• Sterigenics Says It Will Not Pursue Reopening Of Ill. Facility
• NY Says FERC Wrongly Nixed Pipeline Permit Denial
• 9th Circ. Asked To Halt Logging In Mt. Hood National Forest
• House Dem Faults BLM's Arctic Drilling Climate Analysis
• Ecuador Must Pay $450M Following Oil Profits Fight
• FERC Widens Calif. Grid Operator's Power Deal Authority
• Chemical Giants Can't Dodge Ohio PFAS Class Action
• VW Wants Texas Justices To Toss State Emissions Suits
• Minn. Agency Denies Water Approval For Enbridge Pipeline
• Texas Panel Sides With Gas Co. In Suit Over Cattle Deaths
• DHS Continues To Waive Enviro Laws To Build Border Barrier
• High Court Could Bring Clarity To Charterers In Oil Spill Case
• Enviros Seek Win In Suit Over EPA Advisory Committee Policy
• Enviros Look To Keep EPA Asbestos Regs Suit Intact
• True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession
• 4 Energy-Related Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• Insurers Should Factor Climate Risks In Holdings, EU Says
• Maui Council Chair Wants Hunton Cut Off In Water Case
• Enviro Group Loses FOIA Bid For Trump Border Wall Docs
• Enviros Say Trump Can't Limit Calif.'s Auto Emissions Power
• What Attys Need To Know About Trump's Calif. Grudge Match
• UN Report Says Fintech Is Key To Sustainable Development
• Clean Fuel Co. Cuts $4M Deal To End SEC's FCPA Probe
• How New York Crafted Its Own Green New Deal: Part 3
• Feds Get OK To Deny Pacific Walrus Habitat Protections
• Katten Closing 2 Offices As 9 Partners Move On
• Enviros Say DOI, Hawaii Gov't Let Sports Complex Flout Regs
• Pursuing Wellness
• VW Must Face Bondholder's Emissions Fraud Suit
• EPA Contractor Can Contest Navajos' Gold King Spill Claims
• Solar Boosters Say They Deserve Spot In NM Utility Fees Fight
• Enviros Claim DOI Letting Drillers Skate On Offshore Regs
• Gas Seller Seeks Pause Of 6th Circ. Ruling On Gasoline Regs
• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation
• How New York Crafted Its Own Green New Deal: Part 2
• EPA Sets 30-Day Clock For Calif. To Address Water Quality
• Enviros Tell FERC They Oppose Calif. Hydro Storage Project
• Atty Ordered To Pay $5M Urges 11th Circ. To Flip Fraud Suit
• Enbridge Says Wis. Tribe Breached Pipeline Contract
• Coal Mining Co. Defeats Va. Water Pollution Suit
• DOJ Defends Emissions Deal Probe, But Is It Blowing Smoke?
• Mass. Zoo Cleared Of Mistreating Elderly Elephants
• Gas Export Project Foes Urge 5th Circ. To Sink Texas Permit
• Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training
• DC Circ. Mulls Pipeline Fight's Future After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• 17 States Sue Trump Over Endangered Species Act Rollbacks
• Pa. High Court To Weigh Coal Companies' Land Dispute
• How New York Crafted Its Own Green New Deal: Part 1
• Judging A Book
• EU Delays Sustainable Finance Classification Rules To 2022
• Feds On The Hook For $1.8M In Delay Of Flood Control Project
• Ex-Koch Staffer Gets Top DOI Atty Post Amid Perjury Claims
• Fiat Chrysler Manager Charged In Emissions Conspiracy
• Senate Panel OKs $35.8B Bill For DOI, EPA, Tribal Programs
• Alaska Logging Project Halted For Environmental Review
• Calif. Says EPA Botched San Francisco Bay CWA Finding
• Fire Victims Slam PG&E's 'Master-Mindey Cute' Ch. 11 Plan
• FSB Climate Disclosure Framework Poised For 2020 Traction
• Judge Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'
• Drivers Rip Bosch's Bid To Ax Mercedes Emissions Fraud Suit
• 1st Circ. Looks To State Law In Maine City's Oil Export Ban
• Venoco Bankruptcy Trustee Warns Of Fight Over $130M Claim
• Sunoco In Pa. Prosecutor's Crosshairs For Pipeline Nuisances
• Top VW Bosses Charged With Manipulating Stock Price
• EPA Threatens Calif. With Sanctions Over Air Quality Plans
• Enviro Scolds Feds For Not Listing Fla. Lizard As Endangered
• Mass. Resort, Enviro Group Clash Over Groundwater Liability
• Drilling Co. Urges Court Not To Block Mancos Shale Fracking
• Law Firm Rates Can Be Sealed In Claims Court Army Dispute
• 9th Circ. Backs BIA Green Light Of Wind Farm Construction
• Enviros Say Colo. Mine Expansion Suit Not Barred
• House Dems Question Trump, DOJ On Car Emissions Probe
• Pursuing Wellness: Steps Toward A Supportive Firm Culture
• BP, Koch Can't End Superfund Suit With 'Petroleum Exclusion'
• Maui County Votes To Settle High Court Clean Water Act Case
• Don't End Fight Over FERC Pipeline Approval, DC Circ. Told
• Hunton's Boston Office Adds Its First Environmental Lawyer
• Attys Seek $15M In Fees From $74M SunEdison Settlement
• Banks, Insurers Commit To Global Climate Action
• King & Spalding Adds Former DOI Attorney In DC
• FERC Says Its Authority Preempts New Hampshire Power Law
• FERC's Lone Dem Warns Of Climate Whitewashing On Orders
• EPA May Have Picked A Clean Air Fight With Calif. It Can't Win
• FHWA Looks To Nix Tribe's Suit Over RI Bridge Project
• VW, Audi, Bosch Escape Sales Reps' Lost Commissions Suit
• DOI Can't Stop Utah Oil Lease Challenge, Enviros Say
• Northrop Grumman Insurer Nabs Partial Win Over Enviro Suit
• Pursuing Wellness: Mental Health Education As A Firm Priority
• Pa. Judge Urged To OK $4M Foster Wheeler Cleanup Deal
• New Visa Means 1 Less Problem For Offshore Wind Projects
• States Launch Challenge To Trump Auto Emissions Policy
• PG&E Bondholders, Wildfire Victims Propose $24B Reorg Plan
• Del. Justices Nix Energy Co.'s $28M Interest Award Appeal
• US Makes First Environmental Claim Under Korean Trade Deal
• Wash. State Slams Transfer Of Military Funds For Border Wall
• 9th Circ. Faults BLM's Blanket Extension Of Geothermal Deals
• Pursuing Wellness: A Firm's Work With Mental Health Experts
• DC Circ. Grants EPA Bid To Postpone Ozone Limits Fight
• Hyundai Cos. To Pay $47M To Settle EPA Diesel Engine Claims
• PETA Seeks Revival Of Challenge To License For Miami Orca
• Bulk Of SD Anti-Pipeline Riot Laws Struck Down
• Another Round In The Battle Over The Clean Water Act
• Split FERC Floats Overhaul Of Utility Power Purchase Regs
• Trump Admin. Strips Calif. Of Auto Emissions Authority
• British Columbia Ordered To Reconsider Pipeline Approvals
• River Authority Immune From Arbitration, Texas Justices Told
• Army Corps Says It Doesn't Owe ND For DAPL Protests
• Pursuing Wellness: When A Firm Brings Counseling On Site
• Laying The Groundwork For Next-Generation Nuclear Energy
• Ørsted To Sell Danish Power Businesses For $3.2B
• 3rd Circ. Backs CSX Win In Pa. Mall Stormwater Damage Suit
• EPA, States Duel Over Impact Of DC Circ. Ozone Ruling
• New Calif. Law Represents Strategic Shift In PFAS Regulation
• Trump, Calif. Wage War Of Words Over Auto Standards
• Plaintiffs In Tire Plant Suit Sanctioned For Discovery Failures
• 9th Circ. Will Take On FERC-Bankruptcy Court Tussle
• EPA Set To Rescind Calif. Emissions Waiver Amid Auto Fight
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Tells Sens. Carmakers Probe Not 'Political'
• DOI Appeals Board Nixes Forest Removal At Grand Staircase
• DuPont Looks To Kill $4B Chemours Liability-Offloading Suit
• Duke Energy Sets Goal Of Net Zero Electric Emissions By '50
• Pursuing Wellness: Inside A Firm Meditation Program
• DOD Runs Out Of Funds For 3 Border Wall Projects
• NC Slams FERC's Enviro Analysis Of $468M Gas Pipeline
• Updated NJ Site Remediation Law Makes Public Outreach Key
• EU Clears German Energy Cos.' Asset Swap, With Conditions
• Bondholder Says VW Can't Use New Evidence To Sink Suit
• States, Enviros Push Calif. Judge To Enforce EPA Landfill Rule
• DC Circ. Tosses Clean Power Plan Challenges
• Tribe, Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Undo BLM Mining Permit Win
• Bankrupt PG&E Trial With Elderly Fire Victims Gets 2020 Start
• Sens. Issue Subpoenas In Conservation Easement Tax Probe
• Arco Wants Jury Trial Over NM Uranium Mine Cleanup
• DC Circ. Asks If 4th Circ. Ruling Kills $7B Pipeline Fight
• Early Sampling Of Electronic Info Is Underutilized In Discovery
• Vistra Agrees To $8.6M Deal To Close Ill. Coal Power Plant
• Calif., NM Urge 9th Circ. To Block Border Wall Funding
• No 'Politicization' Of DOJ Probes, Antitrust Chief Says
• Chubb Unit Gets Discovery In Chocolatier's Sandy Case
• US Says World Bank Unit Can't Be Sued Over India Coal Plant
• PG&E Bankruptcy Will Test Shareholder Capitalism
• DOJ Auto Antitrust Probe May Target Emission Rules: Harris
• VW, Bosch To Face Opt-Outs In 'Clean Diesel' Bellwether Trials
• Enviros Lose Bid To Halt Border Wall In Ariz. Wilderness Areas
• PG&E Pledge Won't End FERC-Bankruptcy Court Tug Of War
• DOI Clears Way For Energy Development In Arctic Refuge
• PG&E, Insurers Cut $11B Deal Over Calif. Wildfires
• Rising Star: WilmerHale's Bonnie Heiple
• To Defer Or Not To Defer: Kisor's Impact On Tax Controversies
• DC Circ. Says EPA Must Set Cross-State Emission Deadlines
• 3 Lessons For Calif. Insureds From Late-Notice Rule Decision
• Utilities Need Timely Project Review For Reliable Service
• French Minister Urges Carbon Tax Accord, Voting Changes
• States Forge Ahead On Renewables, With Or Without The Feds
• The Factors Courts Consider In Deposition Location Disputes
• 200 Affected In Gold King Spill May Get To Jump Line In MDL
• Gov't Slams Tetra Tech's Bid To Escape Navy Cleanup Suit
• Enviros Say Costs Of Uranium Mine Not Properly Evaluated
• CBD Cos. Fall Short On Testing And Labeling, Watchdog Says
• Sick Child, Elderly Woman Fight For Expedited Roundup Trials
• 11th Circ. Says EPA-Alabama Water Partnership Can Stand
• EU's Energy Tax Rules Lagging Climate Goals, Report Says
• Calif. Utility Regulator Focusing On Companies' Safety Culture
• Rising Star: Vinson & Elkins' Margaret Peloso
• House Passes 3 Bills Banning Offshore, Alaska Drilling
• What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing
• Creative Ways To Challenge Master Complaints In MDLs
• New Mexico City Says Solar Boosters Can't Fight Utility Fees
• EPA, Corps Officially Sink Controversial Obama Water Rule
• Atty Slams Bid To Remove Judge From BP Oil Spill MDL
• Enviros Slam Developers' Move To End Condor Habitat Suit
• 3rd Circ. Gives States Extra Weapon To Fight Gas Pipelines
• Enviros Target Minn. Mine's Impact On Wetlands In Suit
• Rising Star: Nossaman's Brooke Wahlberg
• Ex-EPA Enforcement Atty Joins Barnes & Thornburg In Atlanta
• Congress' Clean Energy Plans Carry Major Market Implications
• Girardi Can't Transfer Settlement Fees Case To Retired Judge
• Rail Co. Wants Out Of $25M Suit Over Colo. Wildfire
• Judge Vows Not To Stiff Anyone In Gauging PG&E Liabilities
• Shipper Asks Justices To Back $100M Judgment Against Citgo
• Rising Star: Eubanks & Associates' William S. Eubanks II
• Pa. Lawmaker Can't Challenge Sunoco Pipelines, Court Says
• 2nd Circ. Tells Chemical Co. To Clean Up Pollution Site In NY
• Bondholder Can't Claim Fraud From Unseen Docs, VW Says
• 3rd Circ. Says PennEast Can't Take NJ Land For Pipeline
• Stakeholders Matter By Definition In Corporate Governance
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Feds' Liability In NJ Pollution Claim
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
• PG&E Reorg Plan Includes $16.9B For Wildfire Claims
• EPA Dropping The Ball On Clean Air Permits, 10th Circ. Told
• FCC Must Go Further With 5G Deregulation, 9th Circ. Told
• Tribe Fights To Keep $30M Bridge Project Suit In Court
• No Effective Strategy In EPA Lead Paint Program, Report Says
• Sunoco Emissions Must Be Regulated In Toto, Pa. Court Told
• Businesses Want Obama-Era Clean Water Rule Scrapped
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Jonathan Kidwell
• Utilities Join Fight Against Trump's Plant Emissions Rule
• VW Dealers' Emissions Losses Already Rectified, Bosch Says
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Rubber Co. Fails In 6th Circ. Bid To Blow Up Superfund Deal
• Trump, DOJ Turn Up Heat On Calif. Car Emissions Deal
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Challenge To GHG Standards Rollback
• Commerce Can't Impose Tariffs That Predate Notice, CIT Says
• Vt. High Court Tells Agency To Redo Solar Project Review
• Bill To Help PG&E Pay Wildfire Claims Shelved In Calif.
• DC Circ. To FERC: Tell How Gas Exports Justify Nexus Line
• DC Circ. Upholds EPA's 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards
• Lumber Co. Accused Of Polluting LA River With Stormwater
• Legal Options For Pipeline Companies Stymied By Tree-Sitters
• Discovery Counsel Vital In All Phases Of Mass Tort Litigation
• Online Retail Startup Raises $150M To Become Latest Unicorn
• Enviros Seek Halt To Fracking In NM's Mancos Shale
• Class Counsel Takes $3M Haircut As $110M Fiat Deal Gets OK
• Wis. Tribe Asks 7th Circ. To Revive Suit Over Mine Project
• How The Wayback Machine Can Strengthen Your Case
• Enviros Say Alaska Oil & Gas Seismic Tests Will Harm Whales
• DHS Ducks Suit Over NM, Texas Border Wall Waivers
• US Solar Developer Receives $100M From Crayhill Capital
• Electric Vehicle Rollout Calls For Public-Private Partnerships
• Italian Shipping Co. Hit With $4M Penalty For Oil Dump
• Enviros Drop High Court Groundwater Case After Settlement
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Wants Fishing Method Evidence Axed
• First Nations Tout Plus Side Of Enbridge Pipeline To US Tribes
• Enviros Say Federal Coal Mining Guidance Violates ESA
• Fish And Wildlife Seeks Flight From Endangered Condor Suit
• NLRB Chair Tells Dems He Can't Disclose Ethics Docs
• Feds Slam Enviros' Atty Fees Bid In Offshore Permit Case
• Draft Civil Procedure Jurisdictional Rule Needs A Tweak
• Maryland Asbestos Mediation Bill Deserved To Fail
• Sen. Warren Would Fuel Green Energy Plan With Tax Breaks
• Dems Slam Pentagon's Move To Push $3.6B To Border Wall
• Monsanto Says LA County's PCB Suit Filed Too Late
• Tribe, Enviros Want Calif. Geothermal Lease Suit Preserved
• Ill. Landowners Time-Barred In Army Corps Flooding Suit
• Pueblo Of Jemez's Suit Over National Park Land Tossed
• Renewable Energy Co. Says Latest Derivative Suit Falls Short
• SCANA Dodges Investor Suit Over Failed $9B Nuke Plant
• Greenwave Wants $250M For Opportunity Zone Fund
• Delek To Pay $2.3M Over 2013 Arkansas Oil Spill