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Environmental - November, 2019

212 articles

• EU Wants Binding Rules On Social, Environmental Disclosure
• AGs, Enviros Take Aim At EPA's Methane Standard Rollbacks
• How Sustainable Lending Is Financing A Greener Future
• Supreme Court's Newest Cases Add Fuel To Explosive Term
• Dark Energy: Did Corrupt Cops Prop Up $511M Biofuel Fraud?
• AXA Pledges Exit From Coal, Focus On 'Green' Investments
• 3 Places Overbilling May Be Lurking
• Insurers Face £110M Claims Bill After Floods Hit Northern UK
• Mining Co. Says EPA Is Shifting Blame For Gold King Spill
• Urban Air Mobility Needs Policy Support To Achieve Liftoff
• Texas Says Enviros Botched Suit Over Austin Highway Project
• Pollution Clause Lets Insurer Escape Suit Over NY Fuel Spill
• Lanier Loses 2nd Bid To Kick Malpractice Suit To Arbitration
• Obama-Era Restrictions On Oregon Logging Knocked Down
• Water Law Doesn't Cover Cape Cod Pollution Via Groundwater
• New Views On Corporate Purpose Miss The Mark
• Atty Lied In Hyundai Construction's CAA Case, DOJ Says
• Philly Refinery Creditors Fight Over $1.25B Insurance Payout
• EPA Settles With Hopi Tribe On Drinking Water Violations
• Fla. High Court Urged To Review Use Of Land Buying Funds
• Ex-BP Emissions Trader's For-Cause Challenge Heads To Trial
• Enviros Say Army Corps Wrongly Permitted Keystone Pipeline
• Bankrupt Philly Refinery Floats $2.5M Exec Bonus Plan
• Tax Court Wants More Info In $13B BP Whistleblower Tax Bout
• Kavanaugh Interested In Revisiting Executive Power Doctrine
• Army Corps Will Review Wash. Dam Discharges To Settle Suit
• 9th Circ. Breaks Logjam Over Post-Fire National Forest Project
• Book Review: Who's To Blame For The Broken Legal System?
• 9th Circ. Pick's Views Too Extreme, Liberal Groups Warn
• Trump Can Reopen Offshore Drilling, Alaska Tells 9th Circ.
• New Pa. DEP Fill Material Policy Increases Project Complexity
• Vt. High Court Says Agency Can Force Water Rules On Dams
• California Businesses To Face More PFAS Scrutiny In 2020
• Gas Co. Blinks In NY Standoff Over New Service Freeze
• Considerations For Structuring Sustainability-Linked Loans
• British Insurer Aviva Commits To Renewable Energy Cover
• Justices Won't Stop Climate Scientist's Defamation Suit
• EPA Can't Speed Up Power Plant Emissions Case: DC Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Says Feds Aren't Liable In NJ Weapons Cleanup Case
• Miller Law Firm Nabs Lead In Ford Fuel Economy MDL
• Nuisance Claim Tossed In SoCalGas Aliso Canyon Leak Case
• Texas Justices Deny VW's Bid To Toss State Emissions Suits
• New Proposals Boost UK Energy Storage Projects
• Exxon Wants $31M From Insurer For Groundwater Losses
• NYC Faces Tough 2nd Circ. In Sweeping Big Oil Climate Case
• SunTrust Says Track Owner Owes $46M For Solar Generators
• Calif. Restaurant Group Sues Over Berkeley Natural Gas Ban
• Insurer Doesn't Owe Defense For Fatal Recycling Plant Blast
• Monsanto Can't Ditch LA County's PCB Suit
• Judge Kills Oil Industry Group's Calif. Oil Spill Claims
• Enviros Sue EPA Over Drilling Wastewater In Calif. Aquifer
• Verizon Sues NY Town Over Rejected Telecom Facility Permit
• FERC's Glick Says Pipeline OK Has Whiff Of A 'Rubber Stamp'
• 10 Firms Vie For Lead Status In Ford Fuel Economy MDL
• T-Mobile Says 'No Legitimate Objection' To Steeple Antennas
• Okla.'s New Facility Audit Law Offers Limited Protections
• Texas Court Won't Revisit Fight Over Injection Well Permit
• RI Climate Suit Is No State Court Matter, 1st Circ. Told
• Jury Says Ore. Owes Counties $1B For Lost Forest Income
• FERC Has A Role In PG&E Bankruptcy, 9th Circ. Told
• Tribes Say EPA Shouldn't Revisit Decision On Maine Waters
• 9th Circ. Will Let Calif. ESA Suit Move Forward In Fed. Court
• EPA Says Regulation Of 'Forever Chemicals' Coming Soon
• Pa. Bills Would Require OK Of Gov.'s Carbon Tax Agreement
• NY Asserts Immunity To Tribal Fishing Rights Suit
• Pa. Judge Stays On Wetlands Case Handled By Former Clerk
• Removing Reopeners May Speed Up Superfund Settlements
• Enbridge Loses $45M Leaky Water Line Verdict On Appeal
• 18 Insurers Sue Feds Over National Park Fire Response
• PG&E Says Private Ownership Saves It From Wildfire Liability
• Power Co. Can Press Pollution Cleanup Coverage Suit
• New Legislation Aims To Restore Buffalo To Indian Country
• Grid Policy Shuts Out Offshore Wind Lines, FERC Told
• 9th Circ. Leaves Door Open To Go After Chemical Safety Rule
• Enviros Say Mont. Coal Mine Expansion Ignores Climate Risk
• California Pumps Brakes On New Fracking Permits
• Exxon, Suncor Tell 10th Circ. Climate Suit Is Federal Issue
• House Dems Unveil New Tax Credits In Green Energy Package
• The Force (Majeure) May Be With ND Oil And Gas Lessees
• How To Hire Lateral Partners More Effectively
• Republican FERC Nominee, DOE Head Advance To Full Senate
• PG&E's Delays Over 'Mystery' Atty-Client Privilege Irk Judge
• Calif. To Stop Buying From Automakers Backing Trump
• Quapaw Deals With Feds Made Public After Court's Order
• Utilities Accuse San Jacinto River Authority Of Price-Fixing
• Court Rejects $100M Cap On NJ Transit's Sandy Coverage
• Church Group Can Be Held Liable For $12M Calif. Wildfire
• GAO Says EPA Must Improve Superfund Climate Resiliency
• 9th Circ. Gives Props To Tribal Courts In Waste Permit Case
• Enviros Criticize FERC's Analysis Of Oregon LNG Project
• CIT Sends Solar Product Review Back To Commerce
• France Pollution Verdict Increases Business Litigation Risk
• Calif., Allies Sue EPA Over Clean Air Act Waiver Rescission
• EPA Can't Escape Suit Seeking Tighter Asbestos Standards
• Enviro Says Mont. Water Quality Exception Rightly Rejected
• Wildfire Responses Resonate Beyond California
• Donziger Still A Flight Risk, Judge-Appointed Prosecutor Says
• Justices' Maui Ruling Could Change Groundwater Permitting
• PwC Must Face Tobacco Co.'s $800M Suit Over Audits
• Tribes Have Priority Over Water Rights, Fed. Circ. Says
• 8th Circ. Stands By Keeping Gas Royalties Out Of Tribal Court
• Lummi Nation's Crab Fishing Blocked By Wash. Judge
• Energy Nominee Sticks To Perry's 'All Of The Above' Script
• 9th Circ. Strikes Key Part Of EPA Toxic Substances Rule
• Calif. Opens Investigation Into Utilities' Power Shutoffs
• Gas Well Construction Effects Only 'Temporary,' Court Says
• Engaging With International Carcinogen Evaluations
• 4 Months After Kisor V. Wilkie, Auer Deference Survives
• PennEast Will Ask Justices To Undo 3rd Circ. Pipeline Ruling
• SoCal Edison To Pay Cities, Counties $360M Over Wildfires
• Navajo Nation Won't Back Tribal Energy Co.'s New Coal Mines
• Seattle Times, Insurer Get OK On $4M Cleanup Coverage Deal
• Ore. Power Line Foes Fight BLM, Forest Service Approvals
• SEC Urges 11th Circ. To Not Touch Its Win In $5M Fraud Row
• Feds Must Act On Pangolin Protections, Enviros Say
• Wis. PFAS Proposals Present Challenges For Businesses
• NJ Towns Can Enforce Pollution Cleanup Orders, Court Says
• House Dems Skewer EPA Science Rule As Too Restrictive
• More Info Needed To Stop $135M Navistar Deal, Judge Says
• FERC Orders Advance Grid Operators' Energy Storage Plans
• Texas Could Take Page From Mass.'s Judicial Selection Book
• UK Insurers Urge Next Gov't To Protect Flood Disaster Fund
• Trump Can't Take Wall Money From Military, 9th Circ. Told
• NJ Judge OKs $12M For 2 Firms In Chemical Price-Fix Deal
• Texas Enviro Agency Slammed Over English-Only Meetings
• CIT Asks Commerce To Reexplain Duty On Chinese Solar Cells
• Saudi Aramco Discloses Climate, Terrorism Risks In IPO Filing
• Several IRS Divisions Probing Conservation Easement Abuse
• NY Gov. Says Pipeline Project May Cost Gas Co.'s Licenses
• Judge Foils Enviros By Leaving Dominion Permit Intact
• Pa. Sens. Can't Sue DEP Over Missed Water Reg Deadline
• Caddo Nation Says Tribal Construction Could Ruin Burial Sites
• Judging A Book: McKeown Reviews 'Conversations With RBG'
• Justices Seek Balance In Clean Water Act Case Arguments
• How Pipeline Cos. Should Respond To EPA Pigging Alert
• Deepwater Horizon Arbitration Battle Lands At Top UK Court
• DC Circ. Lets EPA Waivers For Small Refiners Stand
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Arch Coal Colo. Mine Expansion Blocked By Federal Judge
• Ben & Jerry's Sued For Calling Milk Cows 'Happy'
• EU High Court Pares Fine For One Firm In Recycling Cartel
• EPA Watchdog Slams GC For Obstructing Info Requests
• EPA Defends Decision Not To Question Utah Coal Plant Permit
• Dow To Fund $77M Preservation Effort To End Pollution Suit
• Digitalizing The Mining And Metals Global Supply Chain
• Judge Refuses Recusal, Scolds Atty In Deepwater MDL
• Trump Arctic, Atlantic Drilling Order Is Valid, 9th Circ. Told
• Racetrack Not Liable In $1B DC Solar Ponzi Suit, Says Owner
• Enviro Group Threatens To Sue NC City Over PFAS Pollution
• Law360's The Term: Pollution Case Gets Testy, DACA On Deck
• Navistar, Truck Buyers Defend $135M Engine Settlement
• City Says It Wants A Role In Philly Refinery Ch. 11 Sale
• PG&E Says Wildfires, Blackouts Are Fiscal Risks
• Centrus Wants Out Of Ohio Radioactive Site Class Action
• Justices Urged To Tackle SunEdison Case After IBM Ruling
• Teaching Witnesses To Avoid Cross-Examination Traps
• Justices Pressed To Heal Circuit Split Over State CWA Powers
• Honolulu Wants Out Of Enviro Suit Over $32M Sports Complex
• NY Drops Half Its Exxon Fraud Case At Climate Trial's Close
• EU Weighs Stress-Testing Finance Firms For Climate Risk
• DC Circ. Asks If EPA Can Save Court Some Headaches
• EPA Watchdog Slams Official Over Lack Of Cooperation
• Canadian Waste Hauler GFL Postpones $1.9B IPO
• Exxon Slams NY AG's 'Circular' Analysis In Climate Trial
• EPA Can't Delay Landfill Emissions Regs, Court Rules
• Fed. Circ. Restores Fight Over Calif. Hydropower Payment
• Kagan Spars With Roberts Over Septic Tanks, Agatha Christie
• EPA Proposal Would Limit Function Of Permit Appeals Board
• Enviro Group Says Pa. Forest Plan Violates State Constitution
• Hazardous Waste Violations Land Mich. Man In Prison
• Pipeline Projects Face New Questions On Landowner Rights
• Justices Grappling With Groundwater Liability In Sewage Case
• 6 Questions For Midwestern Grid Regulator John Bear
• Former Obama EPA Chief Gina McCarthy To Head NRDC
• Tribes Seek To Block Lummi Nation From Crab Fishing
• Justices Keep The Laughs Coming In Port Safety Case
• 4 Top Compliance Issues Facing Hemp Industry
• FERC Aims For A Better Tribal Consultation Process
• PG&E Switches To Opt-In Releases In Revised Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Tanker Engineer Dodges Prison For Oil Dump Cover-Up
• An Inside Look At PFAS Regulatory Action: Part 2
• FERC Nominee Says He Steers Clear Of Agency Ethics Issues
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revisit 'Untenable' PennEast Decision
• Akin Gump, Hotel Developer Slam $180K Sanctions Bid
• Regulator Warns Insurers Over Climate Exposure
• 7 Questions For New England Grid Chief Gordon Van Welie
• EU Insurance Regulator Focusing On Climate And Cyberrisk
• Split 11th Circ. Upholds CWA Permit For Fla. Phosphate Mine
• King & Spalding Adds Former Katten Enviro Pro In Chicago
• VW Gets Part Of Pre-Scandal Car Sellers' Suit Dismissed
• 6 Questions For Utility Commissioners' Leader Nick Wagner
• 16 AGs Take Trump Lightbulb Standards Rollback To 2nd Circ.
• EPA Relaxes Coal-Fired Power Plant Waste Regulations
• EPA Tells DC Circ. Ozone Rule Designed For Quick Action
• What CBP's Jones Act Changes Mean For Offshore Industries
• Tesla Calls For Proof Of Coercion In $2.6B SolarCity Suit
• NJ Enviro Agency Aims To Restore Hess Pollution Claims
• An Inside Look At PFAS Regulatory Action: Part 1
• Flat-Fee Legal Billing Can Liberate Attorneys
• Hiscox Strengthens Reserves By $165M For Storm Losses
• UK Watchdog 'Must Stop Funds Misleading Green Investors'
• Calif. Gov. Appoints Energy Czar, Blasts PG&E's 'Ineptitude'
• Exxon's PwC Auditor Confused By Climate Change Cost Lingo
• Mich. Challenge To Enbridge Pipeline Tunnel Rejected
• 16 Firms To Steer 9 IPOs Led By Canadian Co.'s $1.9B Offering
• Enviros Seek Records On White House Climate Change Denial
• US Cheers New S. Korean Fishing Law Amid Enviro Trade Flap
• API Says Offshore Drilling Suit Belongs In La., Not Calif.
• EPA Ignores Plastics Problem Off Hawaii Coasts, Group Says
• Spoliation Rule Remains Ambiguous Despite Amendments
• Insurer Granted Partial Win Over $5M Fire Injury Coverage
• Kenya's New Energy Tribunal: Best Of Both Worlds?