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Environmental - December, 2019

192 articles

• D.C. Circ. Won't Let Fishing Groups Sink Offshore Monument
• Ex-Calif. Oil Boss Charged Over Alleged $15M Ponzi Scheme
• Hottest Legal Industry Guest Topics Of 2019
• Feds Back Bayer's Bid To Undo $25M Monsanto Verdict
• Trump Admin. Won't Tighten Light Bulb Efficiency Standards
• Beyond Chevron: The Fight To Kill Agency Independence
• Judge Sinks Challenges To Trump's '2-For-1' Reg Order
• PG&E Customer Files $2.5B Class Complaint Over Outages
• 9th Circ. Told Attys Wrongly Sanctioned In Roundup Trial
• FDA Can Keep Regulating Genetically Modified Salmon
• Climate Concerns Driving Expanded Role For Enviro Attys
• Ch. 11 Appeal Is Nixed In Repsol-Maxus Cleanup Fight
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Revive Wash. Tribe's Fishing Claims
• Dutch High Court Seals Climate Change Victory For Enviros
• Exxon's Victory In New York Climate Suit May Set A Precedent
• NY, Calif., Mass., Others Sue Over Clean Water Rule Repeal
• Kavanaugh Comment May Spur Crop Of Nondelegation Cases
• Tribe, Enviros Challenge Wash. State $310M LNG Facility OK
• The Trial Results That Made An Impact In 2019
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Submarines, Nuclear Cleanup
• Biggest Native American Rulings From The 2nd Half Of 2019
• Biggest Energy Decisions Of 2019
• Florida Justices Reverse Nix Of $5.2M Award In Injury Suit
• Hunton Notches Coverage Of Lost Revenue After Harvey
• Carnival Reports Progress On Environmental Compliance
• NJ Court Won't Lift $750K Penalty For Hazardous Dam
• Underwriters Look To Escape SunEdison Investor Claims
• Coming Soon: More Federal Action On Pipeline Cybersecurity
• Oil Cos. Would Pay For Pipeline Spills Under SD Proposal
• House Approves Retooled North American Trade Accord
• FERC Targets State Clean Energy Subsidies With Market Order
• The Biggest Environmental Decisions Of 2019
• The Top Bankruptcy Cases Of 2019
• Chancery Blocks Arbitration In Dow-Chemours Cleanup Battle
• Full 11th Circ. Asked To Hear Phosphate Mine Permit Fight
• EPA's 2020 Fuel Regs Disappoint Biofuel Producers
• 5 Trends That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2019
• Spokane Tribe Wins Compensation For Dam Construction
• Long Road Remains Ahead After Hurricane Takings Ruling
• Illinois City, Water District Turf Fight Can Continue
• Fed. Circ. Partially Revives Syngenta's Pesticide IP Suit
• Pa. Advances Emissions Limits For Oil And Gas Infrastructure
• Enviros Tell 4th Circ. Slaughterhouse Rules Must Change
• Market Forces, Corporate Policies Drive Shift To Clean Energy
• Chancellor Vexed By DuPont, Chemours Spinoff 'Chaos Derby'
• Fertilizer Co. Can't Tap Predecessor's Policies For Cleanup
• Enviros' Challenge Of NY Pipeline Permit Moot, 2nd Circ. Says
• Mo. Appeals Court Affirms $2.35B Electric Line Permit
• Skadden, Weil Steer Sun Life's £300M InfraRed Deal
• Roundup Atty Charged With $200M Corporate Extortion Plot
• New Details Released In Cap-And-Invest Transportation Plan
• Flint Residents Ask High Court Not To Kill Lead Water Suit
• Enviros Say Housing Project OK Ignored New Climate Data
• Feds' Failure To Free $3.6B In Wall Funds Tees Up Circuit Fight
• 6th Circ. Revives Suit Over Mosquito Spraying In Toledo
• Judging A Book: Hinojosa Reviews 'Crimes And Punishments'
• Energy Co. Trustee Sees $27M Deal OK'd In Adversary Case
• Trenk DiPasquale's $6M Deal OK'd In Agency Malpractice Suit
• Oxy's $55B Anadarko Megadeal Doesn't Mask Oil M&A Slump
• Senate Sends $738B Defense Bill To Trump's Desk
• House Panel Greenlights Revised North American Trade Pact
• NY Greenlights Wind Farm Town Tried To Ban
• 'Locality Lawsuits' Threaten The Civil Justice System
• Gov't Must Pay For Hurricane Harvey Flooding Damage
• $1.4T Gov't Funding Deal Has Border Wall, Generics, Pensions
• 11th Circ. Says District Court Got Marching Orders Wrong
• Trump's Diversion Of $3.6B For Wall Draws Judge's Queries
• Mass. Fishers To Pay $1M Pollution Fine After Guilty Plea
• EPA Watchdog Faults Agency's Harvey Air Response Rules
• Newsom Rejects PG&E's Bankruptcy Plan As 'Woefully Short'
• Knock Down Broadband Barriers, Tribal Advisers Urge Feds
• NRC Beats Tribe's Challenge To Uranium Mine Review
• Home Depot Wants Out Of Roundup Cancer Warning Suit
• How Smart Contracts Can Streamline Capital Projects
• Burning Man Says It May Flame Out Over Permit Headaches
• PG&E Wants Ghost Ship Fire Claims Kept On Hold
• Georgia Gets Win In Cross-State Water Battle With Florida
• Visa, Enviro Issues Upped DOD Guam Project Costs By $37M
• 7th Circ. Says Helicopter And Gun Use In Rec Area Can Fly
• North American Trade Pact Vote Could Come Wednesday
• 9th Circ. Urged To Reverse EPA Ruling On Wetlands
• 9th Circ. Brings Back Calif. Tribe's Claims In Fishing Suit
• Watchdog Says BLM Silence Can Lead To Unpermitted Drilling
• NY, NJ Offshore Wind Bids Buoy State-Level Renewables Push
• Project Finance Roads Led To Clean Energy In 2019
• Hotelier Seeks $28M Deal Outside LeClairRyan's Ch. 7
• 4th Circ. Mulls Over Where Baltimore Climate Suit Belongs
• States To Accelerate Switch To Zero Emission Trucks, Buses
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Enviros' Suit Over Navajo Coal Plant
• EPA Inks $245M Michigan Superfund Cleanup Deal With NCR
• DC Circ. Told EPA's Biofuel Switch Costing Industry Millions
• 3rd Circ. Pushed To Boot Judge From Her Ex-Clerk's Case
• 6th Circ. Limits FERC Power Deal Authority In Ch. 11
• Bird Groups Sue To Halt Proposed Lake Erie Wind Farm
• Food Co. Says Insurer Owes $3M To Cover Pollution Mitigation
• Developers Can't Dodge Claims In $29M Energy Contract Fight
• Wash. LNG Project Wins Approval Over Enviros' Protests
• FERC Guidance Aims To Foster Hydropower At Mines, Dams
• EPA Says It Can't Be Sued For Nixing Pebble Mine Restrictions
• Strategies To Maintain Privilege In Crisis Response Scenarios
• Philly Refinery Ch. 11 Plan Docs OK'd Without Dollar Amounts
• MVP: Hunton Andrews Kurth's Shannon S. Broome
• Credit Suisse Vows To Stop Funding New Coal-Fired Plants
• Texas Federal Judge Blocks $3.6B In Border Wall Funding
• Exxon Win Casts Doubt On Climate Securities Fraud Suits
• Enviros Argue Energy Treaty Hurts EU Climate Efforts
• Minn. Says Oil Pipeline Poses Scant Risk To Lake Superior
• Trade Deal Changes May Set New Course But Stir Discontent
• Emerge Energy Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Undervalues Co.
• 3 Firms Vie To Lead Chemours Stock-Drop Suit
• 9th Circ. Tells Exxon It Must Turn Over Info On Refinery Fire
• MVP: Kirkland's Paul Tanaka
• Sustainability-Focused PE Shop Nabs $165.5M For 1st Fund
• Revamped North American Trade Deal Set For Hill Vote
• Exxon Defeats NY Fraud Claims In Landmark Climate Trial
• Calif. Seeks $3.6M From CVS For Recycling Deposit Violations
• SunEdison Directors Dodge Whistleblower Retaliation Claims
• Acrid Landfill Can Be Target Of Private Claims, 3rd Circ. Hears
• High Court Urged To Restore Permit For $7B Gas Pipeline
• SunEdison Sues US Trustee Over Bankruptcy Fee Hike
• How To Ward Off Nonclient Suits Over Lawyers' Speech
• Dow Plant In W.Va. Accused Of Emitting Cancer-Causing Gas
• Wind Towers From 3 Countries Tagged With Early Tariffs
• CSX Escapes Class Action Over Wreck That Emptied Pa. Town
• High Court Won't Hear Bid To Dump Landfill Dispute
• Energy Transfer Investor Says Pa. Coerced Into OKing Pipeline
• EPA Insists Philly Refinery Must Follow 2018 Ch. 11 Deal
• MVP: Best Best & Krieger's Eric Garner
• 3rd Circ. Not Convinced Feds Liable For NJ Site Cleanup
• Wind Farm Asks 5th Circ. To Lift Utility's $60M Liability Cap
• California Continues To Set State Environmental Law Trends
• Product Liability Claims Can Be A Global Threat To Cos.
• DC Judge Wants Calif. Auto Emissions Suits Consolidated
• Court OKs US Steel's Tentative $8.5M Deal With Pa. Neighbors
• Justices Steer Clear Of DC Circ.'s Water Permitting Ruling
• US Trustee Flags Philly Refinery's Ch. 11 Exec Bonus Plan
• House Panel OKs Bill To Fight Crime Against Native Women
• Lawmakers Cut Enviro Clause To Finalize $738B Defense Bill
• Bosch Escapes VW Dealers' 'Lost Profits' RICO Suit
• States, Enviros Say EPA Still Trying To Delay Emissions Regs
• Justices Weigh Property Rights Against Superfund Plans
• NY Exxon Climate Fraud Trial Decision Due In Days
• MVP: King & Spalding's Carol Wood
• EBA Urges Swift Moves On Green Finance In New Action Plan
• Steve Bannon-Linked Border Fence Blocked After Feds Sue
• DC Circ. Faces Flurry Of Disruptions At Border Wall Hearing
• NY Appeals Court Revives Renewable Co.'s Insurance Claim
• Chemical Co. Says Tank Farm Must Pay For Texas Fire's Effect
• Watchdog Says EPA Dodged Required Analysis On Truck Rule
• CIT Blocks Gov't From Yanking Solar Duty Reprieve
• What Is A 'Reasonably Useful Form' For Production Of ESI?
• 4 Ways Tribal Nations Can Leverage Opportunity Zones
• DC Circ. Will Take 2nd Look At FERC Pipeline Appeal Delays
• Calif. Bars Insurers From Dropping Policies In Wildfire Areas
• ExxonMobil Insurer Seeks Out Of $31M Arbitration Award
• Renewable Power Co. Hack Highlights Security Concerns
• PG&E Judge Worries Victims May Wait 10 Years On Payouts
• Interior Nominee Hits Roadblock Over Offshore Drilling Stance
• Enviros Told DC Circ. Is Wrong Venue For Emissions Dispute
• Oil, Coal Product Cos. Excluded From Superfund Safety Net
• Texas Judge Blocks Group From Building Private Border Wall
• Earth & Water Lures Regulatory Pro From Retirement
• Prepare For Greater IRS Scrutiny On Conservation Easements
• Innovative Collaborations Require Antitrust Flexibility
• Trenk DiPasquale Strikes $6M Deal In NJ Water Agency Suit
• Ind. County Tried To Kill $175M Wind Farm, Developer Says
• Donziger On Track For June Criminal Contempt Trial
• VW Denies Breaching Ban On Emissions-Cheating Devices
• 1st Circ. Wonders: Did EPA Think Through Expert 'Purge?'
• Feds Say Calif. Auto Emissions Policy Row Is In Wrong Court
• Tribal Bison Hunt Near Yellowstone Will Go On
• Texas Gas Plant Settles With Sierra Club Over Emissions
• Enviro Groups Hit UNC With Clean Air Suit Over Coal Burning
• Enviro Coalition Pushes EPA To Reduce Petrochem Emissions
• Justices Wrestle With Montana Superfund Dispute
• Evolving Deference Principles May Affect Tax Matters
• Patent Decision Highlights Cross-Appeal Considerations
• Feds Tell Justices $7B Atlantic Coast Pipeline Can Cross Trail
• What NY And Mass. Exxon Climate Suits Mean For Other Cos.
• VW 'Dieselgate' Software Cheated Tests, British Drivers Say
• Senate Confirms Brouillette To Top Energy Dept. Post
• Pa. Regulators Shut Down Hemp-Drying Plant Over Odors
• Navajo Landowners Say They Belong In NM Anti-Fracking Suit
• Navy Probing Contractor Over Waste Dumping Allegations
• Enviros Lose Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Listing Battle
• Volkswagen 'Dieselgate' Class Action Opens In High Court
• Chemical Maker Says 9th Circ. Gave Tribes Too Much Reach
• Calif. Aims To Preserve Authority In FERC-PG&E Ch. 11 Scrap
• Kisor May Be A New Dawn For Challenges To FDA Actions
• TPC Group Sued After Pair Of Explosions At Texas Plant
• Exxon Wants Mass. Climate Change Suit In Federal Court
• Climate Change Tops List Of Fears For Aviation Insurers