Environmental Archive » February, 2020

Environmental - February, 2020

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• Muckleshoot Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Rehear Fishing Decision
• BASF Can't Dodge $250M Punitive Award In Dicamba Case
• VW Drivers Seek Mistrial, Citing Judge's Alleged 'Hostility'
• Sierra Club, Nonprofit Seek To Link Border Wall Funding Suits
• Lake Erie Protection Policy Found To Exceed City's Authority
• Chilean Copper Producer Approved For Major Mine Expansion
• BLM Will Have To Pay $125M Over Voided Oil And Gas Leases
• Gov't Blocked From Using $89M In Funds For Border Wall
• PFAS And Public Opinion: Understanding The Gender Divide
• Explosives Maker To Pay $2.9M To Exit EPA's Clean Water Suit
• FERC Price Order Leaves Renewable Developers Gobsmacked
• Chevron Cites 5th Circ. Ruling In Climate Suit Venue Fight
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• VW Will Pay €830M To Settle German Emissions Claims
• Volkswagen's 'Clean Diesel' Scandal Laid Out For Calif. Jury
• PG&E Hit With Record $2.1B Calif. Fine Over Wildfires
• Prosecutor Says He 'Messed Up' At Start Of Arkema Trial
• Senators Release Bipartisan Energy Innovation Bill
• DOI Botched Calif. Tribe's Casino Land Decision, DC Circ. Told
• DOE Chief Plugs Energy Storage In Pared-Down Budget Plan
• SEC Sues Power Co. Over Claims About Nuke Plant Plans
• King & Spalding Brings On 2 Trial Attys From Orrick
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Black Worker's Bias Suit Against DOI
• DOI Finishes Enviro Review To Lift Coal Leasing Block
• EPA Chief, Dems Clash Over Proposed Budget Cuts
• Nonprofit Can't Exit DOJ's Cap-And-Trade Suit Against Calif.
• GAO Sees No Deception In Pentagon's Deal Cancellation
• Cos. Should Prepare For Stricter Carbon Market Rules
• Appeals Court Halts Heathrow Expansion Over Climate Risk
• FEMA Wants Billions From PG&E For Ignoring Wildfire Risks
• DHS Chief Pressed On 'Remain In Mexico,' Border Wall Funds
• Tribes, Feds Spar Over Presidential Permit For Keystone XL
• Enviros, Feds Reach Agreement On Hawaii Habitat Deadlines
• NY Bar Ref Says Chevron Foe's Disbarment 'Too Extreme'
• Rural Utilities Latest To Sue 3M Over Chemical Cleanup
• Calif. County's Oil Rules Scrapped After Enviro Challenge
• BASF Wants Out Of $250M Dicamba Punitive Award
• FirstEnergy Tells 6th Circ. Ch. 11 Power Deal Ruling Is Sound
• 3rd Circ. Kicks Lead Paint Abatement Suit To Pa. Court
• BP Dumps 3 Oil Trade Groups Amid Climate Change Makeover
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Community Shared Solar: Promising Option For Calif. Builders
• Investors Await Details On Carbon Tax Credit Before Acting
• Wash. Tribes Tell 9th Circ. Not To Revisit Fishing Decision
• Gov't On A 'Fishing Expedition' In Oil Spill Case, Co. Says
• Food Co. Says Insurer Won't Cover Steps That Saved Millions
• Energy Dept. Faces New Bulb Efficiency Fight In 2nd Circ.
• Key Clarifications In IRS Carbon Capture Tax Credit Guidance
• Nissan Contamination Cut $6M Property Sale In Half, Suit Says
• Trader Admits Shifting Energy Credits To His Own Company
• Canadian Waste Hauler Renews IPO Plans With $1.5B Filing
• Feds Say Elephant Hunters Can't Rush Trophy Import Permits
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• Fluor Seeks Win Over Zurich In Lead Pollution Coverage Suit
• VW Caught With Its 'Pants Down,' Driver Says At Start Of Trial
• Chancery Told Troubled Solar Project Entity Should Survive
• Ex-Newark Cop Convicted In Kickback Scam At Water Agency
• Justices Question Appalachian Trail Blockage Of $8B Pipeline
• Enviros Say Feds Have No Plan For Saving Endangered Toad
• Teck Cites Climate In Move To Scrap Alberta Oil Sands Project
• Honey Buyers Get Class Cert. In 'Pure' Labeling Suit
• Williams Cos. Dumps Natural Gas Pipeline After Permit Fight
• Rail Co. Tells 7th Circ. Land Seller Liable For Superfund Cost
• Enviros Urge Ariz. Sen. To Join Bill To Ban Uranium Mining
• Mercedes-Benz Seeks Exit From Emissions Warranty Suit
• Justices Won't Review Dakota Access Land Grab Ruling
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Dude, Where's My Infrastructure Funding?
• Breaking Down Volkswagen's First US 'Clean Diesel' Trial
• PennEast Urges High Court To Undo 3rd Circ. Pipeline Ruling
• Trump Can't Reverse Ocean Drilling Ban, Profs Tell 9th Circ.
• Russia Can't Escape Ukraine Claims Over Crimea Annexation
• Enviros Ask NC To Nix $7B Pipeline Before High Court Review
• NY Gov.'s Bill Aims To Jumpstart Green Energy Project Siting
• Senate Dems Protest Trump's Drilling 'Giveaway' For Alaska
• Enviros Say Feds Must Act To Protect Ancient Lake Sturgeon
• Veterans, Ex-Lawmakers Join 9th Circ. Border Wall Fund Fight
• SEC And Ex-Exec Of Navistar Reach $500K Partial Settlement
• Calif. Says FAA's Enviro Review Of Air Cargo Facility Flawed
• Texas Communities Challenge FERC Approval Of LNG Project
• Industry, Enviro Groups Blast EPA's 2019 Biofuel Mandates
• Climate Ruling May Help Future Plaintiffs Establish Causation
• Bid To DQ Judge On Eve Of VW 'Clean Diesel' Trial Tossed
• Calif. Sues Over Trump's Effort To Divert More Water To Farms
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• ​​​​​​​Morgan Lewis, SoCalGas Sanctioned $525K In Gas Leak Case
• BASF Gets Chance To Fight $250M Dicamba Punitive Award
• Activists Sue DOD Over PFAS Foam Burning Contracts
• EPA Says 2 Chemicals Could Be Regulated In Drinking Water
• 3M To Pay Wolverine $55M For Cleanup Of 'Forever Chemicals'
• Enviros Push To Consolidate Yellowstone Bison Hunt Suits
• FERC Sows Confusion With Oregon LNG Project Non-Vote
• Volkswagen Slams Drivers Trying To DQ Judge On Eve Of Trial
• Wildfire Victims Blast FEMA And Calif. Claims Against PG&E
• 3rd Circ. Blasted For Not Booting Judge From Ex-Clerk's Case
• Boardroom Hot Topics: ESG, Purpose And Stakeholders
• Coal Co., BNSF Want 9th Circ. To Restart Coal Export Case
• How Enviros Will Challenge Trump's NEPA Update
• Europe's New 'Right To Repair': Key Points For Manufacturers
• Trump Says Enviros Can't Bring Suit Over Monument Cuts
• Drivers Move To DQ Judge On Eve Of VW 'Clean Diesel' Trial
• SD House Votes In Favor Of Revised 'Riot Boosting' Bill
• Md. Judge Offers To Sit Out Light-Rail Transit Case
• DC Circ. Dubious About EPA's Science Adviser Policy
• Co-Ops' Suit Over Generator's $150M Enviro Cost Share Nixed
• States Sue Again To Force EPA's Hand On Ozone Pollution
• Gov't Off Hook For Hurricane Harvey Dam Release Flooding
• NJ Golf Club Gets 2nd Chance To Shield Park Project Info
• Prop 65 Chemical Labeling Litigation: Trends And Predictions
• Montana Says Keystone XL Suit Tramples On State's Say-So
• Industry Groups Tell DC Circ. FERC Delay Practice Is OK
• A Good Year Ahead For Energy Infrastructure M&A
• SC Remains In Fight Against Offshore Seismic Testing
• DC Circ. Wary That House Can't Sue Prez Over Funding Rows
• VW Rips Bondholder's Cert. Bid In Emissions Fraud Row
• Bakken Terminal Builder Settles Air Permit Suit For $2.4M
• 10th Circ. Backs Atty Fees Denial In Osage Oil, Gas Suit
• EPA Internal Watchdog Says Mexico Border Program Failing
• ITC To Probe Economic Effect Of Renewable Energy In Mass.
• Ohio Justices Told VW Emissions Fight Not Preempted
• 2nd Circ. Questions Future Of Exxon Climate Speech Fight
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Enviros Say Species Are At Risk Under New Water Rule
• Bayer, BASF Hit With $265M Verdict In First Dicamba Trial
• Austin Asks Judge To Pause $2.15B Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• Trump Lacks Power To Lift Ocean Drilling Ban, 9th Circ. Told
• Tesla Prices $2B Stock Offering Amid Regulator Scrutiny
• DC Circ. Tosses Guam's $160M Landfill Superfund Suit
• Chemical Co. Plans To Fight $700K Jury Tampering Sanction
• Law Student 'Labor Movement' Aims To Transform BigLaw
• EPA Lead-Water Rule Proposal Draws Mixed Reactions
• 4 Keys To Logistics Building Amid E-Commerce Boom
• States, Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Block Border Wall Funds
• Bat Species Status Ruling Leaves Cos. Hanging
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• VW Fears Eco-Warrior Jury Pool In 'Clean Diesel' Bellwether
• Latham Snags DLA Piper Project Finance Atty
• Arco Agrees To $150M Montana Superfund Site Cleanup Deal
• Murray Energy Affiliate Hits Ch. 11 With $270M Of Debt
• Calif. Highway Project Won't Be Stopped For Flooding Suit
• Enviro Loses Challenge To Endangered Species Review
• EPA Renewable Fuel Shift May Increase Cost Of Compliance
• Hunton, Greenberg Traurig Alums Tapped For EPA, DOE Posts
• Calif. Says Man's $78M Roundup Verdict Not Preempted
• Minn. Tells State High Court It Properly Issued Mine Permits
• SEC Looks To Give Companies More Leeway With Disclosures
• Pa. Lumber Co. Hit With $500M Clean Water Violation Suit
• 'Forever Chemical' Litigation Is Here To Stay: A Cheat Sheet
• Okla. Tribes And DOI Escape Endangered Mussels Suit
• MIT Concedes Ford Didn't Infringe Engine IP, Teeing Up Appeal
• Electric Vehicle Credit Killed Energy Tax Pact, Grassley Says
• SEC Exam Priorities Highlight Flexible, Holistic Compliance
• Polymer Co. Can't Rid Itself Of Ky. Cleanup Costs
• BP Pledges To Become Net Zero By 2050
• Ruling On FERC's Tolling Orders Could Slow Pipelines
• Coal Co. Looks To Exit Enviros' Suit Over Mine Expansion
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 4 Tax Attorneys In Atlanta
• Trump's Alaska Trial Court Pick Worth $761K
• KKR Brings In $1.3B For Fund Focused On Societal Impact
• NYU Law Students Disrupt Paul Weiss Event Over Exxon Win
• Biz Groups Back VW In 9th Circ. Query On Fraud Standard
• NM Solar Fees Fight Is In Wrong Court, Fed. Judge Says
• Trusting Morgan Lewis Attys 'A Mistake,' Gas Leak Judge Says
• Ex-FBI Director Can't Testify For VW Buyers In Emissions Trial
• Copper Mine Project Threatens Rare Jaguars, Judge Says
• Citgo Appoints Legal VP As Chief Compliance, Ethics Officer
• Illinois Urges Stricter EPA Standards For Cancer-Causing Gas
• Calif. Seeks Early Win In DOJ's Cap-And-Trade Lawsuit
• Blank Check IPOs Targeting Pot, Clean Energy Raise $390M
• Ohio Justices Uphold Tax On Pipeline Co.'s In-State Receipts
• FERC Issues For Natural Gas Cos. To Watch In 2020
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Monsanto Looks To Sink Farmer's Trial Over Dicamba Drift
• Enviro Beats Feds In Challenge To EPA Committee Policy
• Ill. Railroad Says State Can't Force Quieter Operations
• EPA Says Chemical Makers Needn't Set Aside Superfund Cash
• Fishers Want Full DC Circ. Review Of Offshore Monument Suit
• Bayer Wants $87M Roundup Cancer Trial Award Overturned
• Feds Want To Put Out National Park Fire Response Suit
• Clean Energy Backers Defend FERC Storage Rule At DC Circ.
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• EPA Hemp Pesticide Approval Is A Big Step For Cannabis
• Native Leaders Urge Indian Country To Get Political In 2020
• White House Looks To Chop EPA Budget By 26%
• Trump Proposes Cutting Energy Tax Credits In 2021 Budget
• Pa. Fracking Decision Leaves Trespass Question Open
• DOE Will Float Extending LNG Export Approvals To 2050
• Mining Co. Inks $25M Deal To End Investors' Dam Failure Suit
• 'Prince of Whales' Convinces Court Fishing Gear Poses Threat
• DOI Slates $171M For States, Tribes To Repurpose Mines
• Calif. Low Carbon Fuel Standard Price Cap Is A Trade-Off
• DOJ Ends Antitrust Probe Into Carmakers' Fuel Economy Pact
• Philly Refinery Creditors Call For Ch. 11 Plan Rejection
• Carbon Credits May Be The Next Big Thing For Tax Equity
• Yale Students Disrupt Paul Weiss Event Over Exxon
• Washington Wants Out Of Tribal Hunting Rights Treaty Suit
• UK Sketches Vision For Post-Brexit US Trade Deal
• Tribe Loses Bid To Force FERC Preservation Rule Changes
• Guam Utility Will Replace Plant, Pay $400K To End EPA Action
• 3 Firms Steer Harsco's $462.5M Environmental Biz Acquisition
• Attys In Retaliation Suit Ask For $267K In Fees After Jury Win
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• VW Says Emissions Trial Jurors Should Know It Repented
• Calif. Sets Stricter Oversight Of Two 'Forever Chemicals'
• Sierra Club Sets Aside $601M Border Wall Funding Claims
• City Of Austin Challenges $2B Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• CSX Train Derailment Case Won't Get Back On Track
• Utah Clear To Intervene In Tribal Water Mismanagement Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Review Split Ruling On Phosphate Mine
• Importers May Be Paying Duties Sooner After CBP Win
• EPA Overlooking Plastic Pollution In Hawaii, Enviros Say
• The US Product Liability Issues Spreading To The EU
• Utility Asks 5th Circ. To Keep $60M Wind Farm Liability Cap
• Getting State Approvals For Energy Storage Siting
• Insurers Want Climate Reporting Rules To Remain Voluntary
• Big Oil, Calif. Municipalities Butt Heads On Climate At 9th Circ.
• Objections To Philly Refinery Ch. 11 Pile Up As Hearing Nears
• Girardi's Privilege Defense Is 'A Red Herring,' Clients Say
• Mining Co. Seeks To Toss EPA's Gold King Spill Suit
• Imported Wind Towers Tagged With More Early Duties
• Missouri Says US Ignored Impacts Of River Diversion Project
• No New Law Needed For FERC Climate Work, Ex-Official Says
• Industry Groups Urge 8th Circ. To Nix $3.6B Emissions Order
• 5th Circ. Won't Review OK Of Wind Investors' $63M Award
• Range Resources Says Drilling Didn't Contaminate Pa. Water
• McGinnis Lochridge Adds 5 Enviro Attys From Winstead
• PG&E Ch. 11 Plan Nears Vote After Noteholder Deal Approved
• VW Asks 9th Circ. To Clarify Bondholder Fraud Standard
• Canada Court Of Appeal Rejects Trans Mountain Challenge
• FDA Didn't Vet Enviro Impact Of GMO Salmon, Group Claims
• Honeywell Says Citgo Must Help Pay For $500M Lake Cleanup
• Legislation Pushes EPA And Cos. To Reckon With PFAS
• Opt-Out Drivers' Claims Trimmed Ahead Of VW Bellwether
• Watchdog To Probe Use Of 'Forever Chemicals' At DOD Sites
• Future Of Climate Torts At Stake In 9th Circ. Doubleheader
• Justices Told Clean Water Act Permits Put Small Mines At Risk
• Pomerantz, Rosen To Lead Investors Against PG&E Execs
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Wolverine To Pay $69.5M Over Michigan Water Contamination
• Calif. Lawmaker Says State Should Take Over Bankrupt PG&E
• FERC Tells DC Circ. Energy Storage Rule Is Sound Policy
• NM Lawmakers Sue Air Force Over Toxic Fuel Plume
• 5th Circ. Pollution Policy Ruling Too Broad, Concrete Co. Says
• Bayer Gets Boost As It Preps For Roundup Showdown In Calif.
• Enviros Ask Justices To Decide Border Wall Power Dynamic
• Sanders, AOC Bill Proposes Nationwide Fracking Ban By 2025
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• 9th Circ. Sees Climate Problem But Rejects Plaintiffs' Solution
• Product Liability Defense In The Last Decade — And The Next
• Native, Green Groups Want Pebble Mine Restrictions Revived