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Environmental - June, 2020

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• Top Mexico Court Lets Renewable Power Stay On Grid
• Wind Farm Owner Says Texas Co.'s Deception Cost It Millions
• Mining Groups Back Rosemont Copper Project To 9th Circ.
• States Criticize EPA Push To Maintain Particulate Matter Regs
• EPA Plans To End Controversial COVID-19 Enforcement Policy
• Feds And Conservation Group Pause Shark Overfishing Suit
• Baltimore Asks Justices Not To Bother With Climate Case
• State AGs Slam Trump Order To Skirt Environmental Reviews
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• DC Circ. Dumps FERC Policy That Delays Pipeline Appeals
• Idaho Consultant Must Pay $320K For Faked Enviro Reports
• Sleep Number Founder Gets Early Release From Prison
• House Highway Bill Sets Up Showdown On Energy Tax Breaks
• Roofing Co. Can Take Nationwide To Arbitration
• Volkswagen Says DOJ Deal Bars SEC Emissions Fraud Claims
• Corpus Christi Can't Duck Suit Over $50M Wastewater Plant
• Justices Seek SG Input On Chemical Co.'s Tribal Fee Fight
• Sierra Club Asks Justices To Leave Water Permit Ban In Place
• Coalition Says Trump Can't Strip Calif. Emissions Authority
• Justices Won't Hear Enviros' Challenge To Navajo Coal Plant
• Gov't Sues Co. Over $2.7M Tugboat Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
• EPA Limits On States' Project Reviews Likely To Face Lawsuits
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• High Court Won't Touch Trump's Border Wall Waivers
• Supreme Court Wants SG's Take On $1B Pipeline Land Grab
• Trump To Nominate Pendley To Head BLM
• Need Wasn't There For $286M Gas Pipeline, DC Circ. Told
• Ford Says Homeowner Suit Over Fumes Must Be Axed
• Trump Plans Vast Expansion Of Drilling In Alaska
• NY High Court OKs Land Grab For $500M Pipeline
• 10 Key Changes In EPA Fuel Regulation Overhaul Plan
• EPA Wood Heater Testing Regs Unwarranted, Industry Says
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• Calif. Eyes Zero-Emission Fleets In New 'Clean Trucks' Rule
• 9th Circ. Says Trump Can't Divert Funds For Border Wall
• 7th Circ. Tosses Insurance Claims Over $50M Pollution Award
• BMW, Bosch Duck RICO Claim In Car Emissions Cheating Suit
• Pa. AG Hammers Regulators For Failed Fracking Oversight
• Enbridge Ordered To Shutter Mich. Pipeline Amid Safety Probe
• More Groups Take On EPA Over Revised Clean Water Rule
• Forest Service Accuses Idaho Rancher Of Buzzing Trail Crew
• DOI Signs With USDA To Secure Tribal Infrastructure Funding
• Forest Service Told To Reassess Logging Impact In Alaska
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• 4 Tips For Defending Consolidated Cases
• Strict Calif. Vapor Intrusion Guidance Threatens Development
• Sens. Advance Bill To Have Watchdog Probe DOJ Attys
• Oil Co. Blames Bad Chemicals For $10M Damage In Blowout
• DC Latest To Accuse Energy Giants Of Climate Fraud
• EPA Accepts Defeat On Barring Grant Recipients As Advisers
• EPA's Alaska Mine Decision Skirts Oversight, 9th Circ. Told
• Philly Refiner Ducks Ch. 11 Sale Fight With Last-Minute Deal
• Daimler Must Give Judge More Info On $19M Emissions Deal
• Bayer Offers $400M To Settle Dicamba Suits With Farmers
• Mich. Pot Industry Expects A Boost From Regulatory Overhaul
• Bayer Reaches Major $820M Settlement Over PCBs
• Dems Ramp Up Pressure Over DOJ Antitrust 'Politicization'
• Ranchers Can't Show Impact Of New Water Rule, EPA Says
• NJ Developer Can't Get $2.9M Over Obstructed NYC Views
• Pa. Oil Refinery Says Redoing Ch. 11 Sale Would Be 'Terrible'
• NY Says Shinnecock Rehashing Old Arguments In Fishing Suit
• Justices' Superfund Ruling May Change Settlement Process
• Montana Asks 9th Circ. To Restore Water Quality Variance
• 5 Firms Rework $4.6B Trash Biz Buyout, Asset Sale
• Minn. Climate Fraud Suit Targets Exxon, Koch, Trade Group
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• 18 States Join Corps In Seeking Water Permit Revival
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• With $10B Deal, Bayer Aims To Put Roundup Battles Behind It
• How Environmental Law Is Shifting Under Trump's Judges
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• Navajo Nation Sues EPA Over Altered Water Protection Rules
• FERC Accused Of Ignoring Harms From Alaska LNG Project
• Nix Fed's Remaining Cap-And-Trade Suit Claims, Calif. Says
• Mich. Says Damage Discovery Warrants Pipeline Shutdown
• VW Asks Ohio Justices To Snuff Emissions Tampering Suit
• Conn. Diversion Of Clean Energy Funds OK, 2nd Circ. Says
• Kids Say High Court Gay Rights Ruling Supports Climate Case
• Maui Argues More Study Needed To Resolve Water Permit Row
• Glyphosate Brief Exposes Calif.-Federal Chemical Regs Clash
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• Appalachian Trail Ruling May Speed Other Pipeline Cases
• Texas Homeowners Blame Kinder Morgan For Tainted Water
• Navajo Nation, New Mexico Fights EPA's Doc Bid In Mine MDL
• Amazon Will Invest $2B In Green Businesses
• NJ High Court To Hear Insurers' $400M Sandy Suit Challenge
• Nissan, Renault Face Group Action Over Emissions Scandal
• Ala. Jury Awards $2.8M Over Waste Disposal Fight
• Enviros, Tribes File New Challenges To Trump's Water Rule
• CORRECTED: Monsanto Blocks Calif. Glyphosate Cancer Warning Label
• Bid To Trim $3M Oil Spill Verdict Is Old Argument, Court Told
• Lansing, Mich., Starr Indemnity Settle Sewage Coverage Suit
• Chicken Plant Must Face Del. Landowners' Contamination Suit
• REIT PotlatchDeltic Selling 72,000 Acres For $48M
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• Sierra Club Wants To Halt $2.2B Texas Pipeline Construction
• Trump Water Rule Blocked In Colo. But OK Nationwide
• Texas Landfill Owner Says State Action Bars Citizen Suit
• High Court Turns Away Challenge To Tribes' Water Rights Win
• Roundup Atty, Partner Cop To $200M Corporate Extortion Plot
• PG&E Bankruptcy Judge Confirms $59B Reorganization
• Philly Refinery Lenders Slam $27.5M Ch. 11 Sale Price Cut
• Groups Tell DC Circ. EPA Weakened Mercury Emissions Rule
• EPA Issues Final Risk Evaluation For Methylene Chloride
• 3 Firms Steer Clean Trucking Co.'s Go-Public And PIPE Deal
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• NJ Talc Ruling Is Unlikely To Affect NY's Stance On Daubert
• Hot Air Balloons Face Pesticide Risk, Calif. Farm Tells EPA
• Milwaukee Hit With $100M Antitrust Suit Over Towing Regs
• Banks Refusal To Fund Drilling Discriminates, Say Alaska Pols
• FERC Rehearing Reg Poses New Challenges For Pipelines
• Green Group Claims EPA's Perchlorate Flip Breaks Deal
• 3 Trends Underlying The Boom In Blank-Check IPOs
• GAO Denies Protests Over $190M Nuclear Clean-Up Contract
• Trump's Relaxed Water Rule Threatens Wildlife, States Say
• VW, Bosch Again Dodge Sales Reps' Lost Commissions Suit
• Chatterjee Downplays DC Circ. In Pipeline Appeal Overhaul
• Exxon Can't Use Texas Court To Investigate Calif. 'Conspiracy'
• EPA Lists New Substance As Hazardous Under Clean Air Act
• House Democrats Pitch Sprawling $1.5T Infrastructure Bill
• T-Mobile Comes Out On Top In Fight Over Steeple Antenna
• EPA Declines To Regulate Perchlorate In Drinking Water
• FWS Must Take 2nd Look At Power Line's Impact On Bug, Bird
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• PG&E Fined $3.5M For Causing 84 Deaths, Starting Camp Fire
• Nestle Can't Duck Slave Labor Claims With 1st Amendment
• Dino Bones Belong To Ranch Owners, Full 9th Circ. Says
• OxyChem Rips Sanctions Bid As Attempt For Leverage
• Tribal Group, Enviros Seek Quick Win In Mont. Mine Suit
• Greens Can't Sue Over Land Use Deal, Tribe Tells 9th Circ.
• EPA Defends Its Revised Dicamba Policy After 9th Circ. Order
• EPA Should Reexamine Fluoridated Water Risks, Judge Says
• $350M Mining Claim Against Guatemala Will Proceed
• Calif. Court Revives Refinery Worker's Travel Time Suit
• Chevron Says 9th Circ. Ruling Can't Revive NYC Climate Suit
• Green Groups Threaten To Sue US Over Bistate Sage Grouse
• Plastics Co. Sued Over Tainted Property In Wis.
• Enviro Settlements Offer Solution To Growing Citizen Suit Risk
• EPA Defends Trump Power Plant Emissions Rule At DC Circ.
• How To Handle Congressional Queries On COVID-19 Relief
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• MDL Decisions Demonstrate The Need For Rule 702 Reform
• Mass. AG Deal Ends Fight Over Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Cleanup
• Trump Has No Power To Rescind Fishing Ban, Greens Say
• DLA Piper-Led Iberdrola Offers $579M For Aussie Power Biz
• Senate OKs Major Public Lands Bill For Parks, Conservation
• Finance System Heavily Exposed To Climate Risk, ECB Warns
• EPA Risk Assessment Director Stands By Fluoridated Water
• DOJ Whistleblowers To Testify On Political Interference
• New Jersey Unveils Plans For Novel Offshore Wind Port
• Tribe Member Can't Get NextEra Kan. Wind Farm Work Paused
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Stock Value In $7M Sale
• EPA Tells 9th Circ. Lead Dust, Paint Rule Should Stand
• Sierra Club Says DOI's Proposal Weakens Fed Mine Oversight
• Do Climate Change Nuisance Suits Belong In Federal Court?
• DC Circ. Says DOI Correctly Axed Oil Lease On Sacred Ground
• 3 TSCA Developments To Watch This Summer
• PG&E Cops To 84 Manslaughter Counts Over 2018 Camp Fire
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• Army Corps Asks High Court To Undo Water Permit Ban
• Suit Says Turbine Co. Owes $291M For Seized Cuban Port Use
• Oil Cleanup Co. Accuses Contractors Of Siphoning Off Clients
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes San Diego Climate Plan
• EPA Experts Say Fluoride Not Shown Toxic At Low Levels
• House Dems' 'Green' Transpo Funding Bill Faces Uphill Battle
• NJ Sues Trenton Over Lead In Drinking Water
• Energy Dept. Says Lightbulb Standards Rollback Was Proper
• CIT Approves Solar Panel Cos.' Lowered Dumping Duties
• US, Calif. Asked To Weigh In On 'Navigable Waters' Options
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Dumping Duties On Chinese Solar Cells
• Limited Killing Of Grizzly Bears In Grazing Areas OK'd
• NY Needs Policy Alignment To Meet Energy Storage Goals
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• 4 Stages Of Witness Preparation You've Likely Never Heard Of
• Pa. AG Hits Cabot With Criminal Charges Over Methane Leaks
• Calif., Groups Take Fracking Regs Rollback Row To 9th Circ.
• High Court Turns Away Gold Miners' CWA Permit Challenge
• Justices Say $8B Pipeline Can Cross Appalachian Trail
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• EPA Defends Safety Of Fluoridated Drinking Water At Trial
• Range Resources Pleads To Negligence At Two Pa. Gas Wells
• Solar Metering Proposal Sets Off State-Federal Power Struggle
• Stroock Nabs Greenberg Traurig Litigation Pro For NY Office
• Green Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Force Immediate Herbicide Ban
• Tribe, Activists Sue EPA Over Lower Water Quality Standards
• Will Companies' COVID-19 Efforts Sway Juries?
• Net Metering Challenge Could Harm Small-Scale Solar Power
• Mich. Appeals Court Upholds OK For Enbridge Pipeline Tunnel
• Used Car Dealerships Ask 9th Circ. To Undo $10B VW Deal
• DOI Finds East Coast Wind Projects Could Disrupt Fishing
• Calif. Appeals Court Affirms Chemical's Listing As Carcinogen
• Pandemic May Stanch Investors' Appetite For Carbon Credit
• Move Quickly To Regulate 'Forever Chemicals,' EPA Hears
• Whistleblower Says He Was Fired For Not Dumping Sewage
• Congress Must Create More Private Rights Of Action
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• Virus, 'Tiger King' Point To Need For Wildlife Trafficking Law
• Amazon, EBay Told To Stop Selling Unproven Virus Cleaners
• A Guide To Proposed Carbon Capture Tax Credit Regs: Part 2
• Link REIT Lands HK$1B Loan From OCBC Bank
• Green Groups Tell EPA Flare Standards Must Get Better
• Groups Say US Must Push Mexico To Protect Porpoise
• Insurance Cos. Can't Escape Lava Damage Coverage Suit
• EU Lawmakers Prepare To Vote On Green Finance Rules
• Trump Order Unlikely To Speed Up Major Projects
• Advocates Too Late To Stop Salmon Fishing, Court Says
• EPA Scientist Testifies Animal Studies Point To Fluoride Risks
• EPA Virus Enforcement Policy Threatens Species, Groups Say
• Ex-Benjamin Moore Atty Says Pollution Reveal Led To Firing
• OECD Says Enviro Taxes Could Help With Post-COVID Debt
• Utah Backs Trump Bid For Judgment In Monuments Row
• Mich. Seeks Payment From Owner Of Ruptured Dam
• Mining Co.'s $25M Dam Failure Deal Gets OK'd By Judge
• EPA Asks 9th Circ. To Restore Water Quality Variance In Mont.
• Terminal Owner Doesn't Deserve $3M For Oil Spill, Court Told
• A Guide To Proposed Carbon Capture Tax Credit Regs: Part 1
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• NJ Firm Gets Honeywell Malpractice Judgment Cut By $50K
• Senator Rips Antitrust Chief's Responses On Carmaker Probe
• FERC Revises Appeal Policy As DC Circ. Ruling Looms
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• Fluoride In Water Is 'Endangering' Children's IQs, Judge Told
• Motorcycle Co. To Pay $1.9M To End Calif. Emissions Probe
• Exide Clean-Up Settlement Plans Approved In Ch. 11 Case
• Pa. Panel Pushes Bill Requiring OK Of Carbon Tax Agreement
• North Dakota Argues Pipeline Shutdown Could Cost Billions
• Calif. City Used 'Kitchen Sink Attack' In $31M Cleanup Case
• PennEast Tells Justices 3rd Circ. Ruling Nullifies Federal Law
• Calif. Wants Nationwide Halt Of Trump's Water Rule
• The Remote Jury Trial Is A Bad Idea
• State Of Enviro Enforcement After Trump's Deregulatory Order
• Greens Say Trump Infrastructure Order Puts Species At Risk
• Pa. Judge Questions Ruling Axing Brownfield Cleanup Deals
• Wash. Says Coal Permit Fight Would Waste High Court's Time
• Firms Urge UK Gov't To Keep COVID-19 Recovery Sustainable
• PG&E Rips Objections To $59B Bankruptcy At Trial's Close
• Advocates Say Fluoride Harms Infants As Trial Opens
• Maui Ready To Keep Fighting In Clean Water Act Case
• Activists Fight Bid To Ax Suit Over Endangered Toad
• EPA Wants To Rid Itself Of Latest Ozone Pollution Suit
• Carbon Tax For EU Economic Recovery Could Be Tough Sell
• EPA Cancels Approval Of Dicamba Pesticide
• PG&E Seeks About $9B From Investors For Ch. 11 Exit
• Texas Justices To Hear Hurricane Harvey Takings Fight
• EPA Agrees To Drinking Water Standards Timeline
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• PG&E's Share Terms For Fire Survivors Unfair, Judge Told
• Trump Powerless To Undo Obama's Drilling Ban, 9th Circ. Told
• Calif. Trial To Decide Risk Of Fluoride In Drinking Water
• Split 6th Circ. Backs Approval Of Enbridge Pipeline Spill Plan
• 5th Circ. Says Homeowners Can't Sue Entergy For Floods
• Senate Approves Navajo Utah Water Rights Bill
• 2nd Circ. Tosses EPA Mercury Reporting Exemption
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• Trump Lifts Obama's Fishing Restrictions In Marine Monument
• DC Circ. Told NRC Shouldn't Review Illegal Nuke Storage Plan
• Calif. Vapor Intrusion Guidance Promises More Consistency
• 'The Government Said I Could' As A Defense During COVID-19
• Dow Chemical, Others Must Face 24 Contaminated Water Suits
• Contractor Renews Immunity Bid In Coal Worker Injury Suit
• Trump Signs Executive Order To Speed Up Project Approvals
• PG&E Bankruptcy Plan Is 'House Of Cards,' Objectors Warn
• Ariz. Utility Asks High Court Not To Revive Navajo Coal Case
• EPA Proposes New Clean Air Act Cost-Benefit Process
• Ruling Loosens Regs On Pa. Renewable Customer-Generators
• The EPA's Action Plan On PFAS, One Year Later
• Mooring Co. Sues Wind Energy Biz Over Unpaid $7M Bill
• 2 Tested Alternatives To Unavoidable Court Delays
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• Kids Say 6th Circ. Flint Ruling Supports Their Climate Case
• Spencer Fane Snags Environmental Litigator From Polsinelli
• 1st Circ. Nixes Permit For Enbridge Unit Pipeline Facility
• 4th Circ. Says Feds Immune From Army Dam Breach Cases
• PG&E Warns Of 'Draconian' Results If Bankruptcy Plan Denied
• 9th Circ. Nixes EPA Approval Of Dicamba Herbicides
• DC Judge Weighs Stopping Grizzly Kills Under Grazing Plan
• Mine Owned By W.Va Gov. Can't Escape Water Pollution Suit
• Philly Refinery Gets OK On Ch. 11 Deal To Cap EPA Claims
• EPA Must Update Oil Spill Response Plans Under CWA Rules
• Feds Don't Have To Turn Over More Data On Car Emissions
• Feds Want Out Of NextEra Kan. Wind Farm Suit
• House Transportation Leaders Tout $500B Infrastructure Bill
• 5 Environmental Regulations To Watch For This Summer
• Perdue Accused Of Violating Waste Limits At Slaughterhouse
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• Owners Of Failed Dam Accused Of 'Despicable' Safety Record
• Feds Press 3rd Circ. To Revive NJ Landfill Cleanup Suit
• 9th Circ. Leaves VW Bracing For Post-Sale Tampering Claims
• DHS Can Exempt Immigration Programs From Enviro Review
• 3 Takeaways From The EPA's New Water Permit Rule
• 10th Circ. Affirms Solar Energy Tax Credit Scheme Owes $50M
• 6th Circ. Says Ex-Mich. Gov. Must Face Flint Questions
• Activists Block Land Swap Intended For Alaskan Refuge Road
• PG&E Resolves Fire Victims' Ch. 11 Plan Objections
• NJ Tells High Court PennEast Can't Snatch Land For Pipeline
• Fla. Judge Begrudgingly Tosses Kids' Climate Suit
• NJ Plant Agrees To Pay $225K Over Mercury Pollution
• Feds, Industry Oppose Bid To Block Trump's Water Rule
• How To Avoid A Legal Mess When Disinfecting Workplaces
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• Studying The Post-Pandemic Juror By Generation
• DuPont Asks 7th Circ. To Keep Pollution Suit In Fed. Court
• Tribes Ask For Quick Win In Puget Sound Fishing Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: UCSF, Douglas Elliman, Prominence
• Rail Co. Can't Escape $30M Claim For Firefighting Costs
• UK Plans Own Carbon Emissions Trading System After Brexit
• EPA Finalizes Ethylene Oxide Reduction To Lower Cancer Risk
• DOI Says ND Has Mineral Rights Under River On Tribal Land
• 9th Circ. Revives Post-Sale Claims In VW Emissions Suit
• Md. Accuses Paper Mill Of Polluting Potomac River
• IRS Rules Would Open Doors For Carbon Capture Projects
• Tribe Can't Block Irrigation Plan In Its Bid To Protect Salmon
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Suits
• 2nd Circ. Side-Eyes Vehicle Emissions Penalty Rollback
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• EPA Defends Easing Pollution Enforcement Policy For Virus
• EPA Finalizes Restraints On State, Tribal Water Permit Power