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Environmental - July, 2020

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• Mass. Enviro Dept. Must Rethink Condo License Ruling
• Trump Administration Floats New Rule For Species Habitat
• RI Says Shell Can't Stop Suit Over Fuel Terminal Vulnerability
• Ag Industry Wants 9th Circ. To Revisit Dicamba Rescissions
• Bankrupt Solar Project Owner Hopes For Year-End Restart
• High Court Refuses To Halt Border Wall Construction
• Texas Court Told $2.2B Pipeline Will Ruin Endangered Habitats
• Calif. Judge Says DOI's Delay On Royalty Rule OK For Now
• 5th Circ. Won't Disturb Texas Air Permits For LNG Project
• EPA Defends Decision Not To Regulate Perchlorate
• ITC Clears Path For New Duties On Wind Tower Imports
• Green Groups' Suit Over Mine Expansion Dodges Transfer Bid
• Full 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink VW Post-Sale Tampering Spat
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Jillian C. Kirn
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2020
• Ex-Ga. Rep. To Settle SEC's $23M Securities Fraud Claims
• Climate Change Will Impact Your Legal Practice, Panel Says
• Donziger Seeks To Delay Contempt Case Due To Pandemic
• Gov't Urges High Court Not To Block Border Wall Construction
• Credit Suisse Merges Compliance, Risk Units In Restructuring
• 2nd Circ. Says Boat Owners Can't Avoid NY Oil Spill Suit
• Fiat Chrysler, Cummins Mostly Duck Truck Engine Defect Suit
• Mich. High Court Allows Flint Water Litigation To Proceed
• Skadden-Led Electric SUV Maker Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $1.3B
• 5th Circ. Says $20M Exxon Pollution Verdict Needs 2nd Look
• Biggest Native American Rulings From The 1st Half Of 2020
• FERC Ignored LNG Projects' Community Harm, DC Circ. Told
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• Texas County Can't Avoid State Fine For Water Law Violation
• DC Circ. Ruling Boosts FERC's Authority On Energy Storage
• Exxon Unit Says Bid For Win In Drilling Suit Is Premature
• 7th Circ. Won't Hand Off FERC Clean Energy Order Fight
• Ex-Ohio Speaker, Lobbyists Indicted In Energy Corruption Suit
• Owner Of Troubled $1B Solar Project Hits Ch. 11 In Del.
• Judge Wants Clear Steps On Carnival Enviro Compliance
• Transport Cos. Fined $750K In Crystal Geyser Arsenic Case
• Kinder Morgan Defends $2.15B Texas Pipeline Approval
• Taylor Energy Says Coast Guard Can't Move $43M Spill Row
• Sunoco Hammers Bid To Declare Pa. Gas Pipelines Unsafe
• Stericycle Shareholder Fights $11M Atty Fee Award At 7th Circ.
• Green Groups Say Trump's Enviro Law Overhaul Was Flawed
• How Key US States Are Responding To The Oil Price Collapse
• Del. Can't Sink Subpoenas In Chicken Plant Pollution Suit
• EPA Head Promises Deregulatory Efforts Will Continue
• Seismic Tests Hurt Whale More Than Thought, Enviros Say
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• Fennemore Craig Merges With Calif. Firm Dowling Aaron
• DOJ Memo Puts States In Driver's Seat On Water Pollution
• EPA Forced To Act Quickly On Ozone Pollution
• Battle Over SEC's Proxy Regs May Not Be Finished
• FirstEnergy Hit With Stock-Drop Suit For $60M Bribery Reveal
• DC Circ. Upholds EPA Move To List Miss. Site For Cleanup
• EPA Asks Judge To Toss Tribe's Copper Mine Challenge
• EPA Tells 5th Circ. To Reject New Review Of Exxon Permit
• NRC Flubbed Fla. Nuke Plant Relicensing, DC Circ. Told
• FERC Reg Changes Create New Hurdles For Renewables
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• 3 Firms Seek $16.8M For $60M Tesla-SolarCity Suit Deal
• FERC Shirked Climate Review Of Gas Project, DC Circ. Told
• Bayer Wants Shareholder Suit Separate From Roundup MDL
• EPA Watchdog To Probe Trump's Vehicle Emissions Changes
• FTC Says VW Paid Consumers $9.5B In 'Clean Diesel' Scheme
• Mine Owned By W.Va. Gov. Flouted Water Permits, Court Rules
• Environmental Group Pushes For Border Enforcement Study
• Tribes Say High Court's Okla. Ruling Protects Monument
• Senate GOP Unveils $1T Virus Relief Package
• Trump Floats Pair Of Commissioners To Fill Out FERC
• Commerce May Lift Tax On Some Solar Panels From China
• 4th Circ. Asked To Nix Maryland Purple Line CWA Permit
• 4 Tax Questions To Ask Before Signing An Enviro Settlement
• Chancery Says Former Solar Project Owner Can't Get Records
• Inupiat Seek Removal Of Ringed Seals From Endangered List
• Former Fla. Acid Plant Owner To Pay $550K Over Emissions
• DOD Rapped For Overlooking Climate's Impact On Contracting
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Aquarium Supplier Admits Unlawful Harvest Of Reef Species
• Leidos Unit Missed Targets In $4B Nuke Site Cleanup, IG Says
• Enviros, Plastics Co. Agree To $9B Facility Construction Plan
• Texas LNG Plant Foes Tell 5th Circ. Feds Botched Reviews
• Pa. Fines CNX Midstream For Spills On Waste Pipeline Project
• DC Circ. Gives FERC Time To Mull Pipeline Policy Ruling
• PETA Wants Suit Paused For High Court's Autodialer Decision
• Schwabe Williamson Nabs Holland & Knight Anchorage Team
• Alaska Mine On Path To Key Permit After Army Corps Review
• New Federal Rule Allows LNG To Move By Rail
• EPA Limits Authority To Advance Uranium Mining Rules
• DC Circ. Says Tyson Unit 'Botched' Handling Of Union Drive
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• UNC Says Alleged Clean Air Violations Too Old For Lawsuit
• Air Emissions Ruling Undermines EPA Guidance On CERCLA
• Ohio Corruption Case Muddles Power Co.'s Bankruptcy Exit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Vacatur Of Aquaculture Permit In Wash.
• 2nd Circ. Revives PCB Cleanup Claims Against Union Carbide
• Endangered Species Group Seeks Grizzly Bear Recovery Docs
• Gibson Dunn, Wilson Sonsini Lead Enviro Firm's $150M IPO
• NJ Justices Order Town To Redo Dam Repair Cost Formula
• EPA Says 9th Circ. Can't Review Its Alaska Mine Decision
• Fla. Jury Selection Success Shows Viability Of Remote Trials
• NY Lawmakers Vote To Ban Weed Killer On State Property
• Hogan Lovells Snags Enviro Litigator From Hunton
• Water Reg Suits May Offer Preview Of Likely NEPA Challenges
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• 9th Circ. Upholds EPA's Approval Of Weedkiller
• Sierra Club Urges Justices To Halt Border Wall Amid Suit
• Fuel Storage Owner To Pay $300K Penalty For Water Pollution
• CORRECTED: National Fuel Charged With Pa. Water Pollution
• Enviros Say Calif. Water Settlement Curbs 'Backroom Deals'
• House Sends Conservation And Parks Bill To Trump's Desk
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• Corruption Case Fuels Push To Undo Ohio Coal, Nuke Bailout
• Energy Co. Sued Over Tanked $125M Schlumberger Deal
• Pattern Energy Looks To Ax Suit Over $6.1B Go-Private Deal
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Suits Over Illegal Landfill
• Mass. Project Enviro Review: A Green Light For Offshore Wind
• EPA Floats Long-Awaited Aircraft GHG Emissions Standards
• BHP Says £5B Claim Over Dam Collapse Doesn't Belong In UK
• Other Policies Apply First For $5.7M Turbine Bill, Insurers Say
• Nuveen Secures $150M For Its Impact Investment Fund
• Ohio House Speaker Charged In $60M Energy Corruption Case
• Peru's Initial Objections Rejected In Mine Pollution Claim
• NY Gov. Announces State's 2nd Offshore Wind Solicitation
• Don't Move FERC Clean Energy Order Fight To DC, Ill. Says
• States Tell Court EPA Gutted Their Clean Water Act Powers
• State AGs Challenge EPA Mercury Rule Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Judge Restarts Challenge To Obama-Era Methane Rule
• Jurors Should Get A Pay Raise
• Dicamba Makers Ask 9th Circ. To Rehear Nixed Approvals
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• How Tribes Can Respond To Clean Water Act Review Limits
• Montana Says BLM Acting Director Unconstitutional
• Pipeline Shutdown Shouldn't Be Paused, Tribes Tell DC Circ.
• Federal Coal Lease Ban Should Be Reinstated, AGs Say
• Monsanto Loses Cancer Liability Fight In 1st Roundup Appeal
• Chinese Wind Co. Wants Justices To Review $63M Arb. Award
• Cannabis Regs: Mass. Floats Sweeping Update To Rules
• EPA Says Wash. River PCB Plan Not Legally Binding
• Calif. Cities Want 9th. Circ. To Rehear Coal Ban Suit
• Taylor Tries To Dodge $43M Bill For Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
• EPA's Pass On Perchlorate Regulation Reduces Lawsuit Risk
• Exxon Wants DC Climate Fraud Suit In Federal Court
• EPA Escapes Long Island Sound Dumping Grounds Suit
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• Contractor Wants $3M More For On-Time Wind Farm Work
• Despite 2nd Circ. Ruling, Discovery Statute's Reach Grows
• Hoteliers Can't Duck $8M Insurance Fraud Suit
• Boeing Says EPA Right To Loosen Wash. Water Standards
• Trump Admin. Loses Challenge To Calif.'s Cap-And-Trade Deal
• ETP Pipeline Took Land Without Due Process, La. Court Rules
• EPA Finds 2 Hawaii Beaches Suffer From Plastic Pollution
• EPA Gets Broad Backing For Emissions Rule At DC Circ.
• DHS Waives Rules To Speed SW Border Road Construction
• Mineral Owners Urge 10th Circ. To Revive Forced Drilling Suit
• Unpredictable Wisconsin PFAS Regs Are Bad For Business
• Green Groups Doubt EPA Methylene Chloride Risk Evaluation
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• Ponzi Schemer Can't Get Early Release Over COVID-19 Fears
• Industry Groups Pan Colo. Trump Water Rule Injunction
• A Big Prop 65 Victory For Chemical Industry In Monsanto Case
• WH Tweak To Enviro Review Rule May Bring New Headaches
• FERC Finalizes Redo Of Utility Power Purchase Rules
• Lawmakers Back Penobscot Nation Rights In Maine River
• COVID-19 Delays Musk Chancery Trial To March 2021
• AIG Unit's Reinsurer Must Cover $7.2M Of Dole's Enviro Deal
• Pittsburgh Water Utility To Pay $500K Over Lead Notifications
• EPA Slams NJ's Bid To Toss Emissions Record-Keeping Rule
• Calif. Judge Blasts Methane Rule Revision As Deeply Flawed
• FERC Won't Jump Into Residential Solar Power Oversight
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• Cos. Should Prepare Now For European PFAS Regs
• Baltimore Downplaying Circuit Split In Climate Suit, Cos. Say
• Milwaukee Says There's No Conspiracy In $100M Towing Suit
• Trump Finalizes Overhaul Of Infrastructure Enviro Reviews
• Calgon Carbon Tells Del. Justices Records Ruling Was Flawed
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Calif. Coalition Demands EPA Collect More Asbestos Info
• Tetra Tech Sues Rivals Over Review Of Navy Cleanup Work
• State AG-Private Atty Alliances Must Be Put To The Lucia Test
• Top 3 Corporate Governance Issues For Fall Board Meetings
• What DC Circ. Tolling Order Ruling Means For FERC Cases
• Dairy Farms Face Potential $10K-A-Month Fines For Pollution
• Arch Says Green Groups' Colo. Mine Suit Decades Too Late
• Congress Told Companies' Human Capital Disclosures Lag
• FTC Says Coal Deal Challenge Grounded In Present, Not Past
• DOJ's Attack On Sierra Club 'Side Deal' Won't Be Last
• Groups Warn Plastics Facility A New Danger For 'Cancer Alley'
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• COVID-19 Offers Force Majeure Lessons For Climate Planning
• 15 States Commit To Push For Clean Trucks, Delivery Vehicles
• EPA Moved Goal Posts As NY Sought To Limit Ozone: DC Circ.
• Bosch Rips VW Dealers' 9th Circ. Bid To Save Lost Profits Suit
• Green Group Challenges EPA Water Permit Limitations
• DC Circ. Puts Dakota Pipeline Shutdown On Short Hold
• Bracewell Adds Renewable Energy Partner From Jones Day
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• Honey False Ad Claims Lack Sting, Judge Finds
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• Feds Look To Overturn Water Rule Injunction At 10th Circ.
• Judge Backs Colo. Utilities In Electric Co-Op Exit Fight
• BIA Says Marathon Owes $187M For Reservation Oil Pipeline
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• 3rd Circ. Revives Pa. Residents' Suit Over Landfill Odor
• Federal Tax Policy To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2020
• Ark. Highway Project Lacked Adequate Review, Residents Say
• Sierra Club Wants Full DC Circ. Look At EPA Emissions Policy
• Fisker To Go Public In $2.9B Deal With Apollo-Backed SPAC
• Criminal Contempt Charges In Donziger Case Are Excessive
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• DC Circ. Orders EPA To Redo Ozone Standard Findings
• VW Tells 9th Circ. That Bondholder Can't Flout Fraud Standard
• Wash. Justices Toss 1916 Ruling Rooted In 'Racial Injustice'
• Army Corps Says $2.2B Texas Pipeline Work Should Continue
• Green Groups Target BLM Oil Leases Near Navajo
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• EPA Says Ozone Standards Don't Need Change
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Offit Kurman's Failures Led To Client's $3M Loss, Says Suit
• DACA Ruling Raises Bar For Assertions Of Agency Deference
• PG&E Accused Of Covering Up San Francisco Pollution
• Lax Safety At Mont. Oil Processing Plant Gets Ex-Prez 18 Mos.
• Manufacturer Can't Shed Claims Over NJ River Pollution
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• 9th Circ. Says Earlier Enviro Review Covers Alaska Drill Tracts
• 5th Circ. Won't Overturn Sanderson Farms' OSHA Violations
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• DC Circ. Gives Clean Energy A Green Light To Get On The Grid
• W.Va. Mine Reclamation Fund Falls Short, Suit Says
• DC Judge Won't Shelve Dakota Access Shutdown Order
• Energy Giants Tell 9th Circ. To Rethink Climate Suit Remands
• DuPont Will Pay $3.4M To End Texas Hazardous Waste Suit
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• Corporate Enviro Planning In The Black Lives Matter Era
• Energy-Related Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2020
• DC Circ. Backs FERC Energy Storage Rule
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ohio Mineral Owners Say Exxon, Cos. Drilled Too Deep For Oil
• No Injury In EPA Disclosure Delay On Virus Policy, Court Says
• DOJ Backs Solar Energy Customers In Rate Row At 9th Circ.
• Mining Project Highlights Cultural Heritage Risk For Cos.
• Feds Object To Sierra Club 'Side Deal' In Coal Plant Suit
• FERC, PG&E Clash On How To End Ch. 11 Power Deal Fight
• Mass. Pot Board Fines Cos. $550K Over Pesticide Violations
• Green Group Sues To Stop Calif. Tribe's Wind Farm
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• UK Seeks Comments On Plan To Expand Diesel Tax
• VW Must Face 'Dieselgate' Claims Where Cars Sold, ECJ Rules
• Dakota Access Wants To Hit Pause On Shutdown Order
• SEC Official Says Policy And Personal ESG Views Don't Mix
• 9th Circ. Says Yellowstone Grizzlies Can't Be Isolated, Delisted
• Calif. Judge Kills Fees On Landfill's Out-Of-Area Waste
• Group To Revise Deal For Future Claims In Monsanto MDL
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• How COVID-19 May Change Environmental M&A Due Diligence
• Biggest Enviro Law Cases To Watch In The Rest Of 2020
• Key Elements Of NY Agencies' Renewable Energy Plan: Part 2
• Wash. AG's Clean Water Claims Outdated, Mine Owner Says
• Solar Schemers Threatened With Jail For Defying Court
• Food Processor To Pay $830K To Settle Water Pollution Suit
• Thailand's Gulf Energy Buys Wind Farm Stake For $631M
• Judge Won't Delay Dakota Access Shutdown Order, For Now
• Calif. Group Says Land Move For Tribal Casino Wasn't Valid
• DC Circ. Kills Residents' Challenge To Ga. Airport Expansion
• Key Elements Of NY Agencies' Renewable Energy Plan: Part 1
• Wildfire Victims Can't Get New Look At PG&E Ch. 11 Vote
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• 10th Circ. Keeps Colo. Climate Suit In State Court
• Judge 'Skeptical' Of Settlement For Future Roundup Claims
• Feds Look To Ax Green Group's Grizzly Recovery Plan Claims
• ESG Reporting Considerations Amid Murky Standards
• Justices Limit Voiding Of Water Permit To Keystone Pipeline
• Feds Say Cleanup Plan Overrides Contaminated-Water Suits
• Attys Accused Of Fraud In Hawking Easement Tax Scheme
• Fiat Chrysler, Bosch Rip Opt-Out Plaintiffs' EcoDiesel Claims
• EPA Accused Of Wrongly Going Virtual For Coal Ash Hearing
• 10th Circ. Sides With Sierra Club Over Utah Coal Plant Permit
• Mass. Solar Incentive Restrictions Make Site Scrutiny Crucial
• 9th Circ.'s VW Ruling Promotes Patchwork Auto Regs
• Dakota Access Shutdown Piles On The Pain For Pipelines
• FERC Seeks More Time To Digest DC Circ. Pipeline Ruling
• Tribes Poke At 'Illogical' Lummi Nation Bid To Fish For Crab
• Seattle Concerned About Bayer's $820M PCB Settlements
• Tips For Presenting A Credible Witness By Videoconference
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Bedbug Removal Firm Accused Of Using Illegal Chemicals
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• FERC Seeks Hill's Help After DC Circ. Dumps Pipeline Policy
• The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2020: Midyear Report
• 4th Circ. Grounds Challenge To Baltimore Airport Construction
• Greens Win Challenge Against Montana Logging Project
• Why Colo. Stay Of Trump's Water Rule Is Noteworthy
• 7th Circ. Told Dynegy Ash Pits Subject To Maui Water Ruling
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Denies Staffer Claims Of Political Bias
• Transpo Regulation And Legislation To Watch: Midyear Report
• Gov't Accuses Natural Gas Complex Of Air-Polluting Leaks
• Calif. Plastic Suit Belongs In State Court, Green Group Says
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• The Remote Jury Trial Is Not A Bad Idea
• Biggest Environmental Law Rulings So Far In 2020
• Mont. Gov. Escapes Enviros' Yellowstone Bison Suit
• Sailors Run Out Of Options At 9th Circ. In Fukushima Suit
• House Passes $1.5T Infrastructure Funding Bill
• Kinder Morgan Says Justices' Maui Decision Voids Water Case
• Chicken Plant Hit With Sanctions By 'Flabbergasted' Judge
• ND High Court OKs Permit For Refinery Near National Park
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• Composter Coverage Tiff Belongs In State Court, Judge Says
• Innogy Delaying Wind Project To Avoid Paying $70M, Suit Says