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Environmental - August, 2020

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• Texas Appeals Court Sides With Insurer In Gas Station Dispute
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• EPA Releases Rollback Of Power Plant Wastewater Rule
• 1st Circ. Allows Revamp Of Enbridge Pipeline Facility Permit
• Feds Say Corps' Pebble Mine Delay Shows Enviro Precaution
• 11th Circ. Deems Pratt & Whitney Pollution Suit Too Late
• Electric Carmaker Nio Raises $1.5B In Upsized Public Offering
• Feds Reach $600M Deal With SC For Nuclear Waste Removal
• Fla. Judge Orders Review Of Lake Okeechobee Releases
• GM And Bosch Want Chevy Cruze Emissions RICO Suit Axed
• Pipeline Cleanup Ruling Muddies Precedent, 5th Circ. Told
• Bird Groups Want More Scrutiny Of Lake Erie Wind Project
• Bannon Gets May Trial Date For Alleged Wall Funding Fraud
• 9th Circ. Gives Alaska Mining Exploration The Go-Ahead
• VW Ramps Up Bid To Undo 9th Circ. Anti-Tampering Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Kills Trump's Rollback Of Vehicle Emissions Penalty
• Partnership Settles $155M Easement Case With IRS
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Judge Disqualifies 2 Of Donziger's Lawyers For Sept. Trial
• Too Late To Stop $2.2B Texas Pipeline Damage, Judge Says
• Luxury Homes By Calif. Lake Imperil Bald Eagles, Groups Say
• Feds Say Bannon Pal's 'Witch Hunt' Comments May Taint Jury
• Texas Justices To Hear Fight Over Local Propane Ordinances
• Seattle Bashes Bayer's $650M PCB Deals As A 'Pittance'
• State AGs Target White House Environmental Review Rule
• Fla. Resort Faces Suit Alleging Harm To Hatching Sea Turtles
• Wind Developer Accused Of Blocking Access To Panama Grid
• Calif. City Must Face Challenge To Coal Storage Ban
• Exelon Says Energy Policies To Force 2 Nuke Plant Closures
• Calif AG Must Face Chamber's Challenge To Prop 65 Warnings
• Barnes & Thornburg Picks Up IP Partner From Akerman
• NJ Files New 'Environmental Justice' Lawsuits Amid COVID-19
• Simpson Thacher Steers Electric Vehicle Maker's $1.5B IPO
• Faegre Drinker Adds Former Sidley Enviro Pro In LA
• Feds Defend Dakota Access Pipeline Review At DC Circ.
• Refiner Gets OK For $4M Deal Over Air And Safety Issues
• Bayer's $10B Roundup Deal Teeters As Victims' Attys Cry Foul
• 3rd Circ. Orders EPA To Fix 'Gaping Loophole' In Ozone Limits
• Army Corps Rips CWA Permit Process Roadblocks At 9th Circ.
• Keep Tetra Tech Subcontractor In Fraud Suit, Judge Told
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Despite New Attacks, Citizen Suits Are Constitutional
• Pension Schemes To Be Required To Report On Climate Risks
• Donziger's Ex-Atty May Be Ordered To Lead Trial Last Minute
• Enviro Orgs Criticize Gov't Effort To Undermine Methane Rule
• SEC Rule Boosting 'Human Capital' Disclosure Draws Dissent
• FERC Wants DC Circ. To Halt Pipeline Eminent Domain Clash
• NextEra Unit Fights Cert. Bid In Kansas Wind Farm Suit
• EPA Can't Claim Immunity Over Flint Water Crisis Response
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rehear Bid To Boot Judge Off Enviro Case
• Carbon Tax Credit Transfer Should Be More Flexible, IRS Told
• Mountain Valley Pipeline Asks FERC For Deadline Extension
• Mass. Clean Peak Standard's Success Will Hinge On Details
• White House, Industry Look To Sink NEPA Overhaul Challenge
• 9th Circ. Allows Appeal Before Calif. Climate Suit Remand
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• Animal Food Processor Must Face NJ Suit Over Factory Odors
• Feds: Suit Over Mexico Porpoise Protection Is In Wrong Venue
• Electric-Car Charging Co. Oversold Business, Investor Says
• Sierra Club, Others Sue To Stop Trump's Arctic Drilling Plans
• Lawmakers Urge EPA To Keep Methane Regs For Oil And Gas
• EPA Asks SC Judge To Uphold Clean Water Act Rule
• Calif. Tribe Sues Feds For Water To Perform Boat Ceremony
• Wind Developers Try To Duck Mass. Lobster Fishing Row
• Level Solar Ch. 11 Settlements Lead To Plan Confirmation
• Homes Don't Kill $29M Conservation Tax Break, 11th Circ. Told
• Developers Defend FERC Approval Of Texas LNG Project
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• Mont. High Court Says State Policy Undercut Solar Energy
• What Developers Must Know About New Ohio Brownfield Law
• EPA Says 'Expressly Abandoned' Grant Ban Moots Case
• Tribe And Green Groups Seek To Block Alaska Refuge Drilling
• When Wind And Solar Deals Require Premerger Reporting
• Del. Croda Plant Hit With Toxic Chemical Release Suit
• Coronavirus Q&A: Benesch Real Estate Leader
• Ex-Speaker Paul Ryan's Blank-Check Outfit Files $300M IPO
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Volkswagen Emissions Suit
• Lawsuits Mount Against Marine Biz In Fatal Pipeline Explosion
• Pebble Mine Hits Roadblock Amid Rare Conservative Backlash
• Appraiser Can't Sue IRS For Alleged Privacy Violations
• Rail Co. Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Cancer Cluster
• Clark Hill Picks Up Renewable Energy Pro For DC Office
• Green Groups Push To End Sunoco Pipeline After Latest Spill
• FERC Stands By Jurisdiction In Chesapeake Ch. 11
• Democratic Sens. Seek Ouster Of Land Bureau Leader
• BP Faces Liability Over Ind. Refinery Particulate Emissions
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• 7th Circ. Throws Out Challenge To Chicago's Obama Center
• EPA Approves Long-Lasting Coronavirus Disinfectant In Texas
• Insurers Call On EU To Prioritize Climate Change Strategy
• US Agrees To Consider Sea Turtle Protections By 2023
• Ill. Gov. Vows Cleaner Energy, Less Utility Influence
• Fed. Circ. Says Earlier Suit Bars Calif. Cap-And-Trade IP Case
• Undersea Oil Spill Contractor Immune From Taylor Energy Suit
• Investor Claims Ohio Utility Played Role In $60M Bribery Plot
• Calif. Communities Fight Delay In Climate Change Litigation
• Ocelots Threatened By Texas LNG Project, Groups Say
• Green Financing Firm Calls Customer Suit 'Buyer's Remorse'
• US Must Pay Exxon $20.3M For Its Share Of Wartime Pollution
• NY Judge Greenlights $1.5B Park Flood Protection Project
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• Exxon Ruling Makes Traceability Key In Clean Air Citizen Suits
• NY Judge Axes Energy Co. Abengoa Investors' Fraud Claims
• VW, But Not Ex-CEO, Dodges SEC's Emissions Fraud Claims
• Peru Can't Get Jurisdiction Up 1st In Mine Claim
• Mich. Power Co. Deal Brings Coal Plant Closure Closer
• Trump, Green Groups Clash Over Overhaul Of Key Enviro Rule
• Army Corps Must Face Most ND Claims Over DAPL Protests
• Ohio Green Groups Challenge Fracked Gas Storage Wells
• Gordon Rees Adds Insurance Pro From Cozen O'Connor
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Florida Can't Stop Challenge To Road Project In Panther Lands
• Refinery Can't Hide Identity In DC Circ. Emissions Rule Fight
• Biden's Climate Plan Overlooks Powerful GHG Weapon
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• Atlantic Lobster Fishing OK'd Despite Risk To Whale Species
• Michigan To Pay $600M To Settle Flint Water Litigation
• Con Edison, NJ Utility To Split $10M Tab For Hudson Leak
• Steve Bannon, Others Indicted Over 'Build The Wall' Campaign
• Mercedes May Face UK Class Action Over Emissions Scandal
• Judge Backs Climate Impact Reviews For Oil And Gas Leases
• Sierra Club Blasts BLM's Plan For Oil & Gas In Colo.
• 9th Circ. Upholds Washington State Workers' Comp Law
• Insurtech IPO Success Highlights Shifting Investor Priorities
• USDA License Renewal Rule Is Small Step For Animal Welfare
• Green Groups Push To Halt Trump's Enviro Review Changes
• $2.9B Enbridge Pipeline Hit With New Challenges In Minnesota
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• Idaho Miners Want Feds To Cover Tribe's Pollution Claims
• Feds Say Mont. Tribe Made Outdated Argument Against Mine
• US Says Obama-Era Methane Rule Is Illegal
• Dow Dropped From Suit Linking Pesticides To Man's Cancer
• Feds Say Circuit Courts Have Sole Power Over Colo. Dam Row
• Industry Fights For Oil And Gas Leases In Sage Grouse Area
• EPA Accused Of Violating Species Law With COVID-19 Policy
• Ex-Biofuel Exec Looks To Limit Fuel-Credit Fraud Sentence
• Parsing Kamala Harris' Trade And Foreign Policy Views
• DC Circ. Asked To Review Rule Allowing LNG To Move By Rail
• VW Slams Opt-Out Drivers' 'Excessive' Atty Fee Bid
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• 9th Circ. Urged To Consider Caribou In Alaska Drill Plan
• DC Says Exxon Climate Fraud Suit Belongs In Local Court
• Kan. Tribe Member Makes Admittedly 'Premature' Cert. Bid
• 9th Circ. Rules Atty Can't Sue VW For $1.5M In Unpaid Fees
• EEOC Sues Texas Auto Recycler For Firing Worker On Chemo
• Abengoa Unit Seeks Creditor Deal As Group Restructures
• Green Groups Beat Gov't In Suit Over Dam Compliance Delays
• Ford, Other Automakers Ink Emissions Deal With California
• DC Circ. Won't Speed Up Remand Of NY's Ozone Review
• Full DC Circ. Won't Review EPA Emissions Policy
• 3 Firms Get $16.8M For $60M Tesla-SolarCity Suit Deal
• Calif. Green Groups Can't Stop Ex-Casino Site Development
• Waste Cos. Must Note EPA's New Focus On Paper Inspections
• Alaska Wildlife Refuge Drilling OK'd By Interior Dept.
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• Excess Insurer Seeks To Avoid Calif. Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
• After Methane Rollback, EPA Urges Toss Of States' Lawsuit
• 4 Keys To Submitting Winning Clean Energy Project Bids
• Nigerians Can't Sue Shell Units As Group Over Oil Spill
• Politics, Strict Interpretation Infuse EPA Methane Reg Rollback
• Tribe, Feds Spar With Maine Over River Rights At 1st Circ.
• LA District Says Scrap Co. Must Stop Projectiles Near School
• Tribe Member Opposes Feds' Bid To Escape Wind Farm Suit
• DC Circ. Tosses Challenge To New EPA Biofuel Standard
• 9th Circ. Questions Future Of FERC Power Deal Orders
• FCC Dings Tower Builder For Skipping Enviro Reviews
• Sierra Club Pushes To Keep UNC Clean Air Suit Intact
• Texas LNG Plant Fight No Longer Ripe, Corps Tells 5th Circ.
• 3 Firms Guide $265M Offshore Maryland Wind Deal
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• Companies Plant Seeds For Green Convertible Bonds
• Chevron Foe Donziger Disbarred By NY Appeals Court
• Feds To Revisit Import Ban To Protect Endangered Dolphin
• DOJ's Administrative Law Goals Face Long Odds In Congress
• SD Justices Rule BP Didn't Double Dip For Gas Tank Cleanup
• Cabot Investor Claims Enviro Control Lies Led To Stock Drop
• Maine's Top Court Nixes Voter Bid To Block $1B Power Line
• '​​​​​​​Diesel Brothers' Ask 10th Circ. To Reverse Emissions Fines
• W.Va. Wants Out Of Mine Reclamation Fund Suit
• Trump Nationwide Permit Move Could Interrupt Pipeline Suit
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• 5th Circ. Won't Reconsider Exxon Permit Ruling
• EPA Yanks Methane Regs For Oil And Gas Infrastructure
• PG&E Says Suit Over Century-Old Pollution Can't Hold Water
• Atty Caught In Tiger Skin Rug Sting Won't Lose License
• Daimler Strikes $1.5B US Settlement Over Diesel Emissions
• Surge In Biz Tying Pay To Social Goals In Wake Of COVID-19
• Agencies Say Calif. Skirted Reviews On Water Tunnel Testing
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Order Remanding Calif. Climate Suits
• CIT Orders Commerce To Rethink Indonesian Biodiesel Duties
• FERC Asks DC Circ. Not To Upset LNG Pipeline In Oregon
• Wash. Fights Mine Owner's Bid To Trim Water Pollution Suit
• 7th Circ. Lets Power Cos. Fight Enviro Suit Over $500M Project
• Former EPA Leaders Call For An Agency 'Reset' In 2021
• Making And Keeping Corporate Climate Commitments: Part 2
• Tips For Effective Witness Cross-Examination In Remote Trials
• 4th Circ. Says Md. County's BWI Flight Paths Suit Too Late
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• Upstream Battles Sink Permit For $468M Gas Pipeline Add-On
• Exxon Wants Shareholder's Climate Change Suit Dismissed
• Sustainable Food Progress May Close Global Regulatory Gap
• German Car Cos. Say Buyers' Conspiracy Claims Still Doomed
• Feds' Weakening Of Migratory Bird Protections Vacated
• From Prosecutor To VP Candidate: How Harris Got Here
• Dems Call For Criminal Probe Into Top DOI Attorney
• House Panel Wants Probe Of Agencies' Pebble Mine Review
• Feds Must Give Court Dakota Access Update By End Of Month
• 5th Circ. Keeps La. Coastal Drilling Suits In State Court
• Auto Alliance, Chamber Rip 9th Circ.'s VW Tampering Ruling
• Tesla Directors Still Back SolarCity Deal Despite Settlement
• DOJ Says Administrative Procedure Act Is Behind The Times
• Fears Of Virus And Distracted Jury Won't Stop Asbestos Trial
• FERC Says Energy Storage Facilities Can Get Grid Treatment
• FERC Asks DC Circ. To Back Its Call On Texas Gas Project
• Fluoride Risk Question Headed Back To EPA After Trial
• Feds Must Face Suit Over Threat To Bull Trout Near Nat'l Park
• Making And Keeping Corporate Climate Commitments: Part 1
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• Gordon Rees Lands Ex-Beveridge Enviro And Cannabis Atty
• Trump Asks Justices To Hear $2.5B Wall Fund Transfer Case
• Judge Hasn't 'Heard Enough' From FTC On Coal Deal's Reality
• Texas Insurer Wants Quick Win In Harvey Flooding Suit
• Colo. Tells 10th Circ. Block Of Trump Water Rule Was Proper
• NRDC Says Trump Admin. Must Update Energy Standards
• 9th Circ. Resuscitates Calif. Superfund Cleanup Claim
• Alaskan Tribal Community Sues To Restore Fishing Rights
• Navajo Court Can't Hear Tribe's Gas Spill Lawsuit
• Feds Urge $4M Deal With Houston On Sewage Overflows
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Winston & Strawn Launches ESG Advisory Team
• 1st Circ. Says Citizens Can't Intervene In T-Mobile Fight
• Feds Issue Update To Mineral Royalty Valuation Policy
• Full DC Circ. Leaves Border Wall Funding Dispute Unresolved
• Dems Seek Info On Trump's Fast-Tracked Projects
• Wind Project Owners Urge 8th Circ. To Back Power Deal Win
• Ex-Pa. Biofuel Exec Gets 7 Years After Fraud Conviction
• Sierra Club Says Feds' Objection To Deal With DTE Unfounded
• LA Metal Ingot Co. Accused Of Allowing Dangerous Runoff
• Cattle Group's Challenge To Trump Water Rule Falls Short
• 9th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Cliven Bundy Criminal Case
• Counsel For 52 Opt-Out VW Drivers Seek $1.5M In Atty Fees
• Corpus Christi Wants Out Of Suit Over $50M Wastewater Plant
• DOE Seeks Remediators For Nuclear Material Processing Site
• Groups Urge US To Say China Pangolin Trade Violates Treaty
• Oakland A's Say Calif. Allows Toxic Releases Near Future Park
• NRDC, Others File New Suit Over Project Review Process
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Groups Say New EPA Rule Requires Nix Of Calif. Diesel Regs
• Arkema Tells 5th Circ. To Undo Certification In Explosion Suit
• Groups Want Ship Speed Limits Expanded To Protect Whales
• How Congress May Bail Out FERC On Tolling Orders
• Rising Star: Stoel Rives' Kirk Maag
• Green Groups Sue EPA For Sulfur Emissions Control Inaction
• Mining Co. Will Pay Tribes Another $1.6M For River Cleanup
• Audi Ex-Execs Face Charges Over 'Dieselgate' In Germany
• FERC Commissioner To Step Down Next Month
• 10th Circ. Nixes Trade Group's Obama Royalty Rule Challenge
• Crystal Geyser Fined $5M For Dumping Arsenic-Laced Waste
• DC Circ. Halts Order To Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline
• Utah Ends Gold King Fight After EPA Commits $360M
• LA Oil Co. Hit With Criminal Charges Over Leaky Wells
• GAO Recommends Climate Migration Pilot Program
• Enviros Say Alaskan Mining Road Was Wrongly Approved
• Insurer Needn't Pay Food Co.'s Costs To Stay Open
• Climate Change Litigation Looms Over Trump Enviro Overhaul
• Developer Steps Into Tribes' Keystone Pipeline Challenge
• Green Groups Say Minn. Mining Permits Violate Species Law
• Del. Justices Agree Calgon Carbon Must Release Merger Docs
• NM Wants Lake Closed, Blood Tests For PFAS Near Air Bases
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• BlackRock Sustainability Fund Nets £2B From UK Pension Co.
• Rising Star: Morgan & Morgan's Rene Rocha
• Cos. Should Track Microplastic Research And Regulations
• Insurer Beats Worker's Untimely Pollution Claim At 8th Circ.
• EPA Cost-Benefit Rule Praised By Oil, Other Industries
• EPA Faces Suit Over Slaughterhouse Pollution Standards
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Remand Of Calif. Climate Suits
• Army Corps Proposes Reissuing Controversial Water Permit
• Tribe Backs Newly Recognized Snoqualmie On Hunting Rights
• Dems Propose Sweeping Overhaul Of Pesticide Regulation
• 3 Cases Spotlight Shareholder Interest In Public Co. Diversity
• Judge Again Won't Let 2 Cos. Out Of PFAS Litigation
• NY's Fire Island Management Suit Sent Back To Green Groups
• Rising Star: Manko Gold's Diana A. Silva
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• Split 5th Circ. Sinks Gulf Of Mexico Aquaculture Rules
• Climate Kids Say Decades-Old 5th Circ. Ruling Supports Case
• 9th Circ. Rejects Forest Service's Wildfire Logging Plan
• Latham Edges Peers In Blistering July For IPOs
• Fishing Groups Ask High Court To Sink Offshore Monument
• Trump Slams Tribes For Mention Of Okla. High Court Ruling
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Ax Of Oakland's Coal Shipping Ban
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• Centrus Gets Ohio Residents' Suit Over Site Pollution Thinned
• Exxon Says NY Climate Trial Win Dooms Texas Investors' Suit
• EPA Defends Rule Permitting More Year-Round Ethanol Use
• Rising Star: Hunton's Samuel L. Brown
• 5th Circ. Backs $21.6M Jury Verdict Against Total E&P
• Trump Limits Federal Contractors' Use Of Foreign Labor