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Environmental - September, 2020

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• Veolia Ups Bid For Suez Stake To $4B As Water Co. Resists
• Insurer Must Face Coverage Suit Over LA Port Contamination
• Contestable Claims Part Of Carbon Tax Count, Official Says
• Army Corps Tells DC Circ. Pipeline Permit Standard Too High
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• Atlanta Homeowners Say Sterigenics Plant Cut Property Value
• DC Circ. Pauses Truck Trailer Fuel Efficiency Standards
• Minn. Tribe, Groups Seek EPA Redo On Iron Plant Rules
• EPA Looks To Kill Suit Over Slaughterhouse Pollution Rules
• 10th Circ. Says Spain Never Erased Pueblos' Water Rights
• FERC Sows Confusion Over Small Power Producer Regulation
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• Arkema CEO Beats Felony Charge In Hurricane Harvey Trial
• Trump, Biden Fight Over Climate Change In Heated 1st Debate
• Sterigenics Atlanta Property Value Suit May Be Premature
• FERC To Take On Carbon Pricing's Place In Power Markets
• Churchill Downs' La. Track To Pay $2.8M Over Water Violations
• 6 Law Firms Vie To Head FirstEnergy Shareholder Suit
• EPA Waves Caution Flag On Calif.'s Zero-Emission Car Plan
• FERC Order Could Open Electric Grid To Diverse Resources
• FERC Says It Weighed Enviro Justice Impact Of LNG Projects
• EPA Tells DC Circ. There's No Harm In Methane Regs Rollback
• Jury Selection Implications Of Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• Peabody, Arch Drop Merger Plans After Judge Sides With FTC
• Fiat To Pay SEC $9.5M To End Emissions Disclosure Dispute
• Golf Channel Workers Hit Lockheed With Pollution Suit
• EPA Watchdog Says Civil Rights Office Falling Short
• Alaska Couple To Pay $195K To Settle Oil Spill Suit
• Mass. Residents Ask 1st Circ. To Re-Vacate Pipeline Permit
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• NC Tells 4th Circ. Feds Must Pay Air Emissions Fine
• VW Rips Pre-Scandal Car Owners' 'Pile-On' Damages Bid
• FERC Tells DC Circ. It Properly Reviewed Mass. Gas Project
• Shell Dodges Part Of Climate Change Gas Terminal Suit
• Ill. Supreme Court Tosses Chicago Lead Pipe Suit
• 3 Supreme Court Energy Petitions To Watch
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Mont. Judge Deems Trump's Acting BLM Director 'Unlawful'
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• Ind. Court Backs Pest Control Co.'s Trial Win In Pesticide Suit
• Buyers Defend Standing In German Car Cos. Antitrust MDL
• Trump Admin. Advances Plan To Allow More Alaskan Logging
• DC Circ. Questions Timing Of Some EPA Biofuel Disputes
• EPA Bungled Contract Oversight, Agency Watchdog Says
• EPA Accused Of Hiding Report On Formaldehyde Health Risk
• Texas City To Pay $1.1M To End Suit Over Sewage Discharges
• Land Buyer Says $11M Superfund Tab Hinges On Claim Timing
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Utility Dodges Calif. County's Suit Over Sewage Contract
• DC Circ. Revives House Bid To Block $8B Border Wall Funding
• Texas Panel Revives Allegation Atty Botched Deepwater Claim
• Groups Call For Pebble Mine Permit Axe After CEO Resigns
• EPA Downplays Pesticide Risks As Greens Ready For Battle
• Calif. Biomass Energy Needs Gas Regs, Advocates Say
• Judge Finds Misconduct, But Won't End Arkema Criminal Trial
• Trade Groups, 17 States Blast Hold On Key Nationwide Permit
• Feds Defeat Suit Over Pesticides At National Wildlife Refuges
• Calif. Bets On Biden With Move To End Gas Car Sales
• 3 Firms Power $2.4B SPAC Deal For ChargePoint
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• Split SEC OKs Plan To Toughen Shareholder Proposal Rules
• Bankrupt Exide Floats $10M Environmental Cleanup Deal
• Activists Threaten ESA Suit Over Gunnison Sage Grouse
• Bechtel, Others To Pay $58M To End Gov't Overcharge Claims
• AIG Says It's Not On The Hook For Thermo Fisher Pollution
• Calif. Gov. Orders Halt Of Gas-Powered Car Sales By 2035
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• Utah Seeks 10th Circ. Rehearing Over Coal Plant Permit Row
• Lessons From An In-Court Jury Trial During The Pandemic
• AGs Say White House Enviro Review Rule Threatens Species
• Consultant Accuses Ernst & Young Of Fraud To Gain Contract
• Feds Say Oil Trader's 'Token Of Appreciation' Was A Bribe
• Well Owner Wants $5M For Migration Of Underground Gas
• Tribe Not Immune To Casino Settlement Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• 5 Ways Retailers Can Mitigate Product Liability Litigation Risk
• Environmental Considerations For Cos. Contemplating Ch. 11
• Walmart Must Answer Waste Inquiry, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• 4 Questions As Nikola Navigates Gov't Probes, Investor Suits
• DC Judge Won't Rethink EPA's River Trash Limit Deadline
• SEC Settles $7M Kenyan Clean Water Project Scam Claim
• Donziger Wants NY's High Court To Review Disbarment
• Asbestos Risk Group Slams EPA's Bid To Avoid Tighter Rules
• States Say EPA Has Right To Rescind Calif. Auto Waiver
• DC Circ. Judge Says Axing EPA Ozone Rule 'Makes No Sense'
• FERC Market Rule Is A Clean Energy Game-Changer
• Full 1st Circ. Asks Maine How Tribe Can Fish With No Water
• EPA Denied Exit From Wash. River PCB Litigation
• Daimler $19M Emissions Deal Gets Initial Approval
• Watchdog Says Nuclear Cleanup Masks Improperly Maintained
• Flint Says It's Complying With Deal To Replace Water Lines
• Feds Win Order For NYC Suburb To Stop Polluting Rivers
• More Ill. Sterilization Cos. Face Residents' Air Pollution Suits
• Chinese Electric Carmaker Fueled By $1.47B Funding Round
• Key Regulatory Concerns For Cos. Making COVID-19 Products
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• DC Circ. Looks Split Over NLRB Subcontracting Decision
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• Wash. Tribes Urge Justices To Rebuff Fishing Grounds Row
• DC Circ. Asked To Examine Approval Of $45B LNG Project
• Green Group Threatens To Sue Calif. For 'Illegal' Oil Permits
• EPA To Pay $92K Atty Fees In Truck Emissions Rollback Suit
• 3 Times Ginsburg Led The Way On Environmental Law
• Feds Seek Approval For Duke Energy Plan After Coal Ash Spill
• Arkema Jury Prepped For 'Reopening' After 6-Month Break
• Power Plant Designer Can't Slip Suits Over Fatal Pa. Gas Leak
• Keurig Buyers Get Cert. In Recyclability False Ad Suit
• Lawmakers See Window To Pass Tax Extenders After Election
• Travelers Off Hook For $5M Flood Damage Pacts, Fixes
• Feds Lose Bid To Dump Environmental Review Overhaul Suit
• Equator Principles Update: What Energy Cos. Should Know
• White House Due Process Memo Could Reform Enforcement
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• Roundup Atty Gets 2 Years For $200M Extortion Plot
• Chiquita Worker's Claims Axed From Pesticide Injury Suit
• Solar Group Fights FERC Overhaul Of Utility Power Deal Rules
• Green Groups Seek To Block Coal Work In Colo. Forest
• GOP Senator Seeks To Codify Trump's NEPA Changes
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• 9th Circ. Sides With Gov't In Pacific Live-Fire Testing Fight
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• NJ Gov. Signs 'Historic' Environmental Justice Bill
• Ill. Commissioner, 2 Others Plead Not Guilty To Kickbacks
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• Big Oil Faces Rising Tide Of Gov't Climate Change Suits
• How The Pandemic Could Turbocharge ESG Investing
• Eckert Seamans Lands Ex-Airbus GC, Environmental Scholar
• Coronavirus Q&A: Nixon Peabody's Real Estate Leader
• EU Top Court Upends Rebuke Of French Fishing Industry Aid
• BHP Unit Escapes Questioning Over Finances In £5B Dam Suit
• 3 Firms Power SPAC Deal Forming $1B Hybrid Fleet Biz
• Liberty, Hartford, Others Need Not Cover Toxic Exposure Fight
• DOJ Policy Puts Superfund Settlement Funding In Question
• Enviros, States Urge Justices To Preserve Border Wall Ruling
• Senate Democrats Unveil Tax Relief For Wildfires, Hurricanes
• Pa. Justices Unsure Of Dividing Residents Over Gas Income
• DC Circ. Temporarily Pauses EPA's Rollback Of Methane Regs
• Plant Engineering Co. Can't Escape $15M Suit Over Mill Fire
• US Chamber Backs White House On National Fuel Standard
• Scenic Railroad Co. Wants $30M Wildfire Trial Heard By Locals
• Group Says Wash. Water Standards Risky For Salmon, Orcas
• Tribes Tell DC Circ. Dakota Access Review Was Faulty
• Mont., Energy Cos. Seek Reversal In XL Pipeline Permit Row
• USDA Illegally Bestowing Organic Label, Groups Say
• Holtec Blasts NJ Town's 'Unfounded' Nuclear Plant Paranoia
• Solar Power Biz Sunrun Will Pay $5.5M To End Robocall Suit
• FERC Rule Opens Power Markets To Small-Scale Clean Energy
• Mercedes-Benz Can't Outrun Emissions Warranty Suit
• Streamlining Power Transmission Siting To Help Renewables
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• Carnival Taps Compliance Pro To Head Internal Investigations
• DC Circ. Asked To Halt EPA's Rollback Of Methane Regs
• Suit Says Electric-Truck Co. Nikola Misled Investors
• Ill. Justices Mull State's Right To Inspect Alleged Dump Site
• Jones Day Steers Planned $1.3B European Recycling Biz Sale
• Judge Slams Donziger's 'Repackaged' Recusal Request
• FERC Nominees Say Climate Has Role In Project Reviews
• Key Compliance Tips For 2020 TSCA Chemical Reporting
• M&A In The Energy Industry: 6 Current Trends
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• 9th Circ. Told Weedkiller Ruling Ignores EPA's Bad Science
• Hunton Snags Superfund Pro After 11-Year EPA Stint
• EU To Revise Emissions Laws As It Raises Reduction Target
• Ill. Appeals Court Clears Insurer In Fight Over $18M Settlement
• Dump Suit Over Agency Leadership Roles, Feds Say
• Senate Approves First New Calif. Federal Judges Since 2015
• Judge OKs DOJ Deal With Harley After $3M Enviro Project Cut
• VW Completes Post-Emissions Scandal Compliance Overhaul
• Ak-Chin Tribe's Suit Over Ariz. Water Supply Will Flow On
• FCA, Bosch Want Opt-Out Drivers' Bellwether Claims Snuffed
• Bayer's Roundup Settlements Back On After 'Slight Hiccup'
• Sen. Wants Probe Into Why EPA Attys Aren't Signing Docs
• Shellfishers Say Wash. Aquaculture 'Chaotic' Without Permit
• Feds Say Fla. Nuke Plant Relicensing Fight Is Premature
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• Colo. Public Health Dept. Says Arch Mine Suit Not Time Barred
• NEPA Overhaul Hinders Environmental Justice, Advocates Say
• EPA Says Green Group's Water Permit Rule Suit Is Premature
• DC Circ. Presses Truck Makers In Trailer Definition Dispute
• What NY Tax Ruling Means For Solar Power Developers
• Donziger Atty Asks Judge To Recuse Herself For Bias
• Some Criminal Charges Dropped In Arkema Trial
• Feds Want Pa. Biofuels Exec Jailed For At Least 6½ Years
• Tribes, Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Keep Block On Mining Project
• 9th Circ. Says Billing BP For $111M Cleanup Tab Premature
• EPA's Guidance Rule Improves Access But Creates Questions
• Mercedes-Benz To Pay $700M In Emissions Fraud Deal
• Judge Won't Block NEPA Overhaul During Litigation
• EPA Rejects Renewable Fuel Waivers For Past Years
• EPA Can't Justify Year-Round Ethanol Fuel Use, DC Circ. Told
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• Conn. Latest State To Target Exxon With Climate Fraud Claims
• Ships Must Prepare For Enviro Enforcement Despite COVID-19
• Now Is The Time To Engage With NY Climate Reg Process
• 12 Tips For Presenting Evidence In Remote Trials
• States Tell DC Circ. EPA Unlawfully Rescinded Methane Regs
• 2020's Turmoil Reinvigorates Fight For Environmental Justice
• 10th Circ. Told 'Diesel Brothers' Must Pay For Air Law Offense
• Green Groups Say BLM Shouldn't Have OK'd New Mexico Mine
• 15 Minutes With Cummins' General Counsel
• Ill. Appeals Court Frees Insurer From Covering Tech Sale Suits
• OxyChem Liable For NJ River Cleanup, But Amount Is Unclear
• Sunoco Ordered To Reroute Mariner East Pipeline Section
• Oil Co. Seeks Insurance Coverage Of $1M Spill At 9th Circ.
• Steel Mill Claims Texas Pipeline Will Pollute Wetlands
• Minn. Fights To Move Climate Fraud Suit Back To State Court
• Liability For Incidental Migratory Bird Killings Still In Flux
• 9th Circ. Tells EPA To Reconsider Idaho Water Permit Program
• Tech, Sustainability Blank-Check Cos. Net $825M In Debuts
• EPA Struggles To Put Environmental Justice Vows Into Action
• 3M Sued Over 'Forever Chemicals' Pollution In NJ Town Water
• 1st Circ. Debates If RI Climate Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• Arkema Says Prosecutor Misconduct Dooms Criminal Trial
• NJ LNG Project Delayed Amid Green Group's Pushback
• 5 Clean Energy Lessons From Calif. Blackouts
• Pension Fund Urges 9th Circ. Not To Ax VW Emissions Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Unwind $10B VW Deal For Used-Car Dealers
• EPA Defends Auto Fuel Economy Standards Rule
• Delaware Demands Big Oil Foot Bill For Climate Change
• Corps Tells 4th Circ. Light Rail's Water Permit Was On Point
• FERC Asks DC Circ. To Uphold $286M Gas Pipeline Approval
• What Rejection Of EPA Immunity In Flint Suits Means For Cos.
• FERC Reversal Is Bad News For Small Power Generators
• EPA's Legal Leader Will Head Back To Private Practice
• ND Says DOI Right To Recognize Riverbed Claim Over Tribe's
• Sierra Club Protests Air Toxics Exemption For Superfund Sites
• Chevron, Exxon Want 5th Circ. Coastal Drilling Ruling Reheard
• Conservative Group Backs Border Wall Funding At High Court
• 15 State AGs Join Arctic Refuge Drilling Fight
• SC High Court Powers Down Renewable Energy Rate Dispute
• Gov't Retirement Plans Should Approach ESG Cautiously
• Southern Co. To Pay $87.5M To End 'Clean Coal' Investor Suit
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• Tribe Says Ore. LNG Project Review Falls Short
• SunTrust's $46M Suit Against Track Owner Gets Green Light
• Septic Co. Sued For Flooding Restaurant With Feces
• 9th Circ. Revives Alaska Native's Chemical Pollution Suit
• Green Group Slams Bid To Pause Eminent Domain Suit
• GM Gets $2B Stake In Electric Truck Co. In New Partnership
• Trump Extends Offshore Drilling Ban For Southeast States
• Parks Group Asks 7th Circ. To Revisit Obama Center Ruling
• Senate GOP Unveils 'Targeted' COVID-19 Relief Package
• Refiners Ask High Court To Review Biofuel Ruling
• States, Industry Urge Court To Finally Sink Methane Rule
• How Ohio Case May Alter Corruption Law Landscape
• A California Court's Reminder On 'Law Of The Case' Doctrine
• End Of EPA Virus Policy Poses Challenges For Cos.
• Flint Is Violating Deal To Fix Water Pipes, Groups Say
• NJ Deal Does Not Bar Federal Enviro Claims, 3rd Circ. Says
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• Oil And Gas Groups Seek To Defend New EPA Water Rule
• Asset Managers Can Do More On Sustainability, Minister Says
• Donziger Trial Delayed After 3rd Atty Protests 'Travesty'
• 5th Circ. Upholds AIG's Win In $26M Waste Management Case
• NJ Investors Object To Exxon's Dismissal Bid In Texas Suit
• Mass. Top Court Backs Contracts Supporting $1B Power Line
• Tonopah Can Move Toward October Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Wilson, Mayer
• NRDC Sues EPA Over Lax Perchlorate Water Rule
• Lockheed, Others Accused Of Covering Up Nuclear Exposure
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Farm's Pesticide Cancer Suit
• Ark. Highway Expansion Gets OK To Build During Challenge
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• Conagra Unit, Others To Pay $1.6M In Landfill Cleanup Fight
• 2nd Atty Ordered To Keep Representing Donziger
• NM Judge Rebuffs Pueblo's Claims To National Park Land
• Fed. Circ. Leaves Chinese Solar Cell Duties Untouched
• Anchovy Catch Rule Vacated Amid Overfishing Concerns
• Tribal Land Heirs Sue DOI In Lease Fight With Dad's Widow
• DOJ Environment Chief To Take Helm At Civil Division
• Fed. Circ. Says Taylor Energy Oil Cleanup Deal Still Sticks
• VW-Fueled Battery Maker Hits $3.3B Value With Merger
• 9th Circ. Pauses VW, Counties' Anti-Tampering Dispute
• FERC Losing Commissioner With No Replacements In Sight
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Undo Approval Of Phillips 66's $44M Award
• Animal Group Says 'Cruel' Poultry Slaughter A Waste Of Water
• Calif. Jury Clears Honeywell In Zoom Asbestos Trial
• 11 States Say Dakota Access Shutdown Will Hurt Food Supply
• Ex-Ohio House Speaker Pleads Not Guilty In Bribery Case
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• Donziger Ties 'Beyond Repair,' Atty Says In Bid To Exit Trial
• El Paso Looks To Send Border Wall Suit Straight To Justices
• VW Dealers Tell 9th Circ. Bosch's Fraud Obliterated Profits
• Tree Trimmer Pays Texas $20M Over Massive 2011 Wildfire
• NJ City Latest To Launch Climate Suit Against Big Oil
• EPA Announces New Colo. Office Focused On Mine Cleanup
• Overdevelopment Hurt Wetlands On Calif. Island, Judge Rules
• Texas LNG Plant Fight Remains Ripe, 5th Circ. Hears
• Environmentalists Insist Challenge To NEPA Overhaul Is Ripe
• What Cos. Must Know About New Calif. Auto Part Approvals
• EPA Moves To Defeat Push For Stronger Asbestos Regs
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• Donziger's Ex-Atty Hires Lawyer To Fight Trial Role
• Monsanto Asks Calif. High Court To Ax Cancer Liability Loss
• Industry Groups Support Bid To Sink Offshore Monument
• Group's Sewage Challenge Steps On Gov't Toes, Judge Says
• Battery Maker Pays $1.7M To End Compliance Consulting Row
• NM City Wants 10th Circ. To Keep Solar Fee Suit In State Court
• Utility Tells 9th Circ. Solar Panel Users Can't Show Rate Injury
• EPA Can't Escape Copper Mine Suit, Minn. Tribe Says
• VW Says Sales Reps' Lost Income Suit Still 'Nonsensical'
• Dynegy Tells 7th Circ. Water Pollution Claims Are Doomed
• Solar Power Biz Agrees To Pay $800K To End Robocall Suit
• Wilson Sonsini, Simpson Thacher Steer Tesla's $5B Offering
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases
• AES Corp. Unit To Pay $1.5M For Coal Plant Air Violations
• Campaigners Target Lloyd's Over Fossil Fuel Investment