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Environmental - October, 2020

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• How A Biden Presidency Could Shape Native American Law
• Up Next At High Court: LGBTQ Rights, Juvenile Lifers
• Pfizer Unit Agrees To $4.2M Enviro Remediation In NJ
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive EPA Worker's Discrimination Suit
• FDA Says Groups Can't Sue Over Drug To Reduce Cattle Gas
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• What A Trump Or Biden Win Will Mean For State AGs
• The Potential Post-Election Fate Of Trump Enviro Orders
• How The Environmental Justice Landscape Is Evolving
• Colo. Springs To Pay $13M For Stormwater Violations
• Insurer Denies Duty To Defend Smithfield In Fecal Spray Suit
• Md. Appeals Court Says Existing Rule Governed Water Permit
• Class Claims Pa. Slag Processor Spreads Dust All Over Town
• Texas Justices Mull Preemption In Houston Propane Reg Case
• 2nd Circ. Questions Rigidity Of FERC's Water Permit Actions
• Green Group Says Off-Road Policy Deadly To Endangered Bird
• 1st Circ. Says RI Climate Suit Belongs In State Court
• 10th Circ. Halts Colo. Coal Mining Work Fought By Advocates
• Pa. AG Hopeful Pushes Back On Office's Activist Stance
• Ex-Ohio House Speaker's Allies Cop To Bribery Scheme
• Key Carbon Market Developments From 2020: Part 2
• Navajo Nation Accuses Farmers Of Illegally Growing Hemp
• NY Banks, Financial Firms Urged To Prep For Climate Risks
• Advocates Say Leopard Trophy Permits Based On Bad Data
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• Maine's Top Court Backs City's Oil Export Ban
• Green Groups Say EPA Far Behind On Industrial Flaring Rules
• Fiat Chrysler Faces £5B UK Lawsuit Over Emissions Scandal
• Donziger Trial Pushed 5 Days After Last Atty Eyes Exit
• Montgomery McCracken Malpractice Row Dismissal Upheld
• Shapiro Touts 'People's Prosecutor' Role In Pa. AG Campaign
• Linde Reaches $10M Settlement Over NJ Superfund Site
• Army Corps Can Move Forward With Flood Mitigation Project
• Youths Vow Appeal After Court Dumps Canada Climate Suit
• Feds Accused Of Botching Approval Of Maine Power Line
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• Key Carbon Market Developments From 2020: Part 1
• Fed. Claims Court Calls For Trial In Solar Grant Refund Row
• NH Hits Bayer Entity With New PCB Contamination Suit
• Tobacco Co. Tries To Keep $800M PwC Negligence Case Alight
• Feds Say Border Wall Group Can't Intervene In Bannon Case
• DC Circ. Hits Play On EPA's Rollback Of Methane Regs
• GAO Scolds Army For Unfair Review Of $80M Cleanup Bids
• Feds Beat Groups' Challenge Of Bush-Era Mining Rules
• EPA Greenlights Dicamba Use After 9th Circ.-Ordered Review
• Acting BLM Head's Resource Plan Unlawful, Groups Say
• Calif. Concrete Biz Falsified Water Pollution Reports, Suit Says
• NY Judge Will Wait On DC Circ. To Rule On Perchlorate
• Donziger Judge Punts Ethical-Disobedience Question To Trial
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• 9th Circ. Told Feds Can't Find Cracks In Drilling Suit
• Kinder Morgan Pays $1.5M To Settle 4th Circ. Water Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs Sovereign Immunity Over Dam Effects
• PwC Fights To Avoid Tobacco Co.'s $800M Suit Over Audits
• EU Plans Tougher Sustainable Governance Rules
• Idaho Utility Not Negligent In 50,000-Acre Wildfire, Jury Says
• 5th Circ. Told Coastal Drilling Suits Belong In Federal Court
• Chevron Pulls Delaware Climate Suit Up To Federal Court
• Flint Water Crisis Ruling May Signal Broader EPA Liability
• ​​​​​​​German Car Cos. Escape 'No Arms Race' Conspiracy MDL
• FERC Accused Of Cursory Review Of $286M Gas Pipeline
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable For $2M Miami Beach Sewage Spill
• Green Groups Urge DC Circ. To Dump Mass. Gas Project
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• Chevron Deference's Future In Doubt If Barrett Is Confirmed
• Fracking Co. Asks Fed. Circ. To Undo Exceptional Finding
• 9th Circ. Judge Doubts Monsanto's $25M Roundup Argument
• Interior Dept. Sets Guidelines For Its Informal Guidance
• EPA Didn't Weigh Animal Harm Of New Fungicide, Suit Says
• Feds Ask Ill. Judge For More Time To Protect Lake Sturgeon
• 5 Tax Ballot Measures To Watch On Election Day
• Waste Management's $4.6B Deal Gets DOJ Nod With Fixes
• Utilities Defend Oregon Power Line Approvals
• Feds Accused Of Again Failing To Protect Pacific-Area Salmon
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• MVP: Napoli Shkolnik's Paul J. Napoli
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• CEQA Suits Can Be Mooted By Construction
• Biden Vows Transition Away From Fossil Fuels In Final Debate
• Donziger Questioned On His Need For Remote Trial Witnesses
• Cannabis Co. Wants Grand Jury Transcripts In Dumping Case
• 'Ambiguous' Exclusion Bars Burst-Pipe Coverage, Judge Says
• Whistleblower Cheat Sheet: Trump Faces A New Wave
• Development Right Didn't Invalidate Easement, 11th Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Says Injunctions Must Update When Rules Change
• Va. Golf Course Dispute Delayed As Dominion Seeks More Info
• Calif. City Accused Of Rushing Housing Approval In Fire Zone
• EPA Finalizes Net Emissions Air Rule For New Projects
• How Brent Crude Oil's Dominance Could Come To An End
• EPA Will Crack Down On Oil, Fracked Gas Smog In 8 States
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• 5 Tips For Overcoming Online Jury Selection Challenges
• ND Pipeline Protesters Ask 8th Circ. To Reject Police Appeal
• Calif., Green Groups Seek To Revive Fracking Rule At 9th Circ.
• Fla. Suit Over Road Project In Panther Lands Trimmed
• Calif. High Court Won't Review $21M Monsanto Verdict
• Ohio Groups Back Challenge To Lake Erie Wind Project
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• Calif. Wind Farms Can Sue Gov't For $207M Grant Denial
• MVP: Morgan & Morgan's Rene Rocha
• FERC Told Its Power Demand Rule Limits Market Access
• After Final Queries, Barrett Hints Again ACA Could Survive
• VW Escapes California Sales Reps' Lost Commission Suit
• EPA Whistleblower Accuses Trump Admin. Of Retaliation
• Ford Rips Drivers' Standing In Truck Fuel Economy MDL
• Pa. Justices Deny Senators Standing To Sue Over Water Regs
• Environmentalists Sue For Review Of Tear Gas Use In Portland
• Groups Say Gulf Of Mexico Analysis Ignored Deepwater Spill
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• Pa. Biofuel Execs Get 5 Years For Fuel-Credit Fraud
• Environmental Policy And The Election: Part 3
• MVP: Earthjustice's David Henkin
• Insurers Push Back On EU Green Disclosure Templates
• Feds, ConocoPhillips Tell 9th Circ. Alaska Drill Plan Is OK
• Attys Can Help Clients Better Prepare For Climate Impacts
• 4 Ways A Biden Election Could Swing SEC Priorities
• Porsche Hit With New Emissions Cheating Claims
• SC Crab Harvest Approval Unlawful, Wildlife Groups Say
• Wash. Tribe Says Court Shouldn't End Fishing Dispute
• 9th Circ. Told Seismic Survey Ruling Shows Drilling Suit Moot
• Environmental Policy And The Election: Part 2
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• MVP: Bracewell's Ann D. Navaro
• Tribes Say Dakota Access Pipeline Must Halt For NEPA Review
• Montana Judge Sets Aside Acting Land Bureau Head's Acts
• Valero To Pay $2.85M To Settle Refinery Pollution Allegations
• 10 Firms To Steer 8 IPOs Exceeding $2B As October Stays Hot
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Female Attorneys Gain Ground In Battle For Clerkships​
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• Tribes Denied In Bid To Block Keystone Pipeline Construction
• Biden-Trump Contest Has Fate Of Green Regs At Stake
• Emerging ESG Compliance Obligations For Private Funds
• OneBeacon Must Pay Reinsurance In $35M Asbestos Deal
• States, Greens Ask For Reversal Of EPA's HFC Regs Rollback
• Justices Won't Disturb $63M Award In Wind Development Row
• MVP: Beveridge & Diamond's Jimmy Slaughter
• Environmental Policy And The Election: Part 1
• Justices Will Review Wall Funding, 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Exide's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd Despite Toxic Site Row With Calif.
• Trump Changes Course, Approves Calif. Wildfire Relief Bid
• 10th Circ. Won't Revisit Utah Coal Plant Permit Dispute
• Phillips 66 Misleading Court In Sanctions Bid, Insurer Says
• Park Officer Claims Age Bias, Retaliation At Interior Dept.
• Dallas Says It's Not To Blame In Fight Over Hazardous Waste
• Feds Say There's 'Nothing Unlawful' In Parks Leader's Status
• Energy, Climate Policy Chasm Divides Trump And Biden
• Facing Policy Shifts, Oil And Gas Cos. Need Depreciation Help
• Enviros Say Feds Failed To Justify Clean Water Act Change
• Green Groups Hammer EPA Over Coal Ash Pit Rule
• Sierra Club Asks 9th Circ. For Emergency Halt Of Border Wall
• Ill. Ruling Bolsters Trend Against No-Injury Monitoring Claims
• Exxon Bashes DC Bid To Make Climate Suit A Local Matter
• A Justice Barrett Could Bring Clarity To Property Rights Law
• WH Says Suit Over Enviro Reviews For Farm Loans Premature
• Electrolux Reaches $6.9M Settlement Over FIFRA Allegations
• 'High Profile' Toxic Site At Center Of Exide's Ch. 11 Fight
• Kirkland-Led Solar Panel Maker Leads 2 IPOs Nabbing $1.6B
• Neb. Facility Fined $790K In Waste Mishandling Case
• Enviros, W.Va. Gov.'s Coal Co. Say Deal Could Scuttle Trial
• Seafood Groups Want DC Circ. To Let Them Fight Wind Farm
• Trade Court Again Blocks Tariff Expansion On Solar Panels
• 1st Circ. Won't Reconsider Reviving Enbridge Pipeline Permit
• DC Circ. Hands 7th Circ. Fight Over FERC Clean Energy Order
• FERC Gives Carbon Prices A Place In Power Market Plans
• Beirut Blast Shows Need To Review Ammonium Nitrate Regs
• UK Pandemic Recovery Offers Opportunities For Green Cos.
• Calif. Says Trump Overstepped On National Fuel Standard
• FWS Can't Save Texas LNG Project Review, 5th Circ. Told
• Driller Dodges Sanctions Bid But Gets Discovery Warning
• Green Groups Call EPA Chemical Emissions Rule 'Weak'
• 3M Investors Urge 3rd Circ. To Keep PFAS Suit In NJ
• Farmworker Union Sues USDA Over Canceled Wage Survey
• Tribe Members Say Feds Need Not Act Before Pipeline Suit
• EPA Rolls Back Startup, Shutdown Exemption Prohibition
• Mining Co. Seeks To Clean Hands Of Gold King Spill Suit
• Feds Want Quick Appeal Of Immunity In Flint Water Case
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• NYC Mall Says Environmental Policy Covers COVID-19 Loss
• BlackRock Invests $118M In Electric Vehicle Biz Arrival
• Why Sustainable Finance Is On The Rise
• Mich. Judge Says Flint Not Complying With Water Remedies
• Mayer Brown Hires Int'l Arbitration Atty For London Office
• FERC Allows Some Construction On Mountain Valley Pipeline
• Subcontractor Settles Its Part Of $5.7B FCA Suit
• Perkins Coie Adds 2 Fed Enviro Lawyers To DC Practice
• UNC Must Face Environmental Groups' Coal Emissions Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Border Wall Doesn't Support Defense Mission
• DC Circ. Partly Revives Butterfly Center's Border Wall Fight
• Vinson-Led Apollo Pours $200M Into Energy-Focused JV
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• Barrett Should Be Questioned On Children's Access To Courts
• Calif. Order Shows Power Act's Enviro Liability Shield At Work
• Trump Wants To Expand, Hike Solar Safeguard Tariffs
• 600 Law Students Boycott Paul Weiss For Repping Exxon
• AGs Say Species Will Be Less Protected Under FWS Proposal
• No Second Chance For Obama Center Challenge At 7th Circ.
• Tribe Says DOI Has No Right To Hand Riverbed To ND
• Cousteau's Grandkid Doesn't Own Image Rights, Judge Rules
• Calif. Alligator Product Ban Highlights State-Federal Conflict
• Justices Told Wash. Tribal Fishing Rights Under Threat
• Fight Over Toxic Calif. Site Teed Up For Exide's Ch. 11 Hearing
• CFTC Climate Change Report Highlights Costs Of Inaction
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• Wyo. Judge Sinks Obama-Era Rule On Methane Emissions
• DOJ Sued Over Push To End Enviro Project Settlements
• DC Circ. Grapples With Rival Trump, Obama Carbon Rules
• Sunoco Accused Of Ignoring Mariner East II Pipeline Problems
• Coal Export Facility Tells 9th Circ. Permit Suit Must Proceed
• Unions, Green Groups Sue Feds Over PPE Shortage
• Activists Vow To Sue After FWS Declines To List Wolverine
• Alaska Tribes Sue Gov't Over Proposed Mining Access Road
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• Why ESG Considerations Matter For Energy Executives
• Cabot Investor Drops Suit Over Alleged Enviro Control Lies
• 9th Circ. Pulls Plug On FERC Power Deal Orders
• Key Takeaways From Groundbreaking Virtual Civil Jury Trial
• Chase, Wells Fargo Held Roles In Flint Water Crisis, Suit Says
• Two TPG-Backed SPACs Among 5 Raising Total $1.8B In IPOs
• Watchdog Criticizes Oil & Gas Royalty COVID-19 Relief Effort
• Reed Smith Nabs McGuireWoods Energy Chair In Pittsburgh
• DC Circ. Won't Throw Out FERC's OK Of Ore. Pipeline
• Chubb Unit Denied Appraisal Of Chocolatier's Sandy Claim
• W.Va. Gov. Coal Mine Trial Set, But Atty Seeks Delay For Dog
• Alaska Enviro Suit Shows Gov't Is A Tough Tort Defendant
• FWS Says Ocelot Risk Weighed Before Texas LNG Approval
• Wind Farm Indemnity Pact Can't Free Feds In $8.4M Grant Row
• Heathrow Urges Top UK Court To OK Runway Expansion Plan
• Mont. Gov. Wants Land Agency Head's Decisions Reversed
• Texas Justices Told To End Hurricane Harvey Takings Fight
• Ex-Benjamin Moore Atty Must Arbitrate Whistleblower Claims
• Calif. AG Challenges Plan To Raise Shasta Dam
• Exxon Seeks Texas Justices' OK For Calif. Conspiracy Probe
• 9th Circ. Affirms $32M Superfund Site Liability Finding
• Phillips 66 Wants Insurer Sanctioned For $44M Award Appeal
• Mootness Sinks Atlantic Offshore Seismic Testing Fight
• Nigerian Oil Spill Ruling Shows Limits Of UK Class Actions
• EPA Gets Overturned On SF Salt Pond Oversight
• Tribes Say It's A Stretch To Include Them Under CWA
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• EPA Can't Justify Methane Regs Rollback, DC Circ. Told
• Pandemic-Era Civil Jury Trials Require Constitutional Scrutiny
• Suez Decries Veolia's €3.4B Deal For 30% Stake As Hostile
• Kane Kessler, Mayer Brown Guide $890M Bioplastics Merger
• Golf Club Wants McGuireWoods DQ'd In $750M Contract Suit
• Wash. Tribe Can't Block Rival's Fishing Plans Just Yet
• PGMBM Expands To Miami With Wynwood Office
• Texas Steel Mill Can't Stop Pipeline From Crossing Property
• Kinder Morgan Settles Suit Over Ore. Facility's Water Pollution
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Florida Rail Bond Suit
• Kinder Morgan Defends Mass. Gas Project To DC Circ.
• Donziger Judge Warns No More Delay As Another Atty Leaves
• 7th Circ. Judge Allows Pro-Biz Amicus Briefs In Pollution Row
• Okla. Gov. Gets EPA's Green Light To Regulate Tribal Lands
• Supreme Court Mulls Texas-NM Evaporated River Water Fight
• Justices Skip Atty's Lengthy Battle Against NY Fracking Ban
• Justices Won't Review FERC's Power Over Algae Projects
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• Justices Call On Solicitor General In Wash. Coal Permit Fight
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Botched Arkema Trial Shows Enviro Crimes A Tough Sell
• Air Force Exercises Will Hurt Residents, Birds, Judge Says
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• US Trade Probe To Target Vietnam's Currency, Timber Policies
• Baltimore Case Won't Write The Last Word On Climate Suits
• EPA Ozone Rule Won't Protect Health, AGs And Greens Say
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• 'Cancer Alley' Plant Permits Clearly Unlawful, Enviros Say
• Industry Asks Justices To Free Carpet Makers From Ala. Case
• How The Election May Affect The Renewable Fuel Standard
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Justices Will Review Baltimore Climate Case Remand
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Williams Mullen Adds Former DOJ Atty To Enviro Practice
• PacifiCorp Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Oregon Fires
• Green Groups Can't Take On TVA Over Power Rate Structure
• Law Student Group Says 26 Firms Fail On Climate
• Exxon Stays In-House With New GC Pick As Top Atty Retires
• EPA Finalizes Rescission Of 'Once In Always In' Polluter Policy
• National Park Service Chief Appointment Is Illegal, Groups Say
• Sales Reps Say VW Is A Joint Employer In Lost Income Spat
• The Rise Of Reps And Warranties Insurance In Upstream M&A
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition
• Arkema Fully Cleared In Criminal Emissions Trial