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Environmental - November, 2020

238 articles

• 2 ​​​​Senate Confirmations Boost FERC Back To Full Strength
• Ex-Clients Say Fox Rothschild Exposed Them To Enviro Costs
• Ranch Sues DHS For Damage Caused By Border Wall Project
• Group Asks 9th Circ. For 2nd Shot At Calif. Water Case
• Westlake Unit Will Pay $350K To Settle Mercury Pollution Row
• Trump Admin. Advances Policy Shift On Migratory Bird Killing
• Nev. Renewables Amendment Shows Voters Flexing Muscles
• Hawaii Aquarium Fishing Licenses Need Review, Judge Says
• Holland & Knight Adds 2 Energy Infrastructure Partners
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• EU Banks Told To Beef Up Climate Disclosures To Investors
• Monsanto, BASF Get $265M Dicamba Verdict Slashed To $75M
• Calif. Judge DQ'd From Atty Fees Fight In Water Plan Dispute
• EU Regulatory Plan Targets Big Pharma Competition, Mergers
• Ex-SCANA CEO Cops To Fraud In Nuke Plant Plans Debacle
• Pebble Mine's Future Dims As Key Permit Is Denied
• Trump Says DOJ Can Stop Enviro Project Settlements
• Media, Energy-Focused SPACs Raise $561M In Market Debuts
• Biden Must Sustain Laser Focus To Meet Lofty Green Goals
• Longtime Greenpeace GC Exits For Children's Nonprofit
• EPA Says Power Plants Don't Need Superfund Safety Nets
• Smithfield Unit Accused Of Polluting Los Angeles River
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• BigLaw's Sustainability Pro Bono Drive Blew Past $15M Goal
• Feds Say 4th Circ. Skimped On Baltimore Climate Suit Review
• DHS Sued Over Environmental Impacts Of Immigration
• NPS Fire Response Mostly Exempt From Insurers' Suit
• Water Permits Voided For $2B Wash. Methanol Refinery
• States, Cities Seek Demise Of Trump's Narrowed Water Rule
• Divided DC Circ. Denies Tribes' Bid To Halt Border Wall
• Law Firms Say Botched BP Oil Spill Claims Time-Barred
• Sierra Club Files DC Circ. Challenge To EPA Coal Ash Rule
• Colo. Enacts Stricter Rules For Oil And Gas Drillers
• Apple's Bottled Water Supplier Sues Cos. Over Dirty Delivery
• Caterpillar Unit Dodges $4M In Damages Over Turbine
• Carbon Capture Policy Should Be Aligned For Global Adoption
• Trump Admin. Tells 9th Circ. Alaska Land Swap Is Valid
• Robbins Geller To Lead FirstEnergy Shareholder Suit
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Expect Major Changes In Aerospace And Defense Under Biden
• Biden Lauds GM's U-Turn In Tailpipe Emissions Legal Battle
• Rebuffed By Kaplan, Donziger Atty Calls Out Judges' 'Opacity'
• DC Circ. Mulls Gov't Power In Rancher Fight Over Tribal Water
• Calif. Law Limiting Review Of Gas Power Plants Struck Down
• Harm Of Proposed DAPL Shutdown Too Great, ND Says
• Stericycle Investor Seeks Atty Sanction After Objector Claim
• How Federal, State Plans Could Bring Carbon Capture To US
• Biden Names John Kerry To New Climate Envoy Position
• EPA Looks To Dodge Chesapeake Bay Pollution Suits
• Ashurst Guides Logistics REIT In $332M Green Bond Issuance
• Sierra Club Says Calif. Dam Hasn't Gotten Proper Review
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• Ill. Builders To Pay $370K In Toxic Dust Cloud Suit
• EU Formulating 'World First' Green Language For Investors
• $1B Solar Plant Faces Feasibility Hurdle In Del. Ch. 11
• Winnemucca Sues Feds For $208M Over Tribal Recognition
• Bees Can't Be Protected As Fish Under Calif. Law
• 8th Circ. Sides With Coal Mining Co. In ND Clean Air Suit
• Emergency Hunts Due To COVID-19 Can Continue In Alaska
• OCC Pitches Rule Requiring Banks To Provide 'Fair Access'
• Delaware Wants Climate Suit Sent Back To State Court
• SEC's Clayton Leaves Behind Market-Friendly Legacy
• EU Climate Goals Are Hard To Reach Without Carbon Capture
• Railroad Co. Says Local Ill. Flood Councils Can't Take Land
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• Smithfield Foods Says It Settled Hog Farm Stench Suits
• Feds Say 'Tiger King' Zoo Is Neglecting Protected Animals
• Wind Outfit Seeks To Enforce $63M Award In Investor Fight
• 4th Circ. Refuses To Stall $5.5B Mountain Valley Pipeline
• 3M Wins 3rd Circ. Ruling To Send PFAS Suit To Minnesota
• FERC's Chatterjee Ties Demotion To Carbon-Pricing Support
• Ex-Fuel Exec Wants Justices To Review Tax Evasion Sentence
• Carbon Capture Tech Offers A Fast Path Toward Climate Goals
• SEC Chair Says Climate Disclosures Aren't One-Size-Fits-All
• Energy Co. Says Contractor's Incompetence Caused Blowout
• After Setbacks, Trump Admin. Can Expand Solar Panel Tariffs
• Insurer Wants Fellow Carrier To Cover $11M Death Settlement
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• COVID-19 Tort Cases Aimed Largely At Cruise Lines
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revisit $32M Superfund Liability Ruling
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling On EPA's Weedkiller Approval
• Trump Admin. To Cut Down National Forest Protections
• Ariz. Water District Says Ak-Chin Tribe Can't Nix Counterclaim
• Gov't Urges High Court To Allow $3.6B Border Wall Fund Move
• White House Slams Groups' Challenge To Enviro Review Rule
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Senate Energy Panel Advances Pair Of FERC Nominees
• Environmental Moves Biden Could Make Day 1
• 4th Circ. Gives Refiner New Shot At Renewable Fuel Break
• Nuverra Creditor Can Pursue Recovery Alone, 3rd Circ. Told
• Feds Deny Having Duty To Clean Dump Sites On Tribal Land
• ConocoPhillips Alaska Project Approval Unlawful, Groups Say
• WTO Members Hope To Move Climate Issues Center Stage
• Keystone Developer Touts President's Power To OK Pipelines
• DC Says Climate Suit A Matter For Local Courts
• Trump Admin. Tries To Save Oil And Gas Leases At 9th Circ.
• Dakota Pipeline Challenge Undermines Permitting Process
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Implications Of EPA Clean Air Act Cost-Benefit Rule: Part 2
• How Biden Might Dismantle Trump-Era Regulations
• Oil Industry Groups Look To Join Alaska Refuge Drilling Fight
• Bernstein, Saxena Tapped To Rep FirstEnergy Investors
• Enviro Groups Push To Scrap Army Fort Groundwater Plan
• New Donziger Atty Immediately Asks For Judge Reassignment
• Trump Admin. Must Review Wyo. Oil And Gas Leases, Again
• Greens Seek To Undo EPA's Clean Air Act Loophole For Texas
• Energy Cos. Tell Justices Climate Torts Belong In Fed. Court
• Paul Hastings Scoops Up Enviro Team From Baker Botts
• New Mexico Seeks Redo of 10th Circ. Water Rights Suit
• Loeb, Jones Day Steer SPAC Tie-Up For $1.2B Recycling Co.
• Implications Of EPA Clean Air Act Cost-Benefit Rule: Part 1
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• EPA Softened Smog Regs For Texas Cities, Green Groups Say
• Travelers Unit Sues To Escape $7M Diesel Cleanup Bill
• Exxon Says It Can't Be Sued For Climate Fraud In Connecticut
• Dorsey's Salt Lake City Office Snags Public Lands Litigator
• W.Va. Loses Bid To End Mine Reclamation Fund Suit
• Trio Of Blank-Check Cos. Tap Market For $600M Via IPOs
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Mich. Sues To Shut Down Enbridge's Line 5 Pipeline
• 7th Circ. Mulls Supreme Court's Impact On Groundwater Row
• 5 Questions Energy Attorneys Are Hearing About Hydrogen
• States Urge Justices To Overturn Biofuel Exemptions Ruling
• Texas Justices To Hear Apache's $15M Arbitration Row
• VW Beats Pre-Scandal Car Owners' Emissions Damages Suit
• Nuns Hit Pa. Pipeline With New Religious Rights Battle
• $120M Olin Cleanup Deal Based On Lies, Insurer Says
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• Building Owners Face An Even Stricter NYC Climate Plan
• Tenn. Airport Says Pipeline Using Legal Games To Avoid Move
• 9 Questions For Calif. Air Board Leader Mary Nichols
• Sierra Club Says Maine Power Line Construction Must Stop
• UK Regulators Back Global Climate Reporting Framework
• Biden Taps Obama Staffers, Greens For Agency Review Teams
• Feds Want More Than $1M Spent To Restore Calif. Island
• Indian Affairs Vet To Lead Biden-Harris DOI Transition Team
• Commerce To Probe Wind Tower Imports From 3 Countries
• FWS' Gas Terminal OK Ignored Nearby Project, 5th Circ. Told
• GOP Senators Want $2B For Border Wall In Spending Bill
• Sterigenics' Suit Over Ga. Plant Shutdown Kept Alive For Now
• Navajo Citizens, Drilling Cos. Back BLM's Fracking Permits
• Exxon Fights To Keep Minn. Climate Fraud Suit In Fed. Court
• 4th Circ. Suspends Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction
• High Court Seems To Seek Balance In Agency Draft Disclosure
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Markets Emerge From Tumultuous Election On Solid Ground
• Full DC Circ. Asked To Rethink House's Border Wall Suit
• Pa. Judge Forces Cleanup In Decades-Old Wetlands Case
• CORRECTION: FirstEnergy Top Attys Split Amid Bribery Probe
• Ex-PG&E GC Tapped As Canadian Pipeline Co.'s Top Atty
• State AGs Sue Feds Over Efficiency Standard Foot-Dragging
• Car Cos. Should Weigh Calif. Emissions Disclosure Deal
• 2nd Circ. Dampens Discovery In Spanish Oil Spill Suit
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• 9th Circ. Told Ore. Hydro Project Violates Water Quality Limits
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Challenge To DOI Casino Land Decision
• BHP Gets £5B Suit Over Brazilian Dam Failure Tossed
• Banks To Face Climate Stress Test In June 2021, BoE Says
• Attorneys Expect Enviro Policy Whiplash With Biden Win
• What Biden's Win Holds For Transportation, Infrastructure
• Biden's Win Puts Clean Energy Center Stage
• Election Puts Left's Big Legislative Goals Out Of Reach
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• Donziger's Criminal Contempt Trial Delayed To January
• Farmers Slam EPA With Suit Over Dicamba Restrictions
• Conservation Groups Plan Suit Over Gray Wolf Delisting
• SEC Commish Says Climate Change A 'Grave' Systemic Risk
• Dallas Resident Says City Must Face Hazardous Waste Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Drops Bannon After Inflammatory Remarks
• Trump Demotes Chatterjee From FERC Chairman's Role
• Feds Deny Solar Panel Duties Are A Game Of 'Whack-A-Mole'
• Donziger Trial Headed For Remote Criminal Defense
• Law Firms Sued For Allegedly Botching BP Oil Spill Claims
• Ex-Fla. Lawmaker Joins Becker & Poliakoff's Gov't Practice
• Texas Gov. Asks For No Permian Basin Nuclear Waste Storage
• DOJ Asks High Court For More Time In Refiners' Biofuel Case
• Ore. Groups Seek Win In Challenge To Feds' Logging Rules
• FDA Must Study Enviro Risks Of Genetically Engineered Fish
• Calif. Wants In On Air Regulator's LA Port Terminal Challenge
• Bannon Co-Defendant Wants His Wall Trial Moved To Colorado
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• DOI Says Navajo Missed Window To Question Forest Contract
• The Post-Election State AG Enforcement Landscape
• Baltimore Ditches Air Law Appeal After $40M Incinerator Deal
• Feds Say 'Cancer Alley' Plant Permits Need Second Look
• Ariz. Tribe Says It Has Immunity In Water Rights Suit
• Energy Transfer Claims Against Pa. Protester Largely Tossed
• BP Gets Win In Oil Spill Florida Injury Cases
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Insurer Can't Duck Appraisal In Fla. Condo's Damage Suit
• Insurer On The Hook For $1M Defense Over La. Contamination
• Taylor Energy Fights Immunity Finding At 5th Circ. In Spill Suit
• DC Circ. Suggests Dakota Access Permit Merits More Review
• The Power Of Private Actions For Natural Resource Damages
• EEOC Settles Suit Over Firing Of Spanish-Speaking Worker
• How Justices' Baltimore Ruling May Affect Other Climate Suits
• Ala. Freshwater Mussel Could Get Endangered Species Status
• NJ Leads Nation With New Law Banning Carryout Bags
• EU Eyes Ethanol Restrictions In Scrutiny Of Surging Imports
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Nevada Voters Approve Renewable Energy Mandate
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• US To Formally Abandon Paris Climate Deal, For Now
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• Denver Voters OK 2 Sales Tax Hike Measures
• Insurer Prevails On Texas Law Firm's Bad Faith Claims
• Key West Voters Adopt Ban On Large Cruise Ships
• Kinder Morgan Unit Settles With Mass. AG Over Pipeline Spill
• FERC Nixing Of NY Renewables Plan Likely To Be Litigated
• Bayer Budgets $2B To Settle Future Roundup Cancer Claims
• DC Circ. Asked To Reverse Coal Ash Rule Rollback
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Southern Green Group Brings On New Regulatory Policy Head
• Veolia Preps $13B Takeover Bid Despite Suez's Hesitance
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Energy Dept. Shirking Efficiency Standard Reviews, Suit Says
• Ill. Town Accused Of Providing Lead-Heavy Water
• Tax Court Nixes Georgia Co.'s $17.5M Easement Deduction
• EPA Botched Colo. Ozone Plan Approval, 10th Circ. Told
• DOI Wants Second Quick Win In Off-Reservation Casino Suit
• Demolition Trio Urges 7th Circ. To Uphold 2nd Toxic Dust Win
• Where Renewable Energy Is Headed After Election Day
• Justices Search For Clarity In Cooling Water Intake FOIA Fight
• COVID-19 Is Changing Enviro Due Diligence For Real Estate
• Trump Makes Election Day Play With Fracking Order
• Justices Won't Tackle Muckleshoot Tribe's Fishing Grounds
• 4th Circ. Asked To Reverse Coal Pollution Rule Rollback
• Energy Cos. Move Maui Climate Suit To Federal Court
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity