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Environmental - January, 2021

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• Golf Course Co. Settles $31M Hurricane Coverage Row
• Medical Waste Disposer To Pay $600K Over Air Quality Claims
• Lawmakers Propose $94M To Combat Environmental Racism
• MDL Sought For Harris County Plant-Explosion Suits
• Dems To Tread Lightly With Tool To Nix Trump Energy Regs
• New Carbon Credit Instructions Out Soon, IRS Official Says
• US Says Oil Cos.' WWII-Era Cleanup Cost Claims Barred
• DC Circ. Strikes Ozone Regs That Groups Said Had Loopholes
• What Growing Focus On ESG Means For Insurers
• Judge Says Challenge To $6.1B Energy Go-Private Deal Fails
• SEC Must Reprioritize Investor Protection To Foster Recovery
• Former EPA Regional Chief Says Agency Heads Defamed Him
• Texas Gov. Abbott Vows To Fight Biden On Energy Policy
• DC Circ. Wary Of Injury Claim In EPA Wood Heater Rule Fight
• Calif. Must Revisit $600K Penalty For Can Recycling Scheme
• Pa. Gov. Again Pitches Combined Reporting, Taxing Pot
• Industry Group Challenges Biden Federal Lands Leasing Halt
• 7th Circ. Asked To Undo Easing Of Energy Efficiency Rules
• Woman Gets 5 Months For Dumping Contaminated Waste
• How Compliance Departments Can Prepare For Biden
• Texas Court Won't End $100M Coal Ash Contamination Suit
• Trump Secret Science Rule Stalled By Montana Judge
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• Claims Against Battery Maker, Insurer Pared In Cleanup Suit
• What's Ahead For Power Plant Regs After DC Circ. Ruling
• OCC Hits Brakes On 'Fair Access' Rule
• Calif. Lawmakers Want Cos. To Report GHG Emissions
• Biden Returns To Obama Standards For Tribal Consultation
• Obama EPA GC Returns To Agency Leadership Under Biden
• UK Promotes Green Collaboration With Antitrust Guide
• NJ Greenlights $166M Electric Car Charging Investment
• How The SPAC Boom Could Trigger More Lawsuits
• Renovate America's Ch. 11 Loan Gets Nod After Lender Deal
• Green Home Payment Biz Loanpal Nabs $800M In Backing
• VW Asks Justices To Review Post-Sale Tampering Ruling
• Int'l Construction Contract Strategies During The Pandemic
• DOE Nominee Granholm Touts Clean Energy As Job Creator
• Kirkland-Led Solar Supplier Shoals Powers Up $1.9B IPO
• Austin Slams Bid To Toss $2.1B Texas Pipeline Suit As Moot
• Texas Justices Told Tolling Saves TCEQ Enviro Credit Suit
• Cantor Colburn Says Ex-Client 'Slept On' Right To Sue Over IP
• 11th Circ. Doubts Coal Co. Can Ditch $23M Kinder Morgan Suit
• Colo. Judge Says Mine Suit Decades Too Late
• NJ High Court Says Insurers Can't Duck $400M Sandy Bill
• Biden Signs Order Centering Climate Change In US Policy
• EIB Must Review €60M Power Plant Deal Over Enviro Worries
• Senate Committee Approves Pete Buttigieg As DOT Secretary
• Tribal Lands Exempt From DOI Oil And Gas Permitting Order
• DC Circ. Nixes Dakota Access Permit, But Won't Shut Pipeline
• Biden's Carbon Cost Calculation Key Step In Climate Agenda
• Newark Reaches Deal With Advocates Over Lead Water Fixes
• 9th Circ. Slams Door On VW Dealers' Emissions Fraud Appeal
• What EPA Crackdown On Defeat Devices Means For Cos.
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• Oil And Gas Cos. Must Ensure They Can Back Up ESG Claims
• Some Ex-Trump Admin. Attys Face Chilly BigLaw Reception
• Green Groups Too Late To Stop Mont. Mining Expansion
• European Council Urges Increase In Global Climate Finance
• Red States Say Trump's Narrowed Water Rule Is Lawful
• Companies Boost IPO Sizes As Another Blistering Week Starts
• Duke Energy Agrees To $1.1B Deal For NC Coal Ash Cleanup
• After Trump, Dem Probes May Turn To Companies
• Groups Sue Over Last-Minute Trump Fuel Standard Changes
• Montana Mine Defends Species Review Of Early Phase Work
• 5th Circ. Undoes Class Cert. In Arkema Explosion Suit
• What Automakers Should Expect From Biden's DOT
• Groups Challenge Trump Admin. Coal-Mining Violations Rule
• DC Circ. Told To Void FERC's OK Of Ore. LNG Export Project
• High Court Lets Green Group Stay In Utah Public Land Fight
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• Cost Of 2020 Natural Disasters Mostly Uninsured, Says Aon
• ECB To Consolidate Climate Change Action In Single Body
• BoE Risks 'Moral Hazard' Over High-Carbon Bonds, Say MPs
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ban On E. Coli-Infested Water Sales
• EPA Seeks To Freeze All Litigation Over Trump-Era Rules
• Renovate Gets $5M Interim Loan Hike As Sale Fight Looms
• NY Tells DC Circ. Feds Mishandling Nuclear Facility Shutdown
• '100% Natural' Charcoal Contains Chemicals, NY Buyer Says
• Biden Draws Conservative Ire Over 'Social' Regulatory Reform
• Suit Says Cabot Brass Hid Leaks, Inflated $1B Stock Buyback
• DuPont, Others Commit $4B To 'Forever Chemical' Liabilities
• Public Markets Still Hot As 4 IPOs Raise Combined $2B
• NC Challenges FERC Ruling On Water Certificates
• Time For Cos. To Walk The Walk On Environmental Justice
• 'Hole' In Bannon's Pardon May Leave Room For New Charges
• Ch. 11 Exit Brings End To Energy Co.'s Pollution Suit
• Biden Fills Agency Ranks With Climate Fight Veterans
• Minn. Group Launches New Enbridge Pipeline Challenge
• Judge Asks What Biden Order Means For Border Wall Fight
• High Court Told Biden Order Shows Monument Suit Isn't Moot
• UK Co. Filed 4 Years Too Late For Deductions, Tax Court Says
• Ill. Waste Co. Worker Says He Was Fired For Water Complaint
• Green Groups Keep Up Keystone XL Fight After Permit Pulled
• Army Corps Can't Duck Houston Flooding Suit
• Feds Want Suit Over Gulf Of Mexico Review Shipped South
• Tribe Hits Gov't With $225M Suit Over Water Fund Investments
• DOT Pick Buttigieg Touts Climate Goals In Senate Hearing
• As Superfund Turns 40, Courts Are Still Puzzling Over It
• LA Port Is A Sexist, Corrupt 'Old Boys Club,' Enviro Firm Says
• Why Biden Is Likely To Restore Supplemental Enviro Projects
• Mich. Judge Gives Initial OK To $641M Flint Water Deal
• 9th Circ. Told Coal Export Appeal Moot Amid Bankruptcy
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• Idaho Miners Reach Deal With Feds For Pollution Cleanup
• Biden Installs Democrat Glick In FERC Chairman's Seat
• Biden Freezes Late Trump Regs For White House Review
• Enviros Say Feds Flopped Again With Ore. Dam Review
• Biden DOJ May Ax Ban On 3rd-Party Donation Settlements
• Bellwether Trial Set For Fla. Deepwater Horizon Cases
• Tribal Legal Vets Join DOI After Alaska Land-Into-Trust Nixed
• Biden Scraps Keystone XL Pipeline Permit On Day 1
• Pa. Justices Say Slim Mining Prospects Doom Takings Claim
• DC Circ. Ruling Clears Deck For Biden Power Plant Regs
• SEC Rips VW's 'Unclean Hands' Defense In Diesel Fraud Suit
• 4th Circ. Told Species Review Of $6B Pipeline Is Flawed
• Biden Moves To Dismantle Trump's Energy, Climate Legacy
• Wash. Regulators Refuse Key Permit For Methanol Refinery
• Dow Chemical Inks $297M Deal To End Pollution Claims
• Malaysia Targets EU Palm Oil Restrictions In WTO Complaint
• Biden Taps Labor Vet For OSHA Deputy Position
• Justices Deny Bid To Free Ga. Carpet Makers From Ala. Case
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• Trump Pardons Bannon In Border Wall Fund Fraud Case
• FERC Punts On NEPA Reform, Citing New Administration
• 5th Circ. Rules State Sanitary Codes 'Not Comparable' To CWA
• Latham-Led Electric Car Biz Closes On $2.7B Funding Round
• 4 Cos. Join IPO Pipeline Seeking To Raise $3.9B Total
• Feds Urge Court To Deny Bid To Block $2.9B Pipeline Project
• States, Greens Groups Challenge Migratory Bird Killing Policy
• Navajo Nation Seeks Quick Win In EPA Water Protection Suit
• Environmental Coalition Sues EPA Over Soot Standard
• DOI Didn't Justify OK For Alaska Refuge Road, Activists Say
• Justices Sidestep Fight Over Proper Home For Climate Suits
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• 'Tiger King' Zoo Ordered To Hand Over Big Cat Cubs
• FERC Order Bolsters States' Small Power Facility Authority
• Federal Gov't Wants Out Of Moot $2.15B Texas Pipeline Suit
• DuPont, Ex-Worker Charged In Houston-Area Fatal Explosion
• BIA Takes National Bison Range Into Trust For Montana Tribes
• Gensler Could Steer SEC Toward Stronger Investor Protection
• Trump Power Plant GHG Rule Falls At DC Circ.
• Vedanta Gets OK For Deal In Copper Mining Pollution Suit
• German Court Drops Lesser Charge Against Former VW Chief
• John Hancock Can't Keep Trading Info From Porsche: 1st Circ.
• Trump Auto Emissions Rollback Faces Heat From All Sides
• Fishing Group Accuses Pacific Bell Of Polluting Lake Tahoe
• 9th Circ. Judge Calls VW Dealers' Fraud Appeal 'A Little Odd'
• $1B Power Project Gets Trump OK, But 1st Circ. Roadblock
• Up Next At High Court: Media Diversity And Climate Suits
• Biden, New Congress Offer Historic Opportunities For Tribes
• DC Circ. Won't Pause Methane Monitoring Rollback
• Blue States Challenge EPA Aircraft GHG Emissions Standards
• Ariz. Copper Mine Plan Enters Next Stage Amid Court Fight
• Treasury Sanctions Cuban Interior Agency, Top Minister
• Total Dumps Oil Group Membership Over Climate Policy Split
• Saint-Gobain Says Tainted-Water Claimants Can't Form Class
• Biden Taps Ex-Air Office Chief For EPA's No. 2 Post
• 6 Ways Financial Regulators Should Prioritize Climate Risk
• Va. Whiskey Distillery Hit With Criminal Wastewater Charges
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• 9th Circ. Denies Advocate's Nuke Decommissioning Challenge
• Flint Water Charges Will Test Limit Of Officials' Accountability
• Biden Floats Stimulus Checks, Credits In $1.9T Of Virus Relief
• DOJ Civil Division Head Departs Trump Administration
• EPA Sued Over Florida's New Water Permitting Powers
• 5 Things To Expect From FERC Under Biden's Administration
• DC Circ. Nixes Trump Bid To Rethink House Border Wall Case
• Insurer Eyes Early Win In Pipeline Co.'s $5M D&O Suit
• How EU Climate Regs May Affect US Private Fund Managers
• Lenders' Role Will Be Key In NYC Green Building Loans
• EPA Failed Mass. Immigrant Communities, Groups Say
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• OCC Finalizes 'Fair Access' Rule In Last-Minute Push
• Toyota To Pay $180M Penalty For Clean Air Act Violations
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Snyder Charged Over Flint Water Crisis
• Tribe Reaches $10M Settlement With Mining Cos. In Toxic Spill
• East Coast Coalition Sues EPA Over Air Plan Deadlines
• BLM Can't Dodge Calif. Tribe's Latest Geothermal Lease Suit
• Apache Stronghold Sues USDA Over Rio Tinto Mining Project
• EPA Can't Sidestep Pesticide Allegations, 9th Circ. Says
• Exxon Says Fieldwood Can't Skip On Cleanup Costs
• IRS Continuity Safe Harbor Will Aid Renewable Projects
• BLM Looks To Shrink Protected Land In Calif.
• Building The Hydrogen Sector Will Require New Laws, Regs
• Groups Claim BLM Dropping Ball On Oil & Gas Lease Reviews
• NHTSA Delays Vehicle Emissions Penalty Increase
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• Former Gibbons, Latham Atty Named NJ's Acting DEP Head
• 4 Things To Expect From A Biden Department Of Energy
• States, Advocates Tell Justices Border Wall Funds Improper
• VW Seeks 'Unclean Hands' Defense In SEC Diesel Row
• DOI, North Fork Rancheria Seek To Beat Casino Challenge
• Former EPA Water Chief Joins Troutman Pepper
• Okla. Judge Axes Wind Farm's Damage Defense In Osage Suit
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Snyder's Atty Blasts Flint Indictment Reports
• 9th Circ. Weighs VW Bid To Reset Bondholder Fraud Standard
• EPA Says Power Plant GHG Regs OK, But New Test Draws Fire
• Groups Sue EPA For Reversal On Miss. River Pumping Plant
• 8th Circ. Won't Let Firm Avoid Arbitrating Oil Spill Money Fight
• 4 Things To Expect From A Biden EPA
• Deepwater Horizon Volunteer Rescuers Can't Sue BP
• The Benefits Of More Alternative Dispute Resolution At GAO
• 3 Firms Guide Proterra's $1.6B Go-Public Deal
• Utility Group Tells 5th Circ. Pollution Rule Fight Not Yet Over
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• White & Case Snags Noble Energy's Former Managing Atty
• LA's US Attorney Returns To Gibson Dunn Partnership
• Nationwide Beats Falling Rock Damage Suit At 10th Circ.
• EPA's Science Rule Implemented Too Soon, Advocates Say
• Court Approves Deal To End Wash. Coastal Runoff Suit
• NRC Says Nuke Waste Policy Can't Be Fought In Court
• Donziger's Bid To Delay Trial 'Reluctantly' Granted
• Justices Let 'Malice' Verdict Stand Against Environmentalist
• EPA Eases Inspections For Large Oil & Gas Storage Tanks
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• Enbridge Intervenes In Suit To Block Minn. Pipeline Project
• Pa. Republicans Sue Agency Over 'De Facto' Fracking Ban
• BNSF To Pay 3M, Boeing $19M In Landfill Cleanup Fight
• Justices Toss FMC Bid For Review Of Tribes' Waste Fee
• Justices Won't Disturb Minn. County's Frac Sand Ban
• PwC Can't Avoid Tobacco Co.'s $800M Negligence Suit
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Supreme Court To Hear Guam's $160M Landfill Superfund Suit
• Tribes Press For Shutdown Of Dakota Access Pipeline
• High Court Takes Up 10th Circ.'s Biofuel Exemptions Ruling
• 5 Things To Expect From A Biden Department Of Interior
• Justices Grant SG Time In Baltimore Climate Tort Argument
• Advocates Call Forest Service Enviro Review Reform Illegal
• Fla. Sen. Files Bill To Block Key West Cruise Ban
• Expect New SEC Leadership To Require More ESG Reporting
• DOJ Wants Time At 9th Circ. In Ariz. Solar Energy Rate Case
• SC Sewer System Says 'Flushable' Wipes Are Anything But
• Buyers May Be Wary Of Climate-Driven PG&E Asset Sale
• Engineering Firm Says Flint Proposed Class Too Large
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• Prosecutor Blesses Donziger's Bid To Delay Trial To May
• 4th Circ. Says EPA Can't Use Obsolete Form To Skip $2.7M Tab
• EPA Insists Texas Clean Air Act Accommodation Is Proper
• Ex-Newark Cop Gets 9 Years For Defrauding Water Agency
• Commodity Biz Accused Of Bungled Renewable Credit Deal
• Hand-Sanitizing Wipes Maker Sues EPA Over Recall Order
• Firefighting Foam Maker Pays $17.5M In First MDL Settlement
• ExxonMobil Aims To Sink 2nd Circ. Appeal Of $25M Award
• New Jersey Will Offer $14B Corp. Tax Incentive Revamp
• Halliburton La. Facility Sued For Contaminated Groundwater
• Group Accuses Metal Co. Of Polluting Columbia River
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• 'Elections Have Consequences,' Judge Says In Oil Lease Suit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Oil Co. Investor's Ch. 11 Recovery Denial
• ViaSat Asks FCC To Investigate SpaceX For Space Pollution
• Wyo. Asks 9th Circ. To Restore Oil & Gas Leases
• Del. River Commission Can't End Fracking Ban Suit Yet
• Trump Admin. Failed To Protect Species, Suits Say
• Engineer Says Pa. Sewage Plant Whistleblower Defamed Him
• Final Carbon Capture Rules Clarify Credit Transferability
• DTE Can't Escape Dilapidated Power Plant Row, 6th Circ. Says
• Army Corps Revamps Controversial Nationwide Permits
• Something Stinks: Scent Maker Sued Over 'Noxious Odors'
• 10th Circ. Gives EPA Chance To Revisit Colo. Ozone Plan
• What To Expect From NJ Enviro Justice Rulemaking
• V&E-Led Carlyle Recharges Solar Energy Biz With $374M
• Alaska Judge Refuses To Stop Arctic Refuge Lease Sale
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• 10th Circ. Told That Feds Didn't Scrutinize Energy Leases
• Lack Of Wetland Impacts Info Dooms Mich. Mine Permit
• Dentons Snags Barnes & Thornburg Energy Attorney
• Feds 'Reanimated' Dead Args In Cherokee Row, Judge Says
• DC Circ. Told FERC Power Demand Estimate Hurts Consumers
• Trump Admin. Sews Up Policy Shift On Migratory Bird Killing
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• EPA Pushes Out Final Science Transparency Rule
• Groups Sue EPA For Allowing Texas To Issue 'Weak' Permits
• Donziger Can't Ditch House Arrest Ahead Of Contempt Trial
• NJ Justices Unsure Insurers Can Dodge $400M Sandy Bill
• Energy Giants Want High Court View On More Climate Rulings
• EPA Finalizes Aircraft GHG Emissions Standards
• Puyallup Tribe Says Wash. Dam Is Killing Endangered Fish
• Valero Says Commodity Biz Owes $10M Over Botched Deal
• CIT Again Junks Chinese Solar Panel Duties Over Freight Data
• Tribes Pile On Resistance To $2.9B Enbridge Pipeline Project
• Egg Farm Can't Crack Manure Pollution Suit, Judge Says
• Private Civil Rights Suits Not Enough For Enviro Justice
• DuPont Entity Loses Mistrial Bid After $50M Cancer Verdict
• Army Corps Gets Chance To Fix 'Cancer Alley' Plant Permit
• Green Tax, Digital Tax, Transparency Top Portugal's EU List
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2021
• New Jersey Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2021
• Florida Legislation To Watch In 2021
• How The Supreme Court Could Frustrate Biden's Plans
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• 3 Environmental Enforcement Trends To Watch Under Biden
• Climate Regs Expected To Lead CFTC Policy Agenda In 2021
• 2021 Trials To Watch As Litigants Return To Court — Hopefully
• Energy Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2021
• Energy Cases To Watch In 2021
• 3 Questions Looming For The 2021 IPO Market
• Environmental Regulations To Watch In 2021
• Environmental Cases To Watch In 2021
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2021
• Transportation Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2021
• NY Real Estate Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2021