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Environmental - April, 2021

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• Gold Mine Co. Axes Navajo Nation Members' Toxic Spill Claim
• 5th Circ. Orders New Look At $50M Formosa Water Settlement
• DOD To Cancel All Border Wall Deals Using Diverted Money
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Workplace Suits Spotlight May Lineup
• W.Va. High Court Won't Disqualify Judge From EQT Suits
• NY Cement Plant To Pay $850K For Water Pollution
• Bay Mills Indian Community Challenges Pipeline Approval
• 4 Opportunities For Federal Clean Energy Procurement
• South Dakota Gov. Sues Over Mount Rushmore Fireworks Ban
• SEC's Peirce Talks ESG And Agency's Future Under New Chair
• EPA Eyes Environmental Justice In Toxic Reporting Updates
• What NYC Climate Case Dismissal Means For Baltimore Suit
• SoCal Warehouse Builder Agrees To $47M In Green Projects
• Revolving Door Roundup: BigLaw Snaps Up Trump US Attys
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Dakota Access Will Seek High Court Review Of Permit Wipeout
• Red States Urge Justices To Curb EPA's GHG Authority
• 10th Circ. Sinks Ranch's Wastewater Facility Permit Challenge
• Grid Operator Wants Easier Path For States' Green Policies
• NJ Regains Land After 'Unprecedented' Title Attack From Biz
• 9th Circ. Orders EPA To Ban Pesticide Or Find It Safe For Kids
• Kansas Defends Its Place In Refinery Enforcement Action
• Cannabis Co. Expected To Plead In Ethanol Dumping Case
• NJ Court Clears Review Of Gas Pipeline Project
• Reclassifying Methane And Ethane Could Overload EPA
• Biden's First 100 Days Put Environmental Justice In Spotlight
• Biden Unveils Picks For General Counsel Posts At EPA, DOE
• Groups Claim Puget Sound Fishing Hurts Protected Salmon
• New Calif. AG To Hire More Environmental Justice Attys
• Hilcorp Says Noise Review Shouldn't Stop Oil And Gas Work
• Hyundai Solar Co. Must Drag Ex-Client Into NJ Sale Feud
• Senate Votes To Reinstate Obama-Era Controls on Methane
• 9th Circ. Revives Decades-Old Navajo Nation River Policy Suit
• Justices Torn Over State Land Rights In $1B Pipeline Row
• DC Circ. Pressed To Undo Gulf Of Mexico Oil Lease Sales
• Donziger Prosecutors Say Contempt Case Isn't 'Vindictive'
• Water Rule Reinstatement Shows Specific Objections Are Key
• Bayer Rips 'Pay To Appeal' Charge In 11th Circ. Roundup Case
• Stradley Ronon Helps Nuveen Fund With $575M IPO
• Houston Homeowners Say Magellan Pipeline Causes Flooding
• Insurer Says Ga. Developer's Pollution Suit Not Covered
• Montgomery McCracken Tells 2nd Circ. Malpractice Suit Is Old
• EPA Chief Tells Congress Research, Staff Need Funding Boost
• US Needs Better, Nonpunitive Approach To Greening Trade
• Maryland County Sues Big Oil Over Climate Change
• Biden Lays Down Clean Energy Marker In First 100 Days
• Finance Cos. Urged To Report Enviro Impact Of Investments
• Feds Say Philly Riverfront Development Staffer Stole $2.6M
• Advocates Say Feds Shorted Review Of Idaho Phosphate Mine
• House Dems Urge Biden Admin. To Refresh Mining Rules
• Most Firms Withhold Hard Data In Human Capital Disclosures
• House Dems Urge AG Garland To Intervene In Donziger Case
• Energy Dept. Announces $8B For Grid Buildout Projects
• Suit Accuses Waste Connections Of Improper Surcharges
• Biden Picks Air Force Chief And 5 Other DOD Nominees
• Texan Sues Biden Admin. Alleging Discrimination In Farm Aid
• Senate Confirms Biden EPA's Second-In-Command
• Justices Question Refiners' Bid For Biofuel Exemption Leeway
• EPA Launches New 'Forever Chemicals' Council
• NJ Town Fights 3M's Bid To Duck 'Forever Chemicals' Suit
• Firms Want Out Of Botched BP Oil Spill Claims Suit
• The International Outlook For US Border Carbon Adjustments
• GOP Sens. Balk At Oil, Gas Tax Hikes For Infrastructure Bill
• Girardi Firm Trustee Wants Atty To Chase Celeb Wife's Assets
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• ND Creates $25M Tech Fund To Decrease Energy Emissions
• EPA Moves To Restore Calif.'s Power To Set Emissions Rules
• AGs Urge Congress To Void Trump Methane Rule Rollback
• DC Circ. Doubts World Bank Unit's Liability For India Pollution
• Texas High Court Asked To Review Houston Drainage Suit
• High Court Grapples With Guam Superfund Site Liability
• High Court Won't Hear Green Group's Obama Center Dispute
• The Domestic Landscape For US Border Carbon Adjustments
• Gas Co. Says It's Owed $6.5M For Gas Deliveries During Storm
• Tenn. Asks Justices To Deny Miss. Claim In $615M Water Fight
• Bernstein Shur Launches Climate Change Practice Group
• DC Circ. Won't Treat Exxon Deceptive Ad Suit As Class Action
• 3M, Georgia-Pacific Settle Mich. Water Suit For $11.9M
• $10M Easement Deduction Properly Denied, 6th Circ. Told
• Sidley Nabs Calif. Enviro Agency Vet From Alston & Bird
• High Court Wants Feds To Weigh In On Counties' VW Fight
• Energy Dept. Sets Lofty Hydrogen Goal Amid Climate Push
• FERC Tells DC Circ. Oregon Pipeline Project At 'Standstill'
• No More Calif. Fracking Permits Starting In 2024, Gov. Says
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Simpson Thacher M&A Atty In NY
• Gas Co. Says San Antonio Utility Owes $99.6M
• How To Push EPA On Fuel Credits For Renewable Electricity
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• House GOP Calls On Biden To Revive Green Trade Deal Talks
• DC Circ. Won't Reconsider Nix Of Dakota Access Permit
• Trio Of Energy, Enviro Cases Next On High Court's Docket
• Zurich Loses Appeal Over Recycling Plant Fire Claim
• Bayer Paid Roundup Plaintiff To Appeal Its Own Win, Attys Say
• Citgo Nabs Ex-BP Exec For Chief Compliance & Ethics Post
• Pipeline Co., Pa. County Reach Deal Over Water Pollutants
• Ore. Water Group Wants In On Tribe's Irrigation Suit
• DOT Floats Restoring Calif.'s Right To GHG Emissions Rules
• Home Depot Pays $21M To End EPA's Lead Paint Safety Suit
• Metal Co. Wants Out Of Calif. $136M Toxic Cleanup Suit
• 10 States Sue Biden Over Greenhouse Gas Cost Initiative
• Minn. High Court Says Enviro Study Of Gas Plant Not Needed
• Fla. Sen. Passes Bill To Block Key West Cruise Ban
• GOP Sens. Say Biden Climate Policies Undermine SEC
• Biden Plan Would Gut US Funding Of Global Fossil Fuel Work
• Senate GOP Unveils $568B Infrastructure Counterproposal
• 5 Legal Issues Facing Electric Vehicle Charging Projects
• NYC Suit Says Energy Cos. Duped Consumers On Climate
• Biden Admin. Drops Challenge To Calif.'s Cap-And-Trade Deal
• Biden Kicks Off Earth Day Climate Summit With World Leaders
• UK Lawmakers Target Phony Green Investment Claims
• Wind Farms Fight Citi's $118M Bill For Texas Storm Energy
• Donziger's Bid For Cameras In Trial Thwarted Again
• YPF Seeks To Appeal Denial Of Bid To DQ White & Case
• PG&E Investor Settlement Gets Initial OK From Judge
• BIA OKs Land-Leasing Rules For Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
• Groups Want To Scrap NEPA Overhaul Despite Biden Review
• DOJ's New No. 3 Faces Delicate Balancing Act
• Groups Say It's Time For EPA To Update Oil Spill Response
• Fed Circ. Says Ill. Landowners Filed Flooding Suit Too Late
• Sen. Wyden Proposes Broad Revamp Of Energy Tax Policy
• Lessons From Key Expert Testimony In Chauvin Trial
• EPA Asked To Ban Pesticide After Species Harm Report
• Oil & Gas Services Co. Will Pay $2M For Emissions Violations
• Cargo Tanker Crewman Convicted For Illegal Dumping
• Biden Will Commit To Halving US Carbon Emissions By 2030
• PG&E Judge Rejects Fire Victims Trustee's 'Forum Shopping'
• FERC Urged To Allow States To Opt Out Of Market Rule
• Utility Pushes FERC To Restore PURPA Eligibility Change
• EPA Watchdog Slams Vehicle Emissions Rule Process
• Koch To Help Build $9.2B Green Energy Complex
• Feds Accuse 2 More Fiat Managers Of Emissions Test Fraud
• Biden Admin. Designates Protected Humpback Whale Habitat
• Ski Resorts Join Green Groups To Support Oil, Gas Lease Halt
• 1st Fla. Climate Change Suit May Be Just The Beginning
• Tribe Tells DC Circ. NRC Skirted Key Review For Uranium Mine
• 9th Circ. Rules Oil Co. Can't Get $1M Spill Covered
• 10th Circ. Gives Energy Exec 2nd Shot At Race Bias Claim
• What DC Circ.'s Finality Test Means For Biden Enviro Policies
• Zurich To Pay $1.5M For Sanctions In Fluor Coverage Suit
• Donziger Protests Order Refusing To Televise His Case
• Fed. Watchdog Finds Holes In Offshore Pipeline Oversight
• Suncor Pleads Guilty, Fined $80K Over Alberta Gas Release
• EPA Defends Lifting Pet Pesticide Ban At 9th Circ.
• What DOE's Energy Efficiency Proposal Means For Cos.
• EPA Seeks To Sink Trump Admin. Whistleblower Lawsuit
• Judge Says Species Protection Not Among Dam Purposes
• Solar Tracking Co. Tops 4 IPO Launches Totaling $705M
• Guam Tells Justices Past Deal Doesn't Bar $160M Landfill Suit
• Asset Management Takeaways From SEC Risk Alert On ESG
• NY Judge Won't Toss Attys Over Class Action Soliciting
• Texas Justices Let Gas Co. Challenge Houston Propane Regs
• Hess Can Pursue Bid To Offset NJ Refinery Damages
• Chicago's Obama Center Draws New Fight From Old Foe
• 4th Circ. Upholds $4.4M Award Reimbursing SC Landowners
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• Vermont High Court Backs Solar Facility Denial
• DC Circ. Upholds DOI Land Decision For Calif. Tribal Casino
• Haaland Nixes Trump-Era DOI Orders In Climate Push
• EPA OIG Says Trump Admin. Hid Health Risks From Ill. People
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• River Authority Must Face Hurricane Harvey Takings Claims
• Beware Sunny Days: Lessons From BP's 2005 Texas Blast
• Donziger Wants His Trial Televised, Citing Chauvin Case
• EDF Taps Under Armour Vet For Chief Legal Officer Role
• Lloyd's Picks 11 Tech Firms For Climate-Focused 'Incubator'
• EU Clears $1.3B Recycling Biz Deal With Conditions
• FERC Floats Cut To Grid Project Incentive Amid Broad Review
• Judge Hands Tribe, Enviros Win By Nixing Fed. Mine Approval
• Biden DOJ Transition Slowed By GOP, Garland Pushback
• WTO Is 'Part Of The Problem' On Environment, USTR Says
• Dems Unleash Bill Targeting Fossil Fuel Tax Breaks, Subsidies
• Fox Rothschild Beats Malpractice Suit Over Land Cleanup
• NY Officials Reach Deal On Nuke Plant Decommissioning
• DHS And California Tribes Agree To End Border Wall Appeal
• EPA Tells 9th Circ. It Wants To Revisit Pesticide Approval
• NJ Offshore Wind Ports: Challenges And Opportunities
• Mass Tort Atty Joins Foley & Mansfield In New Orleans
• BP Liable For Emissions Violations At Ind. Refinery
• Lloyd's Insurer Tokio Marine Drops Australia Coal Project
• Senate Confirms Biden Pick For Key Enviro Post
• Counties, Residents Sue To Block Dallas-Houston Bullet Train
• Minn. Says There's No Need To Pause Climate Fraud Suit
• Ruling Shows 5th Circ. Reluctant To Second-Guess Agencies
• Biden Pick For DOJ Enviro Chief Quizzed On Climate, Wildlife
• Despite Violations, Pa. Judge Won't Shut Down Gas Pipeline
• Biden Taps Latham Partner To Serve As Interior's No. 2
• Trustee Enlists Firm To Hunt Down Erika Girardi's Valuables
• Federal Irrigation Project Imperils Endangered Fish, Tribes Say
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of EPA's High-Ethanol Fuel Rule
• Dickinson Wright Adds Litigator To Enhance Chicago Office
• 9th Circ. Says Trump Offshore Drilling Suit Is Now Moot
• 4th Circ. Revives $6M Coverage Fight Over Well Explosion
• Dakota Access Asks Full DC Circ. To Restore Pipeline Permit
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• FERC Told NY Grid Connection Cost Rules Are Unlawful
• Colorado, Greens Urge EPA To Move Away From HFC Use
• The Senate's Filibuster Rules Are Unconstitutional
• 9th Circ. Ruling Offers Defendants Hope On Remand Appeals
• Retailers Say Sewer System Can't Sue Over 'Flushable' Wipes
• Exxon To Pay $11.5M To Settle Ill. Refinery Pollution Violations
• US Antitrust Regulators Should Foster Climate Collaboration
• Exxon Throwing 'Hail Mary' To Keep Climate Suit In Fed. Court
• Donziger Seeks Dismissal Of 'Vindictive' Prosecution
• JPML Asked To Consolidate, Pick Venue For Paraquat Suits
• White House Enviro Office Rescinds Trump-Era Guidance Rule
• Volkswagen Liable For Lost Wages, Workers Tell 9th Circ.
• Utah Federal Judge's Shift Opens Red-State Seat For Biden
• Del. Chicken Plant Inks $205M Deal To End Pollution Suits
• Catskills Hydropower Project Drops Bid For FERC Permit
• Energy Giants Cite 2nd Circ. In Bid To Sink DC Climate Suit
• Structural Shift In ESG-Linked Debt May Make Issuance Easier
• Brazos Proposes Advisory Council To Avoid Ch. 11 Conflicts
• Ariz. AG Says Biden Border Wall Change Needs Enviro Review
• Lessons From Tax Court's Nixing Of Investor's Energy Credits
• Veolia Nabs Suez With Revised Bid Valuing Target At €15B
• Texas Legislation Raises Red Flags For Clean Energy Cos.
• SEC Exam Unit Warns Firms Of ESG Disclosure Deficiencies
• Lehotsky Keller Snags US Chamber Enviro Pro
• SEC's ESG Unit Chief Says Existing Regs Key To Enforcement
• Biden Funding Ask Boosts DOI Tribal Programs By $600M
• GAO Says Contract Bidder Lacks Standing To Revise Process
• Biden Admin. Won't Halt Dakota Access Pipeline Operations
• Sustainability-Linked Bonds Provide Boost For Green Finance
• Biden's DOT Budget Ask A Boost For Rail And Transit
• NC Group Says State Deal Illegally Allows Chemical Discharge
• Biden Seeks 21% Boost For EPA Funding
• Partial Repeal Could Resolve Biden's SALT Cap Dilemma
• Biden's Power To Change Oil And Gas Leasing Faces Limits
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Utah Greens Claim Fed. Oil Leases Endanger Indigenous Sites
• Texas Justices Let Apache Arbitrate $15M Settlement Fight
• Feds Defend $2.9M Fees In Burning Man Permit Row
• Johnson Controls Inks Up To $870M Deal For Data Center Co.
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Navistar Deal Opt-Out Effort
• Calif. Gov. Newsom Reveals $536M Wildfire Prevention Plan
• DC Circ. Divided Over Nuke Group's Waste Policy Dispute
• 10th Circ. Says Offroad Vehicle Move Doesn't Need Review
• EPA Wants Refinery Emissions Deal Shifted To New Owner
• CarbonLite's Ch. 11 Financing OK'd As It Looks To Sell Assets
• Lawmakers Tell Biden To Maintain Army Corps Permitting Rule
• Exxon Wants Minn. Climate Suit Remand Paused For Appeal
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• Investors Call For Permanent Bristol Bay Protections
• Consider Benefits Of Carbon Emissions Alongside Costs
• A Call For Greater Clarity Around SEC Cooperation Credit
• Fried Frank-Led BlackRock Closes $4.8B Clean Power Fund
• EPA Head Says Agency Will Focus On Environmental Justice
• Tone It Down, Judge Tells Attys In Vt. PFOA Settlement Fight
• EPA Sued Over Calif., Chicago Air Pollution Review Delays
• 2nd Circ. Pauses Fight Over Vehicle Emissions Penalty Delay
• Biz Groups Back Fees Over Tax Hikes As Highway Funding Fix
• States Shielded From Pipeline Land Grabs, High Court Told
• VW Rips 9th Circ.'s 'Sweeping' Tampering Ruling At Top Court
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Groups Say Trump-Era Shrimp Boat Rule Hurts Sea Turtles
• DC Circ. Told FERC Energy Storage Orders Are Discriminatory
• DOJ Says Climate Youths Can't Relaunch Court Fight
• Advocates Ask EPA To Regulate Methane, Ethane Emissions
• DC Circ. Pauses Remand Of Exxon Deceptive Marketing Suit
• Donziger Can't Get Livestream Of Upcoming SDNY Trial
• Law Students Pressure Gibson Dunn Over Fossil Fuel Work
• EPA Wants Suit Over Dicamba Restrictions Trimmed
• Prepare For New Climate Rules, UK Pension Plans Told
• PG&E Hit With 33 Charges Over 2019 Sonoma County Wildfire
• Va. Environmental Workers' Equal Pay Class Struck Down
• DC Circ. Judge Probes FERC's Demand Estimate For PJM
• Green Groups Ask EPA To Regulate Big Farms' Air Emissions
• Edison Gets Wildfire Stock-Drop Suit Extinguished
• Energy Cos. Ask FERC To Halt New Mass. Gas Project Review
• EPA Softens Labor Relations Stance In New Memo With Union
• Mich. AG Wants PFAS Suit Out Of Firefighting Foam MDL
• Key Considerations For Litigation Settlement Trustees
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• DC Circ. Tosses Trump Rule Delaying Landfill Air Deadline
• FERC Order Offers Opening For State Aid To Power Projects
• Exxon Says Calif. Cities Can't Ditch Climate Conspiracy Suit
• YPF Loses 'Shabby' Bid To DQ White & Case In Maxus Suit
• Forest Service Says Groups, Tribes Can't Fight Uranium Mine
• Suez Inks $1.93B Recycling Biz Sale As Veolia Bid Looms
• DC Circ. Vacates Trump-Era GHG Pollution Rule
• Farmers Insurance To Pay $25M Over Okla. Earthquake Claims
• Portland Residents Sue Feds Over $800M I-5 Project
• Tribes Say ND Riverbed Ownership Suit Can Be Trimmed
• Gulf Oil Export Facilities Should Be Denied, Advocates Say
• Biz Groups Flock To Support Appeal Of $75M Dicamba Verdict
• BNSF To Pay $140K To End Wyoming Oil Spill Allegations
• Earthjustice Clean Energy Lawyer Joins FERC
• NJ-NY Ferry Co. Aims To Sink FCA Claims Over Pollution
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• FERC Actions Boost Distributed Resources In Power Markets
• Okla. Port Asked To Help With $25M Hazardous Cleanup Bill
• Activists Request $850K In Atty Fees For Calif. Water Win
• Tetra Tech Says US Navy Cleanup Work Review Suit Is Timely
• Solar Poised To Shine In Texas After Steady Growth
• DC Circ. Pauses Auto Emissions Regs Challenge
• Wastewater Plant Head Gets 3 Months For Rigged Enviro Tests
• Tribes Could Get Unfair Edge In Water Rights, 9th Circ. Told
• Feds Push To Manage Details Of Bannon's Presidential Pardon
• American Axle Faces $9.4M Suit Over Polluted NY Plant Site
• Green Groups Rip Pipeline OK In 'Environmental Justice' Area
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• Kiernan Trebach Launches NY Office With 13 Ex-Havkins Attys
• Ex-EPA Atty Joins Keller Heckman In DC
• How USMCA Empowers Investors Against Mexico Power Law
• Feds Defend Environmental Review Of $600M NC Bridge
• National Black Farmers' Roundup Suit To Stay In Calif. MDL
• Cherokee Nation, Feds Must Revise Trust Suit Discovery Plan
• USCIS Ordered To Grant Work Visa To Big Game Hunter
• Biden Official Says Congress Must Boost Clean Energy
• 2nd Circ. Climate Ruling May Not Sway Case At High Court
• Comcast Unit Owes $14M After Balking At Zinc Cleanup
• Va. Court Sinks Golf Course Suit Against Dominion Energy
• Stockholm Arb. Institute Head Sets Sights On Climate Change
• YPF Says Its Confidential Info At Risk In Ch. 11 DQ Fight
• Energy Industry Water Recycler Floats $400M Notes Offering
• Paper Mill To Pay $1M To End Potomac River Pollution Suit
• Cooley Reps Vision Ridge In $1.25B Climate-Focused Fund
• NJ Tells High Court Pipeline Co. Can't Condemn State Land
• Real Estate Pros Hit With Syndicated Easement Fraud Suit
• Justices Say Florida Can't Blame Oyster Woes On Georgia
• 2nd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of NYC Climate Suit
• Insurers Say EU Data Plans Oversimplify Climate Risk