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Environmental - July, 2021

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• Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Says Seattle's Dam Illegally Blocks Fish
• DOI Wants 9th Circ. Redo Of Navajo Nation River Policy Suit
• TC Energy Can't Kill Suit Over Nixed Keystone XL Pipeline
• Experts Tapped To Hear Malaysia Palm Oil Fight Against EU
• Calif. Report Mulls Novel Insurance For Climate Change Fight
• Bridgepoint Buys Stake In $1B Sustainability-Focused Firm
• What To Expect Under New SEC Enforcement Director Grewal
• Judge Says Zoom Formal Attire Optional, But Clothing A Must
• Ill. Justices Sink Energy Co.'s Suit Over Ex-Execs' Departure
• 4th Circ. Revives NC's Air Emissions Fee Suit Against Feds
• Idaho Says Shoshone Band Can't Claim Treaty Hunting Rights
• House OKs $15.6B DOI Budget With $4B For Tribal Programs
• House Approves $19B Boost For DOT Budget
• 4 Areas EPA Could Expand With House's 23% Budget Boost
• White House Vision For Carbon Capture Faces Obstacles
• Biden Admin. Agrees To Crack Down On Upwind Air Pollution
• Tribes Get OK To Join Fight Over Nevada Lithium Mine
• Mine Sues Neighbor After Flooding Cut Off Silver Access
• Energy Cos. Expand Arguments For RI Climate Suit Removal
• Bayer To Set Aside Another $4.5B For Future Roundup Claims
• Nikola Founder Charged In NY With Lying To Raise Billions
• Senate Votes To Debate $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
• 4 Firms Seek To Lead Virgin Galactic Investor Suit
• Alaskan Tribe Urges 9th Circ. Not To Find Drill Suit Moot
• 9th Circ. Tosses Challenge To Calif. Desert Hydro Project
• Trade Court Still Unconvinced By Solar Cell Duty Calculations
• SEC's Climate Disclosure Plans At Odds With Big Tech Wishes
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Calif. Pork Law Challenge
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• DuPont Sees Problems But Can't Halt $65M Tainted Water Deal
• DHS Approves Border Wall Remediation Projects
• California Wants High Court To Toss Venoco Takings Suit
• EU Approves €30.5B French Plan To Jolt Renewables Projects
• Maine Recycling Law Could Spark Wave Of Policies Across US
• Regulators Urge Actuaries To Watch Climate, Pandemic Risks
• Monsanto Hit With $185M Verdict Over PCB Brain Damage
• Mich. Judge Who Guided Flint Water, UAW Cases Scales Back
• FERC Paints Grid Reform Agenda For House Energy Panel
• Limetree Bay Seeks Ch. 11 Asset Sale By Mid-October
• No Discovery Stay For YPF Appeal Of White & Case DQ Denial
• Airport Attys Beat Colonial's DQ Bid In Pipeline Easement Row
• OCC Names New Risk Officer Amid Broader Climate Risk Push
• V&E-Led Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Plans $100M IPO
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Activists Say Shipping Expansion Needs Species Review
• Oat Milk Co. Investor Sues Over $1.4B IPO 'Greenwashing'
• Green Investments Are Not Immune To ESG Scrutiny
• FERC Urged To Keep Pipeline Open Amid New Review
• BOEM Boss Says Offshore Wind Moves Must Be Watertight
• Senate Confirms Biden Pick For DOJ Environmental Chief
• Mall Developer's Asbestos Caused Cancer, Calif. Judge Told
• 9th Circ. Tells Court To Redo Lead Plaintiff In Nikola Stock Suit
• EPA Will Bolster Power Plant Water Pollution Rule
• Calif. Environmental Agency Loses Exide Ch. 11 Plan Appeal
• Fire Cleanup Worker's Lung Injury Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Solar Tracking Biz Rips 'Illogical' $133M IP Suit
• King & Spalding Adds EPA, Haynes And Boone Vet In Austin
• Watchdog Says DOD Lagging On PFAS Study, Mitigation
• DuPont, Others Must Face Claims In Indiana Superfund Row
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Texas Justices Asked To Weigh Fracking Fire Coverage Row
• Parks Group Says Atty Fees Deal Ends Dominion Permit Fight
• Donziger Found Guilty Of Contempt By Judge
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Angler Activists Want Hold On Salmon Fishing In Permit Suit
• Senator Calls For Better Native American Infrastructure
• FERC Told Secret Contract Doesn't Prove Need For Pipeline
• GM Issues Second Recall Over Chevy Bolt Battery Fire Risk
• NJ Magnesium Maker Says Insurer Must Cover Explosion
• UK Watchdog Probing Electric Vehicle Charging Contracts
• Product Liability Regs, Bills To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2021
• Methane Rule Changes Add Complexity For Oil And Gas Cos.
• Ga. Developer Accused Of Polluting Wetlands, Lake
• Mining Co. Says Lack Of Evidence Dooms Pollution Suit
• DOI Floats Plan For Decommissioning Pacific Oil Rigs
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Advocates Say Seismic Tests In Gulf Harm Endangered Whale
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 2 Insurance Attys From Reed Smith
• Senate Confirms 7 Senior National Security Nominees
• Saint-Gobain, 3M, Honeywell To Pay $65M Over Tainted Water
• Keystone XL Fight Not Over After Permit Loss, Court Told
• Transportation Policy Developments To Watch: Midyear Report
• PG&E To Spend Over $15B Burying 10K Miles Of Power Lines
• FERC Staff Blasts Energy Transfer's Bid To Duck $20M Fine
• DOJ Honcho Under Trump Joins New Civil Liberties Alliance
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• FirstEnergy Pays $230M Fine, Cops To Bribing Ohio Pols
• House Again OKs Bill Regulating 'Forever Chemicals' PFAS
• Exxon Pays $25M To Settle Puerto Rico Pollutant Suit
• Black Ill. Community Sues Over Pooling, Overflowing Sewage
• DR Says $287.6M Wind Farm Claim Was Rightly Denied
• DC Circ. Won't Stop SpaceX Satellites From Launching
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Wash. Tribal Fishing Decision
• Senate GOP Kills Bid To Debate Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan
• Pa. Can't Spread Bonuses, Rent From Drilling On State Land
• Tenaska Wants $15.8M Suit Over Winter Storm Charges Nixed
• Another Ga. Sterilization Plant Sued Over Chemical Emissions
• Shook Hardy Names 3 New Office Leaders Amid Expansion
• Wiley Adds Experienced EPA Official To Enviro Practice
• Law Firm Says Tribal Leaders Authorized Them To Sue Shell
• Ojibwe Pipeline Protestors Sue Minn. Sheriff Over 'Blockade'
• Sterilization Co. Hit With 150 Chemical Injury Suits In Ga.
• Maryland Officials Want In On DC Circ. Dam License Challenge
• Technicolor Insurers Dodge Defense Of Taiwan Class Suit
• High Court Urged To Snub $3.6B Wall Funding Row
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Tribes Ask Minn. High Court To Review OK Of $2.9B Pipeline
• Obama Center Foes Ask Ill. Judge To Block Construction
• Viridi Funds' ETF Focuses On Greener Crypto Mining
• Hawaii Climate Suits Belong In Fed. Court, 9th Circ. Told
• Justices' Biofuel Exemption Ruling Boosts Small Refineries
• US Judge Says EPA Must Write Idaho Water Rule For Mercury
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Ex-Biofuel Exec's Fraud, Tax Convictions
• Shell Will Fight Dutch Court's Emissions Plan Ruling
• Insurers Face Multibillion-Dollar Hit From Europe Flooding
• EU Watchdog Eyes Spain's €101M Investor Arbitration Award
• 9th Circ. Backs DHS In Immigration Environmental Impact Row
• Oklahoma Sues DOI For Coal Control On Tribal Lands
• Minnesota Appeals Court Says State Didn't Justify Mine Permit
• Top Florida Litigation Of 2021: Midyear Report
• 5th Circ. Upholds Texas Utility's $60M Liability Cap
• Exxon Renews Bid To Keep Colo. Climate Suit In Federal Court
• Broadband Sats Are Filling The Sky. Are Regulators Ready?
• Insurer Loses Bid To Escape Carbon Monoxide Coverage Suit
• Solar Developer Wants Mass. Offshore Wind Approval Axed
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• 5 Steps For Legal Teams To Mitigate Industrial Cyber Risk
• Ore. Warns More Dam Water Must Be Released To Protect Fish
• Genesis Energy Seeks Revival Of $4.5M Pipeline Damage Suit
• 3 Questions Left After Maui Groundwater Case Ruling
• Top 5 Int'l Trade Developments In 2021: Midyear Report
• Chicago Nonprofits Say Work On Obama Center Should Begin
• Lordstown Motors Says DOJ Probing SPAC Deal, Pre-Orders
• Judge Rips Army Corps For Lax Fish Protection At Ore. Dams
• Calif. Coalition Pushes EPA To Reduce HFC Emissions
• Nuclear Energy And Environmental Justice In The Biden Era
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Judge Rules Against Hawaii County In Water Pollution Battle
• VW Rips Opt-Out Drivers' 9th Circuit Bid For Trial Redo
• Environmental Policy To Watch In 2021: Midyear Report
• Pipeline Co. Drops 1st Circ. Appeal Of City's Oil Export Ban
• Ill. Town Says BNSF Development Causing Stormwater Floods
• Group Blasts Pa. Approval Of Gas Plant Air Emission Plan
• 9th Circ. Keeps Methylene Chloride Risk Evaluation For Now
• WTO Members Ready To Intensify Fisheries Subsidies Talks
• FERC To Mull Grid Reform To Back Renewable Energy Shift
• Spencer Fane Adds Former Husch Blackwell Enviro Head
• 3 Roadblocks Facing Electric Vehicle Adoption In US
• Trump Water Rule Will Remain In Place During Review
• Oceana Claims Pacific Sardine Recovery Plan Falls Short
• Coalition Sues Hawaii To Halt Reopening Aquarium Pet Trade
• Sherwin-Williams Deal Should Bar Enviro Claim, NJ Court Told
• Albertsons Inks $5.1M Deal With Calif. Over Emissions Probe
• Oil Rig Deal Hurt Brazilian Conglomerate, Creditors Say
• What G-7 Xinjiang Focus Means For UK And US Companies
• Biden Pick To Lead Army Corps Aims For Lasting Water Policy
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• Oregon DOT Can Help Defend $800M I-5 Improvement Project
• Federal Loan, Grant Recipients Should Expect ESG Mandates
• Kirkland, Debevoise Rep $5.3B Deal For Waste-To-Energy Biz
• DuPont, Others Ink $50M Del. Deal Over 'Forever Chemicals'
• Court Douses SD Gov.'s Mount Rushmore Fireworks Suit
• Sherwin-Williams Needs Defense 'On Steroids' To Duck Suit
• Top SEC Official Suggests More ESG Enforcement Is Coming
• Developer Defends FERC's Approvals Of $468M Project
• Rail Execs Plead Guilty In Worker Safety Case After Explosion
• FTC Warns Against Deals Like Nixed $1.3B Berkshire Merger
• PE-Backed Waterworks Co. Leads 4 IPOs Likely To Top $1.2B
• Becker & Poliakoff Adds Capitol Hill Alum To Gov't Team In DC
• Youth Climate Plaintiffs Won't Seek High Court Review
• Groups Slam EPA Bid To Maintain Water Rule During Review
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Idled St. Croix Refinery Hits Ch. 11 After Regulatory Issues
• Meet JPML's Favorite Judge, Tasked With New Opioid MDL
• Dominion Energy, Berkshire Call Off $1.3B Gas Pipeline Deal
• Musk Denies Controlling $2.6B Tesla Deal In Fiery Trial Kickoff
• EPA Moves To Include PFAS In List Of Water Contaminants
• Watchdog Says EPA Water Data Too Murky To Track Progress
• Bracewell Recoups Energy Pro From FERC
• Pension Fund Wants Rehearing In 9th Circ. VW Emissions Suit
• Wilkinson Barker Snags Colo. Speaker For Denver Office
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• NJ Enviro Agency Ducks Compensation For Land Taking
• Energy Litigation To Watch In The Second Half Of 2021
• Volkswagen To Appeal Ohio Diesel Ruling To Supreme Court
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Insure Farmers Against Wildfire Risks
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Chevron Hit With $85M Suit Over Winter Storm Delivery Woes
• High Court Ruling Won't Stop States From Thwarting Pipelines
• DC Circ. Says FERC Must Address Power Supply Estimates
• Allstate Wants Suit Over Corps' La. Wetlands Work Tossed
• IRS Ruling Opens Runway For Stalled Carbon Capture Deals
• Former Dow Counsel, Ex-EPA Exec Joins Barnes & Thornburg
• Split 1st Circ. Says River Tribe's Land Ends At Water's Edge
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Latham, Simpson
• EPA Revokes Allied BioScience SurfaceWise2 Spray Approval
• French Finance Minister Calls For Carbon Pricing Floor
• Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review
• The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2021: Midyear Report
• Fla. Race Bias Suit Challenging Formula One Event Tossed
• Alaska Sues Biden Admin. Over Land Use Restrictions
• Climate Youth Say GOP AGs Can't Butt Into Energy Policy Suit
• 6th Circ. Affirms Arch's Ruling Over Criminal Coal Dust Claims
• Kirby Corp. Wins $17M In Houston Oil Spill Bench Trial
• Shell, Gulf Oil Sued Over Climate Threats To Fuel Facilities
• 8th Circ. Says Mo. Waste Fight Shouldn't Be In State Court
• ND Pushes Biden Admin. To Restart Oil And Gas Leasing
• Feds Try To Kill Suit Over Tribal Wind Energy Project
• How Dutch Shell Carbon Emissions Ruling May Affect US Cos.
• The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2021: Midyear Report Part 2
• An Early Look At What State AGs Want From ESG Disclosures
• Oakland A's Say Scrapper Polluting Proposed Ballpark Site
• EU Fines BMW, VW €875M Over Emissions Technology Cartel
• SEC Committee Pushes For More ESG, Diversity Disclosures
• Mining Group Wants Coal Activists' Leasing Suit Tossed
• EPA Updates Rules To Monitor Oil Spill Cleanup Chemicals
• Dem State AGs Urge EPA To Restore Calif. Clean Car Waiver
• Texas Panel Axes Suit Against River Authority For Bad Dams
• Justices' Cedar Point Ruling May Inspire More Takings Claims
• Navajo Can't Appeal Gold Mine's Exit From Toxic Spill Suit Yet
• FERC Can't Justify Energy Storage Order, DC Circ. Told
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• Calif. Judge Says Berkeley's Natural Gas Ban Not Preempted
• The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2021: Midyear Report Part 1
• Nigerians Fight To Sue Shell Units As A Group Over Oil Spill
• Texas Lawmakers Reconvene To Handle Unfinished Business
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• Aqua Metals Strikes $7M Investor Deal Over Recycling Tech
• Venoco Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks OK For $852M Spill Settlement
• NJ Makes Changes To Corp. Tax Break Programs
• DC Circ. Drops World Bank Suit Over Alleged India Pollution
• Preparing For Contract Disputes Over Environmental Credits
• Feds Examining $39B Alaska LNG Project's Emissions Impact
• How Cos. Should Respond To Gov't Requests For PFAS Info
• 3 Firms Craft Blackstone's Bet On $1.4B ESG Software Co.
• VW Fights Pre-Scandal Car Owners' 9th Circ. Bid For Damages
• Pipeline Co. Nixes Tenn. Project Amid Enviro Justice Concern
• EPA Scientists Claim Agency Altering Chemical Assessments
• Keystone XL Builder Plans $15B Trade Claim Against US
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• 4th Circ. Says FERC Wrongly Rejected NC Dam Conditions
• Fla. Class Action Survives Sugar Industry Dismissal Bids
• Insurer Says No Duty Owed To Trump Tower In Pollution Row
• NY Towns, Groups Call Renewable Project Siting Regs Scanty
• DC Circ. Flushes Trump EPA's High-Ethanol Fuel Rule
• 1st Circ. Says Exxon Climate Case Shouldn't Wait On EPA
• Oglala Sioux Urge DC Circ. To Ax SD Uranium Mine Permit
• Group Says EPA Stormwater Permit Allows Plastic Pollution
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• Justices Send Enviro Fight With Amish Back To Minn.
• Fla. Man Fights To Get Experts Admitted In Cancer Cluster Suit
• High Court Vacates Border Wall Case After Construction Halt
• State Of The Oil And Gas Industry: Midyear Report
• Up Close With Washington State's Top Enviro Official
• EPA Urges Courts To Remand Water Rule As It Retools Regs
• NY Asbestos Ruling Could Change Insurers' Approach
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• 5th Circ. Says Oil Spill Contractor Immune To Taylor Claims
• Attys Want $3.9M After 3M Mich. Water Deal
• Feds Tell 9th Circ. Tribal Interests Must End Water Dispute
• Insurer Seeks Discharge From Texas Hurricane Flooding Suits
• Wyo. Court Won't Enjoin Biden's Already-Paused Lease Freeze
• Gov't Fights Injunction For Tribe's Wind Energy Project
• Ore. Court Grants Yakama Citizen New Hunting Trial
• House Passes Dems' $715B Highway, Water Funding Bill
• CIT Tees Up High-Stakes Arguments In Solar Panel Case
• Energy Transfer Sues To Keep Pipeline Risk Info Private
• IRS Extension Is Partial Relief For Renewable Energy Projects
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Robert Kraft-Owned Paper Mill Wants Air Pollution Suit Tossed
• NY Real Estate Regulations To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2021
• Why And How To Link ESG Metrics With Exec Compensation