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Environmental - November, 2021

244 articles

• High Court's Right Flank Floats Chevron Deference Overhaul
• Michigan Focuses On State Court In Enbridge Pipeline Fight
• 7th Circ. Seems Unconvinced Obama Center Work Must Stop
• Property Insurance Rates Expected To Increase, Report Says
• EPA Floats Deal To End Enviros', Tribe's Suit Over River PCBs
• Donziger Case May Stretch Constitution, 2nd Circ. Panel Says
• The Implications Of COP26 For Legal Practitioners
• Climate Youths Say Justices' Ruling Bolsters Bid To Fix Suit
• Green Groups Celebrate End Of Maui CWA Permit Case
• Without Leadership Buy-In, Law Firm DEI Efforts Stand To Fail
• Troutman, Covington Lead SPAC Deal For $3.3B Bitcoin Miner
• Electric Vehicle Biz Makes Plans For $150M IPO
• Trump-Era Hunting Rule Endangers Wildlife, Enviros Say
• Food Groups Seek Win In GMO Labeling Suit
• Ad Rulings Offer Tips For Cos. To Avoid 'Greenwashing'
• 2nd Circ. Overturns EPA Record Disclosure Order
• 9th Circ. Nixes Tribe Members' Highway Project Claims
• Confronting Origination Credit: Self-Advocacy Tips For Attys
• EPA Tells Justices 9th Circ. Water Permit Ruling Is Sound
• ITC Recommends Extending Solar Safeguard Tariffs
• Airport Insurer Says $26M Gas Poisoning Verdict Not Covered
• Alberta Plans Keystone XL Trade Claim Against US
• 2 Firms Want To Lead, Combine XL Fleet Merger Suits In Del.
• As Climate Litigation Heats Up, More Cos. Face Liability Risk
• Insurer's Winery Fire Suit Axed In Favor Of State Court Action
• A Real-World Guide To Staying Discovery In Federal Court
• Ballard Spahr's New Real Estate Chair Eyes Big Housing Push
• Tackle Climate Change With Capital Rules, Campaigners Urge
• Enviro Groups Say Dam Operator Can't Dodge Salmon Suit
• Chevron Fights EPA Offshore Emissions Regulation Reversal
• Industry Lines Up Against Biden NEPA Changes
• Dream Industrial REIT Prices $197M Worth Of Green Notes
• How Green Amendments Protect Key Environmental Rights
• TC Energy Officially Kicks Off $15B Trade Claim Against US
• Utility Groups Defend Power Deal Rule Update To 9th Circ.
• Del. Chemical Plant Escapes Toxic Waste Suit, For Now
• Monsanto Tells Justices $25M Roundup Verdict Must Fall
• India-Focused SPAC Leads 2 Public Debuts Totaling $236M
• Int'l Securities Org. Urges Oversight Of ESG Ratings Providers
• FERC Defends Restart Of $6B Gas Pipeline Work
• Arco Says Feds Should Share Blame In Botched Mine Cleanup
• Wilkinson Barker Knauer Partner Picked For EPA
• FirstEnergy Allowed To Oppose Vacated Class Certification
• Pesticide Use Targeted In New Senate Farmworker Safety Bill
• Navigating The New Wave Of PFAS Regulation And Litigation
• Legato Merger Targets Infrastructure With Second SPAC
• Chile Power Plant Cleared To Tap $20M Del. Ch. 11 Loan
• Takeaways And Next Steps After FSOC's Climate Risk Report
• 3 Cases Could Influence Electric Vehicle SPAC Litigation
• Reed Smith Steers Sustainability-Geared SPAC's $220M Filing
• High Court Rejects Mississippi Water Theft Claims
• 2nd Circ. Kills All Approvals For $683M NY Pipeline
• Groups Want Stay On Order That Axed Trump-Era Water Rule
• FinCEN Urges Banks To Help Spot Environmental Crimes
• BLM Will Again Tweak Plans To Protect Greater Sage-Grouse
• What Enviro Attorneys Need To Know About The Budget Bill
• NY's New Climate Guide May Usher In Insurance Changes
• Lawmakers Urge Biden To Cease Fighting Kids' Climate Suit
• Pomerantz, Block & Leviton To Lead Nikola Investor Class
• Texas High Court Will Hear Fight Over Injection Well Permit
• Insurance Industry Predicted To Grow In 2022, Report Says
• Auto Cos. Must Prep For State AG Action On Fuel Efficiency
• Texas Justices Side With ExxonMobil On Explosion Discovery
• 5 Critical Steps For Ensuring ESG Transparency
• House Sends Biden's $1.75T Budget Plan To Senate
• Crow Tribe Blasts Wyo. 'Insinuations' In Hunting Rights Fight
• FERC Says Decision On Spire Pipeline's Future Is Imminent
• 9th Circ. Affirms FAA's Approval Of Amazon Air Cargo Facility
• Chilean Dam Woos Lenders As Bankruptcy Kicks Off
• Calif. High Court Leaves $87M Roundup Verdict In Place
• NJ Utility Agency Must Act On Challenge To Rate Hike Bar
• Orrick, Kirkland-Led Intersect Power Lands $2.6B In Financing
• State Regulators Aim To Mitigate Climate Risks, NAIC Says
• Va. Order Gives Tribes More Power Over State Permits
• Miner Says Romania Can't Escape $4.4B Claim
• How Infrastructure Act May Spur New Transmission Projects
• Biden Administration Floats Reviving Clean Water Act Regs
• Insurance Suits Over 2017 Calif. Fire Sent Back To State Court
• Feds Escape Liability For Michigan Dam Failure
• Pipeline Co. Agrees To Pay $2M To End Suit Over 2015 Oil Spill
• SEC Approves Universal Proxy, Seeks To Ease Regs On Firms
• How DOD's Climate Focus Will Affect Gov't Procurement
• What EPA's Proposed Methane Rules Mean For Oil, Gas Cos.
• Heed These Rules, Or Risk Your Argument On Appeal
• Trade Court Continues Rebuke Of Solar Panel Tariff Renewal
• ITC Signs Off On Duties For Indian, Malaysian Wind Towers
• Early ESG Due Diligence Can Minimize Risk, Maximize Reward
• UK Energy Co. Makes Antitrust Commitments For EV Charging
• Seattle Judge Won't Rethink Order In Skagit River Dispute
• Interior Asks 5th Circ. To Reinstate New Oil, Gas Lease Ban
• CWA Enforcement Doesn't Bar Citizen Suits, Full 1st Circ. Told
• Federal Court Holds On To Michigan's Enbridge Pipeline Fight
• 1st Circ. Clears Federal Limits On Maine Lobster Fishing
• Chilean Dam Project Cites Climate Change In $2B Ch. 11
• Senate Confirms Biden's FERC Pick, Filling Panel
• Challengers Ask Justices To Rule On Tribal Casino Land Row
• White House Commits To Consulting More With Tribal Leaders
• Holtec Can't Halt Utility's $56M Nuke Waste Funds Claim
• Cos. Must Brace For Financial Regs On Climate-Related Risk
• DC Circ. Sinks Alaska's Bid To Block Future 'Roadless Rules'
• FERC Flubbed NY Grid's Market Review, DC Circ. Told
• Colo. Ozone Permit Probes Point To Unclear Federal Guidance
• What To Include In Orders Governing Remote Arbitration
• Feds Say Oil Groups Lack Standing To Contest Lease Freeze
• CIT Strikes Down Expansion Of Solar Safeguard Tariffs
• Kirkland & Ellis Nabs Environmental Atty From Doughty
• Brownstein Hyatt Adds Consultant To Gov't Relations Team
• Exide Bankruptcy Trustee Floats $17M Cleanup Deal With EPA
• Machinery Maker Is Polluting LA River, Nonprofit Says
• Indiana City Wants Aerojet To Pay For Industrial Site Cleanup
• EPA Allows Trump Aviation Gas Emissions Rule To Stand
• Honeywell Will Pay $4.25M To End Feds' River Pollution Suit
• Biden Readies For New Hurdles With $1.2T Infrastructure Deal
• Agriculture Group Fights Navajo Water Projects In Fed. Court
• 9 Companies Gear Up For November's Last Hurrah Of IPOs
• Embracing ESG: CBRE GC Talks Effective Compliance Emails
• Exxon Says High Court Ruling Voids $14M Pollution Award
• Okla. Coal Ash Rules Lacked Public Input, Enviro Groups Say
• Blue States, NYC Say Conn. Climate Suit Is State Matter
• Solar Co. Says Insurer Must Cover $13M Bill For Rain Damage
• Biden Moves To Ban Oil Leasing Near NM Cultural Site
• Gold Mine Operator Wants Attys Sanctioned In Pollution Row
• Justices Won't Hear VW Post-Sale Emissions Tampering Fight
• FTC's New Plan Focuses On Workers, Structural Merger Fixes
• DC Circ. Dumps Truck Trailer Fuel Efficiency Standards
• Saint-Gobain Reaches $34M Deal In Teflon PFOA Case
• Green Groups Push FERC To Scuttle SE Power Market Plan
• Global ESG Disclosure Standardization Efforts Show Promise
• Doubts Swirl Over US' Ability To Ratify Global Tax Deal
• SEC Policy Easing Investor Proposals Could Spark Pushback
• The Hartford To Invest $2.5B In Climate Initiatives
• Tribe's Fight Over Seattle Dam Will Stay In Federal Court
• The Hazards Of Female Lawyers Being 'Office Moms'
• Coal Plant Neighbors Say Georgia Power Pollutes Community
• Wash. Court Gives Group Time To Bolster Pollution Claims
• Growing Role For Attorneys As 'Greenwashing' Risks Mount
• Scottish Widows To Invest £25B In Climate-Friendly Firms
• $626M Flint Water Deal OK'd, $202M Atty Fee Addressed Later
• US Solar Cos.' Anonymity Sinks China Tariff Probe
• Alaska Fishermen Sue Feds To Stop Salmon Fishery Closure
• Mont. Mine Owner Sues US For $1.3B Over Blocked Extraction
• EU Court Rules Against Solar Co. In French State Aid Action
• Colombia's 'Cocaine Hippos' Are Not Persons Under US Law
• Ex-Water Agency Head Can't Leave Prison Over Virus Worries
• Texas River Authority Says It's Immune From Harvey Claims
• Discovery Immunity For Draft Expert Reports Lacks Clarity
• What Latest Build Back Better Draft Means For Green Energy
• Judge Certifies Class In FirstEnergy Ohio Bribery Scheme Suit
• Gunster Adds 5 Shareholders In Florida
• Nigeria Faces Tough Crowd In Appeal Over $10B Award
• Acciona Accused Of Owing $2M For Texas Wind Farm Work
• Exxon Says Mass. AG's Climate Suit Penalizes Free Speech
• 3M, DuPont Face PFAS Suit Over Contaminated LA Water
• Latham-Led Rivian Prices Year's Largest IPO At $11.9B
• AIG Unit Sued Over Coverage For $1.4M NJ Pollution Charges
• DC Solar Owner Gets 30 Years For $1B Ponzi Scheme
• Feds Say New 'Critical Minerals' List Can't Include Uranium
• DC Circ. Judge Dubious Of Nixing SD Uranium Mine Permit
• Union Pacific Argues Free Speech Should End Cancer Suits
• Calif. Water District Tells 9th Circ. It Can't Give Trout Water
• 9th Circ. Panel Peppers Insurers Over Interest In Cleanup Suit
• A Phased Approach To In-House Legal Tech Adoption
• 9th Circ. Told Hawaii Climate Suits 'Pretending Away' Claims
• Dam Operator Wants 'Drastic' Salmon Suit Tossed
• Basel Group To Update Standards On Climate, Cryptoassets
• OCC Head Urges Bank Boards To Lean In On Climate Risk
• Ariz. Ranch Drops Injunction Bid In Border Wall Dispute
• Biden Administration Floats Suspending LNG By Rail Rule
• NJ Justices Leave Exxon Off Hook For Insurers' Enviro Claims
• Judge Denies Tribes' Bid To Stop Work At Nev. Lithium Mine
• Ill. Panel Reverses $8M Fine, Dump Site Cleanup Order
• Power Cos. Seek 3rd Circ. Review Of FERC Price Rule Impasse
• Anderson Kill Launches Climate Change, Disaster Practice
• Enviros Ask 7th Circ. To Rethink Transmission Line Ruling
• Confronting Origination Credit: How Firms Can Redo Policies
• Insurance Boss Warns COP26 Over Flood Defenses
• House Sends $1.2T Infrastructure Bill To Biden
• Ex-DOJ Civil Division Head Won't Answer Qs In Jan. 6 Probe
• Longshoremen Can't Intervene In Calif. Port Row, Court Says
• PG&E Investors Get Final OK On $2.5M Fees For $10M Deal
• Donziger Tells 2nd Circ. His Jailing Was Rife With Abuses
• Southern Co. Announces Coal Closures In Ga., Ala.
• Feds File Countersuit In Battle Over Okla. Coal Mining
• Green Groups Win Limits On Logging Project In Owl Area
• EV Truck Maker Rivian's Potential $9.9B IPO Tops Deep Lineup
• Aspen Owes $1.75M In Hail Coverage Suit, Texas Jury Says
• Sierra Club Asks Ga. Appeals Court To Rethink Coal Ash Case
• How To Comply With ABA's New Language Access Guidance
• Feds Finalize Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Program
• Restaurant Group Urges 9th Circ. To Undo Berkeley Gas Ban
• Cancer Patient Urges High Court To Ignore Monsanto Appeal
• Kirkland Guides ESG-Focused Blank Check Co.'s $200M IPO
• Conn. Insists Exxon Climate Fraud Suit Is A State Matter
• Up Close With New Jersey's Top Environmental Official
• Critics Take Aim At 'Dead Wrong' Decision In Colombia Case
• $1B Power Line Rejection A Reminder Of Grid Project Hurdles
• WTO Warns Of Trade's Negative Impact On Climate Change
• Osage Wind Seeks Summary Judgment In Okla. Suit
• Partial Environmental Reviews Violate Calif. Law, Court Says
• Johnson Controls Must Face Toxic Vapor Claims In Chem Suit
• Electric Truck Co. Nikola Earmarks $125M To Settle SEC Probe
• UK Urges Other Nations To Adopt Climate Rules For Pensions
• Fast Move Toward Net-Zero Brings Risks, Bank Body Warns
• Fertilizer Co. Gets Receiver To Help $7M Arbitration Collection
• Senate Confirms Biden's Pick For EPA's Top Lawyer
• PG&E Inks $125M Deal To End CPUC Kincade Wildfire Probe
• Pellet Maker, Sierra Club To Settle Emissions Claims Suit
• Decades-Old Offshore Approvals Targeted After Calif. Spill
• Sustainable Sneaker Brand Allbirds Steps Up With $303M IPO
• How Hydrogen Figures Into Europe's Energy Transition Policy
• Red States Oppose EPA Pause In Ozone Standard Case
• Calif. Solar Plant's Suit Over $59M In Incentives Stays Alive
• Hunton Hires Ex-DOI Judge To Lead Public Lands Practice
• Best Practices For Hiring And Integrating Freelance Lawyers
• NY Constitutional Right To Clean Air Passes By A Wide Margin
• Insurers Could Face Future Climate Litigation, Report Says
• Maine Voters Yank Approval Of $1B Power Line
• Global Finance Firms Commit $130T To Net-Zero Carbon Goals
• Town, Verizon, AT&T Escape Suit Over Cell Tower Deal
• House Dems Subpoena Oil Giants For Climate Deception Info
• NC Sues Colonial Over 1.2M-Gallon Gas Leak Response
• Wind Farm Developers Slam U.S. Sanctions Claims Over Docs
• White House Will Walk Tightrope With Next NEPA Rule
• MoFo Helps Organics-Focused Farmland Raise $100M
• Vietnamese Toxic Spill Protester Wins 2nd Chance At Asylum
• New DOJ Corporate Crime Approach May Deter Self-Reporting
• $500M Wis. Power Line Temporarily Blocked
• Pfizer Unit Agrees To Cover $69M Enviro Cleanup In NJ
• Senate Energy Panel Greenlights FERC Nominee
• EPA Targets Methane From Existing Oil And Gas Sources
• IPO Market Could End 2021 With A Furious Finish
• High Court Review Puts EPA In Carbon Regulatory Limbo
• Ill. Airport Agrees To Put $50M Expansion Project On Hold
• EPA To Review Bristol Bay Mine In Win For Alaska Salmon
• Justices' Review Of Power Regs Comes Amid Climate Crunch
• Mesa Power Still Owes $2.3M In Tariff Fight, Canada Says
• Embracing ESG: Cognizant Counsel, CSO Talk Collaboration
• Chancery Tosses Chemours Stock Buyback, Dividend Suit
• EPA Plan Changes PFAS Outlook For Companies, Regulators
• Faegre Drinker Adds Ex-Advarra Pharma Regulatory Adviser
• 8th Circ. Asked To Quicken Pace Of Rushmore Fireworks Fight
• As Social Impact Becomes The Test, Firms Asked To Step Up
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Social Impact Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking