Environmental Archive » January, 2022

Environmental - January, 2022

247 articles

• 9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Over Ariz. Utility's Solar Rates
• Early Win Bids Fail In Brazos' Ch. 11 Fight With ERCOT
• FERC Wrongly Relicensed Exelon Hydro Dam, DC Circ. Told
• Securities Litigation Trends To Watch This Year
• Texas Fights EPA's Noncompliant Ozone Finding For El Paso
• Keys To Keeping Law Firm Talent Amid The Great Resignation
• Paper Mill Can't Duck Noxious Emissions Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Fifth Third Bank, Aldi, Tristar
• Tribe Ends DAPL Cooperation Amid Serious Safety Concerns
• EPA Floats Stabilizing Mercury Emissions Rule
• FERC Urges DC Circ. To Nix NY Grid Market Review Fight
• NJ Demands $943M Funding Source For DuPont Pollution
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Hunton
• SEC Could Pull More 'Unicorns' Into Public Reporting Regime
• Gulf Oil Leasing Annulment Puts Climate Crisis Upfront
• Texas Justices To Decide Fate Of VW, Audi Parent Cos. Suits
• Energy Transfer Sues To Stop FERC's $20M Penalty Inquiry
• Tribes, Green Groups Challenge EPA's Pebble Mine Schedule
• Fed. Circ. Backs High Solar Duties Over Chinese Secrecy
• Groups Restart Lawsuit Seeking Chemours PFAS Tests
• Texas Justices To Consider TCEQ's Water Rights Authority
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Baker Botts
• Wyoming State Senator Joins Brownstein's Cheyenne Office
• Strategies For Coping With Stress In The Legal Profession
• Geothermal Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Let Plant Project Go Forward
• Judge Says $6.1B Energy Deal Fight Can Proceed, This Time
• Breyer's Most Important Writings About The Environment
• Fed. Act Seen As Model To Protect Indigenous Sacred Places
• Climate Change Swells Crop Insurance Payouts, Report Says
• The Term: Breyer's Legacy And The Nomination To Come
• Breyer Retiring As Supreme Court Lurches Right
• Biden Admin. Hit With FOIA Suit Over US Border Levee Walls
• Oakland A's Want Metal Scrapper Sanctioned In Pollution Row
• Irrigators Say FERC, Calif. Wrongly Denied CWA Certificates
• Calif. High Court Takes Up Fight Over County's Drilling Bans
• Womble Bond Nabs Reed Smith Environmental Pro
• Aon Says 2021 Disasters Propelled High Insurable Losses
• AGs Ask OSHA For Climate Change Heat Standards
• What Climate Migration Forecast Means For Risk Management
• EPA Asks Court To OK $1.8M CERCLA Deal For Past Navy Site
• What You Need To Know About Judge Jackson
• Biden At His Side, Justice Breyer Announces Retirement
• Democrats Plan Swift Confirmation Of Breyer Successor
• FCC Proposes Updates To Telecom Equipment Certification
• US Steel Disputes Enviro Groups' Standing In Sulfur Suit
• Feds Hit With ESA Suit Over Offshore Calif. Drilling
• Trump NEPA Rule Fight Is A Non-Starter, 4th Circ. Told
• Biden Administration Revokes Approval For Minn. Mines
• EPA Declines To Switch Up Ethylene Oxide Risk Calculation
• Meet The Possible Nominees For Justice Breyer's Seat
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Dealers' German Car Antitrust MDL
• How AI Can Transform Crisis Management In Litigation
• Allied Universal Nabs Ex-Newmeyer Dillion Atty As New CCO
• 'Just Do Your Job': Justice Breyer's Legacy Of Pragmatism
• 5 Breyer Opinions You Need To Know
• EPA's Enviro Justice Campaign Adds Inspections, Monitoring
• Justice Breyer To Retire From High Court
• Utilities Urge Justices To Retain EPA's Climate Authority
• 4th Circ. Strikes Down Mountain Valley Forest Crossing
• Feds Ignored New Information On Mining Project, Enviros Say
• Detainees Call To Close Calif. ICE Facility For Toxic Air, Water
• Supervisor Relationships Are Key To Beating Atty Burnout
• Minn. Panel Orders Further Review For Mine's Water Permit
• How New Laws Could Tighten FDA Regulation Of Cosmetics
• What Stablecoin Industry Can Expect From Congress In 2022
• 4th Circ. Judges Press Energy Cos. On Climate Suit's Future
• DOI Says Okla. Has No Coal Mine Authority On Tribal Lands
• Beyond Big: Smaller, Hyperfocused Firms Still Stand Out
• Regulatory Potholes Loom For Expanding Electric Fleet
• Execs Very Concerned About Climate, Deloitte Report Says
• Why The High Court Is Diving Into Murky CWA Question
• Texas Gas Co. Can Proceed With Coverage Suit Over Spill
• Recycling Co. Ridwell Sues To Collect In Oregon County
• EPA Pushes To Dodge Houston, Dallas Smog Regs Suit
• Latham Lands ESG Experts To Bolster Capital Markets Team
• Army Corps Beats Enviro Groups' Suit Over Miss. River Plan
• EU Finalizes Rules On Banks Reporting Climate-Risk Data
• The Leaderboard: Tracking A Firm's Litigation Footprint
• COVID Fuels Top Firms' Priorities In 2022
• High Court Will Weigh CWA Jurisdiction Question
• Feds, Mining Cos. Ink $90M Deal In Gold King Mine Spill Suit
• Wyoming, Montana Back Bid To End Suit Against Coal Leasing
• Colo. Insurance Chief Tells Homeowners To Check Fire Losses
• Roundup Buyers Seek Up To $45M Economic Loss Settlement
• Maryland AG Sues Baltimore Over Wastewater Plant Pollution
• VW To Pay $3.5M To Settle Ohio Emissions Tampering Claims
• What To Do As PFAS Food Packaging Phaseouts Approach
• Interconnection Process Is Key To Calif.'s Green Power Goals
• DC Judge Won't Move Offshore Oil Lease Challenge To La.
• House Climate Deception Probe Ensnares Oil Co. Directors
• FERC Dems Press Case For Pipeline Approval Policy Overhaul
• Mining Co. Surrenders Rights To Skagit River Parkland Area
• EPA Says Fuel Importer Violated Clean Air Act
• Holland & Knight Hires 2 Partners To Energy, Finance Teams
• 9th Circ. Rejects Pre-Scandal VW Car Owners' Damages Fight
• Gov't Contractor Takeaways From Biden's Clean Energy Order
• 4 Consequences Of Gov't Contractor Antitrust Violations
• Lawmakers Weigh Cryptocurrency Mining's Energy Impacts
• Flagstar Fined $3.6M By OCC Over Flood Act Compliance
• 3rd Circ. Won't Touch Convictions In NJ Water Agency Fraud
• Former US Attorney Joins BB&K In Oregon
• WilmerHale Adds 2 Ex-Hanson Bridgett Enviro Pros In SF
• Shen Yun Dance Co. HQ Accused Of Over-Polluting Water
• EPA Must Close PFAS Reporting Loopholes, Suit Says
• Court Rules 150-Year-Old Hunting Treaty Doesn't Cover Tribe
• Delaware Justices Doubtful Of Solar Co.'s Coverage Bid
• Feds Can't Add 'Political' Defense To ND's $38M Pipeline Suit
• DC Circ. Questions FERC Pipeline Challengers
• 5th Circ. Creates Carveout For Deepwater Response Claims
• Chevron Fights Green Groups' Bid To Sink Oil Lease Sales
• 1st Circ. Urged To Keep Maine Lobster Fishing Limits In Effect
• Electricity Market Competition Helps Consumers And Climate
• The Rising Demand For Commercial Litigators In 2022
• N.M. High Court Suspends Atty For 'Defaming' Judge
• School District Wants BB&K Disqualified From Cleanup Suit
• DC Circ. Appears Wary Of Okla. Coal Ash Rule Challenge
• Insurer Demands Supplier Pay $13M For Chemical Explosion
• EPA Climate Case Is DOA At High Court, Justices Told
• High Court Asked To Review $5M Atty Fees In Fracking IP Suit
• Judge Sticks With Construction Halt On Power Plant
• WH Says No Grounds For Enviros To Fight Trump NEPA Rule
• FERC Ordered To Give Dam Flooding Complaint A Fresh Look
• NJ Aims To Sink Longtime Suit Over Oyster Farm Shutdown
• Brazos Previews Ch. 11 Securitization Plans Ahead Of Trial
• When Fair Notice Precludes Punitive Damages
• DC Circ. Directs DOE To Justify Boiler Efficiency Regulations
• Cox Castle Adds Paul Hastings Enviro Founder In California
• Judge Had Exxon Stock While Overseeing Case, Insurer Says
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2021
• Justices' Vaccine Ruling A Bad Omen For EPA In Climate Case
• Feds Say Coal Activists' Leasing Suit Is Moot
• Texas Judge Chops Up Border Wall Claims, Remands Some
• Hyzon Motors Hit With Suit Days After SEC Subpoena
• EU Court Says Italy Fine To Issue Multiple Offshore Oil Permits
• Wyo. Sen. Blocks EPA Enforcement Nominee Over Coal Plant
• Oil Groups Tell 5th Circ. To Nix Biden's Oil, Gas Lease Ban
• UK Watchdog Investigating 'Greenwashing' In Fashion
• Fed's Brainard Backs Light Touch For Small Banks On Climate
• 2nd Circ. Denies Tesla Bid To Restore Emissions Penalty Hike
• Investor Alleges Nikola Board Was Blind To Fraud
• DC Circ. Asked To Let FERC Officially Ax $10B Pipeline OK
• Wash. High Court OKs Puget Sound Fish Farm Switch
• Yurok Tribe Says Resighini Member Can't Dodge Fishing Suit
• DOE Rolls Back Dishwasher Energy-Efficiency Exemptions
• Cabot Beats Investor Suit Over Groundwater Pollution Claims
• What Infrastructure Act Means For Transmission Line Projects
• Biden Admin. Launches Clean Grid Expansion Initiative
• How In-House Counsel Can Make The Case For Settling Early
• Flimsy Analysis Dooms Feds' Refusal To Protect Bison
• Judge Says PG&E On The Hook For Any Century-Old Pollution
• Judge Refuses To Stop Nevada Lithium Mine Construction
• Private Border Wall Challenger Wants Suit Back In State Court
• Hyzon Motors Faces SEC Subpoena Over Short-Seller Report
• Big Banks Craft Climate Frameworks Amid Talks With OCC
• EPA Says It's Moving Toward Aviation Lead Emissions Regs
• German Car Cos. Rip Dealers' Bid To Revive Antitrust MDL
• Biden Admin. Sets Date For NY, NJ Offshore Wind Lease Sale
• To Retain Talent, GCs Should Prioritize Mission Statements
• Texas Justices Doubt Breadth Of TCEQ's Permitting Power
• Power Co. Pans Construction Halt On Geothermal Power Plant
• US, States Oppose Effort To Leave Trump Water Rule Intact
• FirstEnergy Unit Reaches Deal To End Coal Ash Pollution Suit
• Fed's Powell Sees Climate Stress Tests As 'Important Priority'
• APCIA Sees Curbing Insurance Suits As Top Priority In Fla.
• EPA Moves To Protect Groundwater From Coal Ash Pollution
• How 3 States Are Leading The Way On Environmental Justice
• Oil Cos. Must Pay $50M WWII Site Cleanup Bill, 9th Circ. Told
• Prosecutor's Bid To Tap Pipeline-Funded Account Questioned
• Limetree Bay Bidder's Ch. 11 Sale Stay Nixed In Texas
• Calif. Gov. Seeks More Climate Funding In Budget Proposal
• Biden Admin. Backs Trump-Era Powder River Basin Coal Plan
• Engineering Co. Still Faces Flint Water Study Claims At Trial
• 3rd Circ. Questions Nixed Arbitration In Water Pump Biz Fight
• Ruling Highlights UK Courts' Approach To Climate Claims
• Financial Cos. Must Address Climate Risk As Regulations Near
• Green Groups Urge 9th Circ. To Vacate EPA's Glyphosate OK
• Limetree Says Appeal Of Sale Is No Reason To Delay Closing
• Enviros Say FERC 'Blindly' Ignoring Facts In Pipeline Dispute
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To DOI Tribal Land Decision
• Gov. Ignores Fishery Damage To Whales, Suit Says
• Vineyards' Suit Against Monsanto, BASF Sent To State Court
• DOI Cut Corners With Gulf Of Mexico Leases, DC Circ. Told
• DOI's Vision For Offshore Wind: Obstacles And Opportunities
• Justices To Review Nuclear Workers' Comp. Law
• Justices Won't Review Dumping Of High-Ethanol Fuel Rule
• Yakama Nation Says Wash. City Can't Dodge CERCLA Suit
• Boards Enhancing ESG To Prove They're Worth The Risk
• NY Lawmakers Tout Plan To Make Fashion Industry Greener
• Don't Revive Oil, Gas Lease Ban, Red States Tell 5th Circ.
• FERC Power Deal Rule Redo Flouts Congress, 9th Circ. Hears
• Carnival Pays $1M Penalty For Enviro Probation Violation
• Canadian Watchdog Fines Keurig $3M Over Recycling Claims
• Feds, Developer Reach $7.5M Deal Over Contamination
• Insurers Avoid Defending NY Manufacturer Against PFAS Suits
• States Seek To Revive Trump Lead-Drinking Water Deadlines
• GOP Slams Biden's Bid To Suspend LNG By Rail Rule
• Dead Keystone XL Means States' Suit Is Moot, Judge Says
• Calif. Court Rules Development Overlooked Project's Fire Risk
• What To Know About The 10th Circ.'s Defeat Device Ruling
• Enviros Lose Challenge To National Guard Construction
• Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against Rhode Island Water Utility
• Biden's Infrastructure Funding Comes With Strings Attached
• North Dakota AG Says Tribes' Oil Taxes Are Not State Revenue
• Green Group Says EPA Not Shielding Wildlife From Pesticides
• Recent Bias Suits Against Law Firms And Lessons For 2022
• Del. Climate Suit Against Big Oil Heads Back To State Court
• NextDecade Delays Its Rio Grande LNG Export Project Again
• Youngkin Taps Trump's EPA Chief For Top Va. Enviro Job
• DuPont Escapes NY Water Contamination Claims For Now
• EPA Missed Smog Plan Deadlines In 6 States, Enviros Say
• 9th Circ. Allows Oil, Gas Cos. Into Fed. Lease Litigation
• Kumtor Gold Can't Depose Kyrgyz Official For Ch. 11 Defense
• Nikola Pulls Plug On $2B Tesla IP Suit Following Judge's Slam
• US Takeaways On OECD Antitrust Policy Discussion
• Dakota Access Insists Permit Row Merits Justices' Review
• PG&E Caused Catastrophic Dixie Fire, Calif. Officials Say
• Tribes Want Work At Nev. Lithium Mine Paused During Appeal
• Electricity Cos. Fight $4.3B Merger Rejection At NM High Court
• ND Says DAPL Protesters' Loss Backs State Suit Against Feds
• Full 9th Circ. Urged To Revisit Amazon Air Cargo Site Approval
• Mountain Valley Pipeline's W.Va. Water Permit Challenged
• Mayer Brown FCPA Co-Head Departs For Monitorship Firm
• Centerra Gold Confirms Negotiations With Kyrgyz Gov't
• Judge Temporarily Blocks 2 Geothermal Power Plants In Nev.
• Economic Analysis May Play Larger Role In SEC Enforcement
• Hawaii Orders Navy To Shut Down Fuel Storage Facility
• Minn. Big Oil Climate Suit Follows Big Tobacco Blueprint
• Okla. Pot Farm Hit With RICO Suit From Angry Neighbors
• Georgia Power Fights To Keep Coal Ash Suits In Federal Court
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2022
• FERC Enforcement In 2021: A Year Of Change
• 2021 ESG Litigation Offers Pointers For The Year Ahead
• Associate Hiring Outlook At Law Firms Is Bright For 2022
• 6 Energy Project Finance Trends To Watch In 2022
• New Jersey Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2022
• Product Liability Regulation, Legislation To Watch: 2021
• Supreme Court Look Ahead: What's On The Docket In 2022?
• 3 Hurdles That Could Slow The Pace Of SPACs In 2022
• Transportation Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2022
• Energy Policy To Watch In 2022
• 4 Key Regulatory Areas That Could Weigh On Cos. In 2022
• Energy Litigation To Watch In 2022
• Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2022
• Calif. Real Estate Regulations, Legislation To Watch In 2022
• Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2022
• Biggest Environmental Policy Actions To Watch In 2022