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Environmental - March, 2022

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• NYC Sues Landlord Who Racked Up Over 1,900 Violations
• Chilean Project's Del. Ch. 11 Churns Up Jurisdiction Fight
• Salmon Suit Against Maine Dams To Proceed
• Commerce's Tariff Probe Darkens Outlook For Solar Deals
• US Steel Plant Neighbors Must Show Standing Over Pollution
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: USPS Trucks And The Cloud
• 7th Circ. Urged To Keep Block On $500M Midwest Power Line
• Red States Want 5th Circ. To Revive Greenhouse Cost Block
• 4 Takeaways From Pa. Draft Environmental Justice Policy
• 3rd Circ. Unsure Pa. GOP Can Undo Del. River Fracking Ban
• Green Groups Can Keep Fighting Florida Clean Water Program
• Munich Re Unit Aims To Trim $2M Hurricane Damage Suit
• Gensler Says Climate Rule Part Of SEC's Disclosure Mandate
• Oil Co. Exec Joins Dykema's New Houston Office
• 5 Mediation Mistakes That Create Obstacles To Settlement
• FDIC Floats Big-Bank 'Principles' For Managing Climate Risk
• Ill. Court Cuts State Claims From Obama Center Challenge
• Groups Want Calif. To Up Its Game On Orphan Well Cleanup
• EPA Moves To Formalize Ban On CAA 'Emergency' Defenses
• The Problem With GOP Attack On Jackson Immigration Ruling
• SEC Warns Of 'Greenwashing' In 2022 Exam Priorities Report
• Gas Cos. To Pay $3.7M To End EPA's Air Pollution Claims
• EPA Floats Stricter Water Quality Standards For Washington
• McDonald's Sued Over 'Forever Chemicals' In Food Packaging
• JPMorgan And Wells Fargo Dodge Flint Water Crisis Claims
• Nestle Can't Ditch Child Slave Labor Labeling Suit
• FERC Can't Justify PURPA Eligibility Redo, DC Circ. Told
• NJ Justices Seem Likely To Let Pipeline Co. Into Enviro Fray
• Justices Urged To Stay Out Of Trump Water Rule Fight
• Wash. Tribe Wants Summary Ruling Amid Fishing Rights Trial
• W.Va. Wrongly Issued Pipeline Water Permit, 4th Circ. Hears
• Kansas Wants High Court To Revive 'Ag Gag' Law
• Fighting Legal Challenges To Renewable Projects With NEPA
• JPMorgan Can't Exit $71M Texas Storm Force Majeure Fight
• Lennar To Pay $6.3M To Exit San Francisco Toxic Property Suit
• White House Seeks $2.7B Budget Bump For US Treasury
• Commerce Opens Solar Tariff Probe, Sparking Furor From Biz
• Cos. Fight To Keep Saul Ewing In Pa. Superfund Cleanup Suit
• EPA Botched Air Pollution Rule Revamping, DC Circ. Told
• Biden Budget Provides Billions For Clean Energy
• EPA Sees Biden Budget Boost As Crucial To Strategic Plan
• Del. M&A Decision Highlights Need To Address Sandbagging
• Orsted Sells 50% Stake In Offshore Wind Project For £3B
• US Agrees To Eco-Remediation In Border Wall Settlements
• Ship Cos. Liable For Golden Ray Pollution, Ga. County Says
• Kroger Can't Beat Sunscreen False Ad Suit
• Calif. Cities' Drilling Bans May Face Pushback In State Courts
• High Court Will Review California Pig Care Law
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ethics Principles Call For Justice Thomas Recusal On Election
• Water Diversion Fight Over Wash. Dam Ends In Settlement
• DC Circ. Wary Of Challenge To Stricter State Emissions Rules
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Refuses To Testify On Flint Despite Court Order
• Fed Rate Hikes Add Twists To Uncertain Debt Markets
• Immigration, Environmental Law Links Deepen Under Biden
• Insurer Asks Judge To Rethink Coverage For ConMed Vendor
• 5th Circ. Says Oil Dealers Due $4.5M For Cleanup Fees
• Green Groups Rip Fisheries Service's Bid To Toss Whale Suit
• EPA Lead Paint Shift Could Boost Property Managers' Liability
• Tensions Ease In LA School District, Scrap Metal Yard Fight
• Biden Admin. Defends Revamped Nationwide Pipeline Permit
• Black Farming Community Challenges Ill. Gas Pipeline
• Interior Unveils Offshore Wind Lease Auction For Carolinas
• Spencer Fane Names Three New Practice Group Leaders
• New EPA Chief Rolls Back Trump-Era 'Sue And Settle' Memo
• Holland & Knight Adds 2nd Jones Walker Atty This Month
• 140-Year-Old Railroad Co. Reaches $20M Deal In 2018 Wildfire
• 5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking
• US, EU Unveil Plans To Lessen Reliance On Russian Gas
• EPA Shirking Duty To Act On Mont. Water Standards, Suit Says
• Ex-Ill. Commissioner Admits Kickback Scheme With Excavator
• FERC Hits Pause On Pipeline Policy Shift
• AIG Gets Mixed Bag Ruling Over $67M Gas Pipeline Leak
• NY, NJ Gas Station Biz To Pay $250K Fine Over Storage Tanks
• Ohio, Tenn. Challenge To Obama Water Rule Gets Deep-Sixed
• Calif. Climate And Energy Legislation To Watch This Term
• Ohio Inks $80M Deal With Monsanto Over PCBs
• Energy Co. Sues Insurer For $7M Over Failed Wind Farm Deal
• BB&K Disqualified From Calif. School District Cleanup Suit
• Holland & Knight Adds Tech Lawyer To DC Policy Team
• How Law Schools Can Navigate Toward Equity And Inclusion
• Feds Drilled For Remand Bid In Alaskan Mining Road Fight
• Black Farmers Win 5th Circ. Bid To Enter Virus Relief Fight
• Oil Cos. Get Backing In 3rd Circ. Bid To Remove Enviro Suit
• Energy Cos. Will Bear Brunt Of SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule
• Dolphin Distance Rule Killing Hawaiian Incomes, Lawsuit Says
• NAIC's Climate Survey Proposals Draw Insurer Concerns
• Where Judge Jackson Stands On Key Civil Procedure Issues
• Swedish Developer's IPO Soars In Otherwise Chilly Market
• Gas Group Says Berkeley Ban Oversteps Authority
• Trade Court Leaves Duties On Canadian Wind Towers Intact
• China's First Carbon Futures ETF Debuts In Hong Kong
• Energy Cos. Fight WWII Fuel Cleanup Costs At 9th Circ.
• US Cos. Warn Climate Regulations No Exception To Tariff Law
• EPA Cadmium Rules Shirked Species Protection, Group Says
• SEC Climate Plan Would Unleash Flood Of Demands On Cos.
• Bat's Newly Endangered Status Could Limit Many US Projects
• Exxon Can't Argue Mass. Climate Suit Is Politically Motivated
• Limetree Refinery Creditors Say Ch. 11 Case Should End Now
• Judge Rips Formosa Plastics' Consent Decree Challenge
• Feds Say Group's Offshore Wind Challenge Is Premature
• Texas Justices Focus On Standing In Houston Fee Fight
• BMW Can't Put Brakes On Faulty Hybrid Battery Suit
• EPA Says Trump Lead Water Deadlines Aren't Needed
• Calif. Emission Authority Revival Is Tailwind For Stricter Rules
• Ex-Gov. Can't Plead Blanket Fifth In Flint Water Trial
• Vivint Solar Buyers Win Class Cert. In Predatory Sales Suit
• Justices Skip $420M Secrets Suit, 'Candy Colors' Fight & More
• Dry Cleaner To Pay $2.2M To Settle NY's Pollution Claims
• Marsh Launches New ESG Risk Rating Tool For Clients
• Former Electric-Truck Co. Execs Rip Suit Over USPS Contract
• Monsanto Seeks High Court Review Of $87M Roundup Verdict
• Water Pipeline Says Biden Admin. Can't Revisit SoCal Project
• Chilean Hydropower Creditors Slam Ch. 11 Support Blueprint
• DAPL Owner Narrows Allegations In Greenpeace Suit
• Cos. Must Prepare For Emerging ESG Risks In Supply Chains
• PTAB Rejects Google's Bid To Review Thermostat Patent
• EPA Asks DC Circ. To Toss Hazardous Waste Challenge
• Groups Want Florida's Water Permit Program Power Yanked
• FERC Urged To Rethink Pipeline Policy Shift
• SEC Unveils Long-Awaited Climate Disclosure Proposal
• How To Avoid Prematurely Publicizing A Case Outcome
• Working With Post-Pandemic Juries On Science-Based Cases
• BMW, Drivers Spar Over 9th Circ. Electric Car Battery Action
• Minority Farmer Groups Want In On COVID-19 Relief Fight
• USPS OIG Says Electric Vehicles Have Benefits But Cost More
• La. Homeowners Not Entitled To Extra Coverage In Flood Loss
• Groups Say DOI Must Turn Over Climate Impact Records
• Ex-Biofuel Execs Cite Dodgy EPA Witness In Bid For New Trial
• NRC Blasted Over Texas Nuke Waste Storage Site Approval
• 3 Firms Steer Debut Of Hong Kong's First Blank-Check Firm
• Biden Fights Arizona Discovery Bid In Border Wall Suit
• La. Attys, Insurers Beat BP Oil Spill Fraud Claims For Good
• Squire Patton Launches Climate Change Arbitration Monitor
• Colo. Lawmakers OK Bill To Expand Wildfire Coverage Relief
• Emerging Environmental Justice Concerns For Calif. Cos.
• Firm Says Ex-Client Can't Sue To Recoup Punitive Jury Award
• Utah Youth Say State Fossil Fuel Policies Violate Rights
• Senator Asks FTC For Proof Of Gas Price Manipulation
• It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
• Enviro Groups Seek $1.9M Fees In Gene-Modified Salmon Row
• 19 States Urge EPA To Boost Lead Poisoning Protections
• Alaska Borough To Pay $6.5M To Settle Oil Pollution Claims
• Solenex Broadens DOI Lease Saga To Fed Claims Court
• Stillaguamish Fishing Rights Fight Headed To Trial In Wash.
• 9th Circ. Reverses Ruling Blocking Road For Alaska Tribes
• Explosives Maker Inks $5M Deal To End Feds' CWA Claims
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Biden Greenhouse Gas Cost Metrics
• Solenex Fights DOI's Attempt To Win Lease Dispute
• Wisconsin Sues Over Contamination At Firefighting Test Site
• In A Democracy, ESG Efforts Should Take A Global Outlook
• How Communities Fare In Chevron's $121M Air Quality Deal
• Red State AGs Say Biden Can't Defend Carbon Cost Metric
• NE Capacity Market Rules Favor Gas Plants, FERC Told
• CFTC Chair Warns Of 'Unknowns' As Ukraine Crisis Continues
• Latest Compliance Hires Reflect Surging ESG Pressures
• Activist's Crude Filing In 'Prince Of Whales' Suit Irks Judge
• EU Could Use WTO Against US Electric Car Tax Credits
• 3 Key Real Estate Questions, 2 Years Into The Pandemic
• Garland Strengthens Public Access To Government Docs
• Long Beach, Others Win OK Of $550M Monsanto PCB Deal
• Auto Parts Biz To Pay $3.1M Penalty Over Emissions Cheating
• Senators Push Bill To Clarify NFIP's Pricing Methods
• Iowa Again Loses Legal Fight To Save 'Ag Gag' Law
• House Dems Want Probe Of Contentious USPS Vehicle Deal
• Why The Ukraine War Won't Move The Clean Energy Needle
• Condo Co. Says Insurer Owes $20M For Hurricane Damage
• Why Climate Plaintiffs Are Filing Securities, Consumer Suits
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Partner To Enviro Law Group In Philly
• ESG's Function In Merger Reviews Is Likely To Grow
• 4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Exxon Bid To Fight NY, Mass. Climate Probes
• EU, UK Probe Vehicle Recyclers Over Antitrust Worries
• SEC Commissioner Lee Plans To Step Down As Term Expires
• 8th Circ. Revives Dakota Pipeline Protest Police Abuse Suit
• Federal Govt. Beats Alaska's Land Use Suit
• Calif. Pols Act Fast To Blunt UC Berkeley Student Cap Ruling
• Feds Push For Stay Of Carbon Cost Injunction At 5th Circ.
• Animal Orgs Urge Justices To Keep Block On 'Ag Gag' Law
• Feds, Farmers File Dueling Judgment Bids Over Minority Aid
• Ampersand Clarifies Power Project Placed-In-Service Analysis
• Remote Hearings Are Ill-Suited Default For Litigation Realities
• Montana Judge Strikes Down More Trump Oil And Gas Leases
• Fight Against Keystone XL Pipeline Segment Deemed Moot
• IRS Easement Guidance Violated Admin. Law, Court Told
• DuPont Can't Shake Fla. Town's Foam Contamination Suit
• Nevada Federal Judge Denies Tribe Chance To Join Mine Suit
• DC Circ. Says FERC Shirked Mass. Pipeline Climate Review
• FAA Asks 9th Circ. To Uphold Amazon Air Cargo Site Approval
• ABA's New Anti-Bias Curriculum Rule Is Insufficient
• Enviro Groups Tell Judge It's Time To Nix Clean Water Suit
• EPA's Ozone Proposal Cracks Down On Upwind Air Pollution
• Fox Rothschild Opens Okla. City Office
• NM Fights Texas Nuke Waste Storage Site Approval
• Govt. Tells 9th Circ. Not To Block Nevada Lithium Mine
• Ill. Emissions Ruling May Hamper Policyholders, Experts Say
• NJ Shopping Center Operator Beats Enviro Pollution Ruling
• Biden Urged To Use Defense Law To Boost Renewable Energy
• The 3 Biggest Unanswered Questions About ESG
• SEC Schedules Vote On Climate Change Disclosure Plan
• La. Bill Would Create Mediation Program For Hurricane Claims
• Sierra Club Appeals Wis. Agency's OK Of $370M LNG Projects
• EPA Head Vows More Cohesive Guidance For Energy Industry
• Hamptonites Say Offshore Wind Review Glossed Over PFAS
• Georgia Direct Sales Bill Could Be Boon To EV Makers
• Holland & Knight Snags Jones Walker Energy Industry Atty
• La. Judge Says Biden Lacked Authority In Emissions Regs
• 2 Firms Rep As Bayer Sells $2.6B Pest Control Biz To PE Firm
• Spending Bill Earmarks $7.7B For Tribal Energy Efforts, IHS
• Proposed 3% EPA Budget Boost Shorts Biden's Request
• Impossible Foods Serves Up Meat-Replicating Patent Suit
• Omnibus Spending Bill Carves Out $103B For DOT
• Solar Panel Mounts Excluded From Aluminum Duty, Court Told
• EPA Restores Calif.'s Power Over Vehicle Emissions
• Justices Urged To Pass On Spire's Fight To Retain Permit
• 5 Advertising Enforcement Trends To Watch
• Mass. Court Doubts Free Speech Lets Exxon End Climate Suit
• Gordon & Rees Brings On Hawkins Parnell Litigation Team
• Texas Regulator Says Lessons From Uri Shape Grid's Future
• VW Emissions Vet To Lead Dykema Gov't Investigations Team
• Remote Hearings Should Be The Default In Civil Litigation
• Exploring The Intersection Of ESG And Anti-Bribery Ethics
• Geothermal Plant Opponents Want 9th Circ. To Halt Project
• Chevron Phillips Inks $121M Deal To Settle Chemical Claims
• Engineer Wasn't Dogged On Flint Corrosion Fears, Jury Hears
• FirstEnergy Execs Must Face Lightly Trimmed Bribery Suit
• Texas Oilfield Co., Executive Indicted Over Toxic Gas Deaths
• Staving Off Species Crisis Requires Action Now, Group Warns
• Seattle Tells Judge To Keep Suit Against Tribe In Dam Row
• Biden Sends Senate His Pick To Lead The EPA's Air Office
• How Energy Usage Is Driving Lawmakers' Crypto Concerns
• 'Painful' Big Dig Memories Steel Mass. For Infrastructure Influx
• Yakama Must Try Again To Prove Standing In Superfund Suit
• Electric Car Maker Rivian Accused Of Misleading Investors
• SEC Developing More Rules Aimed At Shareholder Proposals
• Attorneys Today Need To Depose Like There's No Tomorrow
• Troutman Pepper Nabs Energy Partner From McGuireWoods
• Ohio Residents Win Cert. In PFAS Suit Against 3M, Others
• Covington, White & Case Rep Carbon Capture Biz's $2.2B Deal
• LA Wants Monsanto, Others To Pay For Toxic Water Cleanup
• OCC's Hsu Says Climate Work Is About Prudence, Not Politics
• Feds Seek Win For Ariz. Apache Tribe In Gila River Water War
• Feds Seek To Halt Suit Over Boats' Whale Strikes
• High Court Won't Hear Group's Santa Fe Cell Tower Challenge
• Pentagon Commits To Draining Hawaiian Fuel Tanks After Spill
• Black Farmers Tell 5th Circ. USDA Can't Represent Them
• 10th Circ. Backs Comcast Unit's $14M Superfund Liability
• Ill. Panel Upholds Chubb Unit's Win In Toxic Emissions Row
• What To Look For As Musk's Twitter Battle With SEC Plays Out
• W.Va. Mine Found Liable For Polluting Water With Selenium
• High Court Won't Hear Donziger Disbarment Challenge
• EPA Floats Tougher Emissions Standards For Trucks, Buses
• Biz Must Face Superfund Cleanup Claims In NJ Contract Suit
• Green Group Fights For Shell Climate Policies In Terminal Suit
• Green Group Urges Biden To Cut Off Russian Oil Imports
• Market Fog Dooms Weather Tech Co.'s $1.2B SPAC Deal
• Mo. Roundup Buyers Say $45M Deal Smells Of Collusion
• USDA Grants Seaquarium New License Without Orca Shows
• US Taps Ex-Official As Arbitrator In $15B Keystone Claim
• Nev. Mine Developer Tells 9th Circ. Project Shouldn't Be Halted
• BLM, Green Groups Settle Oil And Gas Lease Sale Challenges
• Chile Hydro Plant, Creditors Near Deal On Forecast Docs
• 9th Circ. OKs Feds' Owl Vs. Owl Experiment
• High Court Clean Air Fight May Transform Administrative Law
• Ill. Residents Claim Utility Conspired To Hide Water Pollution
• UC Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment, Calif. High Court Says
• LA County Must Face Homeowners' Due Process Claims
• Tribe Tells 9th Circ. Wash. Dam Suit Belongs In State Court
• Consider Environmental Justice In Natural Resource Damages
• Sens. Clash With FERC Over Revised Pipeline Climate Policy
• 'Monkey Whisperer' Admits Trafficking Primate To Celeb
• Moapa Band, Feds Move Ahead With Nevada Solar Projects
• EPA Inks $11.8M Deal With NiSource Co. For Ind. Site Clean-Up
• Brazos Trial Over $1.9B ERCOT Bill Paused For Mediation
• 11th Circ. Revives Claim Ga. Resort Misled Army Corps
• Navajo Landowners Don't Want 10th Circ. To Ban NM Fracking
• Farmers Tell Court Food Labeling Rule Is Far From Senseless
• Wash. Tribe Tells 9th Circ. It Has Skagit River Fishing Rights
• Mich. Sues Dam Operators Over Sediment In Kalamazoo River
• 4 Takeaways From FERC's Pipeline Policy Shift
• Power Plant Backers Say Feds Not Immune From $86M Claim
• Valero Hit With Suit Over Bay Area Petroleum Coke Pollution
• Industry Insights To Navigate AI Chemical Invention Patents
• Wis. Judge Blocks $500M Power Line From Wildlife Refuge
• Groups Say Fight Over Nixed Offshore Lease Sale Must Wait
• The Growing Importance Of ESG In Mergers And Acquisitions
• 9th Circ. Says 3M Chemical Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• Biden State Of Union Touts Russia Jets Ban, Supply Chain Fix
• Biden Vows To Expand Clean Energy In State Of The Union
• Lease Jackpot Signals Bullish Outlook For US Offshore Wind
• EPA Vows To Help Curb Climate Mishaps At Chemical Plants
• Flint's Water Processing 'Made It Worse,' Chemist Testifies
• Amplify Says Container Ships Are To Blame For SoCal Oil Spill
• Advocates Seek EPA Probe Into Detainee Pesticide Exposure
• Texas Justices Urged To Rethink Coal Mine Permit Term
• 3 Firms Rep $200M Life Sciences, Sustainable Tech SPAC IPO
• Leveraging Infrastructure Cash For Carbon Transport Projects
• Wind Farm Gets Just $2.3M For Breached Dominican Deal
• How Attorneys Can Ethically Terminate A Client Relationship
• States, Green Groups Challenge EPA's Aviation GHG Standard
• Judge Won't Halt Washington River Civil Pollution Suit