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Environmental - July, 2022

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• The 2022 Regional Powerhouses
• Feds' Habitat Credit Program On Deck For First-Ever Regs
• DOI Says Okla. Can't Regulate Coal Mining On Tribes' Lands
• Group Challenges NC Permit For Hog Waste Energy Harvest
• Calif. Judge Orders Solar Panel Co. To Pay $6M In Fraud Suit
• Auto Parts Cos. Will Pay $1.6M For Selling Defeat Devices
• Napa Vineyard Says Fire Coverage Case Doesn't Belong In NY
• Groups Say High Court Ruling Muddies Toss Of Species Rules
• Fla. Gov. Proposes Anti-ESG Law For State-Run Funds
• NY Crypto Moratorium Would Provoke Miner Exodus
• In-House At A Cannabis Company
• Big Boost For Renewables At Stake In Surprise Inflation Bill
• Mining Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Ruling On Ariz. Waste Site
• 9th Circ. Warned Against 'Loophole' In Trump Water Rule Suit
• Calif. Judge Won't 'Reverse Field' To Restart Water Rule Suit
• Stanford Univ. Seeks OK Of $3M Superfund Deal With Nokia
• FERC Chair Doubts EPA Decision Limits Look At Emissions
• SEC's Climate Rule Is Compatible With The 1st Amendment
• US Chamber Sues SEC Over Trump-Era Proxy Rule Reversal
• Jenner & Block Launches Climate Solutions Practice
• Tesla Judge Trims Claims From Solar Roof Tile Suit, For Now
• Manchin, Schumer Deal Carries 15% Corp. Minimum Tax
• 3 Biggest Hurdles For States Pushing Greener Energy
• 8th Circ. Tosses 'Fizzled Out' Rushmore Fireworks Fracas
• Energy Dept. Aims To Boost EV With $102M Battery Plant Loan
• Green Groups Can Defend Offshore Monument Fishing Ban
• How Lawyers Can Set Ethical Boundaries Post-Pandemic
• States Urge Alsup To Ask 9th Circ. For Water Rule Suit Restart
• NY Seeks To Build Another 2 Gigawatts Of Offshore Wind
• Oil Cos. Tell Court Canceling Their Leases Is Out Of Bounds
• 10th Circ. Rebuffs Corn Farmers' $140M Legal Malpractice Suit
• 9th Circ. Judge Doubts Claim Hydroponics Food Isn't Organic
• Expect New Lifecycle Management Duties For Battery Industry
• Firm's Prior Work For Defendant Doesn't Amount To Conflict
• US Continues Barring 'Illegally' Harvested Peruvian Timber
• Feds Sued After Prescribed Burn Runs Amok In NM
• Insurer Says Travelers Must Help Cover Environmental Claims
• Inspector Says Fla. City Fired Her For Flagging Water Issues
• Burger King Asks To Chuck Whopper Package Chemicals Suit
• Feds Beat Suit Over Puget Sound Protected Salmon Fishing
• SEC's Peirce Finds Ally In Push Against ESG Reporting
• Minority Farmers Urge Court To Uphold Equal Protections
• Insurance Co. Says It Won't Pay Explosion Damages
• Mass. Justices Asked To Find Coverage For Prevention Costs
• DC Circ. Dumps Groups' Fight Against Okla. Coal Ash Plan
• A Lawyer's Guide To Collecting Fees From Nonpaying Clients
• 4 Firms Guide $360M Aussie Supply-Chain Biz Merger
• 11th Circ. Again Rejects Joint Employer Argument
• How Justices' EPA Ruling Thwarts The Will Of The People
• Jury Hands Pratt & Whitney Win In Palm Beach Cancer Case
• Hunton Grows Miami Outpost With Senior Environmental Atty
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Jury Asked To Grant Punitive Damages In Cancer Cluster Case
• Church Tells 11th Circ. Policies Cover Hurricane Damage
• Corps Defends Its Review Of Texas Oil Terminal's Permit
• DC Circ. Urged To Revisit NC Hydro Project Ruling
• Enviros Press FERC To Regulate Inland LNG Facilities
• How Lawyers Can Benefit From TikTok Without Being 'Cringe'
• Blank Rome Guides Electric Boat Maker's IPO Launch
• 5th Circ. Judge Sees No Dispute In FERC Authority Case
• Texas Power Co. Ends Suit With Insurer Over Winter Storm
• FERC Defends Power Market Subsidy Rule Overhaul
• Insurer Doesn't Have to Defend Ind. Soil Cleanup Suit
• Group Says Feds Giving Well Oversight Short Shrift
• Colonial's NC Spill Was Country's Largest Onshore Fuel Leak
• Mass. Court OKs Bridge Project Challenged By Boston Suburb
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Biden Climate Emergency Plans Face High Court Hurdle
• Assessing Wildfire Risks Difficult As Coverage Woes Persist
• Swinomish Tribe Drops Suit Against Feds Over Shellfish Take
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Nixed Endangered Species Rules
• 3 Ongoing Trends In Securities Litigation: 2022 Midyear Report
• DC Circ. Says Agencies Must Allow Comments Before Rule Ax
• What Mass. Harbor Development Ruling Means For Projects
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Residents' Suit Alleging Pipeline Leak
• DOJ Probing Claim Of Bias In Houston Illegal Dumping
• NY Town Official, Landscaper Charged In Kickback Scheme
• SEC Can't Make VW Identify Key Jones Day Emissions Docs
• Transportation Regulation To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2022
• Court OKs Factory's $1.3M Deal To End Water Pollution Suit
• Flint Jury Hears Atty Criticisms In Final Argument
• Trade Orgs Sue SEC Over Pared-Back Proxy Oversight Rules
• GOP Sens. Blast Gensler's Response To Climate Query
• USPTO, WIPO Team Up On Green Energy, SEP Disputes
• Canada Joins US In Challenging Mexican Energy Policies
• DC Circ. Urged To Dump License For Texas Nuke Waste Site
• Oil Co. Faces 3rd Circ. Challenge In Post-Ch. 11 Sale Spat
• Must Your Client Pay An Opponent's Expert For Prep Time?
• Superfund Tax Is Back: Implications For Chemical Industry
• 'Willful' Toxic Dumping Not Covered, Insurer Tells 5th Circ.
• Balancing State, Investor Interests In The Energy Transition
• 8th Circ. Urged To Join 'Chorus' Of Climate Suit Remands
• 5th Circ. Told No Coverage For Formaldehyde Exposure Suits
• Fifth Wall Lands $500M To Decarbonize Real Estate Industry
• W.Va. Judge Finds No Atty Conflict In Coal Mine Cleanup Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Porsche, ConocoPhillips
• Split 4th Circ. Clarifies CWA's Prosecution Requirements
• Flint Water Contractors Want 'A Pass,' Jury Hears In Closings
• ITC Vote Has No Bearing On Russia Duties, Fertilizer Co. Says
• Insured Disaster Losses Above Average, Midyear Report Says
• Landfill Operator Didn't Report Claim On Time, Insurer Says
• Fla. Condo Association, Insurer Drop Mold Coverage Dispute
• DOI Seeks High Court Review Of Navajo Water Suit
• Biden Admin. Floats Texas, La. Coasts For Wind Development
• USPS Tweaks Vehicle Procurement Plan To Include More EVs
• EPA Fuel Rule Threatens Endangered Species, Enviros Say
• Crypto Miner And SPAC Cancel Plans For $294M Merger
• US Challenges Mexico Over Energy Policy Shift
• Last Flint Trial Witness Says Contractors Met Standards
• Brain Tumor Doc Says Pratt & Whitney Didn't Cause Cancers
• Ranchers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Calif. Wind Farm Suit
• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2022: Midyear Review
• Vilsack Backs Pandemic-Era Subsidies For Minority Farmers
• Bar Exam Policies On Menstruation Still Fall Short
• Calif. Community Group Wants EPA Action On Clean Bus Plan
• EPA Says Pesticide Disapproval Didn't Require Public Input
• Groups Say Louisiana LNG Project Would Harm Climate
• Biden Urges 5th Circ. To Revive Carbon Metric Rule
• Solar Energy Firm Eyes IPO After SPAC Merger Flop
• CFTC Grants 2 Extra Months For Climate Risk Comments
• Turkish Man Pleads Not Guilty In $1B Tax Credit Fraud Case
• Targa Asks 5th Circ. To Upend Whistleblower Ruling
• Texas Windstorm Insurer Committee Urges No Rate Increases
• Walmart Settles $30M Suit Over Abandoned Disinfectant
• Biostatistician Tells Jury Pratt & Whitney Caused Cancers
• Counties Can't Dig Through VW Emissions-Cheating Software
• 3 Firms Guide Mining Co.'s $31M Canadian IPO
• 3 Wash. Tribes Ask 9th Circ. To Back Fishing Rights Win
• Northrup Gets Claims Clipped In Contamination Class Suit
• Former EPA Deputy General Counsel Joins Kutak Rock
• High Court's New EPA Ruling And Its Long-Term Implications
• Keys To Crafting Hybrid Work Policies At Law Firms
• Alaska Says Feds Must Fix Polluted Land Held By Natives
• Minnesota Native Tribes Sue EPA Over Looser Water Standard
• Long-Running Feud Over SEC's Proxy Rules Isn't Over
• Clean Energy Work Stunted As Senate Bill Drops Incentives
• Plans To Rein In Building Emissions Face Bumpy Road
• NC Condo Assn. Wants $1.2M For Storm Damage Repairs
• EPA Says Colorado Air Regulators Failed On Permits
• Your AI Program Probably Isn't A Person In A Court Of Law
• Capturing Carbon In California: Opportunities And Challenges
• Georgia High Court Affirms Utility's $525M Coal Ash Cost Plan
• In-House At A Cannabis Company: The ESG Issues
• Investor Claims Energy Transfer Execs Hid Spill Info
• Kansas Incentives Top $1B In Duel Over Panasonic EV Plant
• Tesla Judge Mulls Paring Solar Roof Tile Buyers' Suit
• Drivers Drop Bosch And Ford Truck Emissions RICO Case
• Appraiser Says Fla. Homes Lost Value After Cancer Cluster
• Chemours Takes On EPA Drinking Water Chemical Advisory
• VW Decries Texas Gov.'s Bias In Choosing Emissions Judges
• 6th Circ. Won't Reconsider Mich. Superfund Ruling
• Heat Wave Underscores Urgency Of Texas Grid Policy Reform
• New US-Kenya Deal Aims To Bolster Digital Trade
• FTC Authority To Ban Noncompetes Shaky After EPA Ruling
• Judge Axes Coal Plant Guarantors' $86M Claims Against Feds
• Tips For Handling Audio Data In E-Discovery Post-Pandemic
• EPA Ruling Signals Arrival Of 'Major Questions Doctrine'
• JLL Hires Sustainability Leader From Deloitte
• Wis. Counties Want 7th Circ. To Block $500M Power Line Work
• ​​​​​​​States Seek Summary Judgment To End Drilling Lease Ban
• Cooley-Led Clean Hydrogen Biz Lands $300M Investment
• Deals Rumor Mill: Stripe, Presidio, Freshippo
• Earthjustice Adds Energy Atty To Lead Clean Power Efforts
• Ranch, Green Groups Say Lithium Mine Wrongly Approved
• SEC Pares Back Trump-Era Proxy Oversight Rules
• Ships Want To Dodge 3rd-Party Suit Over Calif. Oil Spill
• Northrop Reaches Water Contamination Settlement With NY
• Tips For Online Pesticide Industry Amid Growing EPA Scrutiny
• Nixon Peabody Announces New Real Estate Practice Leader
• Chesapeake Says Federal Oil Lease Fight Can't Be In Idaho
• 1st Circ. Keeps Seasonal Closures On Maine Lobster Fishing
• Brown Rudnick Adds Ex-K&L Gates Energy Partner In London
• Winery Seeks Coverage For Damage From 2 Fires
• Forest Service Skipped Review Of Ore. Logging, Groups Say
• US-Canada Solar Deal Sees Biden Admin. Balance Priorities
• Vulcan Materials Unfazed By Scrutiny Over Rock Quarry
• Red States Urge Supreme Court To Take Up Climate Suit
• 11th Circ. Rules Federal Law Doesn't Preempt Roundup Claim
• Ohio High Court Grapples With Semantics In Solar Fees Case
• Green Groups Tell Congress EPA Enforcement Needs Funding
• Texas Says Gov. Can Pick Judges In VW, Audi Emissions Suit
• Crypto Bill Would Put Energy Use Of Digital Assets In Context
• Wildlife Org. Attys Seek $1.2M Fees In Marbled Murrelet Fight
• Strategies For Effectively Marketing Law Firm ESG Practices
• The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2022: Midyear Report
• Michigan Wants More Details On Pipeline Relocation Project
• 4th Circ. Urged To Halt $600M NC Coastal Bridge Project
• Mass. Top Court Upends Local Coastal Development Plans
• Green Group Tells 10th Circ. Denver Smog Plan Is Dangerous
• NJ Enviro Agency Defeats Farmer's Oyster Seizure Suit
• GOP AGs Ask 5th Circ. To Revive Short-Cycle Appliance Rules
• Va. Freight Biz Sues EPA For $6.2M Over Superfund Site
• 56 Tribes, Fishers Wade Into Alaska Fishing Dispute
• The Widening Circuit Split On State Court Climate Claims
• Renewable Energy Biz To Uplist As Part Of $35M Offering
• W.Va. Landowners Sue Gas Cos. Over 'Abandoned' Wells
• Monsanto Beats Delaware's Suit Over PCB Contamination
• Solar Farm Wants Attorney Cut From Property Damage Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Green Groups Slam BLM Analysis Of Arctic Drilling Project
• Agreement Among Litigants Key To Using E-Discovery Tech
• Alaska Sport Fishing Co. Sued Over $1M Fire On Native Lands
• CWA Doesn't Cover 'Soggy Lot,' Idahoans Tell Supreme Court
• Pa. Court Halts State's Carbon Limits On Power Plants
• 9th Circ. Told Community Needs Voice In Water Pipeline Fight
• Ex-Ohio Terminix Franchisees Must Clean Contaminated Site
• Pa. Midyear Report: Pay, Carbon, Venue Shopping Drive Regs
• Federal Approval Of Lobster Fishery Violates ESA, Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Vacates Biofuel Fraud Forfeiture Interest Ruling
• Keurig Buyers Win OK Of $10M Recyclability False Ad Deal
• DC Circ. Backs EPA Listing Minn. Plume As Superfund Site
• Top SEC Controversies In 2022: Midyear Report
• Renewable Energy Firm Sees Green With $21M Paris IPO
• Eversheds Adds King & Spalding Global Energy Leader
• Biden Admin Floats State Roadway Emissions Tracking
• Biggest Energy-Related Rulings Of 2022: Midyear Report
• Law School Admissions Shouldn't Hinge On Test Scores
• Flint Water Jury Hears Of Council Meeting Discord
• 1st Circ. Won't Rethink Keeping RI Climate Suit In State Court
• Texas Court Says Lanier Can Arbitrate Malpractice Claim
• 9th Circ. Questions Enviros' Strategy In EPA Fungicide Case
• 9th Circ. Says Hawaii Climate Suits Belong In State Court
• US Reaches Deal With Canada On Solar Imports
• Texas Asks 5th Circ. To Vacate EPA Air Quality Designations
• Tribe Has Standing In Toxic Landfill Case Against Wash. City
• Texas Says Climate Ruling Precludes Nuclear Waste Site
• Cannabis Co.'s Fuel Exhaust Harmed Calif. Public, Suit Claims
• Trump Water Rule Too Damaging For Appeal, 9th Circ. Told
• 8th Circ. Orders Redo On $60M In Damages In Monsanto Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merck, Sequoia, Ridgeback
• Chancery Won't Consider Firms' Bid To Lead Ionis Pay Suit
• DC Judge Wary Of Reinstating Trump EPA Whistleblower
• Wash. Judge Lets Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court Ponder Dam Row
• Enviros Say EPA Blew Deadlines For Smog Plans In 4 States
• Texas Slams EPA For El Paso Ozone Designation
• GSA To Weigh Scaling Back Single-Use Plastic In Its Contracts
• Calif. Court Overturns Trump-Era Endangered Species Rules
• Energy Litigation To Watch In The Second Half Of 2022
• Embracing Revenue Operations For Strong Law Firm Growth
• EPA Must Face Arkansas' Suit Over Pollution Permits
• Groups Say Feds Flubbed Enviro Permit On 400-Home Project
• 6 Firms Guide Brazilian Enviro Firm's $581M SPAC Merger
• Reed Smith Launches ESG Practice
• EPA Orders Puerto Rico Developers To Stop Discharges
• Gov. Didn't Mislead Research Co. In $22M Bid, GAO Says
• Supreme Court Embraces Originalism In 'Momentous' Term
• Pro Say & The Term Discuss A Historic Supreme Court Term
• Energy Co. Wants Early Win In Panama Grid Access Row
• NY Denies Power Plant Air Permit For Crypto Miner Greenidge
• Utah Supports Shoshone Tribe's Hunting Rights At 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Clears Calif. City Of Liability In Hazardous Water Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Stop Obama Presidential Center Construction
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• High Court EPA Ruling Stalls 'Right To Repair' Decision Again
• State Of Energy Dealmaking: Midyear Report
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Make Room For Serendipity In Your Legal Job Search
• La. Landlord Says Insurer Owes More Hurricane Coverage
• The Biggest Enviro Policy Moves Of 2022: Midyear Report
• SEC Should Reject Climate Rules Over First Amendment Issue
• Red States Challenge DOT's Tighter Fuel Economy Standards
• Construction Co. Must Face Georgia Wetlands Pollution Suit
• Tepid Equity Markets Start 2nd Half Of '22 On Shaky Ground
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review