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Environmental - October, 2022

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• Bird Groups Sue FWS Over Captive-Bred Parrot Moratorium
• REIT Denied In Bid To Reopen $20.6M Coverage Suit
• Feds Must Pay $450K For Texas Reservoirs Flooding Properties
• Hefty's Plastic Bags Aren't Recyclable, Class Action Says
• Calif. Greenlights $96M In Climate Projects For Cities, Tribes
• Green Groups Can Restart Fluoridated Water Risks Case
• 11th Circuit Doubles Down On Monsanto Ruling
• Pilgrim's Wants Out Of Coverage Dispute Over Pollution Suit
• Italy Looks To Nix €190M Award Over Offshore Oil Project
• Gov't Contracts of the Month: Sonobuoys, EV Charge Stations
• Utah's $100K Atty Fee Bid Excessive, Construction Co. Says
• Property Owner Wants Class Cert. In Lockheed Pollution Suit
• Calif. AG Hopeful Nathan Hochman Aims To Unseat Rob Bonta
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Put Law Into Practice
• Green Groups, PacifiCorp Blast EPA Haze Moves At 10th Circ.
• Ill. Panel Affirms CNA Units' Duty To Defend Asbestos Suits
• Fed. Circ. In October: Patent Venue's Remote Work Questions
• House Dems Seek Probe Of Pebble Mine 'Bait And Switch'
• Blackstone Buys Majority Stake In $14B Emerson Climate Biz
• Energy Cos. Must Keep Options Open Amid Treaty Turmoil
• Colo. Resort Sues Forest Service For Access To Water Rights
• Texas Chemical Co. Sued After Leak Injured Drivers
• Prof. Says VW Can't Thwart Jones Day Emissions Docs Row
• Green Group Says Humpbacks At Risk From Calif. Gill Nets
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Fight Against Calif. Tribal Wind Farm
• Va. Company Wants $6.2M Suit Against EPA To Go Forward
• Katten Lands IP Partner From Crowell & Moring
• Tapped By Newsom, Calif. AG Rob Bonta Seeks Voters' OK
• Don't Miss It: Morgan Lewis, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Biogas Plant's Late Depo Bid Nixed In $100M Colo. Dispute
• DOI, BLM Sued Over Reupping Trump-Era Oil And Gas Leases
• Groups Petition EPA To Regulate Industrial Farm Water Waste
• 5th Circ. Upholds Liberty Mutual's Win Over Oil Spill Coverage
• Tracking The Nascent Anti-ESG Movement
• Chemours Seeks To Save Drinking Water Advisory Challenge
• CPUC Proposes $155M Fine For PG&E Over Deadly Zogg Fire
• Ore. Utility Says Tribe Must Be Added To Water Rights Suit
• Sanctions Bid In Flint Water Suit Denied As 'Nonsensical'
• Veolia Exec To Be Deposed Over Alleged Flint Juror Targeting
• Biden Admin. Rolls Out $1B For Green School Buses
• Hand Sanitizer Co.'s Ch. 11 Amended With Destruction Deal
• Texas Justices Mull Evidence Standard In Crop Damage Case
• State AG Consumer Protection Priorities Beyond The Election
• Green Groups Struggle To Prove NEPA Rule Harm At 4th Circ.
• EPA Defeat Device Regs: An Awkward Fit For EVs
• Fed. Circ. Case Shows Remote Work Can Affect Patent Venue
• NJ Denied Ruling Over Future Pollution Suit Against Hexcel
• What To Consider When Leaving BigLaw To Go Solo
• Regional Haze Plan Was Sufficient, Wyo. Tells 10th Circ.
• 2 Firms Guide Lithium Miner's $838M SPAC Merger
• Ohio High Court Won't Accept Jurisdiction In Coverage Fight
• Fla. Condo's Hurricane Suit 11 Days Too Late, Insurer Says
• Court Limits Calif.'s Ability To Chase Costs At Battery Plant
• Michigan AG Won't Give Up On Flint Water Case
• EU Criteria Will Help Aviation Finance Sustainability Push
• Solar Investor Says It Can Enforce $28M Award Against Spain
• Fuel Groups Say Calif. Can't Tackle Climate With Vehicle Regs
• 2 Firms Steer Shrimp Farming Co.'s $275M SPAC Merger
• ESG Efforts May Face Cuts Despite Importance, KPMG Says
• La. Judge To Review Texas Firm's 1,640 Hurricane Suits
• Activists, EPA At Odds Over Environmental Justice Decision
• 4th Circ. Mulls Dead Fish As Pollutant Under Clean Water Act
• Carbon Cost Loss Won't Stop Red States' Climate Policy Fight
• New Bankruptcy Rulings May Give Solvent Debtors Leverage
• Calif. Courts Will Decide Oil Co. Climate Nuisance Claims
• Dow Hit With $56M Punitive Damages In Calif. Cleanup Trial
• Judge Tosses Bid To Resume Transmission Line Construction
• Workers Want Back In On Ga. Sterilizer Emissions Claims
• Texas Agency Wants New Plan For Tainted Sanitizer Disposal
• Florida HOA's Irma Coverage Suit Goes To Federal Court
• Insurer Hit With $2.7M In Hail, Water Damage Claims In Texas
• NJ Enviro Justice Rules Stir Concerns Job Gains Out Of Mix
• CIT Upholds Duties To Counter EU's Enviro Tax Breaks
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink Dish's FCC SpaceX Fight
• Feds Went Too Far With Pipeline Valve Rules, DC Circ. Told
• Guidance For Companies With PFAS Products After Calif. Ban
• Lithium Corp. Inks Agreement With Tribe On Mining Project
• How GCs Must Play 'Quarterback' In Carrying Out ESG
• Voir Dire, Opening Statements Key In Fighting Juror Biases
• SEC Seeks Early Victory In Proxy Advisory Rule Challenge
• Capturing Insurance Coverage For Climate Change Suits
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned Education Never Ends
• Jackson Lewis Unveils New ESG Practice
• Drivers Can't Leave BMW Emissions Suit Without Inspection
• EPA To Investigate Miss. Racial Bias In Jackson Water Crisis
• Berry Corp. Hit With Derivative Suit Over Oil Permit Problems
• 10th Circ. Says Water Assoc. Exempt From USDA Protections
• VW's $80M Porsche Emissions Deal OK'd With $24M Atty Fees
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Houston Drainage Fee Fight
• VW Sued For Withholding Climate Lobbying Disclosures
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 8th Circ. Rejects Red States' Challenge To Carbon Cost Metric
• Weekly Internal Revenue Bulletin
• Dow, PPG Hit With $4M Verdict Over Calif. Chemical Cleanup
• EPA Floats Rule To Further Reduce Hydrofluorocarbons' Use
• FERC Increases Scrutiny Of Utility-Investor Ties
• La. Property Owner Sues Lloyd's Over Ida Damage
• Nestle Still Can't Defeat Child, Slave Labor Claims, Judge Told
• Wash. Condo Wants Jury Trial Over Water Damages
• Groups Vow To Sue Over NM Livestock Grazing Trespass
• Getting Ready For Inflation Reduction Act's Methane Charges
• Red States Tell DC Circ. Calif.'s Clean Air Act Waiver Must Fall
• NY Insurer Escapes $7.9M Suit Over La. Hurricane Damage
• SF Voters To Pick Top Prosecutor In Wake Of Boudin's Recall
• Deals Rumor Mill: Westpac, Credit Suisse, Nationals
• New-Parent Attorneys Need Automatic Litigation Stays
• 'What's Wrong With You People?': Judge Rips Dow, PPG Attys
• Green Group Vows To Sue Over Ariz. Border Wall Initiative 
• Red State AGs Target Big Banks' Climate Goals
• UPS To Pay $5.3M Nationwide Hazardous Waste EPA Penalty
• Germany, France Seek Strong Reply To Inflation Reduction Act
• EU Allows Conditional Acquisition Of Aluminum Manufacturer
• Insurers Drop Environmental Coverage Fight With Gulf Oil
• 9th Circ. Won't Let Insurer Step Into $18M Chevron Suit
• Associate Skills That Impress Firms In A Cooling Job Market
• The Next 50 Years Of The Clean Water Act
• Colo. Gas Co. Says $4M Arb. Award Cut Was Unlawful
• NC Hits 3M, Chemours With Toxic Firefighting Foam Suits
• HK Seeks To Relax Revenue Requirements For Startup IPOs
• Ex-Michael Best FERC Expert Jumps To Eversheds Sutherland
• Canadian Enviro Biz's £590M Offer For UK Adviser Lapses
• Oil Developers Claim Exxon Mobil Shouldn't Be Paid $57.5M
• La. Enviro Dept. Belongs In Pollution Suit, 5th Circ. Finds
• 5th Circ. Keeps La. Pollution Suit In State Court
• 10th Circ. Tells EPA To Rethink Suncor's Exemption Bid
• Zurich Drops Contractor From $3.7M NY Lab Fire Suit
• 9th Circ. Increases Punitive Damages For VW Opt-Out Drivers
• Calif.'s Carbon Cuts Could Be Wiped Out By Wildfires
• Darling Ingredients Acquires Collagen Co. Gelnex For $1.2B
• Sea Cos. Pay $9.1M To Settle Marine Sanctuary Damage Suit
• DOI To Auction Wind Leases Off California Coast
• Chemical Co. Seeks Coverage For River Pollution Claims
• Chemical Compliance Challenges For US Battery Makers
• NJ Joins Climate Change Tort Parade Against Oil Cos.
• NY Pols Ask DOJ To Weigh In On Climate Suits' Jurisdiction
• ESG Best Practices In The Face Of Increased AG Scrutiny
• Amplify Strikes $50M Deal Over Southern Calif. Oil Spill
• Feds Avoid Spoliation Claims In Colo. Mine Spill Litigation
• NJ, Counsel Accused Of 'Gaming' Atty Fees In DuPont Suit
• SEC's Lizárraga Backs Climate, ESG Disclosure Proposals
• Nikola Founder's Fraud Conviction A Cautionary Tale
• Solar Farm, Neighbors Seek Rulings In Erosion Dispute
• Wis. Judge Says Pipeline Shutdown Plans Admissible
• Solar Panel Importers Seek Safeguard Tariff Refunds
• PennDOT, NAACP Disagree On Highway Project's Impact
• Clean Air Act Ruling Highlights Standing In Citizen Suits
• Groups Sue To Stop Housing Project In Calif. Wildfire Zone
• Hydrogen Supplier Ends SPAC Merger With Benessere Capital
• Groups Ask DC Circ. To Revive Fight Over EPA's Air Finding
• Insurer Ordered To Defend Landfill Operator Over Odor Claims
• Insurer Wants Out Of Okla. Mobile Home Flooding Case
• Calif. Voters To Weigh In On Abortion, Gambling And Tobacco
• US Wants Colo. Mine Suits Paused To Finalize Settlement
• Energy Cos. Again Take Fight With Baltimore To High Court
• Dow Experts Testify To Low Risk At Chemical Cleanup Trial
• Ga. Carpet Finishing Co. Settles PFAS Water Pollution Claims
• US Firms Boost Trade With Taiwan Through 5G, Energy Deals
• Think Tank Backs Justices' Review Of FERC Pipeline Powers
• Law Firm Not Liable If It Misled In Hailstorm Row, Insurer Says
• Judge Lets Florida In On Tribe's EPA Water Power Challenge
• Exporters To US Should Share Importers' Compliance Burdens
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• DC AG Says Velsicol Responsible For Pesticide Pollution
• FCC Dem Calls Spectrum Policy Key To Economic Future
• EPA Wants Out Of $6.2M Superfund Site Suit
• Exxon Wants En Banc Review Of $14M Air Pollution Fine
• Alex Jones' Billion-Dollar Penance, Puerto Rico Prunes Debt
• Nikola Founder Convicted Of $1B Wall St. Fraud
• High Court Could Resolve Thorny Atty-Client Privilege Issue
• Munich Re's Oil Exit Boosts ESG Efforts, Insurance Pros Say
• Trade Show Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Consider Virus Science
• Energy Trade Group Wants To Join Oil & Gas Leasing Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Lowndes Adds Fla. Land Use Pro From Pearson Doyle
• Wash. Jury Awards $275M In Latest Verdict Against Monsanto
• Seafood Co. Sues US For Blocking Chilean Sea Bass Imports
• Chubb Units Escape West Virginia Coal Waste Coverage Row
• Fiat Unit To Pay $5.6M To End Calif. Emissions Test Probe
• Food Safety Orgs Sue EPA Over Pesticide Regulations
• Shell, Contractor To Pay Pa. $670K Over Pipeline Violations
• FWS Proposes Protected Habitat For Fla. Snake, Plant Species
• Climate Disclosures Could Slow IPO Plans, SEC Panel Told
• Companies Say Mass. Town's Water Pollution Isn't Their Fault
• Minority Farmers Say US Broke Promise Of Financial Aid
• Industry Groups Say DOE Hasn't Justified New Boiler Rule
• EPA Proposes Strengthening 'Fugitive Emissions' Regulations
• Oil Cos. Want $39M More From Feds For WWII Fuel Cleanup
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Exxon Mobil, Brad Pitt
• Calif. Air Quality Pro Joins Holland & Knight In SF
• After Climate Rulings, Insurers May Go On Coverage Offense
• UK To Accept Antitrust Fixes In €15B Veolia-Suez Deal
• 2nd Illinois Jury Hears Sterigenics' Emissions Caused Cancer
• Enviro Groups Sue To Halt Beltway Toll Lane Project
• Biden Designates Colo.'s Camp Hale As A National Monument
• Dish Asks DC Circ. For Rehearing In FCC SpaceX Spat
• Farming Group Says Tribe's Water Rights Are Fair Game
• Democrats Press Texas Grid Operator On Crypto Energy Use
• In Reversal, EPA Looks To Ban Chemical In Flea Collars
• Puerto Rico Highway Authority Gets OK For Debt Plan
• Minn.'s New Common Interest Doctrine: A Primer
• Refining Info Governance As E-Discovery Gets More Complex
• NY Ceramics Maker Faces AG Suit Over Unhealthy Dust
• Greens Ask EPA To End Ohio Control Of Fracking Waste Wells
• DOJ Interview With Trump Atty Spotlights Privilege Exception
• Judge Tosses Farm's Challenge To USDA Wetlands Project
• Georgia Chemical Maker Settles PFAS Water Pollution Claims
• US Coal Policy Suit Closed After Obama-Era Ban Reinstated
• Stearns Weaver Names 11 New Shareholders Across Fla.
• Meta Beats Stossel's Defamation Claims Over Fact Checks
• Forest Service Fire Retardant Pollutes Waterways, Suit Says
• Calif. Tribe To Get $350K To Help Businesses Cut Pollution
• Youths Say High Court Abortion Ruling Supports Climate Case
• Calif. Officials Eye Expanded Crackdown On Illicit Pot Grows
• Insurer Scores Win In Paper Waste Disposal Coverage Fight
• Covington, Cravath Lead Buyers On $8B Westinghouse Deal
• DC Circ. Mulls Waiver Authority In Md. Dam Licensing Fight
• Amazon To Invest Nearly $1B To Boost European EV Fleet
• Ohio Class Seeks Approval Of $49M FirstEnergy Settlement
• Enviro Orgs. Say EPA Never Decided On Texas Emissions Plan
• Permitting Reform: Electric Transmission Implications
• GSA, DOE Seek Low-Carbon Building Technology
• Justices Ponder Broader Impacts Of Case Beyond Pork
• D&O Insurer Challenges Amid Market, Economic Turbulence
• Risk Mitigation In Face Of Rising Legal Malpractice Claims
• FWS To Find Protected Habitat For Bat In Fla. Settlement
• 9th Circ. Signals Tribe's Dam Protest Belongs In Fed. Courts
• Army Corps Escapes Chippewa's Enbridge Pipeline Challenge
• Feds Ask DC Circ. To Revive Obama-Era Logging Rules
• BakerHostetler Accused Of Fraud, Jones Asks For New Hire
• Residents Can't Prove Hurricane Harvey Flood Damage Cause
• Native Communities At Heart Of New US Arctic Strategy
• Regal Cinemas Asks 9th Circ. To Revive COVID Coverage Suit
• Justices' Clean Water Act Queries Hint At Search For Balance
• SEC Reopens Climate Disclosure, ESG Rules For Comment
• EPA Steps Closer Toward Aviation Lead Emissions Regs
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Look For Common Ground
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ND Says DAPL Protest Testimony Goes Beyond Army Corps
• EPA Releases Climate Plans For Air, Water, Other Offices
• US Expands Historic Site Of 1864 Native American Massacre
• An Animal Cruelty Case Could Create Chaos For Clean Energy
• WTO Deputy Rues Lack Of 'Shared Vision' For Dispute Reform
• Ill. Court Rejects Proposed Path For Obama Center Appeal
• Air Force Gets Guam Enviro Suit Tossed
• Calif. Family Sues Interior Dept. For Violation Of Water Rights
• Mont. Clean Water Act Suit Tossed For Lack Of Notice
• Slow EPA Approvals Impair State Carbon Storage Plans
• DC Circ. Reviews Challenge To Airline Greenhouse Gas Rule
• A Simple Pretrial Prompt May Combat Jurors' Hindsight Bias
• Bankrupt Mining Co.'s Receiver Can't Keep Mining W.Va. Site
• Shipping Cos. Want Ga. County's Oil Spill Suit Tossed
• Wash. Cement Co. Inks $537K Deal In Illegal Dumping Suit
• MDL Panel Denies Bid To Centralize Irrigation Litigation
• DOI Launches New Rules For Policing Of Tribes And Parks
• Limiting The Scope Of Representation Is Critical For Lawyers
• What EPA's Interim PFAS Standards Mean For Water Suppliers
• EPA Eases Regulatory Path For Electric Vehicle Chemicals
• Chippewa Tribe Slams Enbridge Over Bid To Exclude Experts
• 2 Firms Seek OK Of $1.8M Fee In Pipeline Suit Deal Redo
• Dow, PPG Cleanup Trial Stalls Over City's Expert Disclosure
• Colo. Panel Tries To Untangle Emissions Rule Deadlines
• DC Circ. Questions States' Standing In Water Standards Case
• Tribes Say DOI Botched Superfund Land Swap Approval
• Ian Renews Calls For Better Building, Flood Management
• Michigan Officials Dodge Felonies Over Flint Conduct
• Cummins Inks $3.9M Deal To End Dodge Ram Defect Suit
• Wilson Sonsini Guides Aquaron Acquisition SPAC In $50M IPO
• Georgia-Pacific Sued Over Wash. Paper Mill Cleanup
• Feds Fight Delay Of Cherokee Trust Audit Ruling
• Fla. Condo's Multimillion Irma Bad Faith Suit Stays Alive
• How Cos. Can Prep For Calif. Ban On PFAS In Food Packaging
• EPA Admits It Didn't Consider Studies In Fungicide Approval
• V&E Loses Ace Tax Atty To Kirkland In Houston
• Conservationists Say Miami Water Park Threatens Habitat
• Davis Wright Tremaine Adds Ex-FERC, Stinson Atty
• Dow, PPG Owe For Modesto Site Contamination, Jury Told
• Sterigenics Fights Ga. County Over Sterilization Plant Closure
• Attys Shouldn't Assume Judicial Critique Is Protected Speech
• GM Must Face Trimmed Suits Over Chevy Bolt Battery Fires
• Philly Tenants Say City Failed To Enforce Lead Paint Law
• AIG Hit By $2M Property Damage Suit For Texas Winter Storm
• FDIC's Gruenberg Pledges 'Measured' Approach On Climate
• EPA's Permitting FAQ Goes Beyond The Letter Of The Law
• 3 Companies Unveil Plans To Go Public Via SPAC Mergers
• High Court Struggles With Unclear Clean Water Act Limits
• High Court Wants DOJ Input Over Climate Suit Remand