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Environmental - November, 2022

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• CBD Extractor Can Seek Atty Fees From Insurer For Fire
• Riding Circuit: December's Notable Appellate Arguments
• Green Group Asks SEC To Assess P&G's Eco-Friendly Claims
• Apache Corp. Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Dud Drilling Plan
• 9th Circ. Rehearing To Explore 1980 Alaska Conservation Law
• Feds Hit Jackson, Miss., With Suit Over Contaminated Water
• FWS Failed To Protect Endangered Rio Grande Fish, Suit Says
• Wash. City Offers To Pay $300K To End Tribe's Cleanup Suit
• FERC OKs Grid Operator's Plan To Speed Up Project Hookups
• Takeaways From DOL's Final ESG Rule For ERISA Fiduciaries
• Justices Ponder 'Drive-By' Take On Jurisdiction In Title Case
• Claims Court Can't Hear Solenex Oil Lease Case
• Insurer Must Cover Oil Co. Pollution Suits, Court Told
• New DOI Office Seeks Public-Private Deals In Indian Country
• Dutch Court Nixes Damages Claims Over Coal Ban
• Texas Appeals Court OKs Brownsville Natural Gas Facilities
• TPC Group Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With $30M Creditor Deal
• Insurer Says Texas Law, False Statements Sink Hail Suit
• Northern Long-Eared Bat Granted Endangered Status
• 4 Firms Guide Carbon Revolution's $270M SPAC Merger
• US Giving Tribes $75M For Climate-Related Relocation
• 5th Circ. Leaves Pollution Suit Against Oil Cos. In La. Court
• Maine Supreme Court Restores Lease For $1B Power Line
• 13 AGs Urge FERC To Rethink Vanguard's Utility Investments
• Dam Removal Unlikely To Alter Irrigation Suit, Tribe Atty Says
• DOI, Casinos Renew Early Win Bids In Mich. Land Trust Fight
• Roundup Buyers Seek OK Of $45M False Ad Settlement
• How, And Why, To Become An Impact Investment Lawyer
• The DOJ Procurement Collusion Strike Force's Latest Steps
• Fiat Chrysler Can't Get In Way Of $4M Dodge Ram Settlement
• Texas Landlord Sues AIG Unit For Hail Damage Coverage
• Treasury Clarifies Labor Rules For Green Energy Tax Credits
• Energy Cos. Fight Remand Of DC Climate Suit Pending Appeal
• Biden's EPA Air Office Pick Walking Tightrope To Confirmation
• High Court To Weigh Tradition And Change In Easement Suit
• BLM Floats Regs To Limit Gas Emissions At Energy Plants
• Green Groups Say New Law Does Not Moot Oil Lease Fight
• UK Concerned Over Completed $107M Vehicle Salvage Deal
• Texas Loses Bid To Block Carcinogen Info From Sierra Club
• Chubb Unit Can't Get Out Of Winery Blaze Lawsuit
• Biden Gets More Time To Respond To Monuments Suit
• BP Oil Litigation Fund Says Baker Donelson Erred In Contract
• EPA Aligns Aircraft Engine Emissions Standards With UN
• Cos. Can Bet On More Stringent Climate Regs At Every Level
• CIT Blocks New Zealand Fish Imports Over Dolphin Concerns
• Kentucky Oil Operator Cops To 2018 Spill
• Full 9th Circ. Urged To Review Calif. Amazon Air Cargo Site
• Energy Cos. Press Justices To Review Climate Suit Remands
• Law Schools Are Right To Steer Clear Of US News Rankings
• How Firms Are Getting The Most Out Of Their Pro Bono Work
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Gov't Slams Hamptonites' Suit Over Offshore Wind Project
• Colo. Mine Contractor Beats Pollution Claim Over 2015 Spill
• Michigan Tells Judge To Ax State Claims In Benton Harbor Suit
• NC Sues 3M, DuPont Over 'Forever Chemical' Contamination
• Ill. Panel Nixes Appeal In Negligence Dispute With Gas Cos.
• NY Gov. Signs 2-Year Crypto Mining Moratorium
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink FWS Win In Fish Recovery Plan Row
• 4 Takeaways From DOL's Socially Conscious Investing Rule
• Milbank Adds Int'l Arbitration Atty From King & Spalding
• Litigation Funders Seek Transparency In Disclosure Debate
• Seafood Importer Fears Fish Will Go Bad, Seeks Faster Ruling
• Allen & Overy Brings On CFO From Green Energy Co.
• Chesapeake Tells 9th Circ. Its Oil Leases Were Wrongly Axed
• Green Groups Want In On Utah Native Monuments Suit
• Tribes Urge Judge To Find Ore. Irrigation Plan Violated ESA
• White House Unveils Final Climate Environmental Justice Tool
• DC Circuit Rips EPA In Demand For Pesticide Analysis
• 4 Key ESG Principles For Independent Board Members
• Mass. Enviros Sue School Bus Co. Over Idling, Pollution
• 2nd Union Votes To Strike Over Pay At Environment Agency
• 5 Principles For Better Professional Development Programs
• DOL Eases Rule On Socially Conscious Retirement Investing
• Modernized ECT In Jeopardy As EU Member States Jump Ship
• Enviros, UAW Oppose Longer Stay In USPS Vehicle Row
• 4 Native Tribes Seek To Intervene On Utah Monument Suits
• Ariz. Fights Feds' Bid To Have Border Suit Tossed
• US Steel, Minn. Cities OK'd To Defend State Water Rules
• Baltimore Brings 'First Of Its Kind' Suit Over Cigarette Litter
• NRC Says DC Circ. Shouldn't Redo Sioux Mine Row
• Lockheed Seeks Class Denial In Orlando Contaminant Case
• Feds Pledge $1.1B To Keep Calif.'s Last Nuke Facility Running
• Democratic AGs Push Back On GOP Anti-ESG Efforts
• 2 Firms Guide Renewable Fuel Producer's $666M SPAC Merger
• Coca-Cola Beats '100% Recyclable' Dasani Suit, For Now
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Practice With Passion
• ESA Listing Change Shows Conservation Partnership Benefits
• Attys Secure $91.7M In Monsanto PCB Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• FERC, Mountain Valley Want Pipeline Protest Put To Bed
• Trade Court OKs Commerce's Korean Wind Tower Calculation
• Feds Ordered To Revise Lobster Fishing Rule Over Whale Risk
• Tesla Cheers Musk's $56B Pay Deal As 'Home Run' For Co.
• Texas High Court Says Gov. Picks Can Help With VW Suit
• Feds' Fuel Regs Targeted By Green Group, Industry, States
• Sterigenics Prevails In Second Ethylene Oxide Trial
• Last Call For 2022 As IPO Prospects Line Up To Go Public
• Crumbling St. Croix Refinery Needs New Air Permit To Reopen
• Lloyd's Says Property Owner Must Arbitrate Over Ida Damage
• FWS Issues Long-Sought Protections For Prairie Chicken
• Biden Looks To Consolidate Utah Monument Suits
• State-Led Programs Can Speed Up Brownfield Development
• Mercedes, Ariz. AG Ink $5.6M Deal To End 'Clean Diesel' Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Contractor Suit After Claims Court Mistake
• Texas High Court Won't Review Fracking Fire Coverage Row
• Biz Groups Urge Del. Justices To Uphold PCB Tort Toss
• NJ Homeowners Sue Atty Over Home's Enviro Restrictions
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• EU Eyes Tight Rules On Using Enviro Terms For Fund Names
• High Court Animal Cruelty Case May Affect Laws Nationwide
• Woman Hasn't Linked Emissions To Cancer, Sterigenics Says
• $56B Failed To Tie Musk To Tesla, Experts Say At Del. Trial
• EPA Pitches Fee Hikes To Fund Toxic Substances Review
• New Orleans Litigation Outfit Adds New Name Partner
• 9th Circ. To Rethink Ariz. Copper Mine Approval
• Oil Co. Seeks Texas High Court Review In Cleanup Cost Row
• Manufacturers Say Climate Suits Belong In Federal Court
• Texas Vineyards' Crop Damage Suits Sent To County Courts
• FERC Approves LNG Terminal Despite Review Concerns
• Whale Rules Will Ruin Lobster Industry, Maine Chamber Says
• Key Takeaways From EPA Methane Rule Update
• Career DOJ Atty Tapped For New Environmental Justice Office
• GOP House Majority Will Bring Scrutiny, Tight Budgets
• Fight Heats Up Over Ga. Solar Farm Erosion Liability
• Utah Axes $100K Fee Bid In Gold Mine Spill
• GOP Gains May Put Energy-Permitting Pact On The Table
• Calif. Releases Final Climate Plan To Ax Fossil Fuel Reliance
• EPA Reinstates Water Quality Regs For Wash. State
• Probe Launched Of EPA, State's Role In Jackson Water Crisis
• Oregon Utility Gets Tribe Added To Water Rights Suit
• Judge Keeps Trump-Era ESA Rules In Place, Pending Review
• Clean Energy Investment Firm Raises $1B Inaugural Fund
• DC Circ. Doubts EPA Hazardous Waste Rules Are Reviewable
• Keys To IRA Tax Breaks For US Green Energy, EV Production
• How Trial Attorneys Can Craft A Winning Closing Argument
• Insurer Asks Supreme Court To Review Exxon's $25M Award
• Georgia Company Agrees To Stop Selling 'Forever Chemicals'
• Solar Industry Seeks End To Tariff Circumvention Probes
• Flint Asks To Delay Lead Pipe Settlement Agreement Deadline
• Musk Testifies That He Wants Someone Else To Run Twitter
• Attys Debate If $750M Pa. Cap-And-Trade Is A Fee Or A Tax
• Questions To Ask Before Making A Lateral Move As Partner
• Voltalia To Raise €490M Through Share Capital Increase
• Oil Giants Get Remand Order Stayed In DC Climate Fight
• AT&T Agrees To Pay $5.9M For Calif. Environmental Violations
• Coca-Cola Beats Enviros' 'Greenwashing' False Ad Suit In DC
• Groups Challenge Army Corps Permit For Fish Farms
• Nations Pledge $20B For Indonesia Decarbonization
• Carbon Capture Co. Sues Iowa County Over Pipeline Rules
• Ill. City Can't Escape Overflowing Sewage Suit, Judge Says
• Corps Must Protect Okefenokee From Mine, Green Groups Say
• Monsanto Nears Dicamba Deal After $60M Damages Redo
• DC Circ. Must Keep ND Out Of Riverbed Row, Tribe Says
• Chamber Urges Full 11th Circ. Review Of Ga. Roundup Case
• Calif. Org. Urges Reversal Of State's Electric Vehicle Policy
• PE Firm Clinches $485M 'Revolutionary' Climate Tech Fund
• Skadden Atty Jumps To Orrick Energy Group In SF
• Congressman Touts Legislation Shielding Tribal Cannabis
• Oil Cos. Urge Full 5th Circ. To Review Coastal Pollution Suit
• 5 Firms Assist Two Energy-Focused Cos.' SPAC Plans
• Groups Fight Exxon's Bid To Revisit $14M Pollution Penalty
• Large-Scale Solar Developers Settle EPA Stormwater Suits
• Georgia-Pacific Asks Justices To Review $49M Superfund Row
• Judge Extends Mich. Tribal Fishing Pact As Talks Stick
• How The IRS May Define 'Clean Hydrogen'
• Solar Co. Wants To Take $100M Arbitration Fight To 9th Circ.
• Feds Dooming Hognose Snake, Enviro Group Claims
• EPA Floats Stronger Methane Reduction Regulations
• Waste Co. Says Insurer Must Face Trial Over Bad Faith Claims
• 9th Circ. Grants En Banc Rehearing Of Alaska Land Swap
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: One Year Later
• DC Circ. Questions Critics Of New Nuclear Waste Site License
• Insurer Wants Out Of Gas Driller's Row With Green Grower
• Calif. AG Sues 3M And DuPont For Concealing PFAS Dangers
• Enviros Denied $640K Atty Fee Request In Bison Hunt Suit
• Enviros, Tribe Tell Court Not To Wait On Geothermal Dispute
• Ohio City To Spend $250M On Pollution Measures Under Deal
• Dutch Gov't Asks Arbitrators To Toss €1.4B Coal Power Fight
• Feds Want Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Review Suit Remanded
• Feds Defend Korean Steel Duty Under Emissions Program
• NJ Fishers Ask Supreme Court To End Paid Observer Mandate
• Gas Cos. Can't Use Winter Storm Uri As An Excuse, Suits Say
• NJ Atty Seeks Malpractice Coverage For Property Sale Suit
• FERC Chair's Future Is Hazy With No Senate Hearing In Sight
• EPA Says It Will Address Harmful Locomotive Emissions
• Chevron, Other Oil Cos Can Join Western Drilling Permit Fight
• When Is It OK To Use Expert Testimony After They Withdraw?
• SEC's Proposed Climate Rules Are Problematic For Boards
• White House Floats Climate Disclosure Rule For Contractors
• 6 Tips For Completing A SPAC Merger In A Harsh Environment
• Outlook For Offshore Wind Development In The Gulf Of Mexico
• ABA's No-Contact Rule Advice Raises Questions For Lawyers
• Flint Residents Shouldn't Depose Former EPA Head, DOJ Says
• Feds Have Power Over Okla. Reservation Mining, Judge Says
• Natural History Museum Fights To Pause COVID Coverage Suit
• $40M Hurricane Insurance Dispute To Stay In Puerto Rico Only
• State Farm Drops $1.2M Suit Against Tesla Over Garage Fire
• US, Taiwan Negotiations Bolster Trade, Development Ties
• EPA Must Clarify Confusing PFAS Advisory Levels
• Texas County Wants Injunctions On Unpermitted Structures
• 4 Key Skills For An Effective Attorney Coaching Conversation
• Pollution Exclusion Dispute Turns Toward Trial In Washington
• Judge Dismisses Some Insurers From BP Spill Fraud Suit
• Tax Court Strikes IRS' Conservation Easement Penalty Notice
• Flint Organizations Argue Against Asphalt Plant Permit
• TPC Group Can Solicit Creditor Votes On Updated Ch. 11 Plan
• Calif. Voters Reject High-Earner Tax To Fund Climate Initiatives
• Control Of Congress Too Close To Call
• SF Voters Pick DA Incumbent Who Backed Boudin Recall
• Rob Bonta Beats GOP Challenger To Keep Calif. AG Post
• 5th Circ. Questions Bankruptcy Overseeing Power Grid Claims
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Nuns' Religious Challenge To Pipeline
• Alaskan Tribe Urges State To Reconsider Mine's Waste Permit
• ESG Shareholder Votes Fell Flat Even After SEC Eased Access
• 6th Circ. Says Depos Don't Force Trial Testimony In Flint Case
• DC Circ. Unsure FERC Overstepped With Market Cap Rule
• Fisheries Say Mass. Offshore Wind Approval Must Be Undone
• 2nd Circ. Backs Toss Of Pa. Residents' $619M Malpractice Suit
• How Civilian Attorneys Can Help Veterans
• Minimizing Environmental Justice Risks In Permitting
• Longtime Sierra Club Litigator Tapped To Lead Its Legal Team
• Gordon & Rees Adds Ex-Hawkins Parnell Atty In Atlanta
• From Courts To Polls: BigLaw Turns Out To Protect The Vote
• Musk's $56B Tesla Pay Trial May Spur More Exec Comp Fights
• Bosch To Pay $25M To End Calif.'s Emissions-Cheating Claims
• USPS Seeks Extended Stay Of UAW's Suit Over New Vehicles
• Tax Group Asks Justices To Vacate Easement Regulations
• Oil Cos. Owe EPA $50M For WWII Fuel Cleanup, 9th Circ. Says
• Energy Transfer Gets Suit Over FERC Fine Moved To Texas
• DuPont Spinoffs Must Face PFAS Claims, NC Justices Say
• 5th Circ. Cloudy On Coverage For Salvage Yard's Discharges
• Indian Energy Co. Signs $13.5M Storage Deal With Eos
• Sterilization Plant Opposes New Suit For Workers
• WTO Says Climate Cooperation Would Avert Trade Friction
• Water Association Urges 10th Circ. To Reassess USDA Exemptions
• Monsanto Asks Full 11th Circ. To Review Roundup Ruling
• Fla. Sewage Dump Plan Is Killing Manatees, Suit Says
• NY Firm Says Enviro Co. Failed To Pay Legal Fees
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned That Culture Shapes Law
• UT Austin Restaurant Loses COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• SEC Seeks Early Win Over Biz Groups' Proxy Rule Challenge
• SF Residents Reach $5.4M Deal Over Toxic Former Navy Site
• Amazon To Pay $5M To End Calif. Illegal Pesticide Sale Claims
• Red States, Industry Challenge Biden Vehicle Emissions Regs
• H&M 'Greenwashing' Recycled Clothes, Class Action Alleges
• Colo. Food Co. Sues Insurer Over Marshall Fire Losses
• Travelers Moves Case For Coverage Of Rain-Soaked Products
• Philadelphia Hits 3M And DuPont With PFAS Complaint
• Hoopa Valley Tribe Sues US Over California Water Contracts
• 10th Circ. Rejects Ex-Ballard Spahr Partner's Energy Credits
• Denver Air Plan Challenged For Fracking Emissions Exclusion
• Justices To Hear Navajo Case Over Colo. River Water Rights
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Oil Group's Suit Challenging Biden's Lease Freeze Trimmed
• Communities Win Big In EPA Air Quality Monitoring Expansion
• Latham, Morrison Lead $450M SPAC, African Farm Biz Merger
• Green Groups To Join Exxon's Santa Barbara Oil Trucking Suit
• GOP Sen. Says Firms 'Stonewalling' ESG Ratings Probe
• Texas, NM Reach Agreement In Decadelong Rio Grande Fight
• 9 Legal Ethics Considerations In Natural Disaster Preparation
• Colo. Met Greenhouse Gas Rule Deadline, State Panel Rules
• Ruling Complicates Use Of NJ Access Law In Enviro Cleanups
• Enviros Want To Join Suncor Fight Over Colo. Emissions Law
• Nossaman Adds Ex-Calif. EPA Exec, Environmental Litigator
• Chevron Fights To Reinstate EPA Offshore Emissions Ruling
• A Divided Congress May Increase Companies' Political Risks
• State Farm Tells 5th Circ. No Virus Coverage For Orthopedists
• Labor Rules Will Unlock IRA Tax Credits' Full Value
• Three Civil Rights Attys Join DiCello Levitt In DC
• Wash. Appeals Court Ponders Harassment In Tribe's Dam Suit
• Judge Stops Senior Housing Project On NYC Garden Site
• 4 Firms Rep Climate Mitigation-Focused JV's $1.8B Forest Buy
• La. Hurricane Not Fit For NY Arbitration, Property Owner Says
• FCC Urged To Consider Enviro Reviews For Sat Constellations
• EPA Says More PFAS Could Fall Under Drinking Water Regs
• Calif. County Can Sue State Prison System Over Pollution
• Making The Most Of New Tax Credits For EV Charging Stations
• Pollution Exclusion Frees Insurer From $175M Suit
• Flint Still Violating Deal To Replace Water Pipes, Groups Say
• Fla. Attorney Asks For Minimum Sentence In $700K Scam
• Ga. County Fights Shipping Cos.' Bid To Ax Oil Spill Suit
• California Emissions Authority Can't Stand, DC Circ. Told
• 4 Public Co. Lessons From Nikola Founder Fraud Conviction
• US Steel Hit With Class Claims Over Dust, Odors
• 'Most Dangerous' Roundup Made Landscaper Sick, Jury Hears
• Insurers Want Arbitration In $2.7M Church Storm Damage Row
• USPTO, DOJ Pressed On Justices' Environmental Ruling
• Calif. Tribe Says Water-Use Appeal Moot Following Settlement
• Ga. Judges Partly Revive Case Against County Staffers
• Produce Co. Says Agent Must Face Winter Storm Suit In Texas
• Utah Wants In On Sierra Club's Suit Over Coal Mine Expansion
• Army Corps Wants Out Of SC Wetlands Housing Project Suit
• ESG-Focused SPAC Cancels $459M Merger With MedTech Co.
• Colo. High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Mine Expansion
• 3M Can't Dodge NJ Water Utility 'Forever Chemical' Lawsuit
• Helping Your Witness Stay Calm And Collected On The Stand