Environmental Archive » December, 2022

Environmental - December, 2022

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• Split DC Circ. Agrees To Pause Four EPA Pesticide Petitions
• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2022
• Wash. Jury Awards $82M In Latest School PCB Trial
• Bean Oil Manufacturer Pushes For Wastewater Suit Coverage
• Biggest Energy-Related Court Rulings Of 2022
• Energy Cos. Labored To Make Deals In 2022
• The Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2022
• Biggest Environmental Policy Actions Of 2022
• Key Developments From State Attorneys General In 2022
• Will BLM's 2nd Attempt At Natural Gas Waste Rule Succeed?
• 4th Circ. Says Green Groups Can't Sue Over Trump NEPA Rule
• Texas Says EPA Coal Ash Rules Jeopardize State Regulations
• Retweets As Evidence: The Developing Case Law
• Cleary, TCF Law Steer $200M Rainwater Tech Co. SPAC Merger
• 3M, Others Ask 6th Circ. To Undo Class Cert. In PFAS Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Reassign Panel In Drilling Lease Fight
• Feds Also Want ND Kept Out Of DC Circ. Riverbed Row
• What 3 Legal Industry Trends From 2022 Mean For Next Year
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Says Climate No Excuse For Less Low-Income Lending
• Energy Co.'s Wind Farm Causing Nuisance, Texas Family Says
• Top International Trade Policies Of 2022
• Insurer Drops High Court Appeal Over Exxon's $25M Award
• Fisheries Regulators Hit Back To Defend Lobster Rules
• 9th Circ. Rips EPA's 'Déjà Vu' Pesticide Approval Violations
• Interior Urges 8th Circ. To Maintain Toss Of Tribe's Drilling Suit
• Koch Industries Says Canada Can't Duck Cap-And-Trade Fight
• Enbridge Says Wis. Tribe's Win Irrelevant To Mich. Pipeline Fight
• Native American Land Transfer Bills Sent To Biden's Desk
• 9th Circ. Pauses Paraquat Suit For EPA Review
• US Defends Mass. Offshore Wind Farm OK In Fisheries' Suit
• EPA Sued Over 'Inaction' On Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticides
• Justices Say Pa. Panel Strayed In Quarry Cleanup Ruling
• Learning From This Year's Legal Industry Discrimination Suits
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop Alaska Inlet Drilling Lease Sale
• Insurer Says SoCal Edison Not Covered For LA Wildfire Suits
• Timber Groups Ask DC Circ. To Revive Owl Habitat Suit
• EPA Tells DC Circ. That Air Finding Remains Rock Solid
• EPA Innovates With Planned Green Power Credits For EVs
• The Other Side Says Your Evidence Is A Deepfake. Now What?
• 3M, DuPont And Others Sued Over Fire Foam Water Pollution
• Insurer Says Condo's Irma Suit Is In Wrong State, Too Late
• Ill. Judge Won't Upset $363M Sterigenics Emissions Verdict
• Treasure Hunter Denied Coverage For $7.5M IP Award
• Hawaii Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into Navy PFAS
• USPS Seeks Mostly Electric Delivery Vehicles For $9.6B Plan
• DC Circ. Says FERC Botched Md. Dam Relicensing
• EPA Issues Final Standards For Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions
• The Future Of Legal Ops: AI Has Important Role To Play
• Feds Not Responsible For Navajo Water, High Court Told
• Michigan AG Wants Paper Co. To Clean Up PFAS Pollution
• How Cos. Can Prep For A 30(b)(6) Witness's Dual Deposition
• Verizon Fined $950K For Preservation Review Violations
• 4 Proactive Strategies For 'Rocket Docket' Discovery In SDNY
• Attys' Deadline Miss Ends BP Oil Spill Case, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Monsanto Wins 11th Circ. Redo Of Ga. Doctor's Roundup Case
• Arnold & Porter To Promote 12 Partners, 9 Counsel In 2023
• 3M To Exit PFAS Manufacturing By End Of 2025
• The 7 Biggest Massachusetts Top Court Rulings Of 2022
• Mining Co. Vale Wants Out Of SEC Dam Collapse Suit
• Ohio Cleaning Products Biz Fined Over Virucide Marketing
• Feds Say Climate Review Of Utah Oil Rail Project Was Proper
• High Court Alone Has Water Rights Jurisdiction, States Say
• EPA Affirms Cancer Risk Value For Ethylene Oxide
• EPA Scores $150M Deal For Lower Passaic River Cleanup
• Drivers Say 1 Trial Trumps Thousands Against GM And Bosch
• Baltimore Urges Justices To Skip Climate Suit Remand Review
• Amici See NJ Fishing Case As Vehicle To End Chevron
• Sierra Club Says Feds Ignored NY Climate Law In Pipeline OK
• NJ Senate Committee Approves R&D Tax Credit Increase
• Strategies For Predicting How Jurors Will React To Your Case
• Calif. Tribe Seeks To Block Trinity River Winter Flow Project
• Microsoft Hires WH Climate Lead As Sustainability Chief
• Insurers Can Arbitrate $2.7M Church Storm Damage Dispute
• Enviro Groups Sue Calif. County Over 213-Acre Industrial Park
• Mass. Names EPA Deputy GC As 1st Climate Chief
• Kirkland-Led Investment Co. Invests $200M In Energy Provider
• Mich. Officials Want Out Of Lead Suits: This Is 'Not Flint'
• Colo. Broke Air Quality Law With Permit Inaction
• Union Pacific Creosote Site Caused Deaths, $100M Suit Says
• Feds Strategize Saving Threatened Hawaiian Forest Birds
• Practical Steps For Companies Facing PFAS Risks
• Flint Says Water Pipe Notices Would Be A Burden
• Ga. Enviro Group Seeks Ax Of Corps' Year-Round Dredging
• Energy Cos. Say Texas Comptroller Placed $3.2B In Jeopardy
• DOI Lessee Says New DC Circ. Panel Needed In Drilling Case
• Thompson Hine Adds New Enviro Partner In Atlanta
• Chubb Hires V&E Enviro Leader For New Climate Role
• Construction Supervisor Cops To Misstating Materials' Origin
• BIA Releases Plan To Manage Weeds In Navajo Nation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Increasing Law Firm Polarization Will Degrade Rule Of Law
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Davis Polk, Cravath
• Capital Markets Activity Plunged To Earth In 2022
• FERC Chair Bids Farewell In Final Meeting
• Feds Say Gulf Oil Lease Is Forced By Inflation Reduction Act
• Senate Sends $858B 2023 Defense Bill To Biden's Desk
• Insurer Says New Suit Clouds Coverage For Oil Co. Pollution
• NYC Locals Sue To Block 'Spiritless' $221M Wagner Park Plan
• Monsanto Inks $698M Deal To End Oregon Pollution Suit
• Without Final Decision, 5th Circ. Can't Review Hurricane Case
• 5 Firms Build $950M Greenfire Resources SPAC Merger
• 5 Lessons From The EPA's 2022 Enviro Justice Efforts
• DOL Final ESG Rule May Cause Confusion Among Fiduciaries
• FTC Wants Public Input On 'Green Guides' Updates
• Nikola Founder Says Juror Confusion Led To Fraud Verdict
• Feds List Whitebark Pine As A Threatened Species Under ESA
• Ohio Justices Freeze Ex-Regulator's Assets In Bribery Suit
• Exxon, Pipeline Owner Forge Agreement Over Email Discovery
• Deals Rumor Mill: Phoenix Suns, Carlyle Group, Twitter
• Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2022
• Feds Sue Arizona Gov. Over Shipping Containers On Border
• 11th Circ. Grapples With Fee Award In Eminent Domain Case
• Sugar Co. Has $291M Suit Over Cuban Port Use Dismissed
• Enviro Groups Allege EPA Delayed Ethylene Oxide Air Rules
• Tribal Dam Project Nabs Additional $15M From Interior Dept.
• Miami Condo Group Too Late With Irma Claim, Insurer Says
• Yakama Nation's $300K Superfund Settlement Wins Approval
• Alex Jones Cases Show It's Time To Rethink Zealous Advocacy
• Army Corps Axes Gulf Dredging Project After Legal Pushback
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear Developer's Spat With Water Assn.
• Texas Utility Says N.M. Penalties For Discharges Are Unlawful
• DC Circ. Rejects Sioux Tribe's Rehearing Bid In Mining Row
• Ford Escapes Mo. Homeowner Suit Over Factory Fumes
• How To Deal With Difficult Clients, Practically And Ethically
• Keep Climate Litigation In Federal Court
• Veolia Doc Delay Is 'Insult To The Court,' Flint Residents Say
• 7 Firms Lead Metals, Pharma And Wellness Co. SPAC Deals
• Colo. Justices Agree To Hear Case Over Riverbed Ownership
• Enviro Groups Seek $1.1M In Fees For Ariz. Copper Mine Suit
• Siemens Moves To Dodge Jackson Drinking Water Suit
• Engineering Co. Settles To Avoid Second Flint Trial
• Ga. Fights Residents' Dismissal Of Suit Over $5B Rivian Plant
• DC Says Climate Suit Appeal Shouldn't Stop Remand
• How Attys Can Leverage In-House Counsel During Trial Prep
• Tokio Marine Unit Wants $24M From Texas Oil Drilling Co.
• Trade Court Tosses Importer's Challenge To Solar Duty 'Error'
• West Virginia Pipeline Co. Can't Dodge All Pollution Claims
• Ex-Fla. Gov. Tells 11th Circ. Dam Plan Harms State River
• Key Republican Says Gensler's SEC Will Answer To Congress
• Tulane, Insurer Get More Time For COVID Coverage Settlement
• US Looks To Drop Adult Flint Residents' Water Claims
• Coca-Cola Faces Retooled Suit Over '100% Recyclable' Bottles
• EPA Says It Will Address States, Groups' Lead Rule Issues
• Dole, Chiquita Again Try To Get Banana Pesticide Suit Tossed
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• What Maine Offshore Wind Road Map Will Mean For Industry
• Working With Experts After Proposed Evidence Rule Changes
• Federal Courts Should Adopt Supreme Court's Amicus Stance
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Top Firms Make Growth A Priority For 2023
• The Biggest Environmental Insurance Stories In 2022
• Ethanol Industry Groups Attack Fuel Economy Standards
• 4th Circ. Dashes Ex-Owner's Bid To Renew Golf Course Spat
• Navigating The Fast-Evolving Global ESG Antitrust Terrain
• EPA Proposes New Ban On HFCs
• Tribes Can Intervene In Utah Monuments Litigation
• FAR Council Proposal Adds Teeth To Climate Disclosure Rules
• What EPA Designation Of PFAS As Hazardous Means For Cos.
• Insurers Can't Arbitrate Charter School's Hurricane Damage
• Ohio Dry-Cleaning Startup Fraud Suit Halted Amid Ch. 11
• 7th Circ. Weighs Letting Grand Jury See EPA Search Video
• UK Competition Watchdog Fines BMW Over Info Request
• Ga. Neighbors Drop Challenge To $5B Rivian Factory
• Lawmakers Say Oil Rig Decommission Practices Must Improve
• Wash. High Court Rules Against Pulp Industry In PCB Dispute
• Mich. Appeals Scrapping Of Groundwater PFAS Rules
• OCC Report Urges Bank Caution Amid Economic Uncertainty
• 6 Drivers Exit BMW Emissions 'Defeat Devices' Suit
• Mich. High Court Rejects Restaurants' COVID Appeals
• Calif. EV Battery Recycling Plans Could Set National Trend
• Mullen Auto's Bid To Move Corp. To Md. Draws Chancery Suit
• Justices Should Skip Challenge To Easement Regs, US Says
• Fertilizer Co. Pollutes Calif. River, Suit Says
• Native Leaders Lobby White House On Canada Mining Threats
• SEC's Peirce Tells Panel That Climate Plan Is A Distraction
• DC Circ. Presses Texas On EPA Ozone Designation Harms
• 3rd Circ. Rules FERC Can Defend Power Market Subsidy Rule
• Red States Challenging Carbon Metric Face Tough 5th Circ.
• Ga. County Says It 'Dropped Ball' Approving Sterigenics Plant
• Ohio Justices Send Solar Fees Case Back To Clarify Tax Issue
• New Biden Plan Aims To Slash Federal Building Emissions
• DOI Sells First Pacific Wind Power Leases For $757M
• GOP Reps. Question Climate Org. About Antitrust Compliance
• TotalEnergies Says $100M Trina Solar Suit Must Go Ahead
• Assessing 2 FCPA Actions Under Lens Of Corp. Crime Memos
• Pillsbury Adds Liskow & Lewis Atty To Houston Enviro Group
• Energy Groups Challenge EPA Coal Ash Regulatory Changes
• H&M Says Shoppers' 'Greenwashing' Claims Are Baseless
• Mass. Man Gets 7 Years For $50M Energy Grant Scheme
• Investors Seek Class Cert. In Cabot Fracking Pollution Case
• Feds Say They Had Authority To Craft Pipeline Valve Rule
• Groups' Shellfish Permit Claim Should Be Cut, Judge Says
• Ga. Judge Hints Investor Suit Against Deloitte Misses Mark
• New Mexico To Settle Spill Claims With Colo. Mine Contractors
• Alaska Says Air Pollution Suit Threatens State's Rights
• 5 Firms Steer 2 Energy-Related SPAC Mergers Totaling $2.6B
• Insurer Doesn't Owe Coverage For Ga. Water Pollution Claims
• GOP-Led States Want Full 8th Circ. Hearing On Carbon Metrics
• Brown Rudnick Hires New UK IP Chief From Fieldfisher
• 3rd Circ. To Move Forward With Chemours' EPA Appeal
• 6th Circ. Upholds $40M Teflon Cancer Verdict Against DuPont
• DC Circ. Clashes On Who Can Challenge Rule Withdrawal
• Insurers Want $11M Ida Coverage Fight Arbitrated
• EPA Floats Eliminating PFAS Reporting Loophole
• Judge OKs $49M FirstEnergy Class Settlement, $13M In Fees
• Insurer Tells 7th Circ. It Owes No Defense To Swine Farm
• Pipeline Owner Says It Shouldn't Have To Give Email To Exxon
• EPA Orders Chemical Cleanup At Virgin Islands Refinery
• DuPont Says It Didn't Contaminate Fla. City Well Water
• EPA Asks Court To OK Its Timeline For Ozone Decision
• Deal For Crypto Biz Circle Among 2 SPAC Mergers Falls Apart
• Judge Axes Challenge To SEC's Pared-Back Proxy Rules
• 3 Pricing Trends In Law Firm Use Of Litigation Funding
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• In Law Firm Race For Revenue, Top Dogs Stand Alone
• Los Angeles City Council Approves 'Historic' Oil Drilling Ban
• Fed Is Latest To Pitch Climate Risk Guidance For Big Banks
• Groups Say Upstream Dams Destroy Ecosystem Of Fla. River
• Feds Want To Trim Claims Over Navy Jet Fuel-Laced Water
• Mexico's New Economy Secretary Seeks Improved US Talks
• EPA Nets Deal With Ohio Steel Plant Over Lead Emissions
• Calif. Agency Approved Oil Wells Without Review, Group Says
• Interest Rates Doom Lender, Crypto Winter Persists
• EPA Steps Closer To Blocking Pebble Mine
• Clean Hydrogen Developers Should Track Incentives, Risks
• Georgia-Pacific Wants Paper Mill Suit Cut Down
• 9th Circ. Lets Insurers Join $3.2M Superfund Cleanup Dispute
• Biden Allowed To Consolidate Utah Monuments Suits
• Remote Alaska Village Urges 9th Circ. To Reject Land Swap
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Safeguarding Attorneys' Greatest Asset: Our Mental Health
• How 6th Circ. Flint Ruling Adds To 5th Amendment Case Law
• Certain Solar Imports Found To Circumvent Tariffs On China
• Spain Can't Get €42M Renewables Award Nixed
• Wis. Container Firm Pays $1.6M For Clean Air Allegations
• Tribe's River Pollution Claims Aren't Ripe, Metal Co. Says
• IRS Starts Clock On Energy Projects' Labor Rule Exemption
• EPA Rule Change Would Strengthen Tribal Water Rights
• EPA Boosts Biofuels In Proposed Renewable Fuel Regs
• Biden Announces Protections For Sacred Nevada Mountain
• Ohio Dry-Cleaning Delivery Startup, CEO Hit With Fraud Suit
• LA's New US Atty Says He Learned Value Of Law At Young Age
• Why The EPA Has Made Little Progress On EJ Litigation
• Green Groups Can Defend Colo. Emissions Law From Suncor
• CMBG3 Law Environmental Pro Jumps to Gordon & Rees
• Fla. Treasury To Divest From BlackRock, Citing ESG Policies
• Deals Rumor Mill: CoinDesk, News Corp., Liverpool FC