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Environmental - January, 2023

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• Ex-DC Solar Exec Sentenced To 6½ Years For Ponzi Scheme
• Baker Donelson Off The Hook In BP Oil Litigation Fund Row
• Nonprofit Takes French Fry Cancer Case To High Court
• Fisheries Ask Court To Reject Defense Of Mass. Wind Project
• Wash., Tribes Drop Clean Water Suit After New EPA Rule
• Clay Mine Threatens Tribe's Land And Health, Suit Says
• GM, Lithium Americas Ink $650M Mine Development Deal
• Great Lakes Group Says Mich. Tribe Can't Ditch Fishing Pact
• Long-Delayed Hudson Tunnel Project Scores $292M Grant
• Ill. Renovations Co. To Pay $400K To Settle Lead Violations
• EPA Issues Final Veto On Pebble Mine
• Oil Cos. Want $7.6M LA Contamination Settlement Approved
• Insurer Ducking Irma Appraisal Payment, Miami Hotelier Says
• Mapping The Transport Sector's Road To Zero Emissions
• Chilean Sea Bass Import Block Not An Embargo, Feds Say
• Enviro. Group Hits Green Energy Co. With Clean Water Suit
• UN Conference Signals Swell In Private Sector's Green Efforts
• DC Circ. Won't Pause Climate Suit Remand
• ArcLight Invests $150M In Battery Storage Company
• PE Firm GI Partners Signs $1B Deal For Atlas Technical
• Waste Co. Covered For Employee Thefts, Court Says
• US Wetlands Harmed By Fla.'s Use Of Old Rule, Group Warns
• Asahi Kasei Must Clean Up PFAS Under Settlement With Mich.
• Scholars Say 9th Circ. Ruling Violates Native Religious Rights
• Bernstein Litowitz Nabs $7.7M Fees In Stericycle Case
• Texas City Not Immune In Harvey Flood Suit, Court Told
• Paper Cos. Ask Justices To Pass On $49M Superfund Review
• SEC's Uyeda Decries DOL's 'Forked Tongue' On ESG Rules
• EPA Launches Plan To Speed Lead Water Pipe Replacement
• EPA Looks To Block Out-Of-Use PFAS From Returning
• EPA Tells 10th Circ. That Wyoming Haze Moves Were Proper
• $509M In Natural Gas Lost On Tribal, Federal Land, Study Says
• Church Says Insurer Mishandled $9M Hurricane Laura Claim
• Justices Urged To Keep Calif. Climate Suit Remands In Place
• Top Texas Court To Review Investor Liability In TPC Explosion
• Musk's Tesla Tweet Was Thought To Be 'A Hack,' Jury Told
• Conservation Suit Could Hurt NM Tribes, Water District Says
• Navajo Say Bid To Drop CERCLA Costs From Trial Too Late
• Texas High Court Sidesteps Cities' Flood Taking Suits
• Guam Group Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Waste Blow-Up Suit
• Full 8th Circ. Won't Reconsider Carbon Metric Challenge
• 4th Circ. Wary Of Suit Over OSHA 'Incentives' After Deadly Fire
• Utah, Others Beef Up Challenge To Monument Restoration
• Pipeline Cos. Urge DC Circ. To Nix Mass. Project Fight
• Sunscreen Maker Can't Nix 'Reef Friendly' False Ad Suit
• GOP States Sue DOL Over Socially Conscious Investing Rule
• Post & Schell Enviro Atty Returns To Greenberg Traurig
• 5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches
• Homebuilder Can't Ax Insurer's Pollution Coverage Suit
• Michigan Top Court To Hear Challenge Of Ballot Initiative Laws
• Calif. And NY Climate Change Plans: A Comparison
• Residents Want Mich. Officials Kept In Lead Pipe Suit
• Latham, Baker Botts Steer Oil And Gas Producer's $100M IPO
• $6.2M Oil Cleanup Fight Must Be Arbitrated, UK Insurer Says
• Feds Make Minn. Wilderness Off Limits To Mineral Extraction
• Trade Court Tosses Canadian Lumber Co.'s Duty Suit
• Mass. Cop, Brother Hit With New Charges In Kickback Case
• Contractor Charged With $2.5M Hurricane Sandy Relief Scam
• Enviro Group Says Snake Species Needs ESA Protections
• Florida Church Says Policies Cover Hurricane Damage
• Forest Service Revives Development Restrictions In Tongass
• Vision Ridge Partners Raises $700M For Annex Fund
• Contracts, Financing Are Key To 2023 Clean Hydrogen Growth
• Oil Cos. Want Justices To Review Offshore Fracking Fight
• Ex-GC Can't Duck Trade Secrets Suit By Energy Co.
• 5 Keys To A Productive Mediation
• 6 Top Priorities For SEC Enforcement In 2023
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Juul, Elliott Management
• Wash. Irrigation Districts Sue Feds Over Power Charges
• Ex-Tesla CFO Tells Jury Paperwork On Deals 'Not Elon's Style'
• CIT Slashes Indian Resin Tariffs Over Subsidy Fumble
• Feds Say New Law Renders Lobster Fishery Appeal Moot
• DOI Settles With Utah Green Group Over Oil Lease Suit
• US, South Africa Team Up To Counter Wildlife Trafficking
• Corps Accused Of Illegally Blocking Alaskan Gold Extraction
• Manchin Bill Calls For Pause Of EV Tax Credit
• Shareholders Sue Sotera After $363M Emissions Verdict
• DC Circ. Tosses Challenges To Texas Nuclear Waste Site
• Contractors Think DOE Award Process Unfair, GAO Reports
• EPA Moves To Stop Power Plants' Coal Ash Dumping
• Outside, In-House Attys Can Collab On Opening Statement
• Cos. Face Seattle River Superfund Sites Cleanup Suit
• Inflation Reduction Act's Methane Tax May Be Unenforceable
• Insurer Says No Evidence For Jury's $9.3M Damage Award
• NRC Says PG&E Must Submit New Diablo Canyon Application
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Shearman
• Musk Tells Jury 'Funding Secured' Tweet 'Right Thing' To Do
• Colo. Panel Skeptical Local Quarry Regs Preempted By Feds
• Drivers Rip Fiat's Bid To Snuff Minivan Fire-Risk Recall MDL
• Fla. Judge Tosses BP Suits Alleging Injuries From Oil Cleanup
• Co. Tells 9th Circ. Insurer Owes Defense In Lung Injury Case
• EPA Asks 9th Circ. To Clarify 'Untenable' Pesticide Order
• Ariz. Chamber, Biz Interests Urge 9th Circ. To Greenlight Mine
• EPA Inks $1.35M Deal With Rail Co. Over CAA Violations
• FERC Urged To Dump Bid To Shift NE Grid Upgrade Costs
• FCC Advises Tower Builders To Protect Long-Eared Bats
• Fla. Agency Says New Septic Tanks Won't Kill Manatees
• Siemens Liable For Miss. Water System Failure, Residents Say
• Trial Lawyers Rejoice: Justices May Clarify Issue Preservation
• NIGC Urges 9th Circ. To Uphold Tribal Casino Approval
• 1st Circ. Upholds Toss Of Spring Water Co.'s Retaliation Suit
• EQT Says Ex-Worker's Help Should DQ Plaintiffs' Law Firms
• High Court Dispute Shows Need For CWA Clarity
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Weitz & Luxenberg
• Musk Rips Saudi 'Backpedaling,' 'Ass-Covering' At Fraud Trial
• EPA Unveils Plans To Reduce Landfill PFAS, Expand Studies
• Feds Urge Judge To Preserve Mine Plan Enviros Oppose
• Texas Justices Urged To Review Salt Cave Rights Dispute
• Wyo. Lawmakers Propose Regulating Off-Reservation Hunting
• Feds Slam Nikola Founder's Bid For New Fraud Trial
• 2 Energy-Focused SPACs Withdraw IPOs Totaling $400M
• Oil Co.'s Claims Against BP In $8M Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Sotera VP Sues In Del. For Legal Fees After Toxic Tort Deal
• Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
• Velsicol Must Face Suit Over Pesticide Made By Predecessor
• Chevron, Exxon Press DC Circ. To Pause Climate Suit Remand
• Holland & Knight Hires Former Florida Enviro Agency Leader
• For The Future Of ESG, Look To State Bill Trends
• Spanish Solar Co.'s Suit Tossed In Panamanian Grid Debate
• 4 Firms Guide Israeli Renewable Energy Firm's IPO Filing
• Trump's Interior Secretary Cleared Of Corruption Allegations
• Alaska Says BLM Can't Block Ground Work On State Lands
• Switzerland First To Adopt WTO Fisheries Deal
• Mich. Appellate Panel Refuses To Revive Flint Criminal Cases
• Flint, Groups Set New Water Pipe Replacement Deadline
• DC Circ. Judge Slams DOE Boiler Efficiency Rule Clarification
• MoCRA: 6 Key Takeaways From The New Cosmetics Law
• 11th Circ. Affirms $1M Atty Fees In Client Dispute
• Enviros Challenge DOT Approval Of Texas Gulf Oil Terminal
• 7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Cancer Patient Files Civil Rights Suit Against Attys, Monsanto
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Get Back To Home Base
• 5th Circ. Urged To Block DOT Sea Port Oil Terminal Approval
• Decade After Trial, Judge Says Poultry Cos. Sullied Okla. River
• 7th Circ. Lets Insurer Off The Hook For Swine Farm's Defense
• Claims Court Says USDA Wrongly Nixed Energy Saving Deal
• Refineries Resist New Renewable Fuel Reporting Deadlines
• Halliburton Says Cos. Can't Evade Discovery In CERCLA Row
• 9th Circ. Affirms Fed. Rejection Of Grizzly Bear Protections
• New FERC Chair Will Push For Pipeline Policy Consensus
• Exxon Tells Texas Justices Oil Co. Owes $71M Settlement Fee
• Insurer Owes Millions For Texas Winter Storm Claim, Co. Says
• New US Waters Definition May Rock The Boat
• Refrigerant Co. Asks To Keep HFC Allocation Fight In 11th Circ.
• Meet The Attorneys Helming Ohio Ex-Speaker's Bribery Trial
• Biden Admin. To Develop Environment Economy Statistics
• 5th Circ. Orders FERC To Explain Rate Complaint Delays
• Insurer Must Defend SoCal Edison In LA Wildfire Suits
• NAFTA Can't Save $15B Keystone XL Case, US Says
• 6th Circ. Revives Conspiracy Charge Against Ex-Fiat Worker
• Green Groups Agree To Drop CWA Suit Following New Rule
• Texas, Groups Sue To Take Down New 'WOTUS' Definition
• Groups Tell Biden Not To Back Down To EU Trade Threats
• GM Rips Class Cert. Bid In Chevy Cruze Emissions Suit
• Biden Admin. Must Deliver New Offshore Plan, Oil Groups Say
• Atty-Client Privilege Arguments Give Justices A Moving Target
• EPA Says Greenlight Of Denver Air Plan Was Proper
• Nossaman Expands Real Estate Group With New Partner
• Ohio High Court To Review Freezing Of Ex-Regulator's Assets
• Challenge To EPA's Air Finding Is DOA, Enviros Tell DC Circ.
• Enviro Consultant Wants Suit From Ga. Mining Co. Tossed
• ND Can't Be Kept Out Of Mo. Riverbed Row, DC Circ. Told
• DOJ Adds New Incentives To Corporate Enforcement Policy
• FWS Seeks To Down Challenge To Parrot Import Ban
• Pennsylvania Sets Limits On PFAS In Drinking Water
• NC Asphalt Plant Rules Too Late To Halt Project, Firm Says
• Judge Won't Grant Partial Wins In Solar Farm Erosion Fight
• DeSantis Bans Fla. Retirement System From ESG Investing
• DOI Finalizes Interbureau Transfer Of Offshore Wind Duties
• 2nd Circ. Backs $2.4M Award To Chinese Generator Co.
• 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
• EPA Defends Reviving Calif. Vehicle Emissions Standards
• EQT Wants Landowners' Attys DQ'd In Unplugged Wells Suit
• Navigating Potential Changes In Carbon Reporting Standards
• Latham, Skadden Drive Emissions Monitoring Co. SPAC Deal
• No Further Review Of Carbon Metric Needed, 8th Circ. Told
• Alabama Water District Joins PFAS MDL Against 3M, Others
• Okla. Taking Reservation Mining Dispute To 10th Circ.
• EPA Cumulative Impact Guidance Is Just A First Step
• Voyager Sells Digital Assets For $1B, FTX Finds $5B In Crypto
• Electric Truck Co. Inks $35M Deal To End Contract Boasts Suit
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Green Orgs Sue Over NY Power Plant's Sale To Crypto Co.
• Insurer Says No Bad Faith Over Church's $9M Hurricane Claim
• Industry Takeaways From IRS Guidance On EV Tax Credits
• 6 Questions For Boutique Firms Considering Mergers
• FERC Says Mass. Pipeline Extension Approval Was Proper
• Chancery Ruling Reiterates Its Skepticism Of De-SPAC Deals
• BIA Plans New Rules For Troubled Osage Oil Fields
• EPA Accused Of Delaying Soot Reduction Plans In Calif., Pa.
• Alaska Fights To Keep Polluted Native Land Suit Alive
• FERC Approves $950M NJ, Pa. Pipeline Upgrade Project
• DOI Proposes Updated Regs For Offshore Renewable Energy
• API, Louisiana Defend Challenge Of Tossed Gulf Oil Lease
• Enviros Challenge Bid To Keep Calif. Nuclear Plant Running
• Ga. Judge Nixes Residents' Suit Over $5B Rivian Plant
• The IRS' APA Rulemaking Journey: There And Back Again
• Delaware Ruling Increases Scrutiny Of SPAC Economic Costs
• Mich. Justices Weigh Sales Tax Break For TruGreen Products
• How The PFAS Litigation Landscape Is Expanding
• Texas Justices Told To Affirm Sanction In Pipeline Lease Fight
• Rubber Maker Challenges EPA Chloroprene Air Pollution Regs
• Tribe, Enviros Say 9th Circ. Can't Hear Coal-Leasing Appeal
• EPA Issues Legal Guidance On Cumulative Impacts
• Alaska Can Defend Pollution Suit Against EPA
• What Cos. Can Expect From FTC's Green Guides Updates
• 10th Circ. Rejects Congressional Review Act Challenge
• Interior Establishes Orphaned Wells Program Office
• Oil Co. Sues Los Angeles Over 'Rushed' Drilling Ban
• Former Obermayer Rebmann Partner To Lead Pa. Enviro Dept.
• Cybersecurity Tops GCs' List Of Dispute Worries For 2023
• EPA Rejects Call To List PVC As Hazardous Waste
• Ga. County Drops 2 Claims In Shipping Cos. Oil Spill Suit
• Google Energy Regulatory Counsel Rejoins Nelson Mullins
• 3rd Circ. Questions Law That Sent FERC Impasse To Court
• CIT Won't Delay Injunction Blocking New Zealand Fish Imports
• State Constitutions Take Spotlight Post-Dobbs
• White House Touts Chip Collaboration At Regional Summit
• Tulane, Insurers Finalize Settlement Of COVID Coverage Suit
• Landowners Tell Justices EPA Omitted New CWA Rule Info
• Haaland Aide To Lead Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management
• EPA Opens Door For $100M In Environmental Justice Grants
• Commerce Won't Lower Steel Duties Countering EU Tax Relief
• Powell Says Fed 'Will Not Be A Climate Policymaker'
• DeSantis Pledges $3.5B For Fla. Water And Environment
• What Energy Claims Against Spain Mean For Investor Rights
• Tribes, Religious Orgs. Ask 9th Circ. To Halt Ariz. Mine Project
• Bayer Owed $17.3M In Patent Fight, Texas Judge Says
• Coke Asks Judge To Discard '100% Recyclable' Bottle Suits
• Goldman Sachs Clinches $1.6B For Climate Fund
• 5 Tips For Adding Value To Legal Clients' Experience In 2023
• EV Tax Credit Rules Spell Confusion For Auto Industry
• Sterigenics To Pay $408M To End Over 870 Emissions Suits
• NJ Panel Says Chemical Co. Can't Duck Cleanup Oversight
• Enviros Urge NC's High Court To Reject Asphalt Plant Permit
• USDA Should Redo $59M Software Order, Watchdog Says
• NY Issues 3 Siting Permits For Solar Energy Facilities
• Enviros Plan Suit To Protect Imperiled Flower From Cattle
• Insurer Wants $28M Texas Freeze Suit Moved To Federal Court
• What True-Crime Stories Can Teach Us About Trial Narratives
• Energy Cos. Say Partner Side-Stepped Them In Payment Deal
• V&E Adds ESG, Corporate Governance Atty From Clorox Co.
• Calif. Court Axes PUC Inquiry Into Gas Co. Shareholder Info
• San Francisco Homeless Site Violates Clean Air Act, Suit Says
• 3 ESG Conversations To Follow This Year
• DOI Eyes Water Rights As Navajo Case Heads To High Court
• Interior Dept. Ripped For Using Easily Hackable Passwords
• Dubai Cos. Sold Non-Organic Food As Organic, DOJ Says
• La. Workers Settle BP Oil Spill Claims Against Attys, Insurers
• Pa. Farmer Must Restore Damaged Wetlands, 3rd Circ. Rules
• 2nd Circ. Sends Pollution Claim Fight Back To NY Court
• Texas Court Affirms Insurer's Gas Station Coverage Win Again
• Feds Ask Judge To Scrap Suits Over Monuments In Utah
• No Force Pooling For Energy Co., Texas High Court Told
• Florida Residents Say Cancer Claims Weren't Too Late
• Green Groups Fight Another Bid To Delay Fluoride Risks Case
• Biden Unveils New Greenhouse Gas Guidance For Agencies
• Legal Standing For Nature: The Road Not Taken
• 5th Circ. Remands Just Energy Ch. 15 Suit Over Power Prices
• US Chamber Urges High Court To Hear Climate Suit Remand
• EPA Proposes Lowering Soot Pollution Health Standard
• Where ESG And Director Fiduciary Duty Overlap
• 11th Circ. Revives Ga. Mineral Rights Case Against BASF Unit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• EPA, Univar Reach $800K Settlement For Alleged Violations
• 5th Circ. Axes Challenge To South Texas LNG Project
• Ga. Environmental Group Settles Pellet Mill Permit Challenge
• Chancery Court Greenlights SPAC Share Redemption Suit
• Delay In Offshore Carbon Storage Regs Creates Uncertainty
• California Water District Joins 'Forever Chemicals' MDL
• The Securities Litigation Issues That Matter Most For 2023
• Deals Rumor Mill: SpaceX, Fanatics, Tokyo Gas
• SEC Lays Out Next Phase Of Rulemaking Agenda
• Drug Co. Execs Didn't Disclose Animal Abuse, Investor Says
• Utah, US Say Green Groups Can't Join Monuments Litigation
• Calif. Water District Says Court Should Dismiss Tribe's Suit
• NJ Panel Agrees Pollution Exclusion Bars Builder's Coverage
• Pa. Court Says Univ. Immune From Borough's Stormwater Tax
• Judge Recommends Class Cert. In $6.1B Energy Deal Fight
• Judge Waives Suit After Houston Highway Redesign Deal
• Using Risk To Evaluate Industry-Specific ESG Issues In 2023
• 6th Circ. Rejects Farmer's Crop Insurance Challenge
• New Mexico Gets $5M From Colo. Mine Contractors Over Spill
• Ex-Biofuel Execs Say US Sitting On Docs As They Seek Retrial
• EPA Wants Chevron Offshore Emissions Suit Tossed
• Proposed FERC Backstop Siting Rule May Speed Grid Plans
• Justices Urged To Pause Baltimore Climate Suit Remand Fight
• CBD Co. Says Insurer's 'Premature' Appeal Should Be Tossed
• Calif. Winery Inks Deal With Insurer In Smoke Damage Dispute
• Enviro Group Sues FEMA For Info On Fossil Fuel Spending
• Claims Court Nixes Building Dispute Despite Tribe's 'Plight'
• Biden Administration Beats Justices To Punch With CWA Rule
• Colo. River Users Urge High Court To Reject Navajo Dispute
• El Paso Can't Escape Suit Over Fees, Court Says
• Texas Investigates Atmos Energy Over Storm Outages
• 9th Circ. Questions Futility Exception In Tribal Dam Case
• Ace Global's 2nd Blank-Check Co. Cancels IPO
• PennDOT Gets Early Win In NAACP Highway Project Dispute
• IRS Defines Terms For Clean Vehicle Credit
• EPA's 2023 Plans For PFAS: High Costs, Uncertain Rewards
• 6 Ways To Avoid Compounding Errors When Practicing Law
• 4 Firms Lead Med Tech, Clean Energy SPAC Deals
• Texas High Court Won't Force Tax Breaks For Energy Cos.
• Florida Legislation to Watch in 2023
• IPOs Could Be Headed For A Rocky Road In 2023
• 10 Environmental And Energy Issues To Watch In 2023
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events of 2022
• State AGs May Double Down On Bipartisan Issues In 2023
• SEC Enforcement Outlook For 2023
• Energy Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2023
• Trials To Watch In 2023
• 5 Inflation Reduction Act Questions For The Energy Industry
• What Will Keep Legal Talent Professionals Up At Night In 2023
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2023
• Expect More CPSC Litigation, Regulation, Penalties In 2023
• Environmental Policy To Watch In 2023
• Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2023
• Energy Litigation To Watch In 2023
• Transportation Regulation & Legislation To Watch In 2023
• International Trade Cases To Watch In 2023
• Top 4 Gov't Contracting Policies To Watch In 2023