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Environmental - February, 2023

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• US Atty Self-Report Plan For Cos. Ups Uniformity Amid Doubt
• 10th Circ. Backs $503M Award Following Syngenta Fee Fight
• Real Estate Co. Says Pollution Policy Covers COVID Losses
• EPA Gains Access To Used Car Lot For Enviro Cleanup
• Feds Say New Trinity River Flows Support Fish Populations
• Feds Sue La. Neoprene Factory To Stop Cancerous Emissions
• Wash. Dam Owner Agrees To Pay $1M Over Unlawful Project
• Bill Would Reaffirm Feds' Authority To Hold Tribal Trust Land
• House GOP Targets EPA Environmental Justice Grants
• V&E-Led Oilfield Services Provider Eyes $387M IPO
• Navigating The DOJ's Latest Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy
• Private Capital Carves Niche In Race To Energy Transition
• USPTO, NOAA Team Up To Push Green Tech Forward
• Feds Settle Lead Paint Suit With NY Construction Co.
• US Sues Co. Over Rupture In Rocky Mtn. National Park
• Mich. Judge Backs Power Rule By Saying It Boosts Reliability
• China Beats Claim From Mining Co. Over Panda Parks
• SEC Seeks Settlement Approval In Energy Investment Scheme
• 'Crying Indian' Ad Acquired And Retired By NCAI
• Ohio, US EPAs Sued Over 'Staged Farce' In Train Derailment
• Dow Judge Tells Modesto: Take $16M Or New Punitives Trial
• Biden Administration Defends Vehicle Emissions Regs
• Sierra Club Asks EU To Cease Challenges To US EV Tax Credit
• NJ City Says Company Should Pay For Illegal Dump Cleaning
• Mining Co. Can't End Fond Du Lac Tribe's Suit Over Land Swap
• Supreme Court Says La. Pollution Suit Will Stay In State
• New US Controls May Deter Outside Support For Russia
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
• Reading Between The Lines Of SEC's 2023 Exam Priorities
• Judge Orders Flint To Uphold Its End Of Water Settlement
• Judge Denies Bids To Halt Lithium Mine In Nevada
• Vt. Bill Would Permit Tribal Hunting, Fishing On State Land
• EPA Floats Cumulative Risks Principles For TSCA Reviews
• Ga. Weighs Curbs On Homeless, Gender Surgery, Vaping
• Judge Gives Nod To Mediation In $5M Conn. Pollution Case
• Norfolk Southern Derailment Sparks Rail Regs Scrutiny
• DC Circ. Fishes For Reason Behind Lobster Fishery Rules
• 4 Red States Sue To Stop SEC's Proxy Vote Disclosure Rule
• Youngstown Couple Sue Norfolk Southern Over Derailment
• Spinoff Can't Shield Co. From Conn. EPA Cleanup, Court Told
• 6th Circ. Asked To Remand Enbridge Fight To Mich. Court
• GOP States Aim To Block Labor Dept.'s ESG Investing Rule
• Sierra Club Says EPA Fell Short Of Air Standards In Texas
• Calif. Bill Aims To Speed Up UC's Return Of Tribal Relics
• High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
• Litigation, ESG Are Accelerating Shift To Circular Economy
• Energy Group Says Abandoned-Well Suit Could Harm Industry
• 5 Firms Steer Plant-Based Food Co.'s $150M SPAC Merger
• Ukraine War Anniversary Brings New Export Controls, Tariffs
• Norfolk Southern Derailment Exacerbated By Poor Comms
• Task Force Releases Recs For NJ's Public Forests
• DC Circ. Is Asked To Revive Suit Over 'Balance' On EPA Panel
• Shipping Cos. Say Ga. County's Oil Spill Suit Must Be Tossed
• Adult Flint Residents Urge Judge To Preserve Water Claims
• Ukraine War Hurt Global Trade Less Than WTO Predicted
• Ford Must Face Most Of NJ's Pollution Case During Cleanup
• 4th Circ. Upholds Prudential's Win In Life Insurance Spat
• Train Crew Tried To Stop Before Ohio Derailment, NTSB Says
• Refiner Tells 10th Circ. That Fuel Credit Fight Is Valid
• Enviros Lose 4th Circ. Challenge Of Coastal NC Bridge Project
• FERC Asks DC Circ. To Toss Suit Over Miss., La. Pipeline
• GOP Lawmakers Blast SEC Climate Proposal, Seek Records
• EQT Can't Nix Its Former Atty From Abandoned Gas Well Suit
• Judge OKs Some Blast Claims Against TPC Ch. 11 Sponsors
• Tips For Appellate Counsel Working With A Trial Team
• Preparation For EPA Regulation Of PFAS Starts Now
• Donziger's Contempt Ruling Feud Piques Justices' Interest
• Norfolk Southern Sued Over Drop In Ohio Property Values
• Chamber, Biz Groups Join Fight Against Biden Water Rule
• Oil Cos.' Pollution Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Justices Told
• Feds Pitch First Gulf Of Mexico Wind Lease Sale
• DOL Overstepped Authority With ESG Rule, ERISA Suit Says
• Turmoil Sparks FERC Probe Of Grid Operator's Power Market
• Advocacy Groups Defend Feds' New Tree-Removal Rules
• EPA, W Va. Strike $8M CERCLA Deal With Honeywell, Olin
• Pipeline Co. Says FERC Construction Extension Was Proper
• Pa. Justices Say 'Bad Faith' Alone Can't Decide Fee Awards
• Earthjustice Adds Managing Atty In California From UCLA
• 3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
• Foley Hoag Adds Biden Admin's BOEM Director In DC, NY
• Enforcement Risks Of Carbon Offsets Are Growing
• Case Law, Class Rules Could Derail Ohio Train Disaster Suits
• Wiley Grows DC Office With Crowell & Moring Enviro Atty
• DOJ Issues Corp. Self-Disclosure Policy For US Atty's Offices
• Groups Target Calif.'s Pesticide-Treated Seed Policy
• Stockholders Seek Musk Give-Back In $56B Del. Tesla Pay Suit
• VW Tells Texas Justices Lone Star Emissions Suit Should End
• State AGs Hit Back At Tribe's Bid To Quash Coal-Lease Appeal
• DLA Piper Hires Ex-GC, Compliance Head Of Lidl US
• 2 Firms Guide IPO Plans For Cummins' Filtration Business
• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Pay For Derailment Costs
• Spain Says €22M Arbitral Award Against It Is Unenforceable
• Gov't Contracts Rulings Hold Termination Challenge Tips
• Feds Can't Justify Oil Rail Project Review, DC Circ. Told.
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Trump-Era Clean Water Act Rule
• Metal Co. Can't Avoid Tribes' Superfund Damages Claims
• Enviro Groups Seek Lithium Mine Halt Until 9th Circ. Decision
• 4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
• United To Launch $100M Fund For Sustainable Aviation Fuel
• Enviro Group Can't 'Second-Guess' Mass. Agency, Judge Says
• US Settles With Individual Plaintiffs In Gold King Mine MDL
• Electric Car Co. Rivian Puts Brakes On Investor Suit, For Now
• Vegan Dairy Co. Miyoko's Says Namesake Founder Stole IP
• Texas Appeals Court Ends Pecan Farm's Water Permit Suit
• Colo. County's Quarry Regs Not Preempted, Panel Finds
• Attys Seek Out Of Cancer Patient's Monsanto Civil Rights Suit
• Energy Storage Projects Ready To Reap Tax Credit Rewards
• CIT Scolds Commerce For 'Unlawful' Wind Tower Probe
• Nev. Lithium Mine Faces Fresh Challenge From Tribes
• EPA Finalizes Mercury Emissions Rule's Legal Footing
• Feds Vow To Hold Norfolk Southern Accountable In Derailment
• 7th Circ. Urged To Undo 'Disastrous' Obama Center Approval
• 5th Circ. Grants En Banc Review Of $14M Exxon Pollution Fine
• Insurer Must Face Condo's Water Damage Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Animal Rights FOIA Claim Against USDA
• Clean Energy Tax Credits' Wage, Apprentice Rules: Key Points
• US Asks High Court To Uphold Paid Fishing Observer Mandate
• Golden Corral Insurer Says La. Judge Should Stay On Case
• 2 Thompson Coburn Partners Move To Lewis Brisbois In Mo.
• Monsanto Hopes To Undo $600M Verdicts In Wash. Appeal
• Fla. Court Tells Agency To Reconsider Plans For Springs
• Oil Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan Has Industrywide Effects, Court Told
• Pioneer Off Hook For Undelivered Gas In Storm, Judge Says
• EPA Floats Stronger Pesticide Rules For Farmworker Safety
• Derailment Exposed Public To WWI-Era Gas, Complaint Says
• McDonald's To Launch $170M Solar Project In Louisiana
• Alaska Challenges 'Overbroad' Arctic Seal Protected Areas
• How Biden's Climate Focus May Affect Gov't Contractors
• Texas Botched Air Permit For LNG Terminal, 5th Circ. Told
• 5 SEC Exam Priorities Private Fund Managers Must Address
• 8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Counsel
• 2 Firms Guide Battery Tech Firm's Go-Public SPAC Merger
• McCarter & English Adds Ex-FERC, Van Ness Atty In DC
• Wash. Environmental Justice Program Aims To Hit Stride Fast
• Adapting Trial Graphics To All Jurors' New Media Expectations
• Debt Capital Markets Show Signs Of Thawing In Early 2023
• Ohio AG Mulls Suing Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment
• Spain's Intra-EU Defense Fails In $310M Award Fight
• Georgia Wants $15B Bond Denial Reversed
• What The Public Has To Say About The EPA's Methane Plan
• DC Circuit Judge Blasts 'Chevron Maximalism' In Dissent
• Flint Questioned On Funding For Residents' Info Requests
• US Backs Reversal In Lease Appeal, But Not For Rule 19
• Sterigenics Argues Breast Cancer Cases Must Be Severed
• Calif. Tribe Again Tries To Block Trinity Winter Flow Project
• No Evidence Hain Baby Food Caused Kid's Autism, Co. Says
• Electric Truck Co. Investor Suit Gets Initial OK For $35M Deal
• DOI Enviro Damage Assessment Proposal May Add Flexibility
• Tesla EV Chargers To Open For All Makes, White House Says
• Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
• DC Circ. Questions Timeliness Of Pipeline Rule Challenge
• Reporter Sheds Charges Over Ohio Train Derailment Coverage
• FERC Defends Deadline Extension For NY Pipeline Project
• Montana, Fuel Groups Challenge Oregon Terminal Ban
• Firms Face TCPA Suit Over Calls To Camp Lejeune Victims
• Contractor Climate Disclosure Rule Draws Clashing Feedback
• DC Circ. Should Nix Calif. Waiver Challenge, Groups Say
• Overheated Wheel Bearing May Have Caused Ohio Derailment
• Power Cos. Want To Ditch Winter Storm Uri Negligence Claims
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. Air Quality Plan Is Good Enough For EPA
• European Commission Proposes Green Hydrogen Standards
• Insurer Sued Over $5M In Texas Winter Storm Damage
• Ga. Judge Says Power Co. Investor Sued Deloitte Too Late
• Texas, Groups' Challenge To New Water Rule Consolidated
• How Companies Could Define 'Social' In ESG Metrics
• DC Hospital Inks Deal To End Suit Over Water Shut-Off, COVID
• DC Circ. Says Net Power Output Decides PURPA Eligibility
• Ga. Doc Tells 11th Circ. Roundup Claims Not Barred
• Feds Cite 'Scientific Support' For Policy Shift On Tree Removal
• Bosch Inks $2.4M Deal To Resolve Chevy Emissions Suit
• McKinsey Inks $25M Settlement Deal With PG&E Victims Trust
• Mich. Tribe Says New Fishing Pact Invalid Without Its Consent
• Forest Roads Threaten Wash. Woodpeckers, 9th Circ. Hears
• Biden Taps Ann Carlson To Lead US Auto Safety Regulator
• Colo. Gold Mine Says No Proof Pollutants Reached River
• D.C. Judge Largely Sides With Tribe In Trust Audit Suit
• Judge Strikes Down Feds' Montana Coal Mine Approval
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Longtime Norton Rose Partner In DC
• Ohio Chemical Plant Gets Green Light On CAA Settlement
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Wash. Tribes Still Angling For Fishing Rights, Despite '70s Win
• 6th Circuit Sends EPA Rule Cut Back For Reconsideration
• Texas Justices Again Rebuff Flood Insurance Case
• 10th Circ. Shuts Down New Mexico Nuke Waste Storage Fight
• Green Groups Can Intervene In Oil Leasing Suits, Judge Says
• 1 Year On, Russia-Ukraine War Still Shadows Energy Deals
• 6th Circ. Backs Memphis Dept.'s Win In Retaliation Suit
• Shipping Cos. To Spend $45M To Settle Oil Spill Suit
• Bad Flood Modeling Poses Risk To Underserved Communities
• Latham-Led Biotech, Renewable Energy Firms Price 2 IPOs
• Calculating The Discount Rate For Natural Resource Damages
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards
• Feds, Enviro Groups Defend North Dakota Oil Lease Sales Halt
• Ex-Chemical Co. Atty Need Not Testify In Contamination Suit
• Tips To Reduce Confirmation Bias In Jurors, Attys And Clients
• Bioplastics Co. Execs Sued In Del. Over Breakdown Claims
• Refiner Asks 11th Circ. To Void EPA Denial Of Biofuel Relief
• Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Key Environmental Issues Facing Washington
• Enviros Ask To Back Up BLM In Wyo. Oil Leasing Suits
• Iowa Asks 8th Circ. To Revive 'Ag-Gag' Trespass Law
• Sidley-Led Solar Firm Leads Two IPOs Raising $828M Total
• Feds Propose Endangered Species Act Permitting Changes
• State Handed Default Win In Mich. Dam Failure Suit
• Class Members Ask Court To Reject PG&E 'Backdoor Deal'
• Buyers Slam McDonald's Bid To Ax 'Forever Chemicals' Suit
• South Korea Fines German Auto Cos. $33M Over Emissions
• Texas, Groups Ask Judge To Stop New 'Waters Of US' Rule
• Bayer Unit Asks 3rd Circ. To Keep Roundup Suit Federal
• Aviation In 2023: Clearer Skies Ahead
• Why General Liability Carriers Are Wary Of SEC Climate Rule
• LA Homeowners Get Class Cert. In Delta Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Why The Original 'Rocket Docket' Will Likely Resume Its Pace
• HP, Agilent Settle Stanford University's Superfund Suit
• Ga. Justices Hint Chemical Co.'s Acid Tank Fight Too Late
• Aldi Can't Escape 'Dolphin Safe' Tuna False Ad Suit
• Third Suit Filed Over Ohio Train Derailment, Chemical Leak
• DOE Shirked Climate In LNG Export Approvals, Sierra Says
• DOJ's New Cooperation Carrots May Not Whet Cos.' Appetites
• Calif. Water Districts Take Hydro Licensing Spat To High Court
• Dozens Of Tribes Back Navajo Water Claims At Supreme Court
• Ohio OKed Wind Farm Without Green Studies, High Court Told
• Calif. Tribe Can't Block Trinity River Winter Flow Project
• Ga. Mining Co. Claims Contract Allows Suit For Negligence
• How Gov't Enviro Justice Push May Affect Developers
• Texas Panel Lets Hog Catching Contest Escape PETA Suit
• Congressional Bills Place 800 Acres Into Native Trusts
• Ga. Panel OKs Atty Fees In 'Hybrid' Property Damage Case
• ​Preparing For Enforcement Of IT Supply Chain Security Rule
• EPA Ignored Case For Revisiting Air Finding, DC Circ. Told
• Norfolk Southern Sued Over Ohio Derailment, Chemical Spill
• Green Groups Sue To Stop Water Park On Protected Pine Land
• Security Co. CEO Gets 5 Years For Int'l Fraud Scheme
• SEC To Test Adviser Compliance With New Marketing Rule
• SEC Can't Force VW To Name Who Knew About Cheat Devices
• Green Groups Sue EPA Over Ship Discharge Regulations
• EPA Can't Justify Denver Air Plan Approval, 10th Circ. Told
• Fed's Climate Risk Management Pitch Gets Divided Feedback
• RI, Hawaiian Counties Say No Review Needed In Climate Row
• W.Va. Landowners Fight Energy Co. EQT's Bid To DQ Attys
• Nev. Judge Largely Backs Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
• EU To Consider Ban On Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'
• Samsung Says Insurer Shorted Chip Plant On $400M Uri Claim
• Kraft Says Class Needs To Back Up Capri Sun PFAS Suit
• Volvo Escapes Class Action Over Hybrid Car Driving Range
• The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig
• Marine Traffic Org. Must Face Suit For SoCal Oil Spill
• ESA Blocks Ore. Klamath River Rule, Judge Finds
• Experts Hired By Mich. Tribe Wary Of Line 5 Explosion Risk
• House Republican Leader Sets Up ESG Working Group
• Ranch, Feds Say Full Settlement Likely In Border Wall Fight
• Okla. Waste Co. Reaches Deal To End Ex-Worker's ADA Suit
• NC Groups Says Hog Farms Will Make Pigsty Of River
• High Court Ruling Hobbles Climate Policy Moves, Sen. Says
• The EPA's New Enviro Site Assessment Standard: Key Points
• 10 Areas To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Law
• Israeli Renewable Energy Co. Powers Up For $293M IPO
• Texas Joins Kansas, Okla. In Prairie Chicken Rules Challenge
• Calif. Animal Rights Atty Appeals NC Goat Theft Conviction
• Solar Cos. Ask Courts Not To Boot National Grid Tax Suits
• SEC Should Investigate Shell For Greenwashing, Group Says
• EPA To Consider Closing Loophole In Coal Ash Rule
• NJ Transit, County Face Class Action Over Flooding From Ida
• Philip Morris Says Baltimore Litter Rules Usurp Federal Law
• 5th Circ. Revives Texas County's Army Corps Flooding Suit
• 2 Texas Energy Cos. Win $42M Verdict Over Well Seepage
• Electric Truck Co. Nikola, Ex-CEO Beat Investors' Fraud Suit
• 'Green Shoots' Start To Emerge From A Bruised IPO Market
• Minnesota Lawmakers Pass 100% Clean Energy Mandate
• Biden Admin.'s Anti-Merger Stance Is Leading To Bad Policies
• Glad and Clorox's Plastic Bags Aren't Recyclable, Suit Says
• Pending FDA Cosmetics Review Allows Class Action Defense
• Sun Sets On Antitrust Suit Over Ariz. Utility's Solar Rates
• A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Feds Allocate $580M For Water Rights Settlements
• Brothers Plead Not Guilty To Energy Contract Kickbacks
• Oil Developers Say They Don't Owe Exxon $71M
• GE, Siemens Scolded For 'Self-Interest' In Wind Farm Fight
• Magellan Pays Texas $600K For Pollution From Oil Tank Fire
• Colo. River Dispute A Matter Of Human Rights, Navajos Say
• Judge Tosses IRS Notice Requiring Easement Disclosure
• Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
• Farm Takes Clean Water Act Citizen Suit To High Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bed Bath & Beyond, Stripe, Twitter
• End Is Near In Fight Over Plant Upgrade For $1B Power Line
• 10th Circ. Says Feds Botched NM Fracking Permit Review
• Religious Claims Shouldn't Put US Minerals Off Limits
• EPA Urges 10th Circ. To Toss Refiner's Fuel Credit Fight
• Texas Developer Settles With Insurer Over Hurricane Damage
• Latham Adds Gunderson Dettmer Emerging Cos. Atty In Calif.
• DC Circ. Mulls Letting ND Into Tribal Riverbed Row
• Colo. Oil Co. Says Suit Over $4M Arb. Award Cut Should Stay
• Toshiba Can't Kill $500M Hydro Plant Job Contract Breach Suit
• 'Voltswagen' Gag Not Used To Mislead Investors, Car Co. Says
• Judge OKs ND Oil Leasing Suit Consolidation
• 9th Circ. Affirms Cleanup Ruling For Montana Smelter Site
• Enviro Groups' Minn. Copper Mine Challenge Gets Trimmed
• ConocoPhillips' Alaska Drilling Plan Clears Regulatory Hurdle
• How Proposed BOEM Regs Will Boost Offshore Wind Projects
• Buyers Say Toyota Unit Can't Ditch Fake Emissions Data Suit
• Solar Group Urges FERC To Nix Midwest Grid Access Policy
• Former EQT Atty Rips 'Vague' DQ Bid In Abandoned-Well Suit
• Christopher Warren Joins Buchanan Ingersoll As Counsel
• 5th Circ. Won't Budge From Ch. 15 Power Price Suit Remand
• Ill. AG Sues 3M, Bayer, DowDuPont Over PFAS Contamination
• Washington State Legislation To Watch In 2023
• 9th Circ. Won't Roll Back Alaska Tribe's Fishing Rights
• Green Groups, EPA In Talks To End Gas Power Emissions Suit