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Environmental - April, 2023

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• Smelting Co. Gets Partial Early Win In ARCO's Superfund Suit
• Calif. Ushers In Fully Electric Trucks In New 'Clean Fleets' Rule
• Fla. Senate OKs Bill That Limits Historic Preservation
• DC Circ. Says Legislation Moots Gulf Oil Lease Sale Fight
• Calif. Urges Justices To Deny Offshore Fracking Fight Review
• NY One Step Closer To Gas Ban With Budget Agreement
• Wash. Tribes Seek To Intervene In Fish Hatchery Dispute
• Ex-Detroit Mayor's Ally Can't Shake $7.5M Bribery Judgment
• EPA Lifts High-Ethanol Gasoline Ban For Summer
• Holland & Knight Picks Up 17 Attys For Mexico Offices
• Pa. School District Says Derailment Suit Should Stay In Pa.
• Shell Urges Sanctions For Enviro Group In Conn. Climate Suit
• Mich. Panel Allows Residents To Fight Solar Farm Approval
• StanChart Revises Oil And Gas Net-Zero Target In Eco Drive
• Sierra Club Challenge Of LNG Exports Is DOA, DC Circ. Told
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Keller Rohrback's Lynn Sarko
• House Votes To Undo Solar Moratorium
• EPA Stops National Guard's Plans For Gun Range In Mass.
• Dakota Access Protester Can Answer Discovery In Usual Way
• Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
• Calif. Utility Warns New 6 GHz Rules Could Harm Public Safety
• NC Justices Told Creek Study Should Precede Miner's Permit
• EPA Slaps Chemours With First-Of-Its-Kind PFAS Action
• Tesoro To Pay $28M To End EPA Claims It Flouted Smog Deal
• Watchdog Says DOD Is Slow To End Sales Of Toxic Products
• Court Orders Feds To Repay Oil Cos. $60M For Cleanup
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Biofuel Co. Ch. 11 Petition Challenge
• Insurers Want Out Of Contamination Suit Against Fertilizer Co.
• Alaska Questions DOI Authority To Ditch Land Exchange
• Biz Group Backs Chemours' EPA Water Standards Challenge
• Colorado AG Says States Must Share Water In Drought
• Morgan Lewis Bolsters Toxic Torts Team With Trial Veteran
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Conducting Jury Focus Groups
• Justice Manual Updates Bring Needed Clarity On Policy Shifts
• Boeing Can't Escape Rocket Site Cleanup Case
• Houston Urges 5th Circ. To Keep $14M Exxon Pollution Fine
• Monsanto Insider's Roundup Tune Got Rosier, Jury Hears
• Advocacy Org. Attys Nab $333K In NH River Pollution Suit
• Cos. Say New Oil Site Owner Is Holding Settlement Hostage
• 3 Firms Lead Hydrogen Co. Ohmium's $250M Funding Round
• Enviro Group Wants To Defend Seal Habitat In Alaska Suit
• Monsanto Seeks To Undo 'Staggering' $62M PCBs Verdict
• NJ Country Club Can't Stop Town's Alleged Sewage Dumping
• Big Oil Certiorari Denial May Alter Climate Change Litigation
• BASF Looks To Dodge Punitive Damages In Peach Farm Suit
• House Approves Debt Limit Bill With IRS Funding Repeal
• Mich. Trucking Cos. Charged In Emissions-Cheating Scheme
• Paul Weiss-Advised Apollo Launches $4B Climate Strategy
• 9 Questions For EPA's Environmental Justice Grant Leader
• Building Co. Wants 11th Circ. To Revisit Due Process Suit
• PG&E, Elizabeth Holmes Prosecutor Joins Jones Day
• Ohio Judge Urged To OK Lake Erie Algae Pollution Deal
• Justices Asked To Keep Texas Waterway Fees Ruling In Place
• Native Alaskans Say US Can't Withdraw From Land Exchange
• DC Circ. Stands By Decision Backing EPA Air Pollution Rule
• Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
• Ute Tribe Sues Cattle Farm Over Water Diversion
• Rockhopper Can't Yet Enforce €190M Award Against Italy
• SEC Gets Another Court Win Over Proxy Rule Challenge
• VW Scoffs At Fees For Opt-Out Drivers In 'Clean Diesel' Case
• Mintz Adds Troutman Pepper Partner To Expand PE Practice
• Railroad Co. Says Zurich Unit Owes $50M For Wildfire Suits
• Six Flags To Build Calif.'s Biggest Solar Energy Project In LA
• FTC Gets Earful On Green Guides' Gray Areas
• Pa. School District Brings New Claims Over Ohio Derailment
• Mining Co. Wants Say In Ariz. Dispute Over Sacred Native Site
• Tools To Reduce Implicit Bias in Modern Juries
• Carrier To Buy Viessmann Climate Solutions In €12B Deal
• How Cos. Should Navigate State AGs' Partisan ESG Approach
• Hyundai To Open $5B EV Battery Plant In Georgia
• Mt. Rainier Resort Can't Keep Permit After Construction Delay
• La. Suit Could Set New Enviro Justice Litigation Paradigm
• Hogan Lovells Hires Ex-Jones Day Enviro Pro In Mexico City
• Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case
• 4 Issues Remaining From The Flint Water Crisis
• La. Pushes 5th Circ. To Pause Air Plan Pending Challenge
• 9th Circ. Urged To Chop USFS Logging Plans In Calif. Project
• 9th Circ. Affirms Presidential Authority In Ore. Monument Case
• Solar Panel Co. Rips Insurer's 'Onerous' Terms As Trial Opens
• Citi Ramps Up ESG Focus On Beef, Soy Industries
• FERC Approves $1.4B La. Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline
• Nissan Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Oil Defect
• Full Steam Ahead For Climate Torts After Justices Take A Pass
• ESG-Focused Blank-Check Company Plans To Liquidate
• DuPont, Worker Sentenced For Deadly Chemical Release
• DOT Kills LNG Rail Transport Permit Between Pa., NJ
• Biden Set To Veto Solar Duty Resolution
• VW Escapes SEC Sanction Bid Over Noncompliant Employee
• Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI
• US Cos. Should Prep For EU Green Claims Compliance
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• BLM Should Face Ore. Logging Project Challenge, Judge Says
• Justices Reopen Fight Over Mountain Valley Pipeline
• Justices Stay Out Of Climate Suit Forum Fight
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Monsanto Can't Move Roundup Trials, Mo. High Court Hears
• VW Judge Doubts Counties' Emissions Tampering Claims
• DC Circ. Says ND Can Intervene In Tribal Riverbed Row
• What To Know About Biden's Enviro Justice Executive Order
• Kirkland-Led Ares Acquisition's Upsized IPO Raises $450M
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Ford Truck Fuel Economy Dispute
• Tribe Slams Feds Over 'Inaccurate Framing' Of Audit Suit
• Navajo Damage Claims Not Physical Repair, Judge Rules
• Oil Trader Sues Liberty Mutual For Contamination Damage
• 8th Circ. Judge Is Right — Climate Suits Should Be Federal
• Beleaguered SPAC Industry Seeks Warmer Waters Offshore
• Full 4th Circ. Won't Tackle Enviros' Bid To Stop $600M Bridge
• DOE Says Sierra Club Can't Fight Gas Terminals' Exports
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Anschutz Urges 9th Circ. To Scrap Ruling Vacating Its Leases
• Ex-SEC Officials Back FirstEnergy's Bid To Overturn Class
• Sunnova Sues Vision Solar Over $670K In Unpaid Bills
• DOJ, EPA Reach $9.2 Million Settlement With Gas Operators
• FERC Commish Questions Redo Of LNG Project Approvals
• EPA Strikes Deal To End Pa. Chesapeake Bay Pollution Suit
• 6th Circ. Grants Ky., Biz Groups' Bid To Pause WOTUS Rule
• 9th Circ. Gas Ruling Not Death Knell For Electric Future
• No Decoupling With China, But Also No Compromise: Yellen
• Chemours Blasts 'Bad Science' Behind EPA's Water Warning
• Water Tech Biz Goes Public Via SPAC Merger Led By 2 Firms
• It's Time For Lawyers To Stand Up For Climate Justice
• Maine Jury Says Avangrid Can Restart $1B Power Line Work
• ​​​​​​​Landowners Accuse Oil Cos. Of Trying To Intimidate Expert
• Mich. City Must Pay $24M In Unpaid Water, Sewer Bills
• Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms
• Recycling Biz Will Stop Wastewater Dumps To End PFAS Suit
• EPA Seeks Ban On Methylene Chloride In All Consumer Uses
• Monsanto Argues Citizenship Wasn't Needed For $413M Deal
• Expert Challenges Aren't 'Helpful,' Flint Judge Tells VNA Attys
• Mold Coverage Excluded Under Property Policy, 5th Circ. Says
• Calif. AG Defends New Weedkiller Cancer Warnings At 9th Circ.
• House Unable To Override Biden Veto Of Water Act Rule
• City of Dearborn Sues Trucking Company Over Dust Pollution
• LA Oil Site Owner Says Cos. Can't Enforce $7.6M Cleanup
• Resolution To Block Solar Duty Reprieve Advances
• Refiners Blast EPA Moves On Retiring Renewable Fuel Credits
• NJ's Natural Resource Damage Order May Be Helpful For Cos.
• Pittsburgh Stormwater Fee Is Illegal Tax, Cemeteries Tell Court
• Biden Admin. Proposals Both Encourage And Thwart EV Adoption
• TPC Texas MDL Survives Without Veil-Piercing, Judge Says
• Sea-Tac, Airlines Polluting Neighborhoods, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Says Enviro Groups Can't Join Texas Air Plan Fight
• Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation
• DC Circ. Told EPA Lacks Power To Impose EV Mandate
• EPA Unveils Guidelines For Billions In Climate Grants
• Offshore Drilling Co. Sues Mitsubishi Corp. Unit In TM Dispute
• Mega-Deals Push M&A Mining Market To 10-Year Highs
• NJ Finalizes Environmental Justice Rules, Biz Group Balks
• Navajo Nation Signs Renewable Energy Deal With Avangrid
• US View On Treaty Backs $909M Claim Against Peru, Co. Says
• National Grid Escapes Solar Co.'s Tax Suits In Mass.
• The Legal Consequences Of High PFAS Background Levels
• Calif. Tribe Fights To Keep Water Contract Challenge Alive
• Klamath River Irrigation Must Go On, Feds Tell Court
• EPA Fights La.'s Attempt To Stall Cross-Border Air Plan
• 5th Circ. Offers Expert Opinion Guidance For Insurance Cases
• Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide
• What The Feds' Colo. River Plan Could Mean For The West
• P&G Says Not Enough PFAS Proof In Tampax Suit
• Ex-Mich. Gov.: High Court Should End Flint Probe's 'Mayhem'
• Receiver Dropped From $7M Fertilizer Case Over Funding
• LA Homeowners Say Delta Is Delaying Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Texas High Court Won't Hear City Utility Easement Dispute
• 9th Circ. Reverses Berkeley's Natural Gas Installation Ban
• Utahns Fight To Keep Suit Over Monument Expansion Alive
• GM, Ford, Stellantis, Tesla EVs Eligible For New Tax Credits
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• A Texas Gas Contract Case May Be Redefining Force Majeure
• Justices Turn Down Review Of Calif. Hydropower Ruling
• Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas
• Alaska Officials, Enviros Clash Over Willow Injunction
• EPA Wrongly Nixed Mo. Cross-Border Air Plan, 8th Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Doubtful Of Standing In EPA Air Challenge
• Feds Want Water Rule Preserved During Kentucky Appeal
• Utility Co. Says DC Court Can't Hear 'Greenwashing' Suit
• SPACs Set Sights On Public Co. Targets Amid Market Distress
• 11th Circ. Sends Refrigerant's HFC Allocation Row To DC Circ.
• Oil Refinery Hid Acquisition Transactions, Investor Suit Claims
• Climate Change And Discount Rates: A Broader Perspective
• US Promises $649M Development Grant For Indonesia
• Island's Wild Horses Drag Georgia, Park Service Into Court
• Insurers Object To Covering Oil Provider Facing Class Action
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Hospital's Union Vote Challenge
• Alaska Oil Project Backers Urge 9th Circ. To Let It Proceed
• Texas Says Enviros Can't Join Air Quality Plan Challenge
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sandy Cleanup Warranted Higher Wages, NJ Judge Told
• Tribal Leaders Seek 1.1M-Acre Grand Canyon Nat'l Monument
• Investors Fight For Class Cert. In Bayer Securities Fraud Suit
• Biden's Accelerated EV Push Has Auto, Truck Cos. On Edge
• Ill. Court Backs Gas Utility's Delivery Pipeline Project
• 4 Takeaways From New EPA Vehicle Emissions Rule
• Climate Litigation Is On The Rise, Panelists At The UN Say
• EPA Seeks Input To List More PFAS As Hazardous
• 3 Firms Guide $439M Hudbay Copper Mine Deal
• Evidence Lacking In Harvey Flood Suit, Texas Court Told
• How FTC Green Guides Update Would Alter Advertising Suits
• Monsanto Shouldn't Escape Seattle's PCB Suit, Judge Says
• EPA Dicamba Approval Must Again Be Squashed, Farmers Say
• Animal Groups Fight 8th Circ. Revival Of 'Ag-Gag' Law
• Teck Board Rejects Glencore's Boosted Buyout Bid
• Claims Court Won't Revisit Illegal Takings Case Vs. Air Force
• Renewable Energy M&A Is Still Strong, Despite Challenges
• Deals Rumor Mill: TotalEnergies, Exxon, Sunday Natural
• E-Car Biz Rips 'Exorbitant' $3M Fee Bid In Mooted Del. Suit
• Text Eclipses Intent In Insurance Policies, 11th Circ. Says
• 6th Circ. Says Scientist Must Pay $1M For Worthless Research
• Biden Orders Emergency Funding For Navajo Nation
• Mich. Livestock Farms Challenge Manure Regs
• Iowa Counties Swept Up In Carbon Pipeline Dispute
• Michigan Says It Had No Control Over Failed Dam
• Fla. Condo Assn., AIG Unit Agree To Settle $7M Irma Claim
• NRDC Says New Mid-Atlantic Plan Will Lead To Overfishing
• Calif., Energy Groups Back Biden Fuel-Economy Standards
• WOTUS Blocked In 24 More States Over 'Litany' Of Concerns
• Refiners, Biofuels Blast EPA Clean Fuel Relief In DC Circ.
• Crowell & Moring Adds DOJ Environmental Trial Atty In DC
• Do Videoconferences Establish Jurisdiction With Defendants?
• FCA Leads National Regulators In Anti-Greenwashing Session
• Biden Administration Tightens Auto Emissions, Bets On EVs
• Insurer Owes $300K For Hurricane Ian Damage, Fla. Co. Says
• Plaintiffs In Texas Cancer MDL Appeal Dismissal Order
• Texas Instruments Says It Didn't Break Chem Recycle Deal
• Solar Duties Remanded Over Unfair Request For 'Perfection'
• Ingevity Not Immune From $85M Verdict, Judge Rules
• Feds Propose Plan To Cut Colo. River Water To States
• DOI Greenlights $3B, 732-Mile Western Power Line Project
• $5B Rivian Plant Opponents Fight Ga.'s Bid To Intervene
• Green Groups Want 9th Circ. To Undo EPA Pesticide Approval
• Enviro Groups Seek To Force EPA To Set Wastewater Limits
• Issues And Opportunities In Hydrogen Fuel Cell Development
• Workers Sue Chemical Co. Over La. Plant Explosion
• Texas Asks 5th Circ. For Quick Stay Of Cross-Border Air Plan
• Navy Fuel Spills Led To Polluted Drinking Water, Suit Says
• Ga. Judge Refuses To Exclude Claims In Solar Farm Fight
• EPA Floats New Ethylene Oxide Controls For Sterilizers
• 11th Circ. Says No Extra Irma Coverage For Fla. Farm
• Humanism Should Replace Formalism In The Courts
• Ohio AG Says 'Charity' Ran Off With Derailment Donations
• Ca., FERC Urge Justices To Ignore Hydro Licensing Spat
• Mountain Valley Faces New Challenge Over Species Impacts
• Interior To Consider Mexico Embargo Over Endangered Sealife
• Groups Seek Injunction In Bid To Rehab Historic Maine Bridge
• Aerospace Company Escapes Florida Cancer Cluster Suits
• USPTO Launches 'Trademarks For Humanity' Awards Program
• Apache Shareholders Push For Class Cert. In Stock Drop Suit
• Feds Say Alaskan Homebuilder Polluted River Without Permit
• Idaho City Accused Of Polluting Stream From Sewer Plant
• Understanding SEC's Aggressive Shift On Disclosure Controls
• Norfolk Southern Says Pa. Derailment Suit Belongs In Ohio
• Maxus Reaches $573M Deal In $14B YPF Asset-Stripping Fight
• Wildlife Group Wants EPA Cadmium Standard Stricken
• IRS Green Energy Tax Credit Notice Provides Needed Clarity
• Alaska Tribal Orgs Say Feds Must Update Salmon Protections
• Uniper Will Not Pay Netherlands' Costs In Coal Phaseout Fight
• Law Profs Tell DC Circ. Climate Suit Belongs In State Court
• BCLP Nabs Kirkland Ellis Partner To Bulk Energy Practice
• Leader Of $511M Biofuel Credit Fraud Scheme Gets 40 Years
• Enviros Urge D.C. Circ To Reverse Bush-Era Mining Dereg
• Power Cos. Join PUC Pricing Order Fight At Texas High Court
• Spain's Fate In Energy Investor Cases Now Up To DC Circuit
• Enviros' Suit Over PFAS-Treated Containers Tossed, For Now
• Groups Sue To Block Oil, Gas Leasing Mandate In Ohio Bill
• Key Roadblocks In Calif.'s Pivot To Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks
• US Industrial Co. Clears Chemical Plant Fire Suit, Judge Says
• Ark. Fights EPA's Bid To Move Ozone Plan Case To DC Circ.
• Travelers Drops Coverage Suit Over Univar's EPA Claims
• Ariz. Tribe Gets $233M From Feds For Water Conservation
• Biden Raises The Bar In Proposed Regulatory Review Revamp
• Kids Can Sue Hawaii, State DOT Over Fossil Fuel Use
• Antitrust Red Flags For Green Product Initiatives
• Shell Owes Sanctions For Deposition No-Shows, Group Says
• NJ Chemist Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Transfer Bias Suit
• Ch. 11 Ruling Stresses 5th Circ. Courts' Asset Sale Deference
• IPO Prospects Seek Calm After Turbulent Start To 2023
• Ga. Machine Cos. Not Covered In Asbestos Suits, Insurers Say
• EPA Floats Cutting Ethylene Oxide, Other Chemical Emissions
• Fla. City Settles Retaliation Suit With Fired Water Inspector
• Green Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Stop Alaska Oil Project
• States Urging ND Judge To Block EPA Water Rule
• Biden Veto Saves Water Act Rule From Congressional Ax
• Alaska Tribes Sue Feds To Block Proposed Gold Mine
• Green Groups Say Outer Banks Bridge No Longer Needed
• Johnson Controls Settles Indiana Toxins, Asbestos Claims
• It's Time To Pick A Trial Date, Hurricane Zeta MDL Attys Told
• Doctor Tells 11th Circ. EPA Doesn't Bar Roundup Warning Suit
• Clean Hydrogen Hubs Can Help Grow A Green Economy
• Oil Cos. Ask Judge To Enforce $7.6M LA Oil Cleanup Deal
• Don't Let Client Demands Erode Law Firm Autonomy
• SPAC To Liquidate After Merger With Rainwater Tech Co. Fails
• Texas Senate Passes Bill To Subsidize New Gas Plants
• Ky., Biz Groups Want WOTUS Rule Paused For Appeal
• Ford Must Face Calif. Drivers' Emissions Warranty Claims
• 31 Norfolk Derailment Suits Consolidated In Ohio Fed. Court
• Vinegar Giant Hit With Suit Over Baltimore Stream Pollution
• Ohio Derailment Suits Revive Legal Look At Property Stigmas
• 3rd Circ. Says Refinery Can't Avoid Clean Fuel Rules
• Affiliates Say JV Deal Calls For Arbitration Over Import Rights
• Judge Stays Quick Win Bid In Utah Monuments Suit
• A Significant First Step For Pa. Carbon Capture Programs
• FERC Pressed To Halt Grid Operator's Winter Storm Penalties
• EPA Floats Strengthening Power Plant Mercury Standards
• Why Event-Driven Securities Class Actions Often Succeed
• Migrant Workers In Pesticide Suit Want Farm Attys Sanctioned
• DOJ Can't Justify Climate Suit Flip-Flop, Justices Told
• Judge Revokes Enviro Review Shield For Factory Farm Loans
• 5th Circuit Upholds Biden GHG Cost Metrics
• Coal Cos. Owe $2.6M For Violating CWA Deal, 4th Circ. Says
• Philadelphians Sue Over Chem Spill's Effect On Drinking Water
• Tug Of War Likely With BLM Public Lands Rule
• EPA Says $775M Available For Infrastructure Upgrades
• Shell, Evonik Tell 5th Circ. Ethylene Oxide Claims 'Ludicrous'
• 4th Circ. Nixes W. Va. Permit For Mountain Valley Pipeline
• NC Biz Court Nixes $24M In Taxes, Fines For Insurance Co.
• BLM Needs New Plans For Nevada Mine, Judge Says
• No Delay For ConocoPhillips' Willow Construction, Court Says
• Dem Lawmakers Urge DC Circ. To Toss Fuel Economy Case
• Idaho Tribes Score Partial Win In DOI Land Swap Suit
• OECD Members Expand Export Credits For Green Projects
• Timber Co. Wants 9th Circ. To Nix Loss In Seabird Habitat Suit
• Tenn. Utility To Return Thousands Of Indigenous Remains
• Day Pitney Names Real Estate, Environmental Co-Chairs In NJ
• How Cannabis Cos. Can Comply With NJ Industrial Site Law
• States Fighting Gov't Bid To Keep Waters Of U.S. Rule Intact
• EQT Must Face West Virginia Abandoned Wells Class Action
• 11th Circ. Revives Claims Over Siemens Coal Equipment
• Arm & Hammer 'Greenwashing' Toxic Detergent, Suit Says
• Clean Water Act Citizen Suit OK, Enviros Tell Justices
• EPA's Fast Action On Derailment Suit Suggests Strong Case
• Judge Denies Texas' Document Request In Border Wall Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Review Ellis Island Whistleblower Award
• Feds And Industry Face Off In Solar Safeguard Appeal
• Broker Scores Win In Lightbulb Recall Coverage Dispute
• DC Urges Court To Keep Its Climate Suit In State Court
• Feds Seek Life Sentence In $511M Biofuel Credit Fraud Case
• EPA Proposes Adding First-Ever Navajo Site To Superfund List
• Lack Of Harm Dooms Infrastructure Act 'Diversity Quota' Suit
• Carbon Taxes Don't Harm Competitiveness, Expert Tells UN
• 3 Firms Steer Canadian Energy Explorer's $193M SPAC Merger
• Judge Sinks Kentucky's, Biz Groups' WOTUS Rule Challenge
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats
• IRA Loan Hopefuls Must Do Their Homework, Official Says