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Environmental - September, 2023

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• Deutsche Bank ESG Fine May Be Preview Of SEC Climate Rule
• DOD Acquisition Reg Prohibits PFAS Firefighting Foams
• Pro Say: A Cheat Sheet For The New Supreme Court Term
• SkyeTec To Pay $2.35M Over False Energy Star Certifications
• Oregon Water District Bid To High Court Meritless, Tribes Say
• EV Car SPAC To Pay SEC $11M For Alleged Bogus Revenues
• Greenwashing And 'Greenhushing': Lessons For Fashion Cos.
• Green Groups Say EPA Dragging Feet On Nitrogen Review
• Orrick-Led EV Maker Lands $150M From Existing Investor
• Energy Cases To Watch This Supreme Court Term
• GAO Renews Calls For Cheaper Nuclear Cleanup Option
• Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
• 'Administrative State' Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo
• Insurers Can't Arbitrate $11M Ida Coverage Fight, Judge Rules
• Biden Admin. Proposes Reduced Offshore Oil Lease Plan
• The Likable Witness: Key Traits And Psychological Concepts
• First-Time Advocates Dominate High Court's Fall Schedule
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Justices To Review Circuit Split Over Corp. Disclosure Duty
• Texas Justices Take Up Power Pricing Orders Fight
• Sunnova Snags $3B DOE Loan Guarantee For Solar Loans
• Seafood Co. Agrees To $1M EPA Fine For Ship Waste Dumping
• Ill. AG Says Trump Tower Underreports Wastewater Discharge
• Mich. Officials Off Hook For Benton Harbor Lead Response
• EPA Promises New Climate-Related Enforcement Actions
• Probe Of Lahaina Fire May Last Months, Utility CEO Says
• Company Halts UK Wind Farm Project, Calls For Tax Relief
• Nationwide, Solar Co.'s Bond Dispute Sent To Mediation
• Ohio AG Says Solicitor General Benjamin Flowers Is Leaving
• Land Buyer Wants Fraud Suit Against Pittsburgh Firm Revived
• Monsanto Wins Directed Verdict In Missouri Roundup Trial
• FERC Urges Justices To Decide Chevron Before Solar Fight
• EPA Says Tribe Can't Challenge Florida Water Power Transfer
• Insurer Ends Ga. Pollution Coverage Fight With Bakery, Others
• Monsanto Questions Relevance Of PCB Rat Research At Trial
• Roundup Plaintiff Rests Case In Mo.
• How Looming Gov't Shutdown Could Put IPO Recovery On Ice
• Dems Urge SEC To Keep Scope 3 Disclosures In Climate Rule
• DOJ Sues EBay For Defeat Device, Solvent, Pesticide Sales
• SEC Prevails Over Prolific Trader In Unregistered Dealer Suit
• Hydrogen Auto Co. Hyzon Motors Settles SEC Suit For $25M
• How Investors Can Seize Renewables Opportunities In RE
• Insurer Freed From Covering Ga. Developer In Pollution Suit
• Ohio Sens. Call For State Of Emergency Over Train Derailment
• EPA IG Wants Better Oversight Of Great Lakes Grant Program
• 2nd Circ. Says Conn.'s Exxon Climate Suit Is State Issue
• IsoEnergy And Consolidated Uranium To Merge In $668M Deal
• Koch Ties Fuel Dems' Bid To Recuse Thomas In Chevron Case
• State AGs Urge Congress To Dump Bill Limiting Food Regs
• Trials In Camp Lejeune Litigation Set To Begin In 2024
• Ga. Carpet Co. Strikes Deal In PFAS Water Pollution Suit
• Sierra Club Pushes DC Circuit To Nix Texas LNG Extension
• Biden Blocks Congress' Effort To Delist Bat, Prairie Chicken
• Feds Agree To Cough Up $48.9M For Guam Landfill Costs
• Monsanto PCBs Didn't Show Up In Testing, Seattle Jury Told
• Agencies Face Steep Learning Curve Under Biden GHG Order
• Oil Giants Urge Toss Of Del. Court Climate Change Suit
• Judge Sinks Bird Groups' Challenge To Lake Erie Wind Project
• Judge Limits Flint Expert's Testimony On 'Community Trauma'
• Enviro Groups Urge EPA To Regulate Rail Cars' Coal Pollution
• 3M And DuPont Want Ga. PFAS Pollution Suit Paused
• Ga. Residents Say No Grounds To Toss Rivian Zoning Suit
• 5th Circ. Delays Contested Sale Of Federal Gulf Oil Lease
• Alaska Agency Echoes Call To Void EPA Pebble Mine Ban
• Tribes Back Mich.'s Challenge To Pipeline On 'Sacred' Waters
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay
• Feds Say Renewed Challenge Falls Flat In Offshore Wind Fight
• What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
• Monsanto's 1971 PCB Study Had Fake Data, Seattle Jury Told
• DC Circ. Denies Stays Of EPA's 'Good Neighbor Plan'
• Business Groups Urge Justices To Review Minn. Climate Suit
• Green Groups Want 2nd Crack At Puerto Rico Dredging Suit
• Judge Finds NOAA Unit Misclassified $72M R&D Deal
• Truck Owners Take Ford Fuel Economy Suit To High Court
• Sustainability-Focused SPAC Global Lights Files $60M IPO
• PE-Backed German Defense Contractor Seeks $515M IPO
• La. LNG Project Developer Backs FERC Enviro Review
• Tips For Camp Lejeune Attorneys To Mitigate TCPA Suit Risks
• Nantucket Residents Ask 1st Circ. To Revive Wind Farm Suit
• Feds Urge 5th Circ. To Delay Chaotic Gulf Lease Sale
• Kidde-Fenwal Defends Bid To Extend Ch. 11 Plan Deadline
• Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SEC Fines Deutsche Bank Unit $25M For ESG, AML Violations
• How Attys Can Weather The Next Disaster Litigation Crisis
• Accountant, Atty Convicted In $1.3B Tax Case In Georgia
• Roundup User Tells Jury Agriculture Jobs Didn't Cause Cancer
• 4 Takeaways For Benefits Attys After Judge Clears ESG Rule
• Monsanto Bid To Nix Deposition From PCB Trial Irks Judge
• IRS Mea Culpa Could Prompt Easement Program Revamp
• Judge Won't Toss Water Damages Claims In La. Pollution Suit
• How Robins Kaplan Helped Protect Minn. Wilderness Area
• Forest Service Says Judge Can't Redo Tree Protections
• EPA Plans Tougher Air Pollution Limits On Downgraded Plants
• Weyerhaeuser Mill Illegally Discharging Pollutants, Suit Says
• States Sue EPA For Inaction On Wood Stove Emissions
• Chevron Doctrine Supporters Flock To High Court In Key Case
• Enviro Cases To Watch This Supreme Court Term
• Proxy Season Takeaways Indicate ESG Initiative Shifts
• 7 Ways Telco Operators Can Approach Lead Cable Claims
• Atlanta Wants River Group's 'Cop City' Challenge Tossed
• Green Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Save Gulf Whale Protections
• EV Maker Says Richards Layton Can Represent It In Ch. 11
• Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
• Florida Farmer Not Prevailing Party In Bias Suit, Judge Says
• UN Climate Summit: What To Watch For In Dubai
• $7.5B On Tap For Water Project Loans, EPA Says
• Monsanto's Track Record On PCB Warnings Debated At Trial
• Texas Judge Won't Block Biden Admin's ESG Investing Rule
• Monsanto Funded Favorable Roundup Research, Jury Told
• Health Care Cos. Say Insurer Owes $70M For Harvey Damages
• Climate Week: Spotlight On International Climate Cases
• FERC Muddles Through Gas Project Votes Amid Climate Split
• GE Says Co. Took $17M But Didn't Recycle Turbine Blades
• Biden Directs Agencies To Consider Climate Costs In Budgets
• Sherwin-Williams Says NJ Must Testify About 'Dump Site'
• Biden Holds Off On Disaster Declaration Over Ohio Derailment
• EPA Air Plan Disapproval Must Fail, Alabama Tells 11th Circ.
• Nonprofit Counters Atlanta In 'Cop City' Referendum Row
• Calif. Ruling Got It Wrong On Trial Courts' Gatekeeping Role
• Coal Opponents Want 9th Circ. To Uphold Federal Lease Ban
• Navigating PFAS Compliance With FDA, Emerging State Laws
• Monsanto's 'Safe Level' PCB Defense Contested At Wash. Trial
• Chicago Wants Monsanto To Pay For Contamination Cleanup
• 6th Circ. Tosses Detroit Suburb's Challenge To Atty Fee Award
• House Panel Grills Buttigieg On EVs, DOT Funding
• Colorado Justices Debate City's Injury Claim In Water Suit
• Mexico Says USMCA Doesn't Permit Keystone-Style Claims
• Auburn Tells 11th Circ. It Is Neutral In Burial Grounds Dispute
• Climate Kids Ask Utah High Court To Revive State Suit
• Biz Groups Back Farms' Challenge To Mich. Manure Regs
• Biden Pledges $4.6B In Climate Grants, Starts Climate Corps
• How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
• What FERC-PJM Negotiations Mean For The Energy Industry
• Mich. High Court Won't Revive Flint Water Prosecutions
• SEC Finalizes Truth-In-Advertising Rule For ESG Funds
• Monsanto Docs Show It Knew PCB Risks, Wash. Jury Hears
• Judge Keeps Jurors Accused Of Racial Bias In $1.3B Tax Case
• 6th Circ. Told Enbridge Pipeline Suit Belongs In State Court
• EPA Tells DC Circ. Boilers Have To Meet New Emission Limits
• Air Force Says Law Tweak Doesn't Affect Waste Disposal Suit
• BLM Proposal Would Protect 4,000 Acres Of Tribal, Rec Lands
• Green Groups Press Suit To Stop ConocoPhillips' Willow
• How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
• Treasury Issues Recommended Net-Zero Emissions Principles
• Nonprofit Launches Free Climate-Oriented Contract Clauses
• Divided 10th Circ. Tosses Part of EPA Air Plan For Denver
• DC Circ. Grills Sierra Club On FERC Gas Extension Challenges
• Big Banks Financed Vale's Pollution Of Brazil, Suits Say
• Roundup's Cancer Link Has Solidified Over Time, Jury Hears
• Calif. Accuses Oil Giants Of Decades Of Climate Deception
• Rivian Ga. Plant Must Adhere To Local Zoning, Opponents Say
• Ind. Judge Cuts Negligence Claim Over U.S. Steel Spill
• Death Of Chevron Deference Would 'Shock' System, Feds Say
• EPA Whiffed Toxic Chemical Deadline, Nonprofits Claim
• EPA Coal Ash Rule Was Unlawful Change, Utilities Claim
• Schott Pharma's IPO Could Be Germany's Largest Of '23
• Newmont Secures 2 More Approvals For $19.5B Newcrest Buy
• ESG Around The World: Australia
• REIT Wants $900K Judgment In Botched Water Valve Suit
• Lumen Hit With Securities Suit Over Toxic Cable Disclosures
• What New EPA Enforcement Initiatives Mean For Industry
• 10th Circ. Backs Gov't In 2018 Wyo. Wildfire Suit
• Companies Say Judge Went Too Far In Mass. PFAS Report
• Batteries Biz Commits To SPAC Deal Despite Nasdaq Warning
• EPA Waiver Can't Make Calif. A GHG Regulator, DC Circ. Told
• SEC Tells 5th Circ. Kroger Vote Moots Conservative Proxy Suit
• Judge Denies Veolia's Expert Challenge In Flint Case
• Climate Activists Gaining Ground In Courts Worldwide
• Leadership Redo Bid Rejected In Camp Lejeune Row
• BLM Accused Of Flouting Enviro Analysis For Grazing Land
• Colo. County's Approval Of Reservoir, Pipeline Project Upheld
• Enviro Groups Can Join Gulf Lease Sale Fight, La. Judge Says
• Tesla, Musk Tell 9th Circ. To Snuff Ex-Worker's Retaliation Suit
• Dow Rips Norfolk Southern's Bid To Share Derailment Cleanup
• Bat's Newly Endangered Status Likely To Slow Development
• Mass. Lawmakers Weigh Ending Asbestos Claims Time Limit
• Silicon Valley Cities Must Face SF Bay Sewage Pollution Suit
• Teacher Gets 9 Yrs. For $2M Ponzi Scheme With Mother-In-Law
• Corporate Compliance Lessons From FirstEnergy Scandal
• Commerce To Lift Duties On Select Chinese Solar Panels
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Looks Ready To Greenlight 'Greenwashing' Rule
• Marble Co. Says Insurer Owes $6.1M For Pest-Infested Stone
• DC Circ. Judges Unsure That Auto Regs Are A Major Question
• Wash. Panel Says Puget Sound Nitrogen Rules Are Unlawful
• Ship Size, Limited Routes Deepen Panama Drought Crisis
• Arm's Blockbuster IPO Likely To Clear Path For More Offerings
• Camp Lejeune Attys Accused Of 'Nepotism' In Leadership Row
• Green Group Lacks Standing In Idling Buses Suit, Court Says
• Judge Trims CO2 Pipeline's Challenge To Iowa Zoning Rules
• Recycling Execs Convicted For Dumping 800 Tons Of E-Waste
• Judge Trims Tourism Firms' Claims In Ga. Shipwreck Suit
• Colo. Law Firm Escapes Insurance Appraisal Dispute
• Latham, V&E Advise Vital Energy On $1.2B Oil Field Expansion
• Allen Matkins Fights Union Pacific's DQ Bid In Enviro Suit
• Twitter Legal Fees Suit Offers Crash Course In Billing Ethics
• EPA Grants New Clean Water Permit Power To States, Tribes
• New York Trial Atty Leaves Stroock For Crowell & Moring In NY
• Roundup Agricultural Use Irrelevant To Cancer Suit, Jury Told
• Boeing Blamed For Birth Defects In Factory Workers' Children
• Calif. Farm Says PFAS Suit 'Stretches The Bounds Of Liability'
• EPA Settles Enviros' Long-Standing Pesticide 'Megasuit'
• 11th Circ. Says It Can't Hear Fee Appeal In Fla. Cleanup Suit
• Colo. Fire Union Leader Alleges Bogus Firing For Labor Work
• Biden Admin's Vehicle Regs On The Line: What To Watch
• Investors Must Face RICO Claims In Defective Solar Panel Suit
• Meet The Attys In Pivotal Vehicle Emissions Rules Arguments
• 6 Firms Steer $372M In Deals For Carbon Credit, Software Cos.
• DuPont Wants Terms Of PFAS Deal With Ga. City Kept Secret
• Judge OKs Deal With Mass. City In Conn. River Pollution Row
• Anti-'Cop City' Group Kept Out Of Referendum Fight
• SPAC Cancels $306M Merger With Electric Powertrain Maker
• Womble Bond Opens 5th U.S. Office In 18 Months
• Calif. Lawmakers Pass Pioneering Carbon Disclosure Bill
• BP Customers Say They're Footing $300M Storm Surge Prices
• Insurers Seek Toss Of Foam Co.'s Chemical Coverage Suit
• Magistrate Says Feds Illegally Prioritized Irrigators Over Fish
• Enbridge Urges 7th Circ. To Axe $5M Pipeline Removal Order
• Biden Admin. Aims To Bring Mining Into 21st Century
• Oregon Irrigation District Takes Water Fight To High Court
• 9th Circ. Won't Block DOI's Yosemite Tree Thinning
• Lead-Covered Verizon Cables Put Workers At Risk, Suit Says
• EPA Reports IRA Funding To Radically Cut Electric Emissions
• 'Cop City' Group Seeks Order On Referendum Signatures
• Aluminum Industry Presses G7 For Zero-Emission Assistance
• No 4th Circ. Review For Law Firm In Camp Lejeune TCPA Suit
• Offshore Wind Auction Results Portend Difficulties In Gulf
• Van Ness Feldman Adds Energy Counsel, New Orleans Office
• Guam Group Says Law Change Boosts Waste Detonation Suit
• Can 'Green Tech' SPAC Deals Buck The Overall Downturn?
• Michigan Says Airport's Firefighting Foam Is Polluting Water
• 9th Circ. Reels In Wash. Tribes' Fishing Row
• Insurers, Ga. Adviser Settle Easement Scheme Coverage Suit
• Travelers Fights Sanctions In Chemical Coverage Dispute
• 6th Circ. Backs Restoration Of Catholic Org's 'Prayer Trail'
• Alaska Sues Biden Admin. Over Tongass Forest Protections
• Green Groups Take Factory Farm Fight With EPA To 9th Circ.
• Exxon, ConocoPhillips Move To Defend Alaska LNG Export Site
• FERC Backs Its Enviro Review Of La. LNG Terminal In DC Circ.
• Group Seeks Revival Of EPA Hazardous Waste Rules Fight
• ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Balancing Act
• Wind Project Backer Urges 1st Circ. To Reject Challenge
• DC Circ. Urged To Reject New Mexico Nuclear Waste Permit
• Ogletree Atty Heads To Jackson Lewis' International Team
• Lumber Groups Say US Duties On Canadian Lumber Too Low
• Gordon Rees Hires MG+M Partner In Chicago
• Flawed BLM Analysis Dooms Ore. Logging Plan, Groups Say
• Group Ties Record-High Crop Insurance Payouts To Climate
• Minn. Regulators Say Tribes' Water Quality Suit Is Doomed
• Tesla Wants Battery Update Class Action Claims Tossed
• Kaiser To Pay $49M Over Illegal Waste Disposals In Calif.
• EPA Urges 6th Circ. To Ax Ohio Cos.' Emissions Rule Row
• IHS To Allocate $703M For Tribal Sanitation And Construction
• DC Circ. Weighs 'Fairly Balanced' Test For EPA Science Body
• Mich. Must Face Dam Break Takings Claims, Panel Says
• Landfill Cos. Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Toxic Fumes Trial Delay
• 2 High Court Cases Could Upend Administrative Law Bedrock
• Regulators Must Get Creative To Keep Groundwater Flowing
• Union Pacific Wants Attys Axed From Contamination Row
• Verizon Sues NJ County For Obstructing Service Upgrades
• Foley & Lardner Adds Ex-Barton Energy Litigation Partner
• Clean Energy Tax Rules Phase 2 To Focus On US Production
• Top Court Urged To Weigh Liability For Wildfire Negligence
• Tapping The Full Potential Of The Juror Questionnaire
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sierra Club Says Corps Failed To Scrutinize Colo. Dam Project
• Exxon Mobil Pushed On McKinsey Docs In Mass. Climate Case
• Feds' Idaho Forestry Project Hits Temporary Snag Yet Again
• CFTC Says Energy Trader Spoofed Crude Oil Market Again
• Feds Seek Court OK Of $7.3M Puerto Rico Superfund Deal
• BLM Says Great Basin Tree Removals Needed For Sagebrush
• Solar Panel Co. Wants Nationwide To Cover Unfinished Project
• Utah Tribe Says 10th Circ. Must Redo Water Rights Ruling
• GAO Finds Border Wall Impacted Tribal Sites, Water Sources
• 5th Circ. Rejects Challenge To La. Gas Terminal Permit
• Issues To Watch As Biochar Carbon Project Demand Heats Up
• Law Firm Professional Development Steps To Thrive In AI Era
• Consumer Group Backs Ga. Doctor's Appeal In Roundup Suit
• Fla. Court Says Attys Don't Have To Pay Fired Counsel's Fees
• Atlanta Fights River Group's Bid To Stop 'Cop City' Build
• Deals Rumor Mill: Great Wall Motor, Carlyle, Amer Sports
• Kuskokwim Not Public Land, Alaska Says In Feds' Fishing Suit
• Georgia-Pacific Urges Justices To Take Up CERCLA Dispute
• Wash. Paper Mill Cleanup Suit Gets Trimmed
• Fla. Public Adjuster Denied Bid To Move Insurance Fees Suit
• Alaska Justices Asked For Pollution Exclusion Input
• Interior Yanks Arctic Leases, Proposes New Oil And Gas Bans
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. SEC Can't Act As National Conscience
• Enviros Say Great Salt Lake Water Use Breaches Public Trust
• Texas Produced Water Ruling Helps Clarify Oil, Gas Leases
• US Disputes Mont. Climate Ruling's Impact On Ore. Kids' Case
• Cos. Pledge Up To $3B As Part Of US Battery Cell Venture
• Hawaii Justices Asked To Weigh In On Climate Coverage Row
• DOJ, Navy Create Settlement Option For Camp Lejeune Claims
• Jackson Lewis DEI, Higher Ed Pro Now Co-Leading ESG Team
• Texas LNG Developers Defend FERC Extension At DC Circ.
• Veolia Tries To Halt Discovery Into PR Plan In Flint Water Case
• Ill. Panel Sends PFAS Dispute With Mining Cos. To Arbitration
• Proterra Sued For Allegedly Hiding Post-SPAC Merger Risks
• EPA Can't Justify Renewable-Fuel Standards, DC Circ. Told
• Maui Fire Victim's Father Sues Utilities, Landowners, Officials
• Delta Says No Trespass, No Damages In Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs FERC's Redo Of Green Power Deal Regs
• No Federal Issues In Suit Over $36M Oil Spill, Insurer Says
• Green Groups Can't Stop Arizona Mineral Drilling Projects
• Ceded Federal Lease Ends Montana Drilling Fight
• RICO Claims Greenlit In Mass. PFAS Water Pollution Suit
• Atty Among Dozens Named In Ga. AG's 'Cop City' Indictment
• Grid Operator Will Settle Several Storm Outage Suits
• Shipping Cos. Can't Sink Georgia County's Shipwreck Suit
• DC Circ. Questions FERC Gulf Export Pipeline Approval
• 9th Circ. Tosses Chevron's Offshore Clean Air Act Challenge
• Natural Gas Cos. Reach $885M Deal Led By V&E, Gibson Dunn
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Feds Blame SoCal Edison For Bobcat Fire, Seek Over $121M
• Wash. Judge Won't Vacate Navy's Plan To Increase Jet Flights
• Boeing Rocket Cleanup Suit Will Be Split Into 2 Phases
• Tetra Tech Rivals Seek Early Ruling In Navy Cleanup Suit
• FERC Axes Solar Group's Challenge To Midwest Grid Ban
• Chilean Power Co. Reaches Deal To Avoid Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Tadano Group To Pay $40M To Sort Out Clean Air Act Claims
• Split North Carolina High Court Backs Miner's Enviro Permit
• Feds Suspend Trump-Era LNG-By-Rail Rule
• UK Signals Potential Exit From 'Outdated' Energy Treaty
• New 'Waters' Rule May Speed Projects, Spawn More Litigation
• Couple Asks 4th Circ. To Revive $2.1M Easement Deduction
• Feds, Wildlife Groups Tussle Over Fire Island Deer Cull
• DC Judge Frees Washington Gas From 'Greenwashing' Suit
• 11th Circ. Grants Atlanta Stay In 'Cop City' Referendum Fight
• $6.2M Pollution Insurance Fight Heading For Arbitration
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Attys Prepare For IPO Pickup As Market Shows Signs Of Life