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Environmental - October, 2023

336 articles

• Monsanto Hit With $332M Verdict In California Roundup Trial
• New Jersey Gov. Fumes As Orsted Drops Wind Farm Projects
• Adjuster Wants Out Of Apartment's Ida Damage Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives Hawaiian Tropic Sunscreen Class Action
• Va. Landowners Want Verdict Reinstated Against Pipeline Co.
• EPA, Blue States Urge Justices Not To Halt EPA's Smog Plan
• DC Judge Won't Halt Toss Of Lobster Fishing Rule
• Flint Water Prosecution Ends As Mich. AG Loses Appeal
• $135M Jury Verdict Winners Seek To Undo Drastic Reduction
• Texas Church's $1.3M Storm Damage Suit Gets Trimmed
• Biden Administration Greenlights Va. Offshore Wind Project
• Monsanto Hit With $175M Verdict In 1st Philly Roundup Trial
• Breaking Ground On Brownfields — The Series
• 10th Circ. Urged To Reverse Biden's Monument Decisions
• 1st Tax Easement Convictions Will Likely Embolden DOJ, IRS
• Analyzing The Legal Ripples Of The EPA's PFAS Regulation
• Why Public Cos. Should Also Comply With SEC's Names Rule
• Nuclear Energy Firm And Ares-Backed SPAC End Merger Deal
• Wachtell, McDermott Steer $1.1B Substation Control Biz Deal
• US Forest Service Sued For Withheld Timber Program Docs
• Insurers Should Prepare For 'Black Swan' Climate Disasters
• PCBs Didn't Cause Brain Damage In Wash. Case, Jury Told
• Justices Not Interested In Long-Running Biofuel Ch. 11 Fight
• Divided FERC Stands By Redo Of LNG Project Approvals
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: $3B Dental Plan, Climate Deals
• Mixed Substance Spill Isn't 'Oil,' So No Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Energy Dept. To Invest $1.3B In 3 Power Line Projects
• ESG Around The World: The UK
• Fla. Man Can't Escape Feds' Houseboat Obstruction Suit
• Enviros Back EPA In DC Circ. Fight Over Coal Ash Regs
• EPA Threatened With Suit For National Climate Pollution Caps
• NJ Companies In Fight Over Dismantled Hudson River Marina
• Feds Seek DC Circ.'s Blessing For Port Expansion Project
• Tips For Litigating Against Pro Se Parties In Complex Disputes
• High Court Won't Hear Oregon Water Dispute
• Lloyd's Says Ruling May 'Throw Wrench Into Marine Insurance'
• Delta Can't Get Early Win In Jet Fuel Dumping Class Action
• Big Box Stores Cut 'Flushable' Wipes Deals, Attys Want $1.9M
• Feds Escape Energy Co.'s ND Drilling Rights Suit For Now
• Minn. Battery Parts-Maker Water Gremlin Hits Ch. 11 In Del.
• Feds Must Rethink Oregon Grazing Plan, 9th Circ. Rules
• UK Tribunal Denies Danish Wind Farm Co. $58.2M In Tax Relief
• DOI Allocates $327M To Settle Native Water Rights' Claims
• Duke Energy Plans Demonstration Hydrogen Plant In Florida
• Sierra Club Appeals Glendale Gas Plant Expansion Approval
• Test Results Signal Poor Odds For Lead Cables Litigation
• 3M Polluted Delaware With PFAS, Hid Harm, State AG Alleges
• Monsanto's Experts Excluded In Seattle PCB Pollution Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5th Circ. Puts Removal Of Gulf Whale Protections On Hold
• 6th Circ. Probes SEC On Proxy Proposal Comment Period
• Calif.'s Chief Justice Says Judges Must Grasp Climate Science
• Monsanto Spinoff's Expert Says PCB Plaintiffs Look Healthy
• Red States Ask 5th Circ. To Revive ESG Investing Rule Fight
• Ga. Power Plant Cos. Settle Neighbors' Noise Cases
• Del. Judge Urged To OK New Kidde-Fenwal Ch. 11 Atty Fees
• No Proof Roundup Caused Philly Man's Cancer, Jurors Told
• Judge Invokes Shakespeare In Fight Over Texas Park
• Clean Energy Tax Credit Transfers Gather Steam — Slowly
• NY Urges DC Circ. To Undo FERC's 'Arbitrary' Rate Calculation
• NY Tribe Wants 2nd Circ. To Undo Eel Fishing Regs
• Flint Class Firms Say Atty Fee Dispute Already Decided
• SEC's Gensler Cautions Against Climate Rule Lawsuit
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConocoPhillips, Disney, Orange-MasMovil
• NM Fire Victims Accuse FEMA Of Withholding Records
• Bank Regulators Finalize Climate Guidance With Minor Tweaks
• La. Property Owners Say Insurers Underestimated Ida Damage
• Michigan City Sails Closer To $24M Water Debt Wipeout  
• Contractor Scores Partial Win In $6M Solar Project Dispute
• PacifiCorp Sues EPA Over Delayed Utah Haze Plan Action
• Feds Amend Colorado River Plan To Add States' Water Pact
• Electric Co-Op Wins $26M From Xcel Unit In Power Plant Fight
• New Initiatives Will Advance Corporate Biodiversity Reporting
• How Justices' Disclosure Ruling May Change Corp. Filings
• US Wants Full 5th Circ. Review Of Atomic Waste Ruling
• Illinois Can't Get Docs To 'Blemish' Monsanto In PCB Suit
• Union Pacific Says Atty's Status Requires Allen Matkins DQ
• Ex-Illinois State Judge Rejoins Bailey Glasser In Chicago, DC
• Pro Bono Work Is Powerful Self-Help For Attorneys
• Bird Groups Seek Revival Of Lake Erie Wind Farm Challenge
• Wyoming Suit Aims To Force EPA Action On Haze Plan
• DC Circ. Rejects Bid To Freeze Mountain Valley Pipeline
• Kirkland, Baker Botts Build $190M IPO For Oil And Gas Driller
• Monsanto Resolves Claims It Excluded Farmworker From Deal
• Nikola Awarded $165M In Arbitration Proceeding With Founder
• BP, Shell Ask Alito To Stay Louisiana Coastal Restoration Trial
• Russell Survey Finds ESG Driving More Investment Decisions
• Transco Defends FERC's Approval Of Pipeline Expansion
• NC Company Overvalued Forest Carbon Offset, Buyer Alleges
• $135M Verdict Slashed To $5M In Ga. Solar Farm Fight
• Tribes Say Sovereign Power Is At Stake In Pipeline Fight
• Key Terms Of European Hydrogen Bank's 2023 Pilot Auction
• GSA, Southern Co. Ink Agreement To Craft Clean Power Plan
• Zero-Emission Truck Sales Ahead Of Schedule In California
• US Plan For New Arctic Strategy Boosts Security, Partnerships
• What US Cos. Should Know About ESG Directives In The EU
• Norfolk Southern Gets Schools' Derailment Claims Paused
• Colo. Judge Calls Out Enviro Attys For 'Egregious' Billing
• Playing In A Rock Cover Band Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ohio AG Says Suit Yields $16M Cleanup Of Hazardous Glass
• How To Advertise Carbon Reductions Under New Calif. Law
• Florida Law Firm, Insurer Drop Termite Coverage Row
• Squire Patton Names US Hiring Chair Amid Leadership Shuffle
• Exxon Climate Suit Not Federal Matter, Minn. Tells Justices
• Tariffs OK Emergency Cut-Offs, Utilities Tell Texas Judges
• Is Net Neutrality A Major Question For Congress To Decide?
• NYC Wants Climate Deception Suit Against Oil Cos. Remanded
• Flint Expert Barred From Discussing Lead's Effect On Fetuses
• Calif. AG Can Weigh In On Tribe's Hotel Land Dispute
• Industry Groups Lose Bid To Fight Water Rule In ND Court
• Mining Co. Says Corps Broke Court Order With Permit Delay
• EPA Proposes Trichloroethylene Ban, Closes PFAS Loophole
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Espinosa On 'Lincoln Lawyer'
• Calif. Right To Repair Law Highlights A Growing Movement
• Fossil Fuel Groups Urge Justices To Revive Emissions Fight
• Calif. GHG Disclosure Law Will Affect Companies Worldwide
• Ga. City Countersuit Pins Flooding Blame On Paving Co.
• Taft Hires Energy Specialists In Indy From Ice Miller
• Paul Weiss-Led Chevron Pays $53B For Wachtell-Repped Hess
• TotalEnergies To Develop US Wind Project For $420M
• Allen Matkins Says Ex-Atty's Role Shouldn't DQ Firm
• EU Tariff Feud Unlikely Over Steel Deal Delay, US Official Says
• Sherwin-Williams Makes NJ Officials Testify In Pollution Suit
• 2 Firms To Lead Verizon Investor Suit Over Lead Cables
• Chancery Orders Ocean Tech Co. To Provide Docs To Investor
• No Need To Block Pipeline Construction, FERC Tells DC Circ.
• NY Gov. Zaps Bill To Build Offshore Wind Power Line
• Nev. Judge Refuses To Halt South Spring Valley Project
• Treasury Seeks Input On Rules For Energy Credit Transfers
• DC Judge Tosses Crow Members' Water Rights Suit
• Teach Your Witness About 'Good' And 'Bad' Testimony Words
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Deference Limit, Close-At-Hand Doctrine
• DuPont Fights Bid To Toss Nonparty Defense In PFAS Suit
• John Echohawk Honored As Trailblazer For Native Rights
• Insurer Wants ​​​​​​​Legionnaires' Coverage Suit Kept In Fed. Court
• Michigan City Approves Deal That Could Nix $24M Water Debt
• What ESG Investing Ruling Means For Fiduciaries
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Shell Loses Early Attempt To Trim Conn. Climate Change Suit
• Coca-Cola Says Trace Amounts Of PFAS In Juice Not Harmful
• Michigan Backs Wisconsin Tribe's Pipeline Fight
• FERC Gas Project Approval Enrages Pacific Northwest Pols
• Ohio Courts Need Not Defer To Agencies, Justices Say
• 6th Circ. Voices Doubts Over Ohio PFAS Class Cert.
• Biden Admin Plans Stricter Toxic Chemical Evaluations
• PFAS-Tainted Water Sold By Conn. Utilities, Customers Allege
• Louisiana's Toxic Tort Barrier May Be Weakening
• Newman Suspension Shows Need For Judicial Reform
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chesapeake, CVC Capital, News Corp.
• Calif. Embraces Bold New Climate, Consumer, Labor Laws
• Monsanto Spinoff Cites Plaintiffs' Health Histories In PCB Trial
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Atty Running For NC Governor
• Paxton Reinforces Texas Ban On Deals With Israel Boycotters
• Roberts Asked To Stay EPA's 'Good Neighbor' Smog Plan
• Florida Defends State Water Permitting Program
• House Dems Pitch Bill To Establish Wetland Protections
• Intervenors Want Verizon Cell Tower Suit Thrown Out
• Business Group Urges 7th Circ. To Speed Line 5 Closure
• JPML Should Say If Foam Co. Coverage Suit Belongs In MDL
• Okla.-Based Cleanup Co.'s Payment Dispute Revived In NC
• How 2 Cases Could Undermine The Anti-ESG Movement
• Alaska Says Order Allowing Oil And Gas Leasing Ban Moot
• EPA Finalizes Leaded Aviation Fuel Endangerment Finding
• Lordstown OK'd For $10.2M Asset Sale To Ex-CEO In Ch. 11
• GAO Says $2.6B Nuclear Waste Project Is Inefficiently Run
• EPA Rule Aims To Slow Spread Of Invasive Marine Species
• 9th Circ. Revives Shoshone Tribe's Hunting Rights Suit
• Utilities Leap Into Southwest Transmission Cost-Sharing Row
• DC Circ. Judges Cast Doubt On Sierra Club's Gas Export Fight
• Over $1M In Fines Imposed In Truck Emissions Cheating Case
• Norfolk Southern Pins Derailment Damages On Tank Car Cos.
• NJ County Says Feds Rushed Flawed Ocean Wind 1 Approvals
• Delta Greenwashing Suit Not Preempted, Calif. Flier Argues
• Oil Companies Slam NJ's Remanded Climate Change Suit
• EPA's Final PFAS Rule Greatly Expands Cos.' Reporting Duties
• 9th Circ. Rejects Enviro Groups' Power Rates Challenge
• Chevron Foes Pan Fed. Defenses In Fishers' High Court Case
• EPA Report A Reminder That Fuel Credits Are 'Buyer Beware'
• Sterigenics To Pay $35M To End Atlanta Suits Ahead Of Trial
• McClenny Moseley Scores Quick Exit In Firm's Hurricane Row
• US Says Lordstown Sale Can't Nix Truck Recall Liability
• SoCal Air Agency Seeks Exit In Enviro Groups' Pollution Suit
• Colo. High Court Tosses Standing Test For Local Government
• Alaska Tribal Group Has Interest In Fishing Suit, Judge Says
• NC Lubricant Co. To Face Fraud Claim In Suit Over $155M Sale
• Criticism Rolls In On EPA's Water Plan For States And Tribes
• Biotech Firm, Energy Producer Eye IPOs Totaling $450M
• Montana Decries Deal Over State Mining Laws As Moot
• Bankrupt Fruit Grower Seeks Quick Ch. 11 As Cash Runs Low
• Gas-By-Rail Foes Urge DC Circ. To Ditch Trump-Era Approval
• Extreme Weather And Renewable Project Insurance Coverage
• ESG Around The World: Japan
• Attorneys Seek $94 Million From DuPont PFAS Settlement
• How And Why Your Firm Should Implement Fixed-Fee Billing
• Justices Decline To Hear Drivers' Ford Fuel Economy MDL
• Justices Won't Review North Carolina Ag-Gag Law
• A Case For The Green Investment Regime Under The ECT
• Biden Admin Escapes Martha's Vineyard Wind Farm Suit
• 5 Things To Know About Calif.'s New Climate Disclosure Law
• Revisit Testimony Of Derailment Injury Expert, NJ Panel Says
• Verizon Execs Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Lead Cables
• 2nd Circ. Rejects NY's Challenge To Flounder Regulations
• EPA Backs Indirect Pollution Rule For SoCal Warehouses
• 5th Circ. Revives Challenge To La. Residential Project
• Calif. Landowners Want Out Of Land Contamination Suit
• Dem Lawmakers Urge Expansion Of Nat'l Monument In Calif.
• DOJ Says It's Making Headway On Enviro Justice Strategy
• Biden Unveils $7B Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Investment
• Stone Fruit Co. Prima Wawona Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B Debt
• Judicial Independence Needs Defense Amid Political Threats
• Justices Pick Up Second Chevron Deference Case
• EPA Withdraws Drinking Water System Cybersecurity Rule
• 11th Circ. Affirms FAA's OK Of Fla. Amazon Cargo Expansion
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• MVP: The Collins Law Firm's Shawn M. Collins
• ESG Accountability: From Reactive To Proactive
• Climate Change Gets Special Carveout In UK Co-Op Guidance
• GOP Rep Threatens To Subpoena SEC On Overseas ESG Work
• EPA Launches $450M Great Lakes Cleanup Project
• Ga. Water Works Gets New Hearing In River Permit Challenge
• How Law Firms Can Use Account-Based Marketing Strategies
• Science On Human Health Effects Of PFAS Is Still Inconsistent
• EPA Finalizes Forever Chemical Reporting Requirements
• Leveraging Municipal Bonds For Green Energy Finance
• EPA's Chief Enforcer Warns PFAS Manufacturers
• Vegas Contractors Get Prison Time For Breaking Clean Air Act
• MVP: Lieff Cabraser's Robert Nelson
• Feds Can Drop Big Game Rules In Montana Forest Plan
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Crowell & Moring Enviro Law Partner
• Wash., Tribes Want Mining Co.'s CERCLA Defenses Axed
• Trivest Wants 6th Circ. Review Of Mich. Judge's RICO Ruling
• Calif., EPA Say Fuel Groups Can't Add To Auto Regs Argument
• 11th Circ. Dismisses Lockheed Worker's Retaliation Claim
• Mitigating Costs And Delays In The Energy Transition
• W.Va. Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold Mine Cleanup Suit Win
• ExxonMobil To Pay $60B For Pioneer In Top Deal Of 2023
• AGs' Distaste For Food Bill May Signal Other State Issues
• Strategic Succession Planning At Law Firms Is Crucial
• U.S. Trustee Pans Lordstown Ch. 11 Opt-Out Releases
• La. Church Sanctioned, Ordered To Prove $4.5M Repair Cost
• Willkie Adds Kirkland Private Equity Ace In Texas
• Oregon Water District Tells Justices Tribes' Rebuttal Falls Flat
• MVP: Gibson Dunn's Stacie B. Fletcher
• Tribunal Awards Jamaican Billionaire $44M In Landfill Dispute
• DC Circ. Wades Into FERC Fight Over What 'Onshore' Means
• Enviros Ask 5th Circ. To Restore Lease Sale Whale Protections
• Tribes Want Say In 9th Circ. Alaska Salmon Fishing Dispute
• Newsom Signs Landmark Carbon Disclosure Bill Into Law
• Monsanto Chose Profits Over Roundup Customers, Jury Told
• Airport Facing PFAS Suit Says It Was Following FAA Mandates
• River Group Fights To Keep Ga. 'Cop City' Pollution Suit Alive
• US Says It Didn't Agree To Texas-NM Rio Grande Settlement
• SoCal Edison Nears Deal In Feds' $100M Suit Over Fire Costs
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• EPA Objects To Clairton Coke Works' Air Pollution Permit
• Calif. Atty Indicted In Nearly $1B Alleged Ponzi Scheme
• Why All Cos. Should Take Note Of Calif. GHG Disclosure Laws
• No 'Carte Blanche' For Well Expansion, Pa. Panel Told
• Blue States Ask DC Circ. To Revive EPA Ozone Standards Suit
• MVP: Bracewell's Timothy A. Wilkins
• ESG Popularity Dips Amid Greenwashing Fears, Investors Say
• Biden GHG Cost Estimates Safe As Justices Pass On Review
• Justices Won't Review Minn. Adoption Of Calif. Auto Regs
• Petition Watch: Twitter, PTSD Dog, Religion & Racism
• Deal In The Works For Texas Chemical Fire Row, Parties Say
• Army Corps Gets OK To Revoke Industrial Shellfish Permits
• Electric Vehicle Co. Faraday Inks $7.5M Shareholder Deal
• Without Fed Protection, Wolves In Danger, Green Group Says
• Utah Says 10th Circ. Should Preserve Water Deal Ruling
• Dam Owners 'Destroyed' Mich. Natural Resources, Judge Says
• Green Groups Press 9th Circ. To Block Ariz. Mineral Projects
• DOT Will Restore Sacred Native Site In Oregon, Justices Told
• DuPont Can't Block PFAS Deal From Being Public, Papers Say
• EPA Finalizes HFC Ban, Proposes Leak And Recycling Rule
• Starr, La. Strip Mall Settle Hurricane Laura Coverage Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Treasury Proposes Rules For Clean Vehicle Credit Transfers
• MVP: Beveridge & Diamond's Eric Klein
• Colo. County Asks Exxon Judge To Ignore Federal Ruling
• NC Residents Get Class Cert. In Chemours, DuPont PFAS Suit
• Ga. Refrigerant Co. Wants EPA Allowance Rules Tossed
• Defunct W.Va. Coal Mine Found To Have Polluted Waterways
• Court Cites Judgment Of Solomon In Tribal Park Use Order
• Calif. Climate Disclosure Bills Promise Challenges For Cos.
• EPA To Investigate Alabama Over Sanitation Funding Inequity
• REIT Gets Judgment In Suit Over Botched Water Valves
• 1st Circ. Unsure Zurich Is On Safe Ground In Flood Limit Suits
• Maximizing Law Firm Profitability In Uncertain Times
• Q3's Top 10 Deals Led By J&J's $42B Tylenol Owner Spinoff
• Deals Rumor Mill: BP, AT&T-Direct TV, Carlyle Group
• Richards Layton Nixed As Debtor Counsel In Lordstown Ch. 11
• Audit Regulator Review Has Tips On Climate Metric Reporting
• Mich. Tells Top Court PFAS Regs Don't Need Cost Assessment
• Xcel Unit Owes $187M For 2031 Coal Plant Closure, Jury Told
• New England States Partner To Woo Offshore Wind Proposals
• 3M PFAS Suit Should Move Forward, Georgia City Tells Judge
• Alaska Fights Tribal Org.'s Intervention In Gill Net Fishing Suit
• NM Residents Sue FEMA Over Noneconomic Fire Damages
• Pepco To Pay $57M For Power Plant River Pollution Cleanup
• DHS Cites 'Acute' Need For Rushed Border Barrier In Texas
• Mountain Valley Developer Agrees To Full Pipeline Inspection
• At One Ventures Clinches $375M Climate Tech Fund
• AGs Urge EPA To Enact Tighter Lead Dust Standards
• La. Hotels Reach Deal With Insurer In Hurricane Laura Suit
• Advocacy Group Ends NY Bight Offshore Wind Challenge
• Hunton Adds Former EPA, Volkswagen Enviro Atty In DC
• Cumberland Pipeline Is Not Needed, Green Groups Tell FERC
• Industry Groups Divided On Supporting Sustainability Rule
• What Groups Want In EPA's Pitch For Oil, Gas GHG Reporting
• In Texas Power Pricing Fight Finale, Law May Not Trump All
• Ore. County Says Climate Suit Belongs In State Court
• DOI Says River Review Bid Copies 10th Circ. Judge's Dissent
• Alaska Tribes Seek To Overturn Gold Mine Water Permits
• Green-Tech Investor To Go Public Via $450M SPAC Merger
• Behr And Others Will Pay $9M To Ohio Contamination Classes
• JPMorgan Poised For Early Win In $71M Texas Storm Suit
• Uncertainty Still Looms For IPOs Despite Shutdown Reprieve
• Louisiana Looks To Preserve Enviro Justice Legal Challenge
• Ill. AG Says Monsanto Won't Turn Over Docs In PCB Row
• 5th Circ. Ruling Reminds Attys That CBP Can Search Devices
• Justices Won't Review Congress Nixing Water Protection Rule
• EPA Says Coal Ash Moves Can't Be Fought In Court
• Labor Suit Row Forces Dockworker Union Into Ch. 11 In Calif.
• Sierra Club Sues EPA Over State Air Control Plans
• Ashbrook Byrne Adds Ohio's Former Solicitor General
• Pesticide Labeling Bill, 9th Circ. Case Could Cut Prop 65 Suits
• ESG Around The World: European Union
• Lordstown Gets $10M Bid From Ex-CEO In Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Justices Skip NM Property Owners' Tribal Land Swap Dispute
• The Likable Witness: 6 Personality Archetypes To Cultivate
• High Court Won't Hear Washington Tribe's Dam Dispute
• Pogust Goodhead Inks $552M Litigation Investment Deal
• High Court Passes On Michigan Superfund Fight
• Justices Won't Review Invalidation Of Ky. Utility Tax Law
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 171 Attys At 76 Firms