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Environmental - November, 2023

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• GOP Slams Validator Choice In Pending GHG Disclosure Rule
• FERC Says Utilities Can't Justify Grid Upgrade Reward Wishes
• Alaska, Willow Backers Fight 'Drastic' Bid To Halt Oil Project
• Property Owner Says Insurer Mishandled Windstorm Claims
• EPA Proposes Removing All Lead Pipes In Next Decade
• Unpacking Long-Awaited Clean Energy Tax Credit Guidance
• What Lawyers Must Know About Calif. State Bar's AI Guidance
• Industry Must Elevate Native American Women Attys' Stories
• Expanding EPA's Universal Waste Rule For Renewable Energy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Humana-Cigna, Shein IPO, Occidental
• Gas Station Owner Tells 11th Circ. Pollution Cleanup Covered
• Feds Pay Fishers $160K In Atty Fees After GPS Rule Loss
• NY Tribe Sues To Stop Sewage Pipeline On Wildlife Refuge
• ClimateRock Axes SPAC Merger With UK Green Energy Firm
• US Must Cover Hawaii Fuel Leak Payment, Insurer Says
• How Color Psychology Can Help Tell Your Trial Narrative
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Botching Sale Of Flood-Prone Site
• Chilean Power Co. Hits Ch. 11 In New York With $409M In Debt
• Oil And Gas Majors Step Into M&A Spotlight Moving Into 2024
• SC Paper Mill Says Pollution Class Suffers From 'Incoherence'
• No Evidence Defunct Co.'s Policy Ever Existed, Insurer Says
• Virginia Pipeline Challengers Seek Freeze From High Court
• DuPont, Corteva Ink $110M Deal To End Ohio PFAS Claims
• New York Electric Utility Escapes Insurer's $3.7M Lab Fire Suit
• Insurer Urges 11th Circ. To Allow Appeal On Forced Appraisal
• Conn. Recalibrating On Calif. Emission Standards Proposals
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit Hit With Water Pollution Suit In NC
• How New Expert-Witness Rules Put Science Front And Center
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink US Loss In Farmers' Flood Case
• Delaware Judge OKs Food Recycler's Chapter 7 Conversion
• Elliott Reveals $1B Phillips 66 Stake, Seeks 2 Board Seats
• FirstEnergy Must Give Internal Investigation Info To Investors
• Special Master Says Jones Day VW Docs Should Be Disclosed
• Understanding Discovery Obligations In Era Of Generative AI
• 2nd Circ. Revives Timed-Out Siemens False Claims Act Suit
• EV Charging Co. Blink Gets Investor Fraud Suit Trimmed
• DC Court Skeptical Of Coca-Cola 'Greenwashing' Suit
• Former Mich. Dam Owners Liable For $120M In 2020 Collapse
• Nossaman Atty Rejoins Lewis Brisbois As Enviro Co-Leader
• Insurer Says No Defense For Contractor In Stormwater Suit
• Tribes Seek More Authority In Farm Bill Renewal, Report Says
• Calif. Resource Adequacy Update May Revalue Power Projects
• Australian Solar Energy Firm Raises Range For $45M US IPO
• Panel Sends Case Involving 'Ancient' Doctrine To La. Justices
• Law Firm Leaders Cautiously Optimistic Heading Into 2024
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• 3M, Other Cos. Beat 11 Million-Member PFAS Class At 6th Circ.
• Target's 'Reef-Conscious' Sunscreen Is A Lie, Suit Alleges
• Rail Group Wants Calif. Locomotive Regulations Derailed
• Amicus Groups Tell High Court To End Chevron Deference
• Del. Vice Chancellor Calls Ex-AG Barr 'Doubly Wrong' On ESG
• GM Drivers Ask 6th Circ. To Revive Truck Emissions Suit
• Shell, BP Can't Nab Fed. Venue In Climate Row, 9th Circ. Says
• Forecasting The Impact Of High Court Debit Card Rule Case
• ESG Around The World: Mexico
• Veteran Project Finance Partner Joins Kilpatrick From Stroock
• No 2nd Shot For Complex In Hurricane Case, Agent Says
• Biden Rips Bill Barring Federal Land Use For Immigrants
• Beard Energy Transition SPAC Axes Tie-Up With Solar Biz
• 9th Circ. Axes Montana Mining Company's Appeal
• Calif. Atty Warns Goat Theft Ruling Sets Baaad Precedent
• 5th Circ. Gives Refineries A Shot At Fuel Program Exemption
• Major Shareholders In Water Co. Can't Dodge Self-Dealing Suit
• Importers Still In The Dark On Forced Labor Law Compliance
• Trustee Says Asbestos Insurance Litigation Must Stay In Texas
• 3rd Circ. To Rehear EPA Oil Refinery Permit Case
• Luxury Designer Admits To Trafficking Reptile-Skin Purses
• IPO Market Still Kicking As End Of 2023 Draws Near
• With FERC Stalled On Pipeline Policy, Courts Could Show Way
• The Case For Post-Bar Clerk Training Programs At Law Firms
• Kidde-Fenwal Gets Ch. 11 Mediation For Foam Liability Claims
• Ingredion Strikes $8M Deal To Settle Permit Violation Claims
• Taking Action On Interagency Climate Financial Risk Guidance
• Florida Tribe Seeks To Overturn EPA Water Permit Decision
• Reinsurer Again Seeks To Exit Metal Co.'s Cleanup Cost Suit
• Would Ending Chevron Deference Really Make Waves?
• 'Hope' Award Honors Enviro Atty For Mental Health Work
• The Events That Have Shaped M&A Through A Volatile 2023
• 9th Circ. Partially Revives Montana River Pollution Suit
• Ga. Appeals Pauses Release Of PFAS Deal Details
• Green Orgs Fight Back On Corps' Brief In Port Expansion Row
• Oil Co. Seeks Stay Of Wage Suit For High Court Arb. Appeal
• Coast Guard Contractor Settles $1M Dredging Dispute
• Energy Bonus Credits' Labor Rules Set Bar Too High, IRS Told
• SEC Defends Voting Disclosure Changes Before 5th Circ.
• Ford Scores PTAB Wins Over Engine Efficiency Patents
• A Telecom Attorney's Defense Of The Chevron Doctrine
• Dutch Top Court Denies Ecuador Challenge Of Chevron Award
• SEC Whistleblower Action Spotlights Risks For Private Cos.
• Enbridge Says Pipeline Fight Threatens Foreign Policy
• Feds Say Camp Lejeune Cases Can't Go Before Juries
• Attorneys Have An Ethical Duty To Protect The Judiciary
• Battery Manufacturer Going Public Via $490M SPAC Merger
• Fishing Cos. Tell Justices Chevron Deference 'Deeply Flawed'
• PFAS-Tainted Water Suit Belongs In State Court, Patrons Say
• New Jersey Mayor Ran Side Biz From Public Office, AG Says
• St. Louis, Sierra Club Back EPA Rejection Of Mo. Ozone Plan
• No Universal Rule For Colo. Oil And Gas Leases, Justices Say
• Green Group Inks Deal With Feds To Guard Indo-Pacific Corals
• Coal Ash Orders Weren't Rule Changes, EPA Tells DC Circ.
• Jury Awards $1.56B In Monsanto Roundup Verdict In Missouri
• United Airlines Overhypes Sustainable Fuel Claims, Suit Says
• Chamber Urges DC Circ. To Ax EPA Chemical Reporting Rule
• Customer Can't Sue PG&E Over Blackouts, Calif. Justices Say
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Kansas Refinery To Pay $23M Over Clean Air Act Violations
• Enbridge Unit Seeks Land Access For Texas Pipeline Project
• Houston Energy Cos. Drop $15M Winter Storm Uri Fee Fight
• Monsanto Hit With $165M Verdict In Latest School PCB Loss
• Norfolk Southern Wants Out Of Pa. Schools' Derailment Suit
• What NJ's Green Remediation Guidance Means For Cleanups
• W.Va. Coal Co. Still Not Compliant With CWA, Judge Says
• High Court Won't Review DuPont PFAS MDL Ruling
• NC Co. Owners Seek Exit in $5M Chemical Contamination Suit
• NY AG's Plastic Bottle Suit Called Both Innovative, Overreach
• Food Recycler Asks To Scrap Ch. 11 For Ch. 7 Due To IP Suit
• Texas Justices Urged To Ax $2.8M Hurricane Flooding Verdict
• 6th Circ. To Decide Fate Of FirstEnergy Investor Class
• Black La. Residents Lose Suit Over Chemical Plant Approvals
• Calif. Judge Reopens Tribal Fishing Dispute After Impasse
• Green Group Wants Denver Oil Refinery Air Permit Axed
• Ex-FCA Exec Skirts Prison Time In Emissions Case
• Mo. Solar Projects Need Clarity On Enterprise Zone Tax Relief
• Enviro Group Wants Pa. County To Act On Pollution Permits
• AI Can Help Lawyers Overcome The Programming Barrier
• IRS Floats Rules To Broaden Green Energy Investment Credit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Feds Award $192M For Conservation, Water Projects
• Judge OKs Consent Decree Ending EPA Alaska Clean Air Suit
• FERC Chair To Congress: Gas Reliability Oversight Can't Wait
• NJ Enviro Orgs, NL Industries Vie To End Contamination Suit
• Michigan High Court Hits Pause On Dam Collapse Litigation
• Green Groups Want Alaskan Oil Project Blocked During Appeal
• Texas Property Owner Seeks $800K For Storm Damage
• Alaska Says Tribal Fishing Suit's Aboriginal Rights Claim Fails
• Judge Pauses Ga. City's 'Forever Chemicals' Suit
• EPA Updating Enviro Justice Rulemaking Guidance
• Private Detective Who Ran Hacking Biz Gets Over 6.5 Years
• DOE Floats Looser Enviro Reviews For Clean Energy Projects
• What To Expect After Colo. Nixes Special Standing Rules
• Feds Urge 1st Circ. To Affirm OK Of Mass. Wind Energy Project
• Couple Must Face Penalty Claim In $42M Easement Fight
• Mass. Dept. Limits Loss Application For High-Earner Surtax
• Troutman Pepper Adds New Enviro Partner In DC
• Ore. Counties Urge Justices To Upend Timber Ruling
• Nikola Founder Denies 'Sinister Motive' Ahead Of Sentencing
• States Join Miners In Asking 9th Circ. To Lift Coal Lease Ban
• 5th Circ. Won't Restore Gulf Lease Sale Whale Protections
• Miami-Dade Mayor Recommends Canceling Miami Wilds Deal
• Tribe Fights DOI's Bid To Redo Ruling In Burial Ground Suit
• Travelers Fights Atty Testimony In Footwear Co. PFAS Fight
• Judge Halts Lead Water Suit For Mich. City's Immunity Appeal
• Exxon Says NYC's Climate Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• FERC Rammed Through Unneeded Gas Project, DC Circ. Told
• Chicago And US Steel Strike Deal In Chemical Spill Dispute
• Shipbuilder Urges 3rd Circ. To Back Bankruptcy Court Ruling
• Power Auction Revision Was Justified, FERC Tells 3rd Circ.
• Commerce Must Rethink German Subsidies For 3rd Time
• Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Assisted Legal World
• Lloyd's Tells 4th Circ. NC Hurricane Appeal Is 'Exaggeration'
• New York AG Sues PepsiCo Over Single-Use Plastic Pollution
• Footwear Co. Seeks Sanctions Over Delayed Documents
• States, Industry Renew WOTUS Suits After Rule Update
• Industry Criticizes Solar Safeguard Shortcomings At Hearing
• US Chamber, Truck Groups Slam Calif. Truck Emissions Rule
• 5th Circ. Nixes Air Permit For Texas LNG Terminal
• FERC, Landowners Duel Over Pipeline Suit's Future
• Ohio Justices Urged To Adopt Broad Utica Shale View
• Justices Urged To Allow Highway Flooding Case To Proceed
• Apollo Launches 'Hydria' Amid $50B Energy Transition Push
• Ga. Appraiser Gets 1 Year For Role In $1.3B Easement Scheme
• ESG Around The World: South Korea
• How Social Media Can Affect Trial Outcomes
• General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Keep Up With AI
• Illinois Trump Tower Ruling Illuminates Insurance 'Occurrence'
• What Changes To Prop 65 Warning Rules Mean For Cos.
• Norfolk Southern Hit With $500M Suit Over Train Derailment
• Oil Rail Project Rejection Should Stick, DC Circ. Told
• Macquarie Warns Justices Of 'Crippling' Disclosure Litigation
• WH Aims To Boost Semiconductor Manufacturing In Indonesia
• 9th Circ. Judge Doubts Jurisdiction In Montana Mine Case
• Trina Solar Looks To Pause Appeal Until High Court Decision
• Polsinelli Bolsters Public Policy Practice With 2 Hires
• Energy Regulators Urge Texas Justices To Restore Uri Pricing
• Endangered Whales Focus For 5th Circ. In Gulf Leasing Row
• Canadian Silica Maker, Singaporean AI Firm Ink SPAC Deals
• Feds Aim To Sink Irrigation District's High Court Water Suit
• Calif. Says Rail Lobby Can't Block Locomotive Emissions Rule
• Creditors Say Puerto Rico Gov't Stopped Paying Utility Debt
• Tribes' Claims Seeking To Block Lithium Mine Axed, For Now
• Feds Settle 3 Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Cases
• Kidde-Fenwal Seeks Insurance Coverage For Foam Claims
• Feds Insist They Can Approve Temp Nuke Waste Storage Sites
• NJ Asks Court To Void NY Congestion Pricing Plan Approval
• Attys Seek $2.1M Award In Pebble Mine Buildout Suit
• Corps' Fish Farm Permit Dead In Water, Groups Tell Judge
• Chemical Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Patent Court Losses
• Wiley Rein Adds Policy Adviser From Energizer
• 3 Firms Steer Mach Natural's $815M Anadarko Basin Play
• AustralianSuper Denies Brookfield Offer On $12.4B Origin Buy
• Biden Admin Wins Reversal On Solar Safeguard Expansion
• Maritime Shipper Capital Product To Pay $3.1B For LNG Fleet
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Green Groups Lose Bid To Stop ConocoPhillips' Willow Project
• Paul Clement's Big Idea: Overrule Chevron, Ease Polarization
• Feds, Backers Fight Alaska's High Court Effort To Revive Mine
• White House Finalizes Agency Cost-Benefit Analysis Guidance
• Lennar's Indemnity Suit Moves Forward In Fed. Claims Court
• Chinese Luxury EV Brand Zeekr Revs Up US IPO
• Drug Lab Brass Face Investor Suit Over DOJ Primate Probe
• Biden GHG Cost Estimates Face Uncertain Fate In Court
• Denmark Proposes Flight 'Passenger Tax' Starting In 2025
• Groups Call On DC Circ. To Ax EPA Chemical Reporting Rule
• Fishing Groups Sue Tire Cos. Over Salmon-Harming Chemical
• A Look At Successful Bid Protests In FY 2023
• Exxon Climate Suit Could Fix A Circuit Split, Justices Told
• South African Miner Sibanye To Buy Reldan At $211M Value
• Allen Matkins Escapes DQ From Land Contamination Suit
• Senate Votes To Block Relaxed EV 'Buy America' Rules
• Insurer Wants Out Of Georgia Camp's Tree-Cutting Dispute
• 9th Circ. Could Expand Reach Of Insurers' Pollution Exclusion
• Navigating Discovery Of Generative AI Information
• Morgan & Morgan Filed Most Federal Tort Suits Since 2020
• Fla. Bill Proposes Home Insurance Rebates For Some Seniors
• Faraday Future's $7.5M Shareholder Deal Gets Initial OK
• Energy Trader Says CFTC Calls Legitimate Trading 'Spoofing'
• Court Nixes Mining Cos.' Takings Case Over Border Wall
• LA Developer Urges 9th Circ. To Ax Rival's Early RICO Win
• Bayer To Keep Trying Roundup Cases, Won't Make Deals
• Judge Severs Feds' Counterclaim In Pipeline Trespassing Row
• 7th Circ. Asks Solar Co. If Blocked Grid Made Work Impossible
• Finding Focus: Strategies For Attorneys With ADHD
• Pa. Quarry Tells Panel It Doesn't Want 'Reset' On Permit
• State Energy Election Recap: Public Power Loses, Gas Wins
• Insurer Can't Appeal Order Compelling Fla. Property Appraisal
• Enviro Orgs. Want In On Calif. Train Emissions Fight
• Biden Climate Push Expands With Contractor GHG Focus
• Texas Judge Restores Oil And Gas Co.'s $10.5M Arbitral Award
• DC Circ. Asks If Feds Amply Weighed NYC Pipeline's Impact
• Enviro Orgs. Target Corps' 'Blanket' Permit For CO2 Pipelines
• End Of UAW Strike Spotlights Supply Chain, EVs' Future
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ax Of Calif. Glyphosate Cancer Warning Label
• Chinese Solar Co. Says Subsidy Duties Reached In Error
• Commissioner Says SEC Should Consider New Climate Rules
• Missouri Aims To Duck Industry Challenge To 'Anti-ESG' Regs
• Lawmakers, States Voice Support For Utah In Monument Fight
• UK Landfill Co. Can Make Late Challenge To £57M Assessment
• Ga. Power Co. Wants $250M For Shoddy Biofuel Plant Work
• Offshore Wind Must Get Creative Amid Macroeconomic Storm
• BP And Shell Lose Bid To Stay Louisiana Coastal Erosion Trial
• Law Firms Not Meeting Clients' ESG Expectations, Study Says
• Kidde-Fenwal Can Pay Ad Hoc Committee's Ch. 11 Atty Fees
• Solar Farm Cos. Eye More Cuts To Ga. Erosion Damage Award
• Monsanto Fights $175M Verdict In Philly Roundup Fight
• The 2023 Law360 Prestige Leaders
• How Law Firms Build And Protect Stellar Reputations
• Key Shifts In EU, UK Emissions Credits: Challenges For Cos.
• Monsanto Spinoff Owes Wash. Teachers Over $47M, Jury Told
• Taylor Energy Escapes $88M Oil Spill Coverage Dispute
• Utah Enviro Group Challenges Trump-Era DOI Oil Leases
• Emergency Tribal Hunting In Alaska Was Legal, Judge Says
• ESG Practices Take Hits, But Aren't Going Anywhere
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Feds Can't Let Calif. Drive Truck Electrification, DC Circ. Told
• 'Tiger King' Zoo Owner Cops To Trafficking Conspiracy
• GSA To Put $2B Into 'Low-Embodied Carbon' Materials
• Enviros Sue Feds Over Cattle Grazing Damage On Ariz. River
• Carl Sagan Estate Says Infringer Deleted Evidence On Website
• How Shareholder Activists Are Targeting Insurers
• Glad And Consumer Agree To Trash 'Recyclable' Bags Suit
• Justices Won't Take Up Wildfire Negligence Liability Suit
• Solar Developer Takes Vineyard Wind 1 Challenge To 1st Circ.
• Shareholder Urges GFL To End Public Market 'Experiment'
• SolarEdge Faces Securities Class Action For Poor Disclosure
• Sidley Hires Former Allen & Overy LLP Energy Partner In NY
• Harter Secrest & Emery Adds Orrick Litigator In NY
• Biden Takes A Jab At China In Americas Partnership Speech
• Flooded Landowners Say Ruling Supports Suit Against Feds
• Mich. House Passes Clean Energy Plan Bills
• EPA Justifies Renewable Fuel Standards At DC Circ.
• Texas Man Beats $40M Shipping Fraud Allegations At Trial
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Feds Sue Wash. Tug Co. For $14M Over Calif. Coast Oil Spill
• Kidde-Fenwal Urges Ch. 11 Mediation To Shrink Liabilities
• US Steel Bid To Halt Air Pollution Plan Baseless, Justices Told
• Enviro Group Seeks To Force Shell Answers In Climate Suit
• Maine Heads To Polls For Electric Utility Takeover Referendum
• Cemeteries Say Pittsburgh Stormwater Fee Is Illegal Tax
• Senate Republicans Admonish FERC On Power Plant Rule
• EPA Agrees To Investigate Salmon-Killing Tire Chemical
• House Bill Could Help Resolve 'Waters Of US' Questions
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell Lipton, Latham
• Oakland Broke Deal With Shipping Port Over Coal, Judge Says
• Monsanto Spinoff Blames Poor Air In PCB Trial's Final Hours
• 8th Circ. Repeals EPA Ban On Food Crop Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
• Dow, PPG Avoid Damages In Calif. Contamination Trial
• Civil Orgs Put Heat On Biden To End Investor-State Arbitration
• Biofuel Cos. Say EPA Was Right To Nix Refiner Exemptions
• Louisiana Parish Urges Alito To Approve Coastal Damage Trial
• Colorado AG Sends $144M Budget Request To Lawmakers
• EPA Gives Nearly $2M In Cleanup Grants To Choctaw Nation
• Enviros' Challenge Of 4,000 Drilling Permits Gets Axed
• NJ Town Sues Chubb Over Denied Pollution Coverage
• Treasury Tackles Climate Change's Impact On Home Insurance
• Biden Admin Yanks Gulf Of Mexico Oil And Gas Lease Sale
• SEC's 'Rapid-Fire' Rulemaking Draws Ire At House Hearing
• Calif. Climate Disclosure Laws: Next Steps For Companies
• Working With Emergency Services: Tips For Frontline Attys
• Ex-Calif. Top Judge On Facing & Fighting Sexism In The Law
• VW, Porsche Slam Objections To $80M Emissions Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC And Waystar IPOs, Carlyle, Alo Yoga
• Interior Dept. Deputy To Co-Lead WilmerHale Energy Practice
• Monsanto Spinoff's Expert Denies Honing Trial Defense
• LA County Latest To Hit Johnson & Johnson With Talc Suit
• Pa. Energy Co. Charged In 2018 Halloween House Explosion
• XTO Inks $16M Deal With Feds On Underpaid Gas Royalties
• House Subpoenas Climate Group Targeting Insurer Investors
• Chevron, Other Oil Cos. Can't Beat Honolulu Climate Case
• Flint Engineering Co. Offers $8M To End Water Crisis Suits
• DOD, Schneider Finalize $406M Tokyo Air Force Contract
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Environmental Pro In Grand Rapids
• Pa. School Districts Say Derailment Claims Cannot Go To Ohio
• Lawmakers Push FTC To Examine Exxon, Chevron Megadeals
• Pa. Court Strikes Cap-And-Trade Program As An Improper Tax
• California's Offshore Turbine Plans Face Stiff Headwinds
• Attorneys, Law Schools Must Adapt To New Era Of Evidence
• IRS Opens Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Portal For Car Dealers