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Environmental - March, 2024

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• High Bar To Meet For Novel Protest Over $45B DOE Deal
• Liberty Sues SEC Again Over Climate Disclosure Regs
• Tribes Lose Challenge To Minnesota Water Quality Regs
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenges To Gas Industry Projects
• Nikola Says Convicted Ex-CEO Plotting Illegal Board Takeover
• No Need To Revisit 'Cultural Resource' Ruling, Teck Argues
• Texas Farmers Sue USDA Over Sex, Race Disaster Aid Priorities
• 2nd Circ. Backs Insurer In Sanitizer Ad Injury Coverage Suit
• California Shows A Viable Way Forward For PFAS Testing
• Baptist Group Backs Pollution Suit Revival At 5th Circ.
• Retirement Advisers Back Biden Admin's ESG Rule In 5th Circ.
• Red States Say Court Must Lift LNG Export Review Pause
• US Steel-Nippon Merger Gets Thumbs Up From ISS, Glass Lewis
• Flint Residents Can't Show Profit From Hasty Water Rate Hike
• Feds, Energy Cos. Clash Over Osage Wind Farm Damages Trial
• Atty Called A Flight Risk In $1.3 Billion Tax Fraud Case
• Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent
• EPA Sets New Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Regulations
• Calif. Looks To Sink Chamber's Climate Disclosure Challenge
• Kauai Groups, Hawaii Settle Suit Over Hydro Project Review
• Fruit Grower Cleared To Leave Ch. 11 With $43M Exit Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Reading FC, Pet Food Co.
• Enviro Groups Prepare To Defend EPA Particulate Matter Rule
• 5th Circ. Nixes License For NM Nuke Storage Site
• Texas Wins Court Bid To Vacate Feds' Highway GHG Rule
• Biden Admin Finalizes Rollback Of Trump-Era ESA Rules
• Ruling In La. May Undercut EPA Enviro Justice Efforts
• Calif. High Court Ruling Has Lessons For Waiving Jury Trials
• Va. Landowners Return To Supreme Court In FERC Challenge
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• BlackRock's Non-ESG Funds Have Green Agenda, Miss. Says
• Tribes Want Climate Change Row With Oil Cos. In State Court
• BLM Finalizes Methane Venting And Flaring Rule
• FERC Finds Fans And Foes Of Wall Street's Utility Ownership
• Navajo Sue Feds Over Withheld Forestry Program Funds
• 9th Circ. Rejects Rust-Oleum's Bid To Sink Class Cert.
• DOE, Holtec Ink $1.5B Loan To Restart Mich. Nuclear Plant
• Boston Strikes Novel Deal To Contract For Offshore Wind
• Take AG James' Suit Over Enviro Claims As A Warning
• Illegally Stored Oil Waste Threatens Ohio River, AG Suit Says
• 8 Tips As GCs Prep For New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules
• Feds Want Suit Over Spillway's Dolphin Harm Tossed
• Dykema-Led CPS Energy Buying Texas Gas Assets For $785M
• EPA Pressed On Cost, Strength Of Slaughterhouse Water Rule
• Jackson Paints Abortion Clash As Microcosm Of Bigger Brawl
• 8th Circ. Urged To Freeze SEC Climate Rules Once More
• Pennsylvania, Crypto Miner Sued Over Enviro Contamination
• Enviro Orgs Sue To Block Expansion Of NY's Biggest Landfill
• SPAC Investors Misled In $1.35B Stem Deal, Del. Suit Says
• Conagra Can't Sink Sustainable Fishing False Ad Suit
• Ski Resort Corp. Says Sheep Used As Pretext To Ruin Project
• NY Urges 2nd Circ. To Deny Tribe's Eel Fishing Challenge
• Fishers Say Tire Cos. Can't Escape Salmon ESA Suit
• BP, Chevron And Others Hit With Climate Change Suit In Pa.
• Boeing Can't Exit Wash. Worker's Birth Defect Suit
• What New Waste Management Laws Signal For The Future
• Biden Admin Greenlights 2nd Orsted NY Offshore Wind Farm
• Greens Sue NRC Over Delayed Diablo Canyon Inspections
• Air Force Says Flight Training Isn't Affecting Enviros' Mission
• Del. Supreme Court Insurance Ruling Aids In Defining 'Claim'
• US EV Subsidies Discriminatory, China Tells WTO
• Spray Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Suncor Atty To Energy Team In Seattle
• 4th Circ. Sides With Trump Jr. In Ex-Coal CEO's Libel Suit
• Full 10th Circ. Stands By Revival Of Valero Pipeline Leak Suit
• Wild Horses Can't Drag Ga., Feds Into Enviro Suit, Judge Told
• NOAA Allots $60M To Help Columbia River Salmon
• BLM Adhered To Law In Granting Oil Lease Sales, Judge Rules
• EPA Takes Heat Over Latest Renewable Fuel Regs
• High Court Won't Review Texas Oil Spill Liability Fight
• Plaintiffs' Attys Found Not Violating Soliciting Rules In OT Suit
• Black La. Residents Ask 5th Circ. To Revive Pollution Suit
• 'Bridgegate' Atty Among Pair Of New Arnold & Porter Partners
• Texas Judge Extends Stay On Border Wall Funding Order
• Justices Preserve Obama-Era Forest Monument Expansion
• Power Line's Refuge Crossing To Stay On Hold For Now
• Real Estate Authority: NAR, Climate, Data Center Dollars
• Youths Ask 9th Circ. To Allow Climate Trial To Proceed
• Dril-Quip Investor Alleges Merger Will Entrench Board
• 5th Circ. Lifts SEC Climate Rule Stay After 8th Circ. Lottery Win
• EPA Clean Cars Rule Charts Auto Industry Transformation
• Boston Soccer Stadium Project Gets Green Light From Judge
• 5th Circ. Axes EPA's PFAS Enforcement Against Plastic Co.
• Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Save Logging Project In Grizzly Area
• Ind. Factory Adds To Historic $112M Bad Faith Coverage Win
• Feds Can't Explain Away Flawed LNG Rule, DC Circ. Told
• IRS Opens Bonus Energy Credits To More Offshore Wind Sites
• Push For Camp Lejeune Jury Trials Seen As Long Shot
• Colo. Water District Illegally Doubled Tax Rate, Panel Says
• Securing A Common Understanding Of Language Used At Trial
• DLA Piper Welcomes Energy Attorney To Philly Office
• How Fieldwood Ch. 11 Ruling Bolsters Section 363 Confidence
• FERC Upholds, Clarifies Grid Connection Policy Rewrite
• 6th Circ. Skeptical Of Enbridge's Late Pipeline Suit Transfer
• DC Circ. Mulls Reach Of EPA's Boiler Emission Limits
• Feds Defend Congressional Authority To Reduce HFCs
• Alaska Fails To Remove ESA Protections For Ringed Seals
• Proposed MDL Management Rule Needs Refining
• Cos. Push For Held-Up Power Line Through Wildlife Refuge
• Exxon Wants Mass. Oil Purchase Docs In Greenwashing Suit
• DOL Urges 5th Circ. To Back Biden Admin. ESG Investing Rule
• FERC Nominees Carefully Walk Climate Line In Senate Hearing
• Feds, Green Groups Say Campbell's Is Polluting Lake Erie
• 8th Circ. Wins SEC Climate Rule Litigation Lottery
• Judicial Independence Is Imperative This Election Year
• Justices Ask How Texas, NM Can Cut Water Deal Without Feds
• Gas Buyers Want Judge Recused From Shale Cartel Suits
• SEC Proxy Roundup: Verizon, UPS Escape ESG Proposals
• Riding My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• EU Insurers Warn Regulators Of Gaps In Greenwashing Rules
• How The Supreme Court Could Narrow Chevron
• EPA Tightens Auto Emissions Rules But Relaxes Timetable
• Breaking Down Each State's Climate Priority Policies
• Feds Didn't Consider LNG Rule's Impact On Tribe, Court Told
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• US Chamber's Litigation Funding Concerns Spur 2 State Laws
• DA Says Greenhouse Suit Interferes With Code Enforcement
• Feds, NY Residents Spar Over Congestion Pricing Battle
• La. Green Groups Urge Petrochemical Plant Permit Probe
• Feds, Mich., City Escape Black Residents' $600M Pollution Case
• Wash. Hydro Co. Says Dam Removal Plan Follows Court Order
• Hydro Co. Asks FERC To Redo Tribe Opposition Permit Denial
• Texas' Border Buoy Argument 'Flummoxes' Austin Judge
• The Challenges SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule May Face
• Think Tanks Say Wind Turbine Project Would Harm Whales
• Mining Co. Faces Investor Suit After Turkey Landslide Losses
• SEC Gambles Climate Rule Fate On Circuit Court Lottery
• Biden Administration Updates EV Fuel Economy Estimates
• New Eagle Take Permit Rule Should Help Wind Projects Soar
• Fishers Angle For Justices' Attention With New Monument Suit
• Cancer Patient Fights Monsanto's Philadelphia Roundup Win
• States Converge On Texas' Challenge To EPA Methane Rule
• Nippon Steel Tries To Ease Worries Over $14.9B US Steel Deal
• 2 Issues For Venture-Backed Climate Tech Startups To Avoid
• Faegre Drinker Adds Ex-DLA Piper Commodities Pro In Dallas
• Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
• SEC Fines Supervisor $47K Over Revenue Inflation Claims
• GOP Rep. Calls For Crackdown On EV Threats From China
• Feds Try To Shake Off Youths' Constitutional Climate Suit
• BNSF, Ports Lose Bid To Narrow Wash. Stormwater Regs
• Feds Call $45B Nuclear Deal Appeal Moot After New Award
• Energy Co. Exec Cops To $5.5M Commodity Kickback Scheme
• Food Industry Group Urges 9th Circ. To Keep GMO Labeling Rule
• Ex-SF Utilities Head Gets 4 Years For Bribery Conviction
• Judge Pauses Fla. Tribe's Suit Over Clean Water Act Program
• SunZia Argues Suit Over Power Line Project Filed Far Too Late
• Latham-Led Talos Sells Carbon Capture Co. In $148M Deal
• Plaintiffs Call For Sanctions Over PFAS MDL Deal Threat
• Takeaways From EPA's New Methane Emission Rules
• Can EPA Shut Down State Air Plans? The Battle Isn't Over
• NYSE Moves To Boot Wilbur Ross-Backed SPAC
• EPA Bans Most Common Asbestos In 'Cancer Moonshot' Rule
• 4th Circ. Preview: Airport Mishap, Inmate Pay Launch March
• Energy Dept. Says Alaska LNG Review Passes Legal Muster
• 3 Litigation Strategies To Combat 'Safetyism'
• Up Next At High Court: Gov't Jawboning & Retaliatory Arrests
• 5th Circ. Blocks SEC Climate Reporting Regulations, For Now
• Alaska, Cos. Hit Feds With $700B Pebble Mine Takings Suits
• Conservationists Seek Block Of Refuge Power Line Deal
• DC Circ. Presses FERC On Justification For Pipeline Expansion
• SolarEdge Hit With Derivative Suit Over 2023 Earnings Miss
• Risks Of Nonmutual Offensive Collateral Estoppel In MDLs
• Divided 5th Circ. Rejects Atomic Waste Site Dispute Rehearing
• SEC, VW Reach $48.7M Deal To End 'Clean Diesel' Fraud Suit
• Fla. Tribe Urges No Pause In Suit Over State's Water Power
• Tribe, Teck Weigh In On Columbia Pollution Claims
• NC Landowner Sues Feds, Alleging Overreach In New Water Rule
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Direct Hit On Tax Regs Unlikely If Justices Ditch Chevron
• What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks
• EPA Proposes New Limits On Gas Distribution Facilities
• Exxon Beats Insurers' Bid To Arbitrate Over MTBE Claims
• Florida Seeks Faster Action In CWA Permitting Program Row
• 72-Year Weil Alum, 'True Visionary' Corporate Atty Dies At 97
• PE Firm Riverspan Agrees To Pay $32M For Barretts' Assets
• Norfolk Southern Must Face Most Derailment Suit Claims
• Mass. Lobstermen Win Case Fighting Feds' Fishing Closure
• Mont. Youths Urge State High Court To Uphold Climate Ruling
• Backers Of Colo. Wolf Release Can Defend State's Plan
• Koch Can't Bring $30M Claim Against Canada Under NAFTA
• Water Treatment Co. Must Face Rival's Trade Secrets Suit
• Bechtel Missed Subcontractor Targets On Nuke Waste Project
• SEC Asks 5th Circ. To Hold Off On Climate Reg Ruling
• Energy Dept. Floats $2.26B Loan For Nev. Lithium Project
• Biden Comes Out Against $14.9B US Steel-Nippon Merger
• EPA Slashes Ethylene Oxide Emissions Levels For Sterilizers
• Sierra Club Joins Fray With SEC Climate Rule Suit
• Feds Want 6.5 Years For Ex-Utility Commission Boss' Bribery
• EPA Designates First Navajo Nation Superfund Site
• Judge Says 'Exotic' Camp Lejeune Files Must Stay Intact
• BP, ADNOC Shelve $2B NewMed Deal Amid Gaza War
• Amazon Groups Ask To Meet Banks Over Oil Co. Financing
• Autism Claims Tossed In Lockheed Martin Toxic Land Suit
• Flint Found In Contempt Over Lead Pipe Replacement Delays
• Environmental Groups Seek To Defend EPA Methane Rule
• 5 Things Trial Attorneys Can Learn From Good Teachers
• FERC Can't Change Power Auction Results, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Legal Considerations For Circular Economy Strategies
• Committee Approves Bill Aimed At Blocking New Mining Rule
• Suncor Deal With Colo. Over Air Monitoring Gets Judge's OK
• FEMA Claims Process Leaves NM Fire Victims Lost, Suit Says
• Tire Cos. Seek Exit From Salmon-Harming Chemical Suit
• Camp Lejeune Water Plaintiffs Push For Jury Denial Appeal
• Biden Unveils Zero-Emission Freight Truck Infrastructure Plan
• Feds, Missouri Secure $6.7M To Repay Superfund Cleanup
• Sluggish Policy Could Chill Geothermal Boom, Advocates Say
• La. Property Owners, Insurers Settle $5M Hurricane Ida Fight
• SEC's Final Climate Disclosure Rules: What Cos. Must Know
• Maui Wildfire Case Sent Back To Hawaii State Court
• NTSB Slams Order To Allow Hands-On Train Parts Inspection
• Clean Fuels Provider XCF To Go Public Via $1.84B SPAC Deal
• GE Aerospace Plans $650M Manufacturing Investment
• Gold King Mine Contractor Looks To Toss Final Navajo Claims
• Customers Drop PFAS Claims Against Conn. Water Co.
• 4 Things To Know About SEC Climate Reporting Compliance
• Canadian Co. Loses $4.4B Romanian Gold Mining Claim
• Feds Urge 9th Circ. To Uphold GMO Food Labeling Rule
• Judge OKs Big-Box Stores' 'Flushable' Wipes Deals
• Biden Proposes Big Budget Boost For EPA
• Feds Pitch Draft Plan For Contested Bears Ears Monument
• Atlanta Must Pay EPA $485K Fine Over Trail Construction
• 10th Circ. Says Colo. Logging Plan Didn't Overlook Lynx
• Travelers Owes No Coverage For Mo. Wall Mishap, Judge Says
• Utah Counties Ask Justices To Rein In NEPA Requirements
• Biden DOT Budget Targets Aviation Safety, Private Jet Use
• Caremark 2.0 Lends Shareholders Agency Against Polluters
• Preempting Bottled Water Microplastics Fraud Claims
• Corps Says Groups Can't Show Dredging Permit Was Flawed
• Kirkland, Latham Guide $35B EQT-Equitrans Gas Merger
• Biden Administration Must Use Border Wall Funds, For Now
• Inside The Climactic Clash Over Skyrocketing MDL Caseloads
• La. Judge Won't Halt Clean Water Rule Favoring States, Tribes
• SEC's Climate Regs Face Multipronged Courtroom Attack
• Feds Win Houseboat Obstruction Suit Against Fla. Man
• Feds, Tribes Say Marine Cos., DOT Polluted Duwamish River
• Debt-Stricken Homeowners Fight Back After High Court Ruling
• Green Groups Want Fla. CWA Permitting Back With Feds
• Calif. County Hasn't Fixed Oil Permitting Rules, Court Says
• Texas Challenges EPA Methane Rule 'Overreach'
• Wildfire Challenges For Utility Investors: Regs And Financing
• NJ Residents Can Intervene in Verizon Cell Tower Suit
• Pa. County Agrees To Update Air Pollution Permits
• Mich. Justices Punt On Time Limits For Ballot Petition Drives
• Litigation Inspiration: A Source Of Untapped Fulfillment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Direct Pay Regs Would Lift Major Barrier For Energy Projects
• Petition Watch: Student Athletes, Oil Spills & Preemption
• Xcel Energy Says It May Be To Blame For Texas Wildfire
• DC Circ. Mulls Groundwater In Coal Ash Closure Fight
• Wells Fargo, Goldman Escape Some Climate Proxy Proposals
• Energy Cos. Still Have Work To Do In Final SEC Climate Rule
• Feds Look To Douse $48M Washington Ranch Wildfire Claim
• Green Groups Try To Protect Wildlife Refuge From Power Line
• Feds Designate 1.1M Acres Of Habitat For Imperiled Fla. Bat
• Exxon Investors Say Shareholder Proposal Suit Is Moot
• Indian Gov't Eyes Linking Carbon Tax On Coal To Quality
• Wildfire Challenges For Utility Investors: Liability Theories
• NM Residents Sue 3M, DuPont For PFAS-Contaminated Water
• DOI, Tribe Want More Time To Solve Truckee River Water Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Reddit, Cisco, LeBron James-PGA Tour
• MTA Says NJ Had Chances For Input On NY Congestion Pricing
• 5 Ways To Hone Deposition Skills And Improve Results
• Spain's Iberdrola Lobs $2.5B Bid For Rest Of Avangrid
• Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Monsanto, Seattle Spar Over Guardrails For Possible PCB Trial
• EV Charging Co. Hits Ch. 11 With Plan For Lender Takeover
• Red State AGs Sue SEC Over 'Illegal' Climate Disclosure Regs
• Norfolk Southern Can't Shift Cleanup Costs To Tank Car Cos.
• Enviro Groups Say Colo. Trail Will Increase Cancer Risks
• Biden Admin Seeks Pretrial Win In Texas Emissions Suit
• M&A Values Getting Boost Amid Election-Year Scramble
• 50 Lawmakers Urge FTC To Probe Oil And Gas Consolidations
• NTSB Chief Says Boeing Isn't Sharing Info In Blowout Probe
• PacifiCorp Must Pay $42.4M To Oregon Fire Victims, Jury Says
• Red States Challenge EPA's Particulate Matter Standards
• Feds Pledge $72M For Tribes To Close Electrification Gaps
• Sewer Deal Kept On Ice During Appeal In Philly Suburb's Ch. 9
• Divided SEC Adopts Scaled-Back Climate Reporting Regs
• DLA Piper Adds Environmental Credit Atty To NY Energy Team
• Utah Sues Feds To Reopen 195 Road Miles In San Rafael Desert
• DC Circ. Leery Of Challenges To Nuke Waste Storage Site
• Suncor Says Doubts About Colo. Monitoring Deal 'Misplaced'
• Tank Car Cos. Can Inspect Derailed Train Parts, Judge Says
• UPS, AT&T Can't Avoid ESG Proxy Proposals, But BofA Can
• Dam Removal Delay Would Harm Fish, Wash. Tribe Says
• 5th Circ. Judge Slams SEC's 'Loosey-Goosey' Proxy Rules
• 8th Circ. Affirms Ax Of Tribe's Drilling Approval Challenge
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Timber Groups' Owl Habitat Suit
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Conflict, Latent Ambiguity, Cost Realism
• Mich. Appeals Court Speeds Up Ford Battery Factory Dispute
• WTO Backs European Biofuel Curbs Over Malaysian Suit
• Colombia Fends Off Canadian Co.'s Claims In Mining Dispute
• Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC
• Pa. Justices Ask If Pipeline Fight Is Preempted 'Civil Action'
• Callon Sued Over Disclosures Prior To $4.5B APA Deal
• FERC LNG Approvals Flout Court's Orders, DC Circ. Told
• Monsanto Nabs 1st Win In Philly's Roundup Trial Blitz
• Wind Farm Challengers Meet Resistance At 1st Circ.
• Carrier Inks $1.4B Fire Biz Deal As Part Of Strategic Exit Plan
• EQT Lands $3.3B For Climate And Health Investments
• Treasury Finalizes Direct Pay Rules For Energy Tax Credits
• 3 Ways The SEC Might Scale Back Climate Disclosures
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Say Specific Illness Link Is Not Required
• 9th Circ. Affirms Forest Service Logging Plans In Calif.
• Split Calif. Panel Backs Drinking Water Regs On Oil Operators
• Army Corps Says It Considered Dredged Waste Plan Correctly
• What To Know About 9th Circ. Ruling On Tribe's Sacred Site
• FERC Slams Brakes On $1.1B Bridgepoint-ECP Deal
• Maine Slams Trade Secret Claim In Lobstermen's Tracking Suit
• Electric Co. Must Face Claim It Kept Coal Partner In The Dark
• Recent Rulings Add Dimension To Justices' Maui Decision
• EV Maker Rivian Rips Investors' Class Cert. Bid In Fraud Suit
• Pepsi, Kraft And GE Can't Block DEI, Enviro Proxy Proposals
• Jury Awards Midwest Energy $57M On Refined Coal Patents
• Wash. Tribe Asks Judge To Revisit 'Cultural Resources' Ruling
• DC Circ. Says EPA Went Too Far In Voiding State Air Plans
• Energy Dept. Halts Crypto Mining Survey To End Industry Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Stay Oregon Kids' Climate Case, For Now
• Joint Venture Wins $45B DOE Nuclear Deal Again After Protest
• Ky. Sees $74M Boost For Abandoned Mine Cleanup Work
• Del. Jury Deadlocks In Roundup User's Cancer Death Trial
• Enviro Group Loses Challenge To NJ Wind Farm Plan
• 10th Circ. Ruling Means More Okla. Oilfield Pollution Litigation
• Kimberly-Clark Hit With Connecticut PFAS Class Action
• How Firms Can Ensure Associate Gender Parity Lasts
• Calif. Water Utility Sues Feds Over Havasu Easement Access
• How Echoing Techniques Can Derail Witnesses At Deposition