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Environmental - May, 2024

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• Texas Justices Won't Take On City Insurance Coverage Fight
• Monsanto PCB Plaintiffs Want $185M Wash. Win Restored
• 'Alkaline Water' Blamed For Liver Failures In Latest Trial
• States, Energy Organizations Urge Demise Of EPA Water Rule
• State Climate Superfund Laws Will Face Fossil Fuel Fightback
• Utah Sues To Throttle Federal Glenn Canyon ATV Limits
• 3 Recent Decisions To Note As Climate Litigation Heats Up
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive NC Homeowners' Storm Coverage Suit
• Animal Rehab Center Says Subpar Care Suit Must Be Tossed
• Fuel Producers Should Apply ASAP For Tax Credit, IRS Says
• In Rarity, 1 Party's Judges Gain 100% Control Of Circuit Bench
• Wash. Tribe Gets Partial Win Against Feds Over Wildfires
• 3 Things To Watch In SF's High Court Water Standards Case
• Okla. Tribes Say Bills Won't Deter Poultry Biz From Polluting
• USDA Should Redo $44M Software Order Again, GAO Says
• Ill. Made 'Big Concession' In 3M PFAS Suit, 7th Circ. Judge Says
• Judge Finds US Owns Fla. Island In Long-Running Dispute
• Tax Court Nixes $30M In Conservation Easement Deductions
• 12 Keys To Successful Post-Trial Juror Interviews
• NY Truckers Sue To Block Congestion Pricing In Manhattan
• Mich. Judge Refers Atty To Calif. Bar Over Flint PR Stunt
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, Double Eagle, WeWork
• Enviro Groups Launch Fresh Alaska LNG Fight In 9th Circ.
• New TSCA Risk Rule Gives EPA Broad Discretion On Science
• Jersey Shore Motel Loses Condemnation Fight With Town
• Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys
• Kraft-Owned Paper Mill Inks $18M Deal In Emissions Suit
• US Steel, Nippon Obtain All Non-US Regulatory Approvals
• Tribe Says Mining Co. Can't Protect 500 Docs In Land Suit
• South Baltimore Citizens Call On EPA For Incinerator Relief
• EPA Inspector General Decries Lack Of Funding To Congress
• Wash. Panel Ends Quest Diagnostics' COVID Coverage Quest
• 9th Circ. Rejects Objections To $23M Monsanto Roundup Deal
• Texas Judge Bans Using $1.4B Border Wall Funds For Repairs
• No Sanctions Over Drone Video For Houston Cancer MDL Atty
• Neoprene Co. Calls EPA Rule Deadline 'Surprise Switcharoo'
• Colombian Court Affirms Fossil Fuel Tax Break Must Stay
• 8th Circ. Backs Ark. Landowners' Jury Win In Flooding Suit
• Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Treasury Details Which Tech Would Get Clean Energy Credits
• Orsted Inks $125M Deal With NJ Over Scrapped Wind Farms
• Green Group Says EPA Issued Fraudulent PFAS Report
• Agribiz Pushes Ninth Circ. To Reverse Land Swap Decision
• White House Looks To Boost Carbon Credit Market Integrity
• Chevron Confident As Hess Shareholders Approve $53B Deal
• States, Greens Want Judgment Over USPS' New Vehicle Plan
• US Property Insurers See Record Investment Income In 2023
• Groups Fight Calif. AG's Subpoenas In Plastic Waste Probe
• Tribe Says Enbridge's Trespass Concern Wasted Court's Time
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Insurers, Charter School Assoc. Dismiss Ida Damage Row
• FERC Wrong To Backtrack On Grid Project Plan, DC Circ. Told
• Contractors Must Prep For FAR Council GHG Emissions Rule
• Exxon Investor Broadens Promise To Nix Climate Proxy Bid
• Lessons In High-Profile Jury Selection Amid NY Trump Trial
• 5 Firms To Steer Pair Of Large IPOs That Could Net $1.8B Total
• How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case
• Justices Pass On Fight Over FERC Power Market Cap Rule
• Justices Will Review EPA's 'Vague' SF Water Pollution Regs
• Red States Target Blue States In Push To End Climate Torts
• Florida Urges Quick Appeal Of Wetlands Permitting Decision
• Green Groups Lose In California Fish Protection Lawsuit
• Atty Says Loss Of BP Spill Claim Was Client's Fault, Not Firm's
• NY AG Sues Over Illegal Long Island Wetland Construction
• Biden's Judicial Impact And What's Left On The Wish List
• Colo. Judge Hints Regulator May Face Oil Biz Contract Claims
• Union Carbide To Pay EPA $600K For Colo. Superfund Site
• We Need A Legislative Path To Power Plant Emissions Cuts
• EPA Denies Ala. Coal Ash Management Program Application
• No Private Suits Under State Enviro Law, Ill. Justices Say
• Ace Global Nixes $150M Greenhouse Farming Services Merger
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• IRS Corrects Notice On Bonus Energy Tax Credit Safe Harbors
• EQT's $35B Equitrans Gas Merger Goes Unchallenged
• Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content
• Green Groups Sue Colo. Over Factory Farm Pollution Regs
• Feds Ask 5th Circ. To Weigh Highway GHG Rule Vacatur
• Governance In Focus As ESG Gains Ground This Proxy Season
• Alaskan Youth Sue State Over $43B Natural Gas Project
• 22 States Seek To Defend EPA Heavy-Duty Truck GHG Rule
• Feds Agree To Clean, Close Dump Site For Tribal Nations
• Enbridge Says Tribe's Trespass Law Could Cost It Millions
• FERC Cements 1-Year Window For State, Tribal Water Permits
• The State Of Play In DEI And ESG 1 Year After Harvard Ruling
• Senate Chairs Seek Info On Trump Meeting With Oil Cos.
• Split Ohio High Court Says Jury Must Mull Drilling Rights Row
• NCAA Can't Move Colo. Athlete Pay Case
• How To Use Exhibits Strategically Throughout Your Case
• NEPA Final Rule Unlikely To Speed Clean Energy Projects
• Norfolk Southern Inks $310M Deal To Settle Feds' Spill Suit
• Tips For Companies Tapping Into Commercial Cleantech
• American Air Pilots Win Cert. Over 401(k)'s ESG Investments
• Int'l Tribunal Says Countries Must Do More To Protect Oceans
• Founders Of BP's Archaea Looted From Own Co., Suit Says
• Feds And Enviro Groups Fight Utah Counties' High Court Bid
• Youths Take Second Crack At Constitutional Climate Suit
• Mich. Judge Not Satisfied By Atty's Letter Over Flint PR Stunt
• Justices' CFPB Alliance May Save SEC Courts, Not Chevron
• Solar Cell Duties May Inadvertently Crush Domestic Industry
• Developer Had No Duty To Verify Flood Model, Court Hears
• DuPont 'Document Dump' Rattles NC In PFAS Suit
• Senate, House Dems Seek DOJ Big Oil Climate Impact Probe
• $600M Norfolk Southern Derailment Deal Gets Early Court OK
• Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• EPA Urges Justices To Keep Ozone Fight In DC Circ.
• 15 Quick Tips For Uncovering And Mitigating Juror Biases
• Oil Tanker Operators To Pay $2M For Dumping Oil From Ship
• Mich. Judge Gives Final OK To Engineering Co. $8M Flint Deal
• Pacific Seafood Beats Crab Price-Fixing Claims, For Now
• 9th Circ. Axes Forest Service's Calif. Mining Exemption
• Banks Urged To Vote Out Exxon Leaders Who Sued Investors
• Fla. Scientist Fights Contempt Ruling In Data Theft Suit
• Nixing Green Energy Tax Perks Would Be Tough For Trump
• 20 States Challenge Biden Admin's NEPA Rule
• Drinking Water Systems At Risk Of Cyberattack, EPA Says
• TotalEnergies Hit With Climate Criminal Complaint In France
• Feds Fight Philly Port Authority's River Expansion Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Let Fla. Halt Wetlands Permits Decision
• In Debate Over High Court Wording, 'Wetland' Remains Murky
• Houston Club Asks Court To Halt Storm Damage Demolition
• BASF Agrees To $316.5M Settlement In PFAS Foam MDL
• Valero Brings $37M Refund Claim Over Fuel Credit, Crude Tax
• DOJ, VW Ask 9th Circ. To Void Jones Day Docs Release Order
• US Steel And Cleveland-Cliffs Spar Over Merits Of Nippon Deal
• Strategic Hiring Was The New Normal For BigLaw In 2023
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Texas Oil Co. Sues To Challenge Colo. Regulators' $23M Fine
• HOA Pecks At Chickens-As-Pets Theory In NC Appeal
• 10th Circ. Oral Args. Poised To Shape NM Pollution Coverage
• Biofuel Groups Urge High Court To Undo 5th Circ. Ruling
• Nonprofits Renew Bid To Enter Red States' Border Wall Suit
• EPA Touts Brownfield Grants In Visit To Polluted Philly Site
• Contract Disputes Recap: Saying What Needs To Be Said
• Oil & Gas Groups Press DC Circ. To Block EPA Methane Rule
• Calif. Atty Denies Role In Flint Water PR Stunt
• Geothermal Energy Has Growing Potential In The US
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Wyo. Tribe Secures $9.2M For Wastewater Infrastructure
• Settlement Ends Insurer's Stormwater Coverage Suit
• Justices Stay Out Of Pipeline Land Fight With FERC
• Utah, Farm Groups Ask To Reopen Bears Ears Monument Suit
• Group Sues Feds Over Logging In NH National Forest
• DC Circ. Probes Carbon Capture In LNG Approval Challenge
• Chicago Wants Climate Deception Claims Back In State Court
• Fla. Investor Says Mining Co. Froze His Shares In Costly Error
• New Domestic Content Guidance May Boost Energy Credits
• DC Circ. Won't Immediately Block EPA Power Plant GHG Rule
• Industry Emboldened After Justices Galvanize Agency Attacks
• 4 Firms Build $2.55B Sale Of Avangrid To Spain's Iberdrola
• Insurer Quota-Sharing Lessons From $112M Bad Faith Verdict
• Wash. Energy Codes Challenged Again After 9th Circ. Decision
• Kilpatrick Brings On Nelson Mullins Energy Pro In Atlanta, DC
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Glass Lewis, ISS Split On Chevron-Hess Deal Guidance
• DC Circ. Mulls Rolling Back Pipeline Safety Regs Over Cost
• Metal Co., Supplier Will Pay $14M To Settle NJ Pollution Suit
• Ariz. Lawmakers Say Groups Can't Be Part Of Monument Suit
• Disinfectant Maker To Pay $1.2M To Exit Abandoned-Product Suit
• EPA Doctor Not A Whistleblower For Slamming Lead Plan
• Clean Energy CEO Gets 6 Years For Forgeries Netting $1.1M
• Exxon Pipeline In Dallas At Risk Over Excavation Co. Dumping
• La. River Project Would Damage Swamp, Green Groups Say
• Insurance Types That May Help Cos. After Key Bridge Collapse
• New BLM Plans Sunset Federal Coal Leasing In Wyo., Mont.
• Oil & Gas Groups Challenge DOI Overhaul Of Leasing Regs
• Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance
• GM, LG Ink $150M Deal To End Chevy Bolt Battery Defect Suit
• Salvaging The Investor-State Arbitration System's Legitimacy
• NY's Vision For Grid Of The Future: Flexible, Open, Affordable
• Apt. Complex Must Face Insurer's Mold Death Coverage Suit
• Trump Hush Money Case Offers Master Class In Trial Strategy
• V&E Guides Crescent Energy On $2.1B SilverBow Buy
• Treasury Provides Extra Relief For Bonus Energy Tax Credits
• Biden To Restore Tariffs On Bifacial Solar Panel Imports
• Two Firms To Lead GrafTech Suit Over Environmental Issues
• 9th Circ. Won't Block Arizona Mineral Drilling Projects
• Navajo President Seeks Approval Of Water Rights Settlement
• Monsanto Trials Over Wash. School PCBs Could Merge
• Feds, Pesticide Cos. Seek More Time To Find Mediator
• House Panel Weighs Baltimore Bridge Rebuilding Costs
• Media Coverage Not Enough To Move Flint Water Case
• Rio Grande Is A 'Creek,' Texas Tells 5th Circ. In Barrier Rehearing
• House Judiciary Chair Seeks Docs On IRS Backdating Probe
• Leveraging Insurance Amid Microplastics Concerns
• EPA Urges La. Court Not To Broadly Block Civil Rights Regs
• Monsanto's $23M False Ad Deal Challenged At 9th Circ.
• 4th Circ. Revives Landowners' $523K Win Against Pipeline Co.
• Chinese Art Marketplace, EV Co. Ink SPAC Deals Worth $834M
• DC Judge Urged To Halt Offshore Wind Project Construction
• Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• TPG, Hassana Craft $1.5B Partnership For Climate Fund
• Quikrete Unit Settles With Mass. AG Over Runoff At Paver Site
• Dems Dig Into Trump's Alleged Quid Pro Quo With Oil CEOs
• 5 Takeaways From FERC's Grid Planning Policy Overhaul
• Apache Investors Get First OK On $65M Deal In Drilling Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Tribes, Enviro Groups' Power Line Stay Bid
• Calif. City Sues Dow, Shell Over TCP-Tainted Water
• Wash. Biz Groups Say EPA Water Regs Impossible To Follow
• Texas Think Tank Tells 5th Circ. It's Owed Climate Pledge Info
• Tesla Sued By Enviro Group Over Air Pollution At Calif. Plant
• Ga. Appeals Court Weighs Validity Of 190-Year-Old Land Grant
• Tort Report: Mass Tort Settlements Beset By Crooked Claims
• Feds Dodge Salt Lake City's Suit Over $1B Gondola Plan
• States, Elec. Co-Op Seek To Block EPA Power Plant GHG Rule
• A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System
• DC Circ. Upholds EPA's Renewable Fuel Standards
• What A Louisiana Ruling Means For Pipeline Crossings
• Plant Gas Emissions Suit Tossed For Lack Of Injury Standing
• Firms Escape Malpractice Suit Over Chicken Plant Pollution
• Carbon Capture Co.'s $1.8B SPAC Deal Sparks Chancery Suit
• 9th Circ. Rejects Bid For Full Rehearing In Oak Flat Dispute
• ECHR Ruling May Pave Path For A UK Climate Damage Tort
• Biden More Than Doubles Tariffs On Chinese EVs, Solar Cells
• 16 States Sue To Block Calif.'s 'Clean Fleets' Rule For Trucks
• Hunting Groups Want In On Gray Wolf Protections' Lawsuit
• Enviro. Group Sues Feds To Stop Wash. Logging Project
• Flint Judge Threatens Sanctions After Water Firm's PR Stunt
• Utah, Oil Co. Can Enter BLM Oil Lease Challenge, Judge Says
• Schumer Urges FTC To Block Hess-Chevron Deal, Jabs Trump
• EPA Wrongly Approved New Chevron Chemicals, Group Says
• Texas Farming Couple Owe $1.9M, Tax Court Says
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Can't Appeal Jury Trial Denial Order
• FERC Powers Up Major Rewrite Of Grid Planning Policy
• Climate Change Shouldn't Be Litigated Under State Laws
• Texas, Mo. Say Border Contractors Lack Interests To Defend
• High Court Won't Take Up Wyo. Wildfire Suit
• Rivian's Cert. Oppo Not How 'Real World Works,' Judge Says
• Zeekr's US Debut Could Spur More IPOs From China
• Trade Court Lets Solar Duties Suit Proceed Over Feds' Protest
• 4th Circ. Judge Suspects 'Abuse' In Land Donor Tax Case
• Oil Giants Say Tribal Climate Change Row Must Stay Federal
• Solar Co. Stockholders Claim Execs, Board Caused Losses
• Enviro Groups Say Colo. Rule Gives Many Polluters An Out
• EPA Tightens Copper-Smelting Toxic Emissions Standards
• Signal Peak Asks Court To Block DOI's Coal Mine 'Delay'
• Regulating Resurrected Species Under The ESA
• Altman's Nuclear Fission Biz Fizzles After SPAC Deal Closes
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data
• What CRA Deadline Means For Biden Admin. Rulemaking
• 5th Circ. Upholds SEC Proxy Rule On ESG Disclosures
• Climate Group Settles DOJ Claims It Shut Out Noncitizens
• Now Hiring: Michigan AG Seeks Attys For Climate Change Suits
• 3M, Dupont Want Conn. AG's PFAS Suit To Stay In Fed. Court
• CARB Chief Slams Truckers' Bid To Void 'Clean Fleets' Rule
• Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher Drive EV Maker's $441M IPO
• 11th Circ. Urged To Reconsider Ruling In Cancer Cluster Case
• NYC Wins Remand Of Climate Deception Suit Against Exxon
• Gov't Says It's Already Yielded Camp Lejeune Muster Rolls
• 6th Circ. Judge Doubts GM Drivers Can Revive Emissions Suit
• 4th Circ. Chides Insurer For Bid To Escape $5.8M Payout
• Red States, Electric Co-Ops Challenge EPA Power Plant Rules
• GOP Sens. Call Biden's Bluff On US Steel-Nippon
• IP Considerations For Companies In Carbon Capture Sector
• EPA Beats Youths' Constitutional Climate Suit, For Now
• Okla. Law Curbing Anti-Oil Pension Fund Investments Blocked
• Biden Seeks To Elevate Interior Dept. Official To No. 2 Post
• EPA Defends Factory Farm Water Pollution Regs At 9th Circ.
• Keeping Up With Class Actions: A New Era Of Higher Stakes
• Armstrong Teasdale Litigator Joins Dentons In St. Louis
• GE Dropped From Louisiana Factory Contamination Suit
• Del. Supreme Court Rejects Mid-Case Appeals In Oil Harm Suit
• 11th Circ. Rejects Monsanto's Roundup Suit Redo Request
• FTC's Exxon-Pioneer Nod Sets New Tone For Oil & Gas M&A
• Nossaman Scores New Land Use Partner For Seattle Office
• Fuel Truck Exec Cops To Rigging Firefighting Contract Bids
• Wash. Families Fight Monsanto's Bid To Split Up PCB Trial
• BIA Tells 8th Circ. Energy Co. Can't Revive Lease Suit
• 6th Circ. Partially Remands Sanofi's Tenn. Lake Pollution Suit
• Auto Cos. Brace For EV Battery Compliance Hurdles
• 5 Climate Change Regulatory Issues Insurers Should Follow
• Kimberly-Clark Blasts 'Illogical' Connecticut PFAS Claims
• What's Extraordinary About Challenges To SEC Climate Rule
• A Foley Hoag Co-Chair Joins Litigation Firm As Name Partner
• Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DOE Unveils Preliminary National Transmission Corridors List
• Climate Cases Haven't Hurt Oil, Gas Credit Quality, S&P Says
• Forest Service Says Court Should Fell Logging Climate Suit
• DOI Gives States And Tribes $148M For Drought Resiliency
• Venable Trade Co-Chair Shares Hot Takes On US Steel-Nippon
• PolyMet Land Swap Discovery Order Paused, For Now
• Contract's 1-Year Limit Doesn't Block NC Mold Claims
• Colo. House OKs Conservation Easement Tax Break Extension
• Georgia Wants Green Groups' Feral Horses Suit Tossed
• SEC Doesn't Have Legal Authority For Climate Disclosure Rule
• Shell Violated Order By Refusing Docs, Enviro Group Says
• Faegre Drinker Adds Business, Environmental Litigators In Pa.
• What 100 Federal Cases Suggest About Changes To Chevron
• Energy Dept. Says Red States Can't Block LNG Export Pause
• DC Circ. Boots Retired EPA Director's Age Bias Suit
• New EPA Policy Could Increase Criminal Enforcement
• US Thrashes Mexico's 'Inaccurate' Portrayal Of GMO Corn
• Tribes, Groups Seek 9th Circ. Stay In Power Line Ruling
• Cabot Settles Investor Suit Over Groundwater Pollution Claims
• SEC Should Be Allowed To Equip Investors With Climate Info
• EPA Finalizes Methane Reporting Regs For Oil And Gas Cos.
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Feds Agree To Terminate Pipeline's Right-Of-Way Permit
• Microplastics At The Crossroads Of Regulation And Litigation
• AIG Unit Will Arbitrate $20M Botched Tunnel Project Claims
• Texas Says EPA Methane Rule Would Burden Regulators
• 3 Firms Build $6.2B Take-Private Sale Of Allete Energy Biz
• Battery Startup Ambri Hits Ch. 11 With Lender Sale Plans
• 9th Circ. Orders 2nd Look At Stay In PG&E Wildfire Suit
• Navajo Ask Biden To Stop Uranium Movement On Tribal Lands
• Nikola Ends Board Takeover Suit As Ex-CEO's Noms Withdraw
• Fed Bill Will Give Ga. Its First Nat'l Park, Protect Burial Lands
• Fla. Business Groups Line Up Behind State In CWA Permit War
• Honolulu Asks Justices To Affirm State Court Climate Case
• EU OKs Nippon-US Steel Deal As DOJ Causes Delayed Close
• DC Circ. Backs Feds' Puerto Rico Port Expansion Project
• Mass. Quarry Resolves AG's River Pollution Claims
• Chancery OKs Record-Breaking $100M Pattern Energy Deal
• How Cos. Can Comply With New PFAS Superfund Rule
• 4th Circ. Preview: Hemp, Wells And A Withdrawal
• Akerman Hires Miami-Dade Atty As Chair Of Land Use Team
• Exxon Closes $60B Pioneer Purchase After FTC Agreement
• Final EV Tax Credit Regs Add New Battery Tracing Test
• DOJ Wants More Info On Controversial US Steel-Nippon Deal
• EPA, Calif. AG Sue San Fran For Clean Water Act Breaches
• Biden Expands Protections For 2 National Monuments In Calif.
• Latham, Skadden Grab Spotlight As Large IPOs Surge In April
• Email Exchanges Doom Honeywell Bid To Nix $20M GSA Claim
• Camp Lejeune Litigants Ask Court Who Can Represent Family
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Pa.'s Challenge To EPA Ozone Plan
• Haaland Faces Senate Heat Over Interior Dept.'s Land Policies
• Biden Announces $3B To Fund Lead Pipe Replacement
• Green Groups Want FEMA To Define 'Resiliency'
• Ohio City Targets EPA Over 'Foul-Smelling Scum' On Lake Erie
• 11th Circ. Lets Georgia Island Dock Lawsuit Proceed
• Understanding The IRC's Excessive Refund Claim Penalty
• Recent Wave Of SEC No-Action Denials May Be Slowing
• 11th Circ. Urged To Clear Final Hurdle To Interstate Water Deal
• Why RWI Insurers Should Consider Excluding PFAS
• Davis Wright Brings On MoFo Appellate Litigator In San Fran
• Husch Blackwell Gains Energy Ace From Locke Lord In Austin
• Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert
• FTC Clears $60B Exxon Deal With Pioneer Executive Ban
• Bipartisan Reps. Introduce Bill To Trace Battery Supply Chains
• 9th Circ. Slams Door On Kids' Climate Case
• Fracking Waste Still Festering Near Ohio River, AG Says
• Feds Approve Disaster Aid For Oklahoma Storm Victims
• Tribe Fires Back At Feds' Brief In Enbridge Pipeline Row
• Army Corps Says Taking Over Fla. CWA Permits Is No Problem
• 10b-5 Litigation Questions Follow Justices' Macquarie Ruling
• AI Is Top Of Mind For Companies — And Securities Regulators
• Tax Credit Transfer Regs Show IRS Caution In Rulemaking
• PG&E, KKR In Exclusive Talks For Partial Sale Of Power Biz
• Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer