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Environmental - June, 2024

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• Chevron's End Is Just The Start For Energized Agency Foes
• In Chevron Case, Justices Trade One Unknown For Another
• Cabot $40M Deal To End Investors' Fracking Suit Gets 1st OK
• Maxeon Was Overreliant On SunPower Sales, Investor Says
• As Election Looms, M&A Attys Advise To 'Stay The Course'
• AT&T Faces Derivative Suit In Del. Over Toxic Cable Risks
• Philly Judge Calls $2.25B Roundup Verdict 'Excessive'
• A Case Study For Calif. Cities In Water Utility Takeovers
• EPA Coal Ash Rules Are Nothing New, DC Circ. Rules
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Vinson, Skadden
• High Court Enters July With 3 Rulings To Go
• Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Supreme Court Strikes Down Chevron Deference
• 4 Firms Guide Pair Of IPOs Totaling $457M
• High Court Liberals Warn Jarkesy's Reach Will Be Widespread
• EPA's State Smog Pollution Plan Down, Not Out Yet
• Split FERC Approves La. LNG Export Terminal
• IRS To Offer Combined Filing For Energy Investment Credits
• Judge Slams 'Unacceptable' Misstated Case Law In PFAS Suit
• Ex-Exec Fights Sotera's Bid To Toss Del. Stock Vesting Suit
• Solar Co. Says Duty Expansion Ignores Production Process
• DOL Benefits Chief Defends Fiduciary Rule Before GOP Panel
• Tracking Implementation Of IRA Programs As Election Nears
• Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule
• Sichenzia Ross Guiding Fuel Cell Co. On $130M SPAC Merger
• 4 Steps To Repair Defense Credibility In Opening Statements
• Supreme Court Freezes EPA's 'Good Neighbor' Rule
• Fla. Court Paves Way For $1B Miami Highway Expansion
• Online Comic Platform Leads 2 IPOs Raising $390M Total
• Talc Co. Barretts' Creditors Push To Dismiss Ch. 11 Case
• States Say Revised EPA Water Rule Worse Than Original
• White House Unveils $1.8B In Transportation Grants
• SpaceX Beach Closure Challenge Is 'Illogical,' Texas Says
• Texas Moves To Bar DOJ Witness In Rio Grande Barrier Fight
• Judge Sides With Army Corps, Costco On Wetlands Permit
• EDF Renewables Units Dodging Biogas Judgment, Suit Says
• Ex-Worker Says NC Justices Needn't Review Carcinogen Test
• NJ Cos. Can't Toss Contamination Claim In Green Groups' Suit
• 2nd Circ. Critical Of Electronics Co.'s COVID-19 Loss Case
• Prejudicial Evidence Takeaways From Trump Hush Money Trial
• Alaska Natives Call EPA Pebble Mine Veto Unconstitutional
• Calif. AG Defends Chemical Org's Subpoena In Pollution Probe
• House GOP Gears Up For The End Of Chevron Deference
• NC Judge Bars Consultant From Lying About Packaging Patent
• Feds Transfer Nearly 12,000 Acres To Minnesota Tribe
• Bulk Of Colo. Climate Case Against Oil Giants Beats Dismissal
• 4th Circ. Revives Arranger Liability Claims In Superfund Suit
• Cummins Brass Face Investor Suit For $2B Clean Air Act Deal
• Norfolk Southern Torched In NTSB Final Derailment Findings
• GOP Lawmakers Urge 8th Circ. To Quash SEC's Climate Rule
• Split DC Circ. Backs Bush-Era Mining Deregulation
• Flint Judge Wants To Keep City 'Motivated' To Fix Lead Pipes
• Ga. County Wants Battery Fire Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Conn. Firefighters Sue Over PFAS In Protective Gear
• DOD Watchdog Says Calif. Bases Must Prep Climate Plans
• NC Development Bill Violates UN Declaration, Tribe Says
• Oil Co. Accused Of Duping Consumers With Biodiesel Product
• Ariz. Lawmakers Say State Has No Interest In Monument Fight
• How Justices' Chevron Ruling May Influence Wind Projects
• Exxon Bid For Avangrid Docs In Greenwash Case Faces Doubt
• Drilling Permit Challenge Should Stay Dead, DOI Tells DC Circ.
• After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1
• Litigation Pro Rejoins GRSM50 In Calif. From DeHay & Elliston
• Judge Stays Food Supplier's Wastewater Suit Against Ga. City
• Chevron's $120M Trial Loss Reinstated By Calif. Appeals Court
• PacifiCorp To Pay Another $150M To Resolve Wildfire Claims
• EPA Says Army Corps Doesn't Belong In Pebble Mine Dispute
• States Attack Conservation Leasing In New Public Lands Rule
• Toyota Accused Of Misleading Investors Over Emission Tests
• 5th Circ. Weighs 'Binding Authority' Of Gulf Fishery Council
• Sierra Club Says Mich. Power Co. Liable For Illegal Pollution
• Ill. Landowners Challenge FERC Moves On $7B Power Line
• IRS Finalizes Limits To Partnership Conservation Easements
• Australian, Canadian Uranium Miners Ink $835M Combo Deal
• New Laws, Regs Mean More Scrutiny Of Airline Carbon Claims
• No Coverage For $3M Logging Injury Verdict, 4th Circ. Affirms
• US DOT Final Rule Ups Freight Rail Hazmat Disclosures
• NM Sued Over Sustainable Building Credit Award Process
• Covestro, Abu Dhabi Oil In 'Concrete' Talks For $12.5B Deal
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Partial Revival Of Sanofi Pollution Suit
• Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers
• Justices Will Review Request To Rein In NEPA Requirements
• DOL Says Union's Farm Wage Challenge Too Late
• SEC Bypassed Congress On Climate Regs, Suing States Say
• Fed Circ. Revives Gov't Defenses In Land Underpayment Case
• Feds, Enviros Spar Over Power Line Crossing Through Refuge
• Fed. Circ. Backs Subsidy Duties For Canadian Wind Towers
• NY Judge Says Feds, MTA Fully Vetted Congestion Pricing
• Costco Sued Over PFAS In Kirkland Brand Baby Wipes
• Calif. Gov. Backs Return Of 2,800 Acres To Shasta Nation
• Hawaii DOT Settles Kids' Suit Over Fossil Fuel Use
• 8 Firms To Lead 4 IPOs Totaling $806M As Action Heats Up
• Wolverine Inks Deal To End PFAS Coverage Fight
• Atmospheric Rivers: Force Majeure Or Just A Rainy Day?
• 6th Circ. Says Counties Not On Hook For Mich. Dam Collapse
• Taxation With Representation: Travers Smith, Potamitis Vekris
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Feds Offer $850M To Slash Methane From Oil And Gas
• Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 3 Surprising Deposition Dangers Attorneys Must Heed
• Justices Say No Feds, No Dice In Texas-NM Water Deal
• Sunnova Execs Committed Insider Trading, Shareholder Says
• 6 Firms Build Hydrogen Developer's $1.6B SPAC Merger
• Best Practices For Chemical Transparency In Supply Chains
• Carbon Capture Struggles Doom EPA Rule, DC Circ. Told
• Ore. Water Treatment Plant Not On Farmland, Tax Court Says
• EPA Water Rule Withstands Landowner's Attempt To Block It
• Federal Agencies Release Updated Climate Adaptation Plans
• 5 Firms Build Masdar's $3.4B Buy Of Greek Energy Biz
• How Associates Can Build A Professional Image
• Parties Reach Resolution Ending Ga. Shipwreck Suit
• 'Reckless' Behavior Centered In Climate Coverage Suit Args
• Nuke Regulator Asks High Court To Review Atomic Waste Rule
• Green Group Insists It Can Fight Colo. Air Plan Approval
• 9th Circ. Asked For En Banc Review In Youths' Climate Case
• Blue States And Enviro Groups Back DOE Furnace Rule
• Navigating New Safe Harbor For Domestic Content Tax Credits
• Emerging Trends In ESG-Focused Securities Litigation
• EPA Tells DC Circ. That Smog Plan Is Legally Sound
• African Gold Miner To Go Public Via $500M SPAC Merger
• Insurers Must Keep Defending Heating Oil Co. In Class Suit
• Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age
• Treasury Finalizes Labor Rules For Bonus Energy Tax Credits
• Excess Insurers May Need To Pay In Kaiser Asbestos Dispute
• DC Circ. Gives FERC More Clarity On Scope Of Climate Reviews
• 6th Circ. Sends Enbridge Pipeline Dispute To Mich. State Court
• Exxon Investor Deal Ends Suit Over Emissions Proposal
• Chrysler MDL Class Can Fix 'Puzzling' State Claim Skip
• Iowa Seeks To Mute 'Ag-Gag' Law First Amendment Challenge
• Feds, Tribes Say It's Too Soon To Reopen Monument Suit
• 'Energy Communities' Update May Clarify Tax Credit Eligibility
• Conn. Worker Gets $144K Counsel Fee After Bias Trial Win
• Ares, Searchlight-Led Group Plugs £500M Into RSK Group
• Ga. County Says Battery Co.'s Dumping Caused Blaze
• Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing
• Utah Gov. And Land Trust Beat Tribe's Bidding Suit, For Now
• Uri Pricing Upheld After Lower Court 'Strayed From Its Lane'
• Makah Tribe Can Resume Hunting Gray Whales
• Feds, Tribes Say Mill Owners Liable For 150 Years Of Pollution
• Split DC Circ. Rejects NY's Electricity Rate Challenge
• Colo. Says Pollution Law Leaves Details Up In The Air
• How A Bumblebee Got Under Calif. Wildlife Regulator's Bonnet
• 'Alkaline Water' Co. Owes Another $3.1B For Liver Failures
• DC Circ. Backs FERC Climate Reviews In Pipeline Project Row
• Enviros Fight FERC OK Of Pipeline Feeding Mexico LNG Plant
• House Passes $884B Defense Bill For 2025
• Malaysian Oil Biz Hibiscus Buys TotalEnergies Unit For $259M
• Co. Says 'Lawyerly Technicalities' Won't Undo $45B DOE Deal
• FERC Faces Chorus Of Calls To Rethink Grid Policy Overhaul
• Chinese Officials Promise Response On EV Tariffs
• Monsanto Can't Plead Ignorance On PCB Pollution, Cities Say
• Chamber Asks DC Circ. To Reject EPA's PFAS Designation
• Wiretap Use In Cartel Probes Likely To Remain An Exception
• Norfolk Southern Slams Bid To Seal Reports In Derailment Suit
• Tribes Fight BC's Consultation Policy On Aboriginal Rights
• Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk's Compensation Package
• Green Groups Challenge EPA Approval Of La. Well Authority
• Ford Asks To Defend EPA's Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions Rule
• FERC Gains Full Bench With 3rd Nominee Confirmation
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty, Md. Registered Lobbyist Joins Saul Ewing
• Trade Groups Join EPA Vehicle Emissions Rule Fight
• 6th Circ. Skeptical Of Takings Theory In Mich. Dam Collapse
• Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Senate Confirms 2 FERC Nominees, Puts 3rd Nominee On Deck
• Tribes Say Court Must Examine Spill Risks In Gold Mine Row
• Oil Cos. Ignore Precedent In Climate Change Row, Tribes Say
• EPA Tells DC Circ. Emissions Rules Should Stay In Place
• GOP, Dems Fight Over Climate Investment 'Collusion'
• Lumen Board Faces Investor Suit Over Lead Cable Liability
• SPAC Dealmakers Expect Modest Pickup After Market Bottom
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Ruling In Pratt & Whitney Cancer Case
• 'Natural' Toothpaste Brand Loaded With PFAS, Moms Say
• Energy Co. Says Specialist Can't Get Arbitration Exemption
• State Procurement Could Be Key For Calif. Offshore Wind
• Matador Paying $1.9B For EnCap Delaware Basin Assets
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Uphold Chemical Rule Deadline
• Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians
• Tyco's $750M PFAS Deal In Foam Co. MDL Gets Initial OK
• SIFMA, Missouri Seek Early End To Anti-ESG Rules Suit
• Ariz. Wants To Oppose Its Legislature In Monument Lawsuit
• Ore. County Climate Suit Sent To State Court
• Smoking Habit Can't Nix Retired Miner's Black Lung Benefits
• NJ Supreme Court Rejects Bid For Roundup Mass Tort
• Watchdog Says EPA's Lead Exposure Notice Program Lagging
• A Deep Dive Into The Evolving World Of ESG Ratings
• DOE Urges DC Circ. To Extinguish Furnace Rule Fight
• Updated Federal Rules Can Improve Product Liability MDLs
• Enviro Suit Says BLM Well Policy Leaves Drilling Unchecked
• Restaurant Owner Seeks $414K For Deductible Overpayment
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Environmental Team From Steptoe
• Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent
• Singleton Schreiber Adds Tribal And Environmental Law Pro
• Pepsi Bottling Partner Hit With Pollutant Lawsuit In Mass.
• Calif. Targets Oil Giants' Profits In Amended Climate Suit
• 9th Circ. Partially Revives Puget Sound Pollution Row
• Coca-Cola Beats False Ad Claims Of PFAS In Juice, For Now
• Home Flooding Was Unavoidable, Agency Tells Appeals Court
• Judge Sides With Tenants In Legionnaires' Coverage Dispute
• Fishermen Challenge Feds' Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Quotas
• Colo. Justices Say Toxic Tort Plaintiffs Didn't Waive Privilege
• Exxon Says Activist Investor Could Still Target Core Business
• Split 4th Circ. Tosses Suit Over 'Forever Chemicals' In NC
• Judge Orders Site Worker To Film Drone Video In Cancer MDL
• EPA Air Compliance Rule Trumps State Powers, DC Circ. Told
• Adopting 7 Principles May Improve Voluntary Carbon Markets
• Supreme Court Rejects WWII Oil Refinery Cleanup Appeal
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Toxic Torts, Workers' Comp Attys
• Co. Says 16 Intervenors Will Drag Out Alaska Mine Dispute
• Justices Seek Solicitor General View On Climate Change Torts
• EU Directive Significantly Strengthens Enviro Protection
• Tetra Tech Says Gov't On 'Fishing Expedition' In FCA Suit
• Texas Farmers Sue EPA For 'Forever Chemical' Contamination
• Trade Commission Votes To Advance Solar Cell Investigations
• 3 IPEF Agreements Done, But Still No Sign Of Trade Pillar
• US Auto Regulator Finalizes New Fuel Economy Standards
• FCA, Cummins' $6M Engine Defect Deal Gets OK'd
• DOE Reveals National Definition Of Zero-Emissions Building
• White & Case, Latham Lead Aramco's $11.2B Stock Offering
• States Urge DC Circ. To Smoke EPA Particulate Matter Rule
• How Act 126 Will Jump-Start Lithium Production In Louisiana
• Dentons Adds Pair Of Husch Blackwell Tax Attys
• Legal Battles Show Brands' Dilemma In Luxury Resale Trend
• Shein's Pursuit Of London IPO Proves US-China Rift Persists
• Zurich, Loan Co. Settle $15M Ex-3M Campus Repairs Suit
• Davis Polk Guides Emerson On $3.5B Copeland JV Exit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GRSM50 Adds Toxic Tort Specialist In Northern California
• Real Water Caused 'Devastating' Hospitalizations, Jury Told
• Camp Lejeune Deals Worth $14.4M So Far, Government Says
• $25 Million Flint Water Class Deal Gets Early OK
• Tribes, Green Groups Lose Challenge To SunZia Power Line
• Oil Cos. Stifle Bids For Tax Transparency, SEC Letters Show
• Prof Can Test NC State Building For Carcinogens
• 5th Circ. Sides With Miss. In Pipeline Permitting Row
• Why Jurors Balk At 'I Don't Recall' — And How To Respond
• 5th Circ. Backs Chevron In La. Drilling Contamination Fight
• EPA To Reevaluate Widely Used Toxic Chemical Under TSCA
• Ex-IRS Worker Indicted In $2M Exxon Credit Theft Scheme
• How Federal And State Microfiber Pollution Policy Is Evolving
• An Insurance Coverage Checklist For PFAS Defendants
• Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Haynes Boone Guides Natural Gas Producer's SPAC Merger
• BIA Escapes Washington Ranch's $48M Wildfire Suit
• Dems Urge SEC To Double Down On Climate Enforcement
• Lawmakers Endorse Solar-Cell Duty Petition As Curb To China
• Brown Rudnick Partner's 50% Fee Hike Nixed In Ch. 11 Case
• Hertz Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Costs Tied To EVs
• Google Cleared From Suit Over Animal Abuse YouTube Videos
• Utah Tribe Wants 'Depleting' State Water Contract Drained
• Sierra Club Touts Offshore Wind Cost Savings In New England
• Colo. To Exempt Modular Homes From Sales Tax
• 10 Tips To Build Trust With Your Witness During Trial Prep
• Feds Say $1B Power Line Permit Challenge Should Be Zapped
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Must Specify Water Caused Illnesses
• It's Time To Defuse The Ticking Time Bomb Of US Landfills
• Donziger Deserves Pardon, Enviro Groups Tell Biden
• A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence
• Judiciary Panel Clears 1st MDL Rule, Eyes 'Mouthpiece' Amici
• Monsanto Tries To Flip $1B PCB Losses As Plaintiffs Press On
• GOP Spending Bill Aims To Cut SEC Budget, Nix Climate Rule
• Monsanto Gets $2.25B Roundup Verdict Slashed To $404M
• Bill Would Give Tribes Stronger Say In Forest Protection
• Wildfire Attys Descend On Colo. As Xcel Litigation Ramps Up
• To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef
• Red States Target EPA's Tribal Water Rights Rule
• Biden Admin Looks To Take Down Ariz. Monument Lawsuits
• EPA Heavy-Duty Vehicle GHG Rules Face Bumpy Road Ahead
• Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?
• Senate Energy Panel Advances Trio Of FERC Nominees
• Bracewell Adds Energy Pro From Dentons In DC
• A Look At M&A Conditions After FTC's Exxon-Pioneer Nod
• US Solar Import Probe's Focus On China Is Misguided
• Research Co. Pays Record $35M Fine In Dog Abuse Case
• 11th Circ. Affirms Nix Of IRS Easement Disclosure Guidance
• PacifiCorp To Pay $178M To 400 Oregonians Over Fires
• ChampionX Investor Sues Over $7.8B Deal Proxy
• Green Groups Drop Their Challenge To SEC's Climate Rule
• Fifth Third Bank Sued Over 'Hidden' Cost Of Solar Panel Loans
• Enviro Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Affirm Blocked Logging Plan
• Vietnamese EV Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over SPAC Merger
• Exxon Fights Activist Investor's 'Toothless' Dismissal Bid
• Mich. Asks 6th Circ. To Keep Airport PFAS Suit In State Court
• Feds Oppose Fla.'s Plea For Rushed CWA Appeal
• Eversource 'Shamelessly' Touts Dangerous Fuel, Suit Says
• Denver Oil Refinery Air Permit Is Valid, EPA Tells 10th Circ.
• PPG Blames Enviro Groups For Pa. Site Cleanup Delay
• FERC Tells Justices Not To Review Rule Passed By Deadlock
• States Say Biden Admin's LNG Export Pause Is Actually A Ban
• 3 Firms Rep As Waste Management Inks $7.2B Stericycle Buy
• DC White Collar Atty Leaves Baker Botts To Launch Solo Firm
• Blockbuster Summer: 10 Big Issues Justices Still Must Decide