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Environmental - August, 2024

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• 3M Swept 'Forever Chemicals' Under The Rug, Buyers Say
• Flint Water Firm Wants To Keep PR 'Sideshow' Out Of Trial
• Don't Halt Smelter Pollution Suit For Appeal, 8th Circ. Told
• Partnership Can't Save Premature Tax Court Appeal, Feds Say
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• 'Guesswork' Underlies Red States' NEPA Challenge, Feds Say
• Feds Propose Tribal Oversight Of Utah National Monument
• Portland's Gross Receipts Tax Oversteps City's Authority
• After Chevron: SEC Climate And ESG Rules Likely Doomed
• Condo Board Coverage Suit Over Maui Wildfire Gets Tossed
• When Trauma Colors Testimony: How To Help Witnesses
• Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fall IPO Pickup Could Be A Prelude For 2025 Recovery
• Rule Aims To Widen Low-Income Green Electricity Tax Credits
• Greens Urge EPA To Strip NC Of Right To Protect Clean Water
• Texas' Anti-ESG Law Is Unconstitutional, Green Biz Org Says
• States, Industry Ask High Court To Block EPA Methane Rule
• DOI Stands By Its Mining Ban On 28M Acres In Alaska
• Navigating The Uncertain Landscape Of Solar Tariffs
• Ill. Judge Overrules Dismissal For 6 Paraquat Cases
• Feds Ask The Supreme Court To Reverse NEPA Railway Ruling
• 5th Circ. Got Biofuel Ruling Right, Refiners Tell Justices
• Amid SEC Rule Limbo, US Cos. Subject To ESG Regs In EU
• SunPower Eyes Sept. Auction As IP Objection Nixed For Now
• How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ackman IPO, Covestro Takeover, Trinitech
• Trade Court Wants More Info To Decide Generator's Duty Rate
• Agency Says Homeowner's Appeal Question Is Too Late
• Judge Asked To OK Settlement For Halliburton CERCLA Suit
• Nippon Pledges $1.3B For US Steel In Quest For US Approval
• Marathon Oil Stockholders Approve $23B ConocoPhillips Deal
• IRS Corrects Partnership Conservation Easement Limit Rules
• When The Supreme Court Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade
• Kirkland Guiding Oneok On $5.9B Energy Infrastructure Deals
• Utah Counties Tell Justices DC Circ. Took NEPA Too Far
• 6th Circ. Frees Mich. City, Mayor From Lead Pollution Suit
• Red States Raise Alarm Over Methane Rule Retroactivity
• 9th Circ. Rejects Brady Violation Claim In CWA Conviction
• The Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2024: Midyear Report
• Judge Stays Enbridge's Bid For Quick Win In Pipeline Fight
• DC Circ. Rejects Challenges To Nuke Waste Storage Site
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
• The Ethics of Using Generative AI In Environmental Law
• Enbridge, Mich. Battle Over Immunity Order In Pipeline Fight
• Mich. Says Discovery Won't Save Dam Collapse Suits
• Polluted Conn. Property Owner's Fraud Suit Deemed Too Late
• Asbestos Claimants Tell 4th Circ. Bestwall Isn't Distressed
• Split 5th Circ. Revives Tesla's Case Over La. Sales Ban
• Carbon Offset Case A Win For CFTC Enviro Fraud Task Force
• 6th Circ. Upholds Diver's Sex Harassment Verdict
• Kirkland Adds Energy Regulatory Pro From Vinson & Elkins
• What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
• Army Corps Looks To Trim Claims In Alaskan Gold Mine Row
• Banks' $20M Platinum Traders Antitrust Deal Gets Initial OK
• Tetra Tech Accuses Atty Of Mistreating Witness In FCA Row
• Funds Say Norfolk Southern Can't Ditch Derailment Fraud Suit
• Ex-Braves Tell 11th Circ. Easement Appeal Not Premature
• Tribal And Salmon Groups To Intervene In Alaska Mining Suit
• Gov't Looks To Limit Arguments In Rail Merger Appeal
• Toxic Water Case Shows Need For Labeling To Protect Kids
• GOP Sens. Applaud Removal Of Undersea Cable Hurdles
• 5th Circ. Holds Off On Gulf Fishery Council Rule Challenge
• Wild Ga. Horses Need Aid During Suit's Limbo, Advocates Say
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
• Canada Planning 100% Surtax On Chinese EVs, 25% On Steel
• Energy Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2024
• Gov't Contracting Policies To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2024
• Former Snyder Aide Says No Immunity For Flint Prosecutors
• The Biggest Product Liability Cases Of 2024: A Midyear Report
• The Biggest Energy Decisions In The First Half Of 2024
• La. Judge Smashes EPA Civil Rights Regulations In State
• EPA Issues Guidance On Civil Rights Safeguards
• Public Needs Full Record In Pebble Mine Row, Alaska Argues
• Canada Mining Biz Seeks US Listing Via $589M SPAC Merger
• The Biggest Enviro Policy Moves Of 2024: Midyear Report
• Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Wachtell, Paul Weiss
• Construction Co. Says It's Owed Coverage For Sinkhole Claim
• Texas Asks Justices To Uphold Bar On Nuclear Waste Site
• 2 AGs Push Justices To Stay EPA Power Plant Emission Rule
• What To Expect From Evolving Wash. Development Plans
• Farmers Seek Rehearing For Mich. Justices' Permit Ruling
• Local Property Tax Exemptions A Must For Solar, Va. AG Says
• Kenya's Justices May Ax Part Of Tax Act That Set Off Unrest
• California Fires Back At Red State Attacks On Climate Torts
• Apache Carry Petition To High Court With A Prayer Journey
• Auburn Wants Out Of 11th Circ. Arguments Over Burial Ground
• Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Signal Peak Can't Hasten DOI's Coal Mine Review, Judge Says
• Split 6th Circ. Partly Revives GM Drivers' Truck Emissions Suits
• 500,000 Camp Lejeune Cases Filed With The Navy
• NY Metal Shredder Will Pay $555K Over Feds' Air Claims
• Brownfield Questions Surround IRS Tax Credit Bonus
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Wrinkle In Textile Family's $17M Fight
• EPA Urges 8th Circ. Not To Delay Power Plant Effluent Rule
• Arch Resources, Consol Energy To Form $5.2B Energy Giant
• 3 Firms Guide $950M Delaware Basin Gas Treatment Deal
• Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing
• Oregon Judge Grants EPA Partial Win In Water Pollution Suit
• Alaska Seeks Pause In Mining Row Suit With EPA
• La. Plaintiffs Ask 5th Circ. To Revive BP Spill Malpractice Deal
• Billionaire To Seek High Court Review In Peru Pollution Case
• Gulf Spill Review 'Underestimated' Enviro Risks, Court Says
• Feds Say Chevron Doesn't Change Auto Standards Litigation
• Ariz. Tribe Wins Pause Of Lithium Project Construction
• New Fed Rule Will Help Tribes Sponsor Watershed Projects
• SF Police Can't Sue Navy Over Toxic Shipyard, 9th Circ. Says
• Utah Tells Justices Feds Must Relinquish Land In State
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Uphold Particulate Matter Rule
• DOI Issues 1st Floating Offshore Wind Energy Lease
• US Forest Service Sued Over Ariz. Canyon Road Approval
• Energy And AI: Key Issues And Future Challenges
• Mondelez Customer Calls Cocoa Sourcing Label Deceptive
• Power Plant Rule Stay Is Unwarranted, EPA Tells Justices
• Feds Fight Ex-Pa. Town Official's Appeal Of CWA Conviction
• EPA Finalizes Herbicide Strategy To Protect Listed Species
• States, Coal Cos. Seek High Court Block Of EPA Mercury Rule
• From Muppet Heads To OJ's Glove: How To Use Props At Trial
• A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's 2024 Women In Law Report
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address
• Arden Trust Co. Sued In Del. Over Bikini Atoll Fund Depletion
• FERC Can't OK Calif. Hydropower Permit Delays, DC Circ. Told
• Red States Seek To Block Interior Mining Violation Rule
• California Rips Challenge To Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation
• ND Tribe Says State Has No Right To Riverbed Mineral Rights
• 2nd Circ. Keeps Macquarie Suit Alive After High Court Remand
• Groups Urge EPA To Ban Dispersants Used In Deepwater Spill
• 3M Wants Conn. Firefighters' PFAS Case Paused For MDL
• Monsanto Faces Jury In 5th Philadelphia Roundup Trial
• It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union
• DQ'd Judge Should Have Kept Quiet, Tax Challengers Say
• Hogan Boosts DC Energy, IP Teams With A&O Shearman Atty
• HUD Joins 6-Year Strategy To Beat Extreme Heat
• Refiners Seek EPA Biofuel Reg Waiver, Citing Shortfall
• 9th Circ. Throws Alaska Fishers A Lifeline In Orca Food Case
• SEC Climate Rules Backed By Wave Of Amici At 8th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Sending Pipeline Fight To Mich. Court
• 9th Circ. Upholds Tribe's Win In Washington Dam Suit
• New Study Sought On Uranium Mine Near Grand Canyon
• Voters' Bid To Revive Ga. Election Suit Slammed As Hail Mary
• How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
• How Corner Post Affects Enviro Laws' Statutes Of Limitations
• TCJA's Estate Tax Treatment Shouldn't Change, Panel Told
• No More Info For Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs, Gov't Says
• V&E Can Advise Wood Pellet Co. Enviva In Ch. 11, Court Says
• DC Circ. Rolls Back Pipeline Safety Rules
• Kentucky Couple Sue Progressive Over Coal Mine Subsidence
• NC AG Readies Appeal In Fight Over Smithfield Foods Funds
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Green Group Backs Feds' Denial Of Water Co.'s Right-Of-Way
• DC Circ. Explains Toss Of EPA's Biofuel Exemptions Denial
• Judge Rejects GE's Bid To Pull Plug On Contamination Suit
• Monsanto Gets 3rd Circ. Win In Roundup Failure-To-Warn Case
• Interior Department Grants $775M To Plug Oil And Gas Wells
• Deals Rumor Mill: Paramount, Blackstone, Starbucks
• Prof Rips DOJ, VW's 9th Circ. Bid To Shield Jones Day Docs
• Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Hertz EV Cost Shareholder Suit
• DC Judge Restarts Border Wall Suit After Deal Scuttled
• Colorado, Suncor Back EPA In Denver Refinery Permit Fight
• 2 Vital Trial Principles Endure Amid Tech Advances
• Carrier Wraps Strategic Exit Plan With $3B Sale Of Fire Units
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Utah Tribe's Water Dispute
• Costco Wants PFAS Kirkland Brand Baby Wipes Suit Tossed
• Oregon Gets New 600-Acre Wildlife Refuge
• HHS Calls For More Research, Planning To Combat Heat Risks
• Kroger Hit With Prop 65 Suit Over Metals In Snacks, Cinnamon
• Michigan's Airport PFAS Pollution Suit Escapes Foam MDL
• 10th Circ. Wipes Out Fight Over Obama-Era Methane Rule
• Judge Reconsiders Stop To Colo. River Transfer Without EIS
• Judge Blocks Missouri's Anti-ESG Rules, Handing SIFMA Win
• The Biggest Enviro Decisions Of 2024: Midyear Report
• Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?
• Santa Monica Sues 3M, DuPont Over PFAS Contamination
• Brewers Owner Implicated In Fight Over Stolen Beach Sand
• Anadarko Settles Wyo. Landowners' Antitrust Case For $12M
• No Cause To Revisit Maple Leaf Standard Yet, Fed. Circ. Says
• Ariz. Tribe, Green Groups Want In On Industry Copper Rule Suit
• Youth Plead To Save Constitutional Climate Lawsuit
• United Customer's Greenwashing Suit Preempted, Judge Says
• DC Circ. Backs EPA's Ethylene Oxide Cancer Risk Value
• DOJ Says Law Bars All River Structures In Texas Buoy Row
• Nuclear Power Can Help Industrial Plants Get To Net-Zero
• 3 International Trade Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• EPA Defends Approval Of La. Injection Well Authority
• Baker Botts-Led Drilling Firm Joins September's IPO Pipeline
• 6 Factors That Can Make For A 'Nuclear' Juror
• Paul Weiss-Led CPP Injects $843M Into Tallgrass Energy
• Baker McKenzie Guiding Flowserve On $305M Mogas Buy
• Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Groups Call On IHS To End Amalgam Use On Tribal Lands
• Deadline Passes For Camp Lejeune Claims
• Norfolk Southern Says Cuts To Investors' Suit Aren't Enough
• DuPont Spinoffs Try To Shake NJ Township's Pollution Suit
• IRS Extends Tax Deadlines For Minn. Storm Victims
• Jenner & Block Launches Post-Chevron Task Force
• Texas AG To Investigate CenterPoint Over Beryl Outages
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Oil Cos. Get Go-Ahead On $3.5M La. Contamination Settlement
• Top 4 Gov't Contracting Policies Of 2024: Midyear Report
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Complain They Can't Get Gov't Docs
• Transco Can't Get Full 3rd Circ. Review Of Pa. Permit Fight
• DC Circ. Revives EPA Worker's Allergy Accommodation Suit
• Restoration Worker Can't Shake Employment Deal Claims
• DC Circ. Says Animal Group Can't File Perdue False Ad Suit
• Lucid Narrows Securities Suit Over EV Production Targets
• Energy Transfer Investors Get Partial Win In $3B Pipelines Suit
• Colo. Panel Says Vail Resorts' Land Spat With Town Is Moot
• DC Circ. Makes Case For Restarting FERC Gas Policy Revamp
• Highway Contractor, Exec Charged With $100M Price-Fixing
• Class Action Law Makes An LLC A 'Jurisdictional Platypus'
• 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture
• Illinois Appeals Court Nixes $7B Power Line Certification
• 3 Notable Trade Disputes Of 2024: A Midyear Report
• 4th Circ. Will Hear FERC Grid Policy Overhaul Fight
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Algonquin Power Selling Renewable Business For Up To $2.5B
• Feds Award $36M To Boost Wyo. Indigenous Ecotourism
• Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Judge Flags Pretrial 'Difficulties'
• Texas Acts Like It Has 5th Circ. In 'Back Pocket,' Judge Says
• Nat'l Business Groups Sound Off Against Colo. Climate Case
• Cancer Research Org. Is Right To Avoid Corporate Influence
• Texas LNG Investor's Estate Sues In Del. Over Stake Valuation
• Attorneys Can Benefit From Reverse-Engineering Their Cases
• Drilling Permit Suit Must Be Revived, Enviro Orgs. Tell DC Circ.
• States, Industry Back High Court Review Of Calif. Waiver
• How Courts' Differing Views On Standing Affect PFAS Claims
• Green Groups Seek Ban On Imports From Unsafe Fisheries
• New State Carbon Capture Laws: Key Points For Developers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, Thoma Bravo, Klarna
• DOE To Back Integrated Georgia Solar Plant With $1.45B Loan
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
• FTC, CFPB Turn Up Scrutiny On Solar Energy Sales Practices
• Monsanto, PCB Plaintiffs Want It Both Ways, Judge Says
• Kleenex Maker Wants Conn. PFAS Suit Tossed
• DOE Plans To Invest $30M In Tribal Energy, Colleges
• 3 International Arbitration Trends To Watch: A Midyear Report
• Texas Flags Judge's Comments In Barrier Fight To 5th Circ.
• DC Circ. Declines To Block EPA Mercury Air Toxics Rule
• Blackstone Buys Majority Stake In Renewable-Focused Firm
• RELX Hit With Proposed Greenwashing Class Action
• Green Groups Say Export-Import Bank Is Harming Climate
• Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
• Kirkland-Led SPAC Raises $350M To Pursue Energy Targets
• 7th Circ. Keeps 3M PFAS Pollution Suit In State Court
• BP Malpractice Deal Needs Work, 5th Circ. Says
• FERC Defends Rejection Of Grid Operator's Project Cost Plan
• Singapore's Carbon Tax Is Revenue-Neutral, Minister Says
• Pa. Resident Proposes Nuisance Action Over Shell Facility
• From Vets To Labor: The Policies VP Pick Walz Has Backed
• 3 Firms Guide AI-Focused Semiconductor Maker's SPAC Deal
• Enviro Groups Seek Penalties For Suncor Refinery Pollution
• New Bill Would Create 400K-Acre National Monument In Ariz.
• EPA Seeks DC Circ. Remand Of Good Neighbor Plan
• Fifth Third Bank Faces MDL Bid Over Allegedly Hidden Costs
• Conn. AG Says Utility Misconstrued Power Plant Cleanup Deal
• EPA Emergency Bans Pesticide Chem Over Risks To Unborn
• Wind Tower Co. Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Revisit Subsidy Duties
• NJ Justices Remove 'Routine' Barrier To Compressor Hub
• SEC Defends Climate Disclosure Rules At 8th Circ.
• New NHTSA Fuel Economy Rule Adds Compliance Complexity
• Ariz. Tribe Seeks To Block Lithium Exploration Project
• DC Circ. Axes FERC Reauthorizations For Texas LNG Projects
• 39 Law Firms Call On 6th Circ. To Reverse FirstEnergy Ruling
• Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Exxon Assistant GC Jumps To Duane Morris As Trial Partner
• Solar Tech Co. SunPower Hits Ch. 11 With $2B Of Debt
• Energy Dept. Awards $2.2B For 8 Grid Upgrade Projects
• FTC Says Syngenta 'Distorts' Info Rules In Competition Case
• Abandoned Gas Wells Class Action Survives 4th Circ. Battle
• GSA Makes First Tribal Carbon-Free Electricity Purchase
• Monsanto PCB Appeals Win Has Shallow Impact, Families Say
• Star Peak Shareholders Consolidate And Amend Class Action
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Army Corps Fights Amendment To Miss. Dolphin Harm Suit
• Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
• Former Refiner Can't Dodge Polluted Water Remedy
• Washington, Tribes Back EPA's Health Criteria For The State
• El Paso Inks Deal Over NM Agency's $1.3M Sewage Dump Fine
• After Chevron: NRC Is Shielded From Loper Bright's Effects
• Transportation Policies To Watch: Midyear 2024 Review
• Pennsylvania Legislation To Watch In 2024: A Midyear Report
• 9th Circ. Denies Rehearing Bid In ESA Fish Protection Suit
• PE Firms Carlyle, Quantum Ink $3B Deal For US Power Co.
• Hawaii Inks $4B Maui Wildfires Deal Ahead Of Anniversary
• BigLaw Insurer Calls FirstEnergy Ruling Threat To Privilege
• Glancy Prongay To Rep Investors In Landslide Risks Suit
• Iowa, ND Move For Win In NEPA Rule Fight
• Pa. AG Wants More From Feds' Norfolk Southern Settlement
• Wolverine, Travelers Drop Coverage Claims Over PFAS Suits
• Challengers To Ga. Utility Panel Elections Want Another Shot
• Paper Cos. Challenge Superfund Liability At 6th Circ.
• Navajo Restrict Radioactive Transport On Reservation Lands
• 8th Circ. Says Mining Co. Can't Escape Peruvians' Claims
• Mich. AG Says Enbridge 6th Circ. Rehearing Bid Is Meritless
• Former ABA President, Maynard Cooper Founder, Dies At 74
• SEC Narrows Its Rulemaking Focus As Election Looms
• Tribes Seek Commission's Help On Canada Mining Policy
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Dechert, Kirkland
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Iberdrola To Buy 88% Of UK Electric Power Co. In $5.5B Deal
• Toyota Accused Of Blocking Rival Hydrogen Fueling Station
• Monsanto Wants Wash. Justices To Deny PCB Tort Petition
• Mich. Justices Uphold Tighter Manure Discharge Regs
• Kirkland & Ellis Guides Arcosa On $1.2B Stavola Buy
• Calif. AG Says States Opposing 'Clean Fleets' Law Tout EVs
• Conservation Groups Take Aim At ESA Regs
• Feds Say Farmworkers Should Have Sued State Over Wages
• Latham, Ellenoff Rank Among Top Firms For July IPOs
• JPML Greenlights Shale Oil Price-Fixing MDL In New Mexico
• Groups Say DC Circ.'s Toss Of FERC OK Boosts Their Case
• Weil-Led Goldman Sachs Plugs $440M Into Power Biz
• Texas Judge Pauses Border Buoy Trial After 5th Circ. Ruling
• EPA Objects To Colorado Air Permit For Oil And Gas Site
• How Loper Bright Weakens NEPA Enviro Justice Strategy
• 5th Circ. Backs Louisiana's Block Of EPA Chemical Rule
• 3rd Circ. Says Enviro Fight No Reason To Reopen Ch. 11
• Expert Witness Standards Must Consider Peer Review Crisis
• Senate Energy Panel Advances Permitting Overhaul Bill
• Ga. County To End Shipwreck Spill Suit
• Mass. Could Be New Front In The Battle Over Jury Trial Right
• Paul Hastings Adds Enviro Atty As Practice Co-Head