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Environmental - September, 2024

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• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Amazon's Soured Solar Deal Suit Misses Mark, PE Firm Says
• Arizona Legislature Says State Can't Slip Monument Suits
• Big Banks Get Brazilian Pollution Suit Booted From NY
• Apache Tribe Urges Supreme Court To Take Up Mining Case
• DOE Plutonium Pit Plan Found To Violate Environmental Law
• Kids Face 'Very Uphill' Climb To Save Reworked Climate Suit
• Missouri Drops Appeal Intended To Save ESG Regulations
• Marathon Unit Wants 8th Circ. To Nix Appeal In Pipeline Fight
• Morgan Stanley Investment Arm Nabs $750M For Climate Fund
• Del. Justices Asked To Revive Malpractice Suit Against Firms
• AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
• Climate Analytics Co. Seeks Ch. 11 With Up To $50M In Debt
• Helene-Hit NC Alters Court Deadlines, Flags Price-Gouging  
• A Class Action Trend Tests Limit Of Courts' Equity Powers
• Calif. Appeals Court Won't Revive Suit Targeting Zero Emission Reg
• NJ Town Urges Court To Keep $1B DuPont Pollution Suit Alive
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Danimer Investors' 'Greenwashing' Suit
• Hurricane Helene Losses Could Exceed $5B: Market Analyst
• GAO Says DOE Could Save Billions On Hanford Waste Plan
• Energy Cases To Watch In This US Supreme Court Term
• NY's Midtown Bus Terminal Clears Enviro Review Hurdle
• Life Sciences Firms Energize IPO Market As Recovery Builds
• GM, LG Get Go-Ahead On $150M EV Battery Settlement
• EPA Will Review Wood Stove Emissions Rules To Settle Lawsuit
• $36M Oil Cleanup Row Isn't A Case For Fed. Court, Judge Says
• Arctic Seal Habitat Nixed By Alaska Federal Judge
• Houston Firm Gets Time In Zeta MDL To Fend Off DQ Bid
• FERC Can't Defend Backtrack On Grid Plan, DC Circ. Told
• EPA, Ohio Refinery Ink $169M Wastewater Cleanup Deal
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: September Lessons
• Nestlé Customers Win Class Cert. In Child Labor Labeling Suit
• Donziger Unveils Plan To Launch Impact Litigation Fund
• 11th Circ. Affirms Convictions In Fla. Shark Rescue Case
• 3rd Circ. Rules Commerce Fishery Councils Cannot Veto Regs
• Offended Texas Judge Formally Vacates Buoy Injunction
• Infighting Plagues SF Leaders With High Court Args Imminent
• Causation Claim Came Early, BP Spill Workers Tell 11th Circ.
• EPA Cleared Of Allegations Of Mishandling Ohio Derailment
• Conn. PFAS Water Pollution Suit Returned To State Court
• Feds Split $71M Clean Energy Award Between 13 Tribes
• 6th Circ. Upholds Philips' Win In Glass Plant Pollution Suit
• VivoPower Keeps HQ In UK To Qualify For $21B Gov't Program
• Ga. Judge Halts Election Over Sapelo Island Zoning Change
• 11th Circ. Wary Of Ineffective-Counsel Claim In Salmonella Case
• 6 Tips For Trying Cases Away From Home
• Qualcomm Eyes Massive Buyout Of Intel, Plus Other Rumors
• Texas Energy Co. Is Owed $8.1M Research Credit, Court Told
• Arnold & Itkin DQ Bid Says Zeta Defense Atty Is Ex-Employee
• Target Can't Escape Claims Over Deceptive 'Clean' Label
• Baltimore Bridge Wreck: 6 Months Later, Claims Mount
• Consultant Wants NC Packaging Patent Fight Tossed
• Fla. Condo's Irma Suit Dismissed After Settlement With Insurer
• 3rd Circ. Preserves Monsanto's Win In Cancer Warning Suit
• 10th Circ. To Hear Arguments In Utah Monument Row
• Transco Backers Urge DC Circ. To Revisit Pipeline Ruling
• 7th Circ. Judge Surprised Key Argument Left In Footnote
• Baker Botts, Latham Lead Natural Gas Producer's $270M IPO
• 11th Circ. Weighs Sovereignty In Ala. Burial Ground Fight
• EPA Can't Justify Calif. Emissions Ruling, High Court Told
• US Steel Clears One Hurdle In $14B Nippon Steel Deal
• Fed. Claims Court Won't Toss Abandoned Border Fence Suit
• NC Judge Limits $5.6M Hurricane Claims In Part Over Deadline
• Calif. Judge Says Fluoride In Water Risks Lowering Kids' IQ
• Calif. Man Admits Importing Greenhouse Gases In Novel Case
• US Antitrust Holds Fast: No 'Environmental Justice' Goals
• Norfolk Southern Names New CLO After Ouster Of Execs
• A Blueprint For Structuring An Effective Plaintiff Case Story
• Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Map
• Red States Back Florida In CWA Permit Program Fight
• DC Circ. Open To Industry Challenge To TSCA Reporting Rule
• DC Circ. Mining Decision Unsupported By Law, Groups Say
• Ala. Can Enforce Own Interstate Clean Air Plan, 11th Circ. Told
• Md. Says Shipowner Liable For $2B Baltimore Bridge Rebuild
• Feds, Mill Owner Reach $1.4M Deal In Pollution Cleanup Row
• Insurer Says Telecom Co. Not Covered For Marshall Fire Suits
• Norfolk Southern Says Stock Drop Suit Based On 'Hindsight'
• EPA Finalizes HFC Leak And Recycling Rule
• Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
• Interior Dept. Awarding $24 Million For Ecosystem Projects
• Chamber Says X Ruling Boosts Bid To Nix Calif. Climate Laws
• Need To Bag Your Groceries? You Can Have Paper, Calif. Says
• High Court Enviro Shadow Docket Could Diminish DC Circ.
• Tyson, Cargill Want Appeal Of Pollution Verdict Plan Certified
• Feds, SunZia Urge 9th Circ. To Toss Power Line Challenge
• EPA Admits Mistakes In Approving New Chevron Chemicals
• Texas Fighting ESA Listing For Tiny Lizard In Permian Basin
• States, Enviros Urge USPS Vehicle Plan Challenge To Proceed
• Toyota Accused Of 'Rotten' Forklift Emissions Compliance
• Calif. Sues Exxon For Plastic Pollution And Recycling Deception
• Fired Sotera Exec's Vesting Suit Goes Forward In Del.
• Brockovich, Attys Warn Of PFAS Dangers At Ga. Town Halls
• NY Extends Industrial Property Tax Break Application Deadline
• SEC Scores $12M Judgment In Unregistered Dealer Case
• Reassessing Lease Provisions To Account For ESG Initiatives
• US Can't Pin Clean Water Act Violation On Fla. Farmer
• Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
• Hawaii Judge Says Tenants Must Arbitrate Water Pollution Suit
• La. Wants EPA Civil Rights Regs Vacated After Court Win
• Conn. Reaches $5M Deal To Resolve Vision Solar Case
• Wash. Strikes Deal With Wild Fish Groups To End ESA Row
• Cards Against Humanity Hits SpaceX With $15M Trespass Suit
• Court Cuts Down Antitrust Suit From Loggers, Landowners
• EPA Defends Methane Rule At Supreme Court
• EV Battery Co. Hit With $207M Default Loss For Lack Of Attys
• Enviro Group Threatens Suit To Protect Newt In Fla., Ga.
• Law Professors Say Boulder Climate Suit Clearly Preempted
• Utilities Group Wants In On 4th Circ. FERC Grid Policy Fight
• 5th Circ. Says Tribunal Properly Slashed $10.6M Gas Award
• IPO Trio Looks To Raise $536M Combined As Autumn Begins
• House Passes GOP Push To Nix EPA Auto Emissions Regs
• Insurers Say Ky. House Damage Wasn't From Mine Collapse
• CFTC Issues Final Guidance On Carbon Credit Markets
• DuPont Cos. Can't Escape Cape Fear River PFAS Suit
• Integrating ESG Into Risk Management Programs
• Chevron's Demise May Not Bring Deluge Courts Had Feared
• How Labeling And Testing May Help Reduce PFAS Litigation
• It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
• DOE Picks 25 Battery Projects For $3B Of Awards
• Green Groups Can't Bar Housing Project, SC Judge Says
• Avoid Getting Burned By Agencies' Solar Financing Spotlight
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wash. Justices Strike Down County's Rural Winery Regs
• GM Asks Full 6th Circ. To Rehear Truck Emissions Fraud Suit
• Union Pacific Contractors Again Escape Texas Enviro Claims
• Gold Mine Operator Agrees To Pay $3M In Water Pollution Row
• Food Safety Org Says EPA Stalling On Sharing Pesticide Info
• Tyson Foods Hit With Greenwashing Suit For 'Net-Zero' Claim
• EPA Urges DC Circ. Not To Block Coal Ash Rule Implementation
• Calif. Port's Approval Of Hydrogen Project Challenged
• Consultant Ducks Contempt In Fight Over Packaging Patent
• FERC Must Heed DC Circ. 'Shift' On Gas Reviews, Chair Says
• Judge Blocks Manhattan Project Waste From Mich. Landfill
• BakerHostetler Adds Ex-Baker Botts Accident Response Duo
• Feds Defend At-Sea Monitoring Rule Despite Chevron Demise
• AT&T To Pay For Removal Of Hazardous Lake Tahoe Cables
• 'Greenhushing': Why Some Cos. Are Keeping Quiet On ESG
• Waste Mgmt. Sued For $3.8M Over Renewable Energy Credits
• PureCycle Investors Seek Final OK Of $12M Settlement
• EPA Retaliated Against Three Scientists, Watchdog Says
• Wash. Court Won't Ax Testimony In Tribes' River Pollution Suit
• Loper Bright Undercuts SEC Climate Rule, Fracking Cos. Say
• Insurers Demand Arbitration Of La. Storm Damage At 2nd Circ.
• 5th Circ. Favors Excess Insurer In Marina Coverage Dispute
• Gov't Lifeline Gives Nippon A Fighting Chance On US Steel
• Feds Oppose Bid To Block EPA Mercury Rule At High Court
• NC Panel Won't Undo Energy Rates In Solar Incentives Row
• Fla. Judge Keeps Tribe's CWA Permitting Power Row On Hold
• DOJ Says Ship Is Liable For $100M In Baltimore Bridge Collapse
• No Rehearing For 10th Circ. Methane Rule Challenge
• New Hampshire Residents Push To Save PFOA Class Action
• Treasury Floats Tax Credit Regs For EV Charging Property
• 5 Credibility Lessons Trial Attys Can Learn From Harris' Run
• Avangrid Unit Defends Counterclaim In Cleanup Battle
• EV Maker Lucid Illegally Fired Union Backers, Judge Finds
• Scope Of High Court's Jarkesy Ruling Tested In H-2A Visa Suit
• US Growers Say Chilean Grapes A Threat Under Rule Change
• Fla. Should Get CWA Permitting Back, State Tells DC Circ.
• VivoPower Plots $1.13B Merger After Unit's SPAC Deal Closes
• GC Base Salaries At Big Companies On The Rise
• In-House Atty Brings Bias Suit Over Firing After Miscarriage
• Univ. Can Expand Coastal Campus, Mass. Appeals Court Says
• Competitiveness Outranks Climate In New EU Commission
• US Utility AES Sells 30% Stake In Ohio Unit For $546M
• Tribes Sue Over Oregon Offshore Wind Farm Leases
• Conn. AG Balks At Avangrid's $2.55B Take-Private Deal
• PSEG's GC To Retire As Utility Co. Lines Up Her Successor
• Why A Tactic In The Youth Climate Change Battle Is Risky
• Missouri Injunction A Setback For State Anti-ESG Rules
• Biden Methane Rule Is Gov't Overstep, ND Judge Rules
• Ex-Cadwalader Litigation Co-Head Among Duo Added By V&E
• Carlyle Commits $1B To Clean Real Estate Finance Co.
• The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
• NJ Jury Puts $26M Price Tag On Land In Development Battle
• Exxon Owes $816M For Man's Cancer After Judge Ups Verdict
• Investors Greenlight Carbon Credit Co.'s $213M SPAC Merger
• EU Actors Lobby Hard For Top Jobs in New Commission
• Nuclear Waste Storage Questions Justices May Soon Address
• 9th Circ. Ruling Guts Religious Protections, Apaches Say
• Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
• NC Atty Lands Top Role At Enviro Dept. After Chief Departs
• DC Circ. Gives EPA Chance To Review Good Neighbor Plan
• EU Finance Ministers Boycott Hungary Meeting Over Russia
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• HSF-Led National Grid To Sell Supply Unit To Gov't For £630M
• Hungarian Amendment To Environment Law Shouldn't Fly
• After Chevron: Conservation Rule Already Faces Challenges
• Kids Ask Supreme Court To Revive Long-Running Climate Suit
• House OKs Tightening Restrictions On Tax Credit For EVs
• Linklaters Hires Shell's Qatar Legal Chief For Energy Practice
• EU Rejects Minimum Price Offers In Chinese EV Dispute
• Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
• Philadelphia Jury Clears Monsanto In City's 5th Roundup Trial
• Big Oil Climate Ruling Sets Dangerous Liability Precedent
• Gov't Spent $236B In Fraud And Improper Payments In 2023
• Top Calif. Biz Bills Sitting On Gov. Newsom's Desk
• Split 6th Circ. Backs SEC Win In Proxy Adviser Rule Change
• Politics Impacting US Steel-Nippon Review, Biz Groups Warn
• San Diego Utility Hit With Suit Over Wood Waste Runoff
• NC Car Parts Biz Racks Up $10M In Fines For Cheat Devices
• Aussie Metal Exploration Biz Raises £250M To Fund M&A
• Buyer Says Waste Facility Co. Owes $450M Over Trashed Plan
• 3rd. Circ. Got It Right On Cancer Warning Claims Preemption
• Prime Hydration Beats Most Beverage PFAS Claims, For Now
• 2024's Top Rulings In Native American Law
• Keurig To Pay SEC $1.5M Over K-Cup Recyclability Claims
• Fulcrum BioEnergy Files For Ch. 11 In Delaware
• Ariz. Gov. Can Join Monument Suit, Tribes and Enviros Sit Out
• Brookfield Pledges Over $1B To Ultra-Low Carbon E-Fuels Co.
• IRS Extends Tax Deadlines For NY, Conn. Storm Victims
• Biofuel Group Wants Renewable Fuel Redo At DC Circ.
• 'Structuring Issue' Snarls TC Energy's CA$1B Pipeline Deal
• DC Judge Won't Halt Colo. Trail Over Radiation Concerns
• Judge Won't End Mich. Dam Flooding Suit Before Discovery
• EPA Power Plant GHG Rule Is Unworkable, DC Circ. Told
• Investment Firm Can't Fell Timber Co.'s Carbon Offset Suit
• 5th Circ. Lets BP Keep Deepwater Horizon Cleanup Suit Win
• Red States, Industry Look To Sink EPA Vehicle Emissions Rule
• FERC Botched Tenn. Pipeline Approval, Enviro Orgs Tell DC Circ.
• Ohio Train Derailment Plaintiffs Seek Final OK Of $600M Deal
• Zeta MDL Judge Limits Talk Of Arnold & Itkin Billing 'Scheme'
• How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
• Five Point Energy Clinches 4th Fund With $1.4B In Tow
• 5 Ways To Confront Courtroom Technology Challenges
• EPA Enforcement Alert Issued For Illegal HFC Imports
• Texas Biz Court Will Be A Brave New World For Energy Cos.
• Ex-CEO Of Defunct Solar Co. Seeks Sanctions In Fraud Suit
• Arkema Calls Timing 'Suspect' In Bid To Lift NJ PFAS Suit Stay
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Solar Cos.' National Grid Tax Suit
• EPA Updates Public Engagement Plan For 1st Time In 20 Years
• DuPont Spinoff Must Explain Record Policy For Missing Docs
• Pa. Borough Says Insurer, Atty Wrongfully Settled Feud
• ESA Ruling May Jeopardize Gulf Of Mexico Drilling Operations
• Texas Justices To Weigh In On Native American Park Dispute
• Atlanta Hit With Clean Water Suit Over Wastewater Discharge
• Insurer Tries To Stop Asset Transfers In $2.6M Builder Lawsuit
• Enviro Groups Challenge FERC Approval Of La. LNG Terminal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Renewable Energy Biz Goes Public Via $386M SPAC Merger
• As Biden Looks To Block US Steel Deal, Rival Co. Weighs In
• China Complains To WTO About Canada EV Surtaxes
• EU Gears Up For New Commission With A Plea: More Women
• SEC Accuses Esmark Of Lying About US Steel Bid
• DOE Says Bonneville Power Lacks Proper Contract Oversight
• Wash. Justices Won't Take Up BNSF Water Reg Dispute
• Wash. Justices Uphold State's Wastewater Nitrogen Limits
• LA Developer Beats RICO Suit Over CEQA Fight At 9th Circ.
• Asbestos Claimants Want A Say In 4th Circ. 'Two-Step' Appeal
• Talks In Geothermal Fight Go On Amid Request For Monument
• Dodge Ram Drivers Urge 6th Circ. To Revive Emissions Claims
• Biden To Block US Steel-Nippon, And More Deal Rumors
• Pa. City Iced Retirees Out Of Ch. 9 Plan Talks, Committee Says
• Biden Admin Issues Plans To Address PFAS Use, Exposure
• Green Groups Fight Red State AGs' Attack On Civil Rights Regs
• Hydropower Co. Asks Judge To Stem River Cleanup Suit
• Ariz. Tribe Doubled Down In Lithium Project Row, Court Told
• EPA Asks To End Texas, Okla. Air Plan Fight Due To Lost Docs
• EPA Issues Carbon Sequestration Well Permits In Texas
• Biden Administration Approves 10th Offshore Wind Project
• Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
• EPA Unveils $151M Cleanup Plan For NJ Superfund Site
• Singapore Phosphate Co. Drops China Claim Over Panda Park
• Turning Tides: Real Estate's Impending Insurance Crisis
• Towns Say Settlement Doesn't Limit Rail Merger Appeal
• EPA Strengthens Trump-Era 'Once In, Always In' Rule
• Former Michelin Tire Factory Site Worth $30M, NJ Jurors Told
• EPA Coke Ovens Rule Challenged By Green Groups, Industry
• US Steel, Nippon Defend Deal After VP Harris Voices Concern
• Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
• Army Corps Gets 150K Comments Against Enbridge Pipeline
• 5th Circ. Panel Pushes Plaintiff Groups In Oil Terminal Row
• Fed. Circ. Has Questions About Data On Solar Duty Review
• Feds Ask Sixth Circ. To Uphold Highway GHG Rule
• Utah Tribe Seeks Quick Win In Farm Water Diversion Fight
• Monsanto Keeps Trial Win In Missouri Roundup Cancer Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive BP Spill Malpractice Settlement
• Calif. Backs EPA's High Court Fight To Keep SF Water Limits
• EPA Should Have Rethought Smog Plan, DC Circ. Told
• Harris Follows Biden In Opposing $15B US Steel-Nippon Deal
• DC Circ. Rejects EPA's 'New' Boiler Emission Limits
• 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond