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Environmental - February, 2025

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• Trump Still Isn't Obeying Order To Free FEMA Funds, AGs Say
• Trump Admin Cuts Raise Trade Secret Security Concerns
• Up Next At High Court: Gun Violence Liability & Nuclear Waste
• Insurer Gets Partial Early Win In Oil Pollution Coverage Suit
• Feds Say Tribes Can't Block New Oregon Casino
• Seattle Property Owner Slaps Exxon With Cleanup Suit
• La. Regulators Ask Justices To Review Tesla Sales Ban Case
• Carbon Project Investor C-Quest Hits Ch. 7
• 3M Wants Texas 'Forever Chemical' Suit Tossed
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Miami Litigation Trio From Fowler White
• MPLX Paying $715M For Full Control Of BANGL Pipeline
• Missouri Judge Won't Step Aside From Plastics Recycling Suit
• Apple Falsely Touted Watches As 'Carbon Neutral,' Buyers Say
• Norfolk Southern Escapes Investors' Derailment Fraud Suit
• Don't Fault Sterilization Co. For What It Didn't Know, Jury Told
• Feds Can't Dodge Firefighting Foam Suits Yet, SC Judge Rules
• Congress Prioritizes Enviro Regs On Nix List
• Ga. Developers Accused Of Polluting During Solar Farm Build
• Feds Sued In Wash. For Denying Coastal Moth ESA Status
• Alsup Halts 'Illegal' Firings Of Probationary Federal Workers
• Congress Sends EPA Methane Fee Rule Repeal To Trump's Desk
• Evidence Rule May Expand Use Of Out-Of-Court Statements
• Energy Co. Sued Over Rent, Radioactive Waste Disclosures
• How Courts Can Filter Nonmeritorious Claims In Mass Torts
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Orders Fed Agencies To Plan For Large Layoffs
• Calif. AG's Hiring Of Lieff Cabraser In Climate Suit Challenged
• USDA Unlawfully Purged Climate Info, Advocacy Groups Say
• EPA's Enviro Justice Reset Upending Community Relations
• Chicago Nonprofit Sues Trump Over Anti-DEI Orders
• Lawmakers Say DOI Energy Order Reviews Lack Transparency
• Enviro Group Says Chemours Is Dumping PFAS In Ohio River
• Lloyds Seeks To Trim Oil Cos.' Suit Over Water Pollution Claim
• Wash. Judge Says Officials Are Immune To Energy Code Suit
• US Chamber Wants Calif. Climate Disclosure Regs Blocked
• Judge Won't Disqualify Firm In Solar Co. Fraud Fight
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• The Math Of Cross-Examination: Less Is More, More Is Less
• Kirkland-Led Blackstone Wraps $5.6B Energy-Focused Fund
• DC Judge Blocks Trump's Federal Funding Freeze
• Pa. Biotech Co. Can't Escape $4M Trade Secrets Award
• Aircraft Parts Maker Hit With Class Claims Over Explosion
• Sterilization Co. Can't Pin Cancer On Genetics, Jury Told
• New Mexico Pueblos Want In On Fed Mineral Lease Ban Suit
• WestRock Blamed For Toxic Vapors In Worker's Injury Suit
• Chicago Escapes Bulk Of Insurer's $26M Willis Tower Suit 
• River Agency Says Harvey Flood Dispute Was Already Decided
• Petrochemical Cos. Want Judge Out Of Plastic Recycling Row
• Spent Fuel Casks Are Taxable Real Property, NJ Court Rules
• Macquarie Investors Fight To Keep Stock-Drop Suit Alive
• Calif. Wins Remand Of Exxon Plastic Suit, Green Groups Lose
• Utah Asks 10th Circ. To Block EPA's Ozone Standard Finding
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• Wiley Adds Environment And Product Regulation Pro In DC
• WilmerHale, Cleary Steer $4.1B Thermo Fisher-Solventum Deal
• 9th Circ. Mostly Clears The Way For Mont. Logging Project
• Dominican Republic Slams Report Favoring $44M Award
• Feds Say Tribe's 'Vague' Claims Won't Save Pipeline Suit
• Border Wall Cos. Learned Of Fund Row In 2024, 5th Circ. Told
• CPKC Tells DC Circ. Gov't Merger Approval 'Airtight'
• Norfolk Southern's Tank Car Co. Liability Claims Head To Trial
• Groups Fight Lawmakers' Bid To End Nat'l Monument Power
• FAA, SpaceX Say Rocket Launch Review Passes Muster
• Feds Fight Reinstatement Of Ousted Inspectors General
• Fund Names Rule FAQs Leave Some Interpretative Uncertainty
• Penn National Settles NC Hurricanes Coverage Suit
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• Tools For Witness Control That Go Beyond Leading Questions
• NY Judge Extends Block On DOGE's Treasury Access
• Quinn Emanuel-Backed Clients Join Eaton Fire Litigation Fray
• Colo. Woman Tells Jury Sterilization Plant Caused Cancer
• Energy Transfer Brings $300M Greenpeace Case To Jury
• GOP Leader Zeros In On Fintech And Enviro Rules For Repeal
• Calif. Lawmakers Unveil 'Polluters Pay' Superfund Legislation
• Judge Trims $40M Green Energy Co. Investor Suit
• Judge Questions Trump Administration Fund Freeze Authority
• Green, Tribal Orgs Ask To Defend Biden DOI's Coal Decision
• Energy Co. Says Osage Shouldn't Rush To Destroy Wind Farm
• US Steel-Nippon Merger Should Not Have Been Blocked
• Exxon Can't Dodge RICO Claims In Puerto Rico Federal Court
• Solar Farm Says FERC Can't Justify Grid Upgrade Cost Order
• 10 Issues To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Contracting
• Nuke Plant Renewal Rules Ignore Climate Risks, DC Circ. Told
• Veolia Ends One Of Few Remaining Flint Water Suits For $53M
• 1st Circ. Revives Clean Air Claims Over Idling Shuttle Buses
• Fed. Circ. Scraps Ruling On $14M Army Corps Contract Row
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, V&E, Cravath, Dechert
• DOJ Says Job Protections For ALJs Are Unconstitutional
• Tribes Fail To Win Reversal Of Ore. Casino Project Decision
• Better Process Not Certain As White House Loses NEPA Regs
• Insurer Can't Quickly Exit Broker Premium Theft Row
• Calif. Rail Project Back In Trump's Crosshairs With DOT Probe
• FERC Chair Seeking More Clarity On Scope Of Trump Order
• New SEC Guidance Throws A 'Bit Of Chaos' Into Proxy Season
• DOD To Shift $50B To Trump Defense Spending Priorities
• Green Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Press EPA Again On Atrazine
• Select SPAC Targets Are Soaring Ahead Of The Pack
• Feds Say DC Judge Can't Bar 'Hypothetical' Spending Freezes
• Enbridge's Pipeline Tunnel Approval OK'd By Mich. Panel
• EPA Sued Over Approval Of Radioactive Waste Road Project
• Mich. Judge Won't Defer Atomic Bomb Waste Suit To Agency
• NY Expands Local Power To Give Storm Damage Tax Breaks
• Navigating The Trump Enviro Rollback And Its Consequences
• Musk's X Seeks Cash At $44B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
• BakerHostetler Environmental Pro Jumps To Morgan Lewis
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Eaton Fire Class Action Blames SoCal Edison Power Lines
• Lululemon Gets 'Greenwashing' Ads Suit Tossed
• PVC Pipe Giant Atkore Discloses DOJ Grand Jury Probe
• MDL Plaintiffs Misread Blackout Protocols, Texas Justices Told
• 10th Circ. Says ARCO Superfund Suit Wasn't Too Late
• FERC Watchers Seek Clarity As Trump Curbs Agency Powers
• Energy Credit Market Still Robust Amid Uncertainty, Attys Say
• Groups Say Trump Can't Reopen Areas To Offshore Drilling
• NY Vows To Fight Trump's Bid To Kill Congestion Pricing
• Senators Aim To Update Permitting, But Roadblocks Loom
• Fla. Court Won't Revive Property Manager's COVID Claims
• Airlines Can Ask 9th Circ. To Consider Airport Pollution Suit
• 8 Ways Cos. Can Prep For Termination Of Their Enviro Grants
• Suit Targets USFS Approval For Stibnite Gold Project
• Fired Watchdogs 'Must Be Reinstated,' Senate Democrats Say
• Insurer Must Cover Trucking Co. In Fatal Fire Row, Judge Says
• Jenner & Block Lands Former EPA Senior Counsel In DC Shop
• Trump Exec Order Expands Control Over Independent Agencies
• Limited FERC Pipeline Review Makes No Sense, DC Circ. Told
• County Opposes Wash. Tribe's Bid To Weigh In On River Fight
• EPA Gives Congress A Chance To Sink Calif. Auto Waivers
• Exxon, Koch Lose Bid To End Minn. Climate Change Suit
• Lawmakers Say FEMA Must Accept Tribal Fire Declarations
• Undoing An American Ideal Of Fairness
• Torrent Of Eaton Fire Suits Call For Organization, Judge Says
• Telecoms Hope New Ag Secretary Pushes Permit Reform
• Houston Energy Co. Settles Claims Over Utah Plant Turbines
• Ancora Says US Steel CEO May Have Made Insider Trades
• State AGs Can't Yet Block Musk From Accessing Agency Data
• Calif. Insurance Chief Asks State Farm To Justify Rate Hikes
• How Trump EPA Could Fix Carbon Combustion Residuals Rule
• Diamondback Buys Midland Assets For $3B Cash Plus Stock
• Loper Bright Doesn't Sink ESG Rule, Texas Judge Says
• Feds Seek Stay Of States' Methane Suit, Citing Trump Order
• States Move To Block Musk From Taking Over Gov't Agencies
• Demise Of Humphrey's Executor Could Sow Chaos At FERC
• Murkowski Urges Senate To Shield Tribes From Trump Orders
• 9th Circ. Judge Pauses At Forest Service's Project Revision
• Trump Aims To End Limits On President's Power To Fire
• Old Permits Irrelevant To Pollution Controls, Texas Justices Say
• EPA Fires Hundreds Of Employees, Cuts Millions In Contracts
• EPA, Energy Dept. Rush To Fulfill Trump's Appliance Order
• Houston Energy Co. Stiffed For Cleanup Costs, Court Told
• Munger Tolles Gets $10M Retainer To Rep LA In Fire Litigation
• Enviro Groups Back EPA On Challenged PFAS Superfund Rule
• Calif. Insurance Chief Backs Wildfire Mitigation, Recovery Bills
• Judges Suggest Withdrawal Was Optional In Dam Permit Spat
• Nippon Order Tests Gov't Control Over Foreign Investments
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• How Trump Orders Roll Back Energy Efficiency Mandates
• Thompson Hine Partner Wants To Help You Find True Love
• Judge Leaves Curbs On DOGE Treasury Access After Hearing
• Expect Continued Antitrust Enforcement In Procurement
• 9th Circ. Revives Air Force Guam Munitions Disposal Dispute
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Defaulted Notes, EB-5 Investor Fraud
• Origin Investors Fixed 'Fatally Vague' Fraud Claim, Judge Says
• Mass. Auto Telematics Data Law Not Preempted, Judge Says
• DC Judge Says Utah Tribe Can't Restore Reservation Lands
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• Buyer Seeks $3.5M Price Cut Over Bungled Conn. Mill Cleanup
• EPA Boss Says Biden Admin Wrongly Ceded Control Of $20B
• EPA Asks 5th Circ. To Pause State Ozone Plan Decision
• Emerging Energy Trends Reflect Shifting Political Landscape
• White & Case Environmental Partner Moves To Weil In NY
• Tribe Can't Revisit $16M Ovintiv Settlement, Feds, Utah Say
• Small But Mighty Busy: 1st Circ. A Hub For Anti-Trump Suits
• Orrick Hires Former Head Of A&O's Restructuring Practice
• Republican Senators Float Ending EV Tax Credits
• Avangrid Unit's Counterclaim Cut From Plant Cleanup Fight
• OCC Departs International Network Focused On Climate Risks
• Paraquat Plaintiffs Urge 7th Circ. To Revive MDL Suits
• GOP Sens. Pitch $1K Tax On EVs To Boost Highway Fund
• USPTO Ends Fast Exams Of Patents Targeting Climate Change
• RI Judge Won't Pause Order To Unfreeze Funds Amid Appeal
• 5th Circ. OKs Drop Of Litigation Over Biden-Era GHG Rule
• Tax-Free Ways To Help Employees After The LA Wildfires
• Gore-Tex Maker Accused Of Greenwashing Waterproof Fabric
• Improving Comms Between Trial Attys And Tech Witnesses
• Trump Nominates New EPA Air, Water, Legal Division Leaders
• As EPA Backs Down, Expect Enviros To Step Up Citizen Suits
• Nippon-US Steel Redo Under Trump Could Be A Win-Win
• Dentons Adds Indianapolis Attorney To Energy Practice
• Trump Taps Wright Ally For Energy Dept. Post
• Davis Polk Guides Irish Sensor Co. On $2.3B Stateside Buy
• Power Generation Co. Going Public Via $770M SPAC Deal
• NC Justices Weigh Blame For Errors In Insurance Application
• Trump Taps Oil Advocate, Ex Wyo. Official For Interior Posts
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 8 Ousted Inspectors General Sue Over Firings
• Trump Tells Agencies To Plan 'Large-Scale' Cuts With Musk
• Calif.'s Insurance Safety Net Gets $1B Infusion For Fire Claims
• SoCal Edison Investors Sue Over LA Wildfire Mitigation Claims
• Kids Can't Save Reworked EPA Climate Suit, Judge Rules
• Billionaire Ira Rennert Says Justices Must Resolve Peru Fight
• Justices Ponder If Colo. Climate Case Would Open Floodgates
• Couple's Chickens Are Pets, Not Poultry, NC Justices Told
• Monsanto Loses Attempt To Overturn $1.25M Roundup Award
• Fla. Senate Committee Advances Resilient Building Tax Credit
• PFAS Litigation Finds A New Frontier: Consumer Products
• Monsanto PCB Appeal Seems To Divide Wash. High Court
• EV Charging Supply Chain In Limbo Amid Funding Freeze
• Feds Must Enforce Law In Dakota Pipeline Row, Court Told
• Insurer Says $641M Deal Over Tainted Flint Water Not Covered
• Eaton Fire Victim Wants Sanctions Against SoCal Edison
• Plant Nursery To Shell Out $2.5M In H-2A Wage Suit
• Activist Elliott Targets Phillips 66 Again Over Lack Of Progress
• Rethinking How To Engage Shareholders, Activists Via Proxies
• Pot Grower Says Nearby Farm's Pesticides Caused $17M Loss
• Award Enforcement Suit Must Focus On Italy Immunity First
• Republican-Led SEC Pauses Climate Regulation Litigation
• Automakers Lose Fight To Block Mass. 'Right To Repair' Law
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• Xcel, Telecom Cos. Say Colo. Fire Plaintiffs Can't Opt Out Of Trial
• Calif. Ruling Holds Wildfire Debris Not A Coverable Loss
• Texas Property Owner Seeks Over $1M In Storm Coverage
• Gov't Defends Approval Of CP-KCS Rail Merger To DC Circ.
• Judge: Dominican Republic Should Pay $44M Landfill Award
• Nevada Lithium Mine Violates Indigenous' Rights, Report Says
• SpaceX Says It Has Been Harmed By Coastal Commission
• EPA Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Asbestos Ban Rule
• Latest Ore. Fire Verdict Brings PacifiCorp Damages To $270M
• Green Groups Defend Methane Charge Against Industry Suit
• NJ Hospital Hit With Class Claims Over Retirement Plan Fees
• Trump Buyout Plan Still On Hold As Unions Cite 'Confusion'
• 5 Key Takeaways From Energy Secretary's Confirmation
• Investor Urges US Steel To Dump Deal After Trump Comments
• What Day 1 Bondi Memos Mean For Corporate Compliance
• Trump Admin Violating Order To Unfreeze Funds, Judge Says
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Trump Isn't Obeying Order To Unfreeze Funds, States Say
• Nippon-US Steel Merger Targeted By Consumers In Calif.
• NJ Statehouse Catch-Up: Offshore Wind, AI, Neurodiversity
• Native American Legislative Moves: Land Bill Moves Forward
• Maxeon Investors Push To Keep Exchange Act Suit Alive
• FERC Says Trump Orders Support DC Circ. Rehearing Bid
• Trump's Tariff Moves Put Energy Cos. In Scramble Mode
• Texas Wants 3M, Dupont 'Forever Chemical' Suit In State Court
• Steel Cases Test Executive Authority, Judicial Scope
• SoCal Edison Says Its Equipment May Have Caused Hurst Fire
• What Calif. Bill Could Mean For Battery Energy Storage
• 3 Ways Trump Can Nix SEC's Climate Disclosure Rules
• Plaintiffs Lawyers Swarm Los Angeles Post-Fires
• Justices Deny Trump DOJ's Bid To Delay Three Energy Cases
• Trump Admin Freezing EV Charging Station Funds
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• States Say NY Climate Act 'Wrings Funds' From Energy Cos.
• Sterilization Plant's 'Royal' Mistake Leaked Pollution, Jury Told
• SEC's Dealer Suit May Criminalize Major Investors, Funds Say
• Ala. Tribe Fights Bid To Renew Burial Grounds Row
• Investors, Italy Tussle Over $23M Awards Enforcement Suit
• EPA Places 168 Environmental Justice Workers On Leave
• FERC Tells DC Circ. Revised Grid Hookup Policy Is Sound
• Paint Co. Says Chubb Owes $1M For Plant Explosion
• House Committee Weighs Wildfire Strain On Calif. Insurers
• Reg Waiver Eases Calif. Rebuilding, But Proceed With Care
• Nippon Says US Steel Deal Aligns With Trump Goals
• The Post-Macquarie Securities Fraud-By-Omission Landscape
• Trump's Energy Plans: Climate, Data Centers, LNG And More
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Plan Put On Hold
• Sterilization Co. Skimped On Pollution Controls, Residents Say
• California Tribes Sue Feds Over 'Massive' Casino Project
• Suit Challenges BLM Approvals Of More Calif. Drilling Permits
• Doubt Over NEPA Regs' Future Brings New Risk For Projects
• NJ Seeks Jury Trial In PFAS Cleanup Case Against 3M, DuPont
• Chicago's Climate Suit Belongs In Federal Court, Judge Hears
• Nixon Peabody Taps Ex-Faegre Drinker Environmental Atty
• NJ's Climate Change Suit Against Energy Cos. Tossed
• Alaska Sues In DC Over Tribe's Anchorage Gaming Hall
• A View Of The Shifting Insurance Regulatory Landscape
• Trump's Energy Plans: Funding, Permits And Nuclear Power
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• GOP Lawmakers Move To Scrap Methane Emissions Fee
• Cleveland-Cliffs Wants 'Un-American' US Steel Suit Tossed
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Calif. Partly Beats Challenge To Climate Disclosure Laws
• Calif. AG Backs Tribes In Bid To Protect Cultural Resources
• 5th Circ. Mulls If Green Orgs. Have Injury In Injection Well Case
• EPA, Interior Leaders Unveil Focus On US Energy Production
• 5th Circ. Asks Why EPA Stalled Denial Of Texas Ozone Plan
• Calif. AG Gets $25M To Fund Legal Fights Against Trump
• Pushing The Envelope In Climate Law: Murder Charges
• Norfolk Southern Hit With 'Toxic Nightmare' Derailment Suit
• NJ Wildlife Regulator Is Unconstitutional, Ex-Legislator Argues
• Auto Cos., Mass. AG Make Final Case In 'Right To Repair' Fight
• White House Lacks Authority To Issue NEPA Regs, Judge Says
• 6th Circ. Urged To Back $600M Train Derailment Deal
• Wash. Gov. Orders Look At Data Centers' Tax Revenue Impact
• US, Osage Nation Fight Bid To Stay $4.2M Wind Farm Order
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Keller Rohrback
• The Tides Are Changing For Fair Access Banking Laws
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• A Halftime Analysis Of DOJ's Compensation Pilot Program
• 4th Circ. Won't Block SC Mixed-Use Housing Project
• DOJ Poised To Prosecute Threat-Makers Against DOGE
• Faulty LA County Wildfire Alerts Probed By Congress
• Texas Appeals Court Wipes Exxon's $2.5M Oil Cleanup Verdict
• A Look At Order Ending Federal Contractor Affirmative Action
• Exec Cops To Crashing Drone Into Plane Fighting LA Fires
• Blank Rome Adds Ex-Babst Calland Litigator In Pittsburgh
• Courts Should Nix Conferencing Rule In 1 Discovery Scenario
• 4 Keys To Litigating In An Active Regulatory Environment
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin
• Relief In Tribal Casino Fight Would Be Uncommon, Court Told
• Power Cos., States Ask DC Circ. To Dispose Of Coal Ash Rule
• US Steel, Nippon Say Election Politics Blocked $14.9B Deal
• DC Judge Joins RI In Blocking Trump Funding Freeze
• ADNOC, OMV Merger Talks Move Ahead In 'Positive Manner'
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer