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Environmental - April, 2025

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• Oil Group Drops Suit After DOI Says Leasing Redo Coming
• House Votes To Nix Two Calif. Air Emissions Waivers
• Amazon's Suit Over Soured Solar Deals Survives Dismissal
• NAACP Fights Bid To Seal Info In Utility's PFAS Suit
• Schools Say Norfolk Southern Ducked Postderailment Pledge
• 5 Areas Contractors Should Watch After 1st 100 Days
• Guam School Says Insurer Underpaid Typhoon Coverage
• Ohio Top Court Backs Challenged Solar Farm Approval
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
• K&L Gates Hires Ex-White & Case Atty As Partner In Australia
• Fla. AG Drops Claims FEMA Avoided Trump Supporters' Homes
• Examining The EPA's Forever Chemical Plans
• Gore-Tex Maker Seeks Dismissal Of PFAS Suit
• Koi Nation Can't Intervene In Casino Row, Court Told
• Michigan Asks Justices To Sustain Remand Of Pipeline Fight
• Trump Can't Reorganize Gov't Without Congress, Groups Say
• Why Trade Cases May Put Maple Leaf Deference On Review
• PacifiCorp Hit With $11M Verdict In Latest Wildfire Case
• FERC Wrongly Greenlighted Kan. Grid Projects, DC Circ. Told
• Sullivan M&A Chief Sees Opportunities Amid Tariff Turmoil
• Key Questions When Mediating Environmental Disputes
• 2 Insurance Firms Join Frozen IPO Pipeline Seeking $440M
• Kirkland Guides Allied Industrial On $300M Fund Close
• 3 Change Management Tools To Boost Compliance Efforts
• Stonepeak Buying Stake In Spain's Repsol For $340M
• Pulled Decision Dooms Chicago Disposal Site Suit, Feds Say
• Ag Groups Say 'Common Sense' Means Standing In EPA Suit
• Biz Groups Fight NY's Bid To Join Their Climate Suit With States'
• Veolia Settles Flint Water Crisis Claims For $53M
• EPA Waiver Lifts Summer Ban On High-Ethanol Fuel Sales
• Ziploc 'Microwave Safe' Bags Shed Microplastics, Buyer Says
• FAIR Plan Failed To Pay For LA Fire Smoke Claims, Suit Says
• Green Group Says Shell Case Discovery Fees Are Too Costly
• EPA Restarts Voluntary Retirement Program
• Nikola Seeks Court OK For $9M Climate-Credit Sale Process
• EPA Touts Intention To Act On PFAS Contamination
• 10th Circ. Says EPA Overlooked Colo. Air Pollution Concerns
• Trump DOE's Plan On AI Offers Challenges, Opportunities
• Understanding How Jurors Arrive At Punitive Damage Awards
• PacifiCorp Should Pay $96M To Wildfire Victims, Jury Told
• Okla. Backs Wind Farm At 10th Circ. In Osage Mineral Dispute
• SPAC Deals Are Buzzing Again Despite Tariff Turmoil
• Interior's Energy Permits Plan Has Legal And Practical Risks
• Judge Blocks Trump Order Limiting Fed. Worker Bargaining
• Exxon Can't Use $8.5M Deal To Skirt Pa. Suit, Judge Says
• $1.1M Hail Coverage Suit Against Travelers Is Time-Barred
• WTO Will Hear EU-China Dispute Over Electric Car Batteries
• Font Size Error Dooms USDA Contract Bid
• Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
• Calif. AG Asks Court To Sink Exxon Recycling Defamation Suit
• NJ Industrial Remediation Claims Not Time-Barred, Panel Says
• Avoiding Compliance Risks Under Calif. Recycling Label Law
• Apache Want To Pause Enviro Study Until High Court Ruling
• Nelson Mullins Adds Product Liability Pro In Charlotte
• Taxation With Representation: Dechert, Brown Rudnick
• Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
• DOT Drops SDNY Attys Who Accidentally Exposed Case Flaws
• 11th Circ. Considers Sackett's Impact In Clean Water Suit
• EPA Faces Diverging Input On How To Modify WOTUS Rule
• 2 SPACs Join Recovering Market With $461M In New Capital
• 8th Circ. Quizzes SEC About Fate Of Climate Regs
• $1M Settlement In Ga. PFAS Litigation Gets Judge's Final OK
• DOJ Probing Disney-FuboTV Deal, And Other Rumors
• 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
• How Trump Energy Order May Challenge State Climate Efforts
• Pennsylvania Coal Co. Reaches Cleanup Deal In Ch. 11 Case
• US Must Pay ND $28M Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
• CEOs Urge SEC To Ban Political Activists' Proxy Proposals
• Oil Giants Lose Bid To Shake DC 'Greenwashing' Suit
• Denver Water Says Dam Work Won't Hurt Environment
• 10th Circ. Says Lower Court Erred On Pollution Coverage
• Texas Court Skeptical Of 'Death Star' Standing Argument
• Justices Hint That Fuel Groups Can Fight Emissions Waiver
• Judge Says Calif. Tribes Can't Intervene In $700M Casino Row
• Plastic Co. Asks 1st Circ. To Undo Class Cert In PFOA Suit
• New Mexico Wildfire Sparks Suit Against Federal Government
• 9th Circ. Asked To Modify Ruling In LA Port Co. Coverage Row
• 6th Circ. Preserves Enbridge's Pipeline Suit Against Mich.
• Railcar Co. Owes Nothing In $600M Ohio Derailment Deal
• EPA's Proposed GHG Reform Could Hinder Climate Regulation
• Insurer Says No Coverage For $7.8M Tornado Damage Suit
• Judge Slams TCPA Atty Over Filing With 'No Legitimate Basis'
• Sierra Metals, Alpayana Reach $176M Deal After 'Hostile' Bid
• Akerman Adds Womble Bond Renewable Energy Pro In NC
• Apollo Plugs $220M Into Energy-Focused Joint Venture
• Judge Likely To Block Trump Collective-Bargaining Ban
• M&A 'Pause' Requires Nimble, Creative Dealmaking
• Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
• PacifiCorp Should Pay For 39 Years Of Fire Trauma, Jury Told
• Audit Finds Calif. Universities' Repatriation Efforts Still Slow
• Wind Farm Work Stoppage Raises Energy Project Risks
• US Intends To Proceed With Ariz. Copper Mine, Justices Told
• Ohio Derailment Not Caused By Texas Hurricane, Rail Co. Says
• Phillips Steps Down As FERC Commissioner
• GAO Report Looks At Gen AI's Environmental, Human Effects
• What Greenwashing Looks Like, And How To Navigate Claims
• 11 Tips For Contractors Dealing With DOD Staff Reductions
• Nuclear Startup To Go Public Through $475M SPAC Deal
• At Least 10 Firms Assist On $1B Barrick Gold Alaska Deal
• EPA Tells Enviro Justice Employees Reductions Are Coming
• Calif. Judges Who Lost Homes Sue LA Over Palisades Fire
• 'Embarrassed' Judge Can't Yet Rule On Woolsey Fire Suit
• New Cos. Added As 7 Other Firefighter Unions Join PFAS Suit
• AFGE Units Ask Court To Nix Agencies' Labor Contracts Suit
• Wind Farm Co. Asks 10th Circ. To Undo Osage Teardown Order
• Offshore Leasing Withdrawal Ruling Not Moot, Court Told
• DOL Tells 5th Circ. It May Rescind Biden-Era ESG Rule
• Feds Vow To Cut NY Funds If Congestion Pricing Stays On
• Microchip Co. Wants USPTO To Apply New Rules Retroactively
• 4 Takeaways From La. Coastal Wetland Damage Verdict
• 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
• How Proxy Advisory Firms Are Approaching AI And DEI
• Calif. Homeowners Say Insurers Colluded To Limit Coverage
• Interior Says Offshore Air Rule Challenge Must Be Nixed
• Unions Score Block On Orders To Fire Probationary Workers
• 3 Firms Guide Brazilian Energy Producer's $155M SPAC Deal
• Baker Botts Adds Enviro Ace From In-House Role In Houston
• CMOC Buying Lumina Gold For $420M
• Conn. Utility Says Regulators Must Hear PFAS Class Case
• Solar Co. Oya Gets OK On Ch. 11 Liquidation After Asset Sales
• Up Next At High Court: Preventive Healthcare, LGBTQ Books
• Enviro Groups Tell 10th Circ. Denver's Dam Appeal Ill-Timed
• Apache Ask High Court For Quick Ruling In Oak Flat Land Row
• NC High Court Snapshot: Livestock Litigation Takes Limelight
• Traversing The Shifting Sands Of ESG Reporting Compliance
• Ill. Justices To Weigh Scope Of Standard Pollution Exclusions
• An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
• Trump Admin Pushes Ahead With New Offshore Oil Leases
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher
• 5 Takeaways From Texas Stock Exchange's SEC Filing
• OxyChem Unit Settles Bid To Share Ohio Derailment Blame
• NY Judge Scrubs Groups' Anti-Congestion-Pricing Claims
• Bard Plant's Emission Controls Weren't Up To Snuff, Jury Told
• 9th Circ. Signals Support For Tribes' Cultural Loss Claims
• Army Corps Says Miss. Dolphin Harm Suit Rightfully Tossed
• Liberty Mutual Says Other Insurer Owes $500K For Crane Row
• DC Circ. Refreezes EPA Climate Grant Funds
• Program To Speed Up Climate Change Patent Exams Axed
• Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
• Insurance Regulators Urged To Address Climate Change Risks
• Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bard Sickened Ga. Man With Medical Gas Pollution, Jury Told
• Pa. Poultry Farm's Slaughter Methods Deemed Trade Secrets
• Judge Pauses Md. Depositions In Bridge Collapse Suit
• Interior Dept. Halts Work On East Coast Offshore Wind Farm
• Texas Energy Bills Are No Panacea For Power Projects
• Texas Oil Co., Exec Admit Negligence In Toxic Gas Deaths
• Feds Float Reducing Endangered Species Habitat Protections
• IBM Sues Insurers Over $900M In Environmental Expenses
• Interior Transfers 110,000 Acres To Army For Border Security
• Texas Oil Cos. Seek Pass-Through Pollution Claims Coverage
• Union Denied More Time In Feds' Bid To Bless CBA Rebuke
• Takeaways From Alaska Justices' Pollution Exclusion Ruling
• Groups Urge Congress To Probe DC's Use Of Private Attys
• Mexico's Vista Buys Stake In Argentine Oil Project For $1.5B
• The Repercussions Of FEMA's Wildfire Cleanup Policy Cuts
• Judge Restores EPA Grant Funds For Climate Change Groups
• Global Clean Energy Files Ch. 11 With Over $2B In Debt
• Judge Tells Feds To Unfreeze Climate, Infrastructure Funds
• New Mexico Pueblos Allowed Into Fed Mineral Lease Ban Suit
• Trump Orders Overhaul Of Federal Contracting Rules
• No Appeal For Green Energy Co. CEO In $40M Investor Suit
• Apple Challenges PFAS Claims In Watch Band Lawsuit
• DC Circ. Again Nixes Challenge To $44B Alaska LNG Project
• Massive Calif. Fire Assessment Pass-Through Sparks Suit
• Dow Says NJ Pollution Suit 'Classic' Case For Federal Court
• Court Abused Discretion In Tesoro Pipeline Row, 8th Circ. Told
• Kinder Morgan Must Face $100M Texas Storm Billing Dispute
• What's At Stake As 9th Circ. Eyes Cultural Resource Damages
• Colorado Judge Tosses Counties' Suit Over $25M Tax Transfer
• Simpson Thacher Advises On $2.2B Cross-Border Power Deal
• DC Circ. Zaps FERC Fight Over Grain Belt Express Line
• E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
• SEC Clears Green Impact Exchange To Enter Market In 2026
• Judge Says Barretts Needs Independence To Resolve Ch. 11
• Allianz Unit Challenges Augusta Golf Club's $2.4M Award
• Monsanto's 11th Trial Kicks Off In Seattle Over School PCBs
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Calif. Refinery's Pollution
• Calif. Board Says SpaceX Suit Should Be Grounded For Good
• Feds Push To End Alaska Tribe's Gold Mine Permit Challenge
• Trump Admin Moves To Weaken Migratory Bird Protections
• Enviro Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Webpage Removals
• FTC Joins DOJ In Targeting Anticompetitive Regulations
• Green Group Urges Update On Gulf Oil Well Risks
• Chemical Co. Owes $11M In Unpaid Pine Oil Bills, Suit Says
• Colorado Oil Co. Says Hefty Penalties Are Unlawful Taking
• NJ High Court Advances DuPont Appeal In $1B Pollution Suit
• 1st Circ. Can't Hear Class Suit Coverage Row, Oil Co. Says
• Four State Govs. Call On EPA To Increase Biofuel Targets
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
• Boeing Birth Defect Cases Paused Until Wash. Appeals Ruling
• 3M Fights 4th Circ. Bid To Undo Removal Of PFAS Suits
• DOJ Torches Biden-Era Enviro Justice Deal With Alabama
• FTC Starts Process That May Nix Chevron, Exxon Deal Limits
• 7th Circ. Asks For Ill. Justices' Input On Pollution Exclusion
• EV Charging Biz Sues Over Alleged Seattle Station IP Theft
• Texas Justices Uphold City's Wastewater Release Permit
• Trump Grid Order Threatens To Roil Electricity Sector
• Another Calif. Tribe Files Suit Over $700M Casino Project
• Strategies To Help Witnesses Manage Deposition Anxiety
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Challenge Gov't Expert Site Visit
• Holland & Hart Adds 2 More Ariz. Perkins Coie Enviro Attys
• EPA Workers Allege Discrimination Over Indefinite Leave
• Mich. Top Court Won't Hear Appeal Of $217M Dam Repair Tax
• Taxation With Representation: Norton Rose, Ropes & Gray
• Apollo Plugs $400M Into Joint Venture With Solar Company
• Calif. FAIR Plan Denying Wildfire Smoke Coverage, Suit Says
• Monsanto Can't Nix PCB Expert From 11th Seattle School Trial
• Puerto Rico Judge Says Atty Plagiarized Climate Complaint
• Alaskan Tribes Sue Army Corps Over Gold Mining Project
• Parish Must Face Discriminatory Land Use Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Conservation Groups Sue BLM To End Stagnant Oil Leases
• Groups Urge Protections For Native Monuments Amid Threats
• How Cos. Can Mitigate Increasing Microplastics Liability Risk
• Strategizing For Renewable Energy Project Success In Texas
• BLM Nominee Drops Out After Trump Criticism Surfaces
• Alaska Asks DC Judge To Halt Tribe's Gaming Hall
• Colo. Supreme Court Rejects Fire Plaintiffs' Trial Opt-Out Bid
• A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
• Cooley-Led Drone Operator Launches Plans For $75M IPO
• How Latin American Finance Markets May Shift Under Trump
• Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Instructs Agencies To Quietly Repeal Regs If Possible
• 'Evasive' Unions Told To List Fired Probationary Workers
• Trump Climate Law Order Could Imperil Funds, Boost Industry
• Trump Orders Agencies To Identify Anticompetitive Rules
• Kansas Says Local Gov'ts Usurping State Powers In Shale Case
• How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
• EPA Asks DC Circ. To Extend Time In PFAS Case
• Buchalter Adds Gordon Rees Environmental Litigator In SoCal
• Ancora Drops US Steel Pursuit After Trump Flags Nippon Deal
• Trump EPA, FWS Nominees Clear Senate Committee Vote
• Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
• US Seeks To Toss Utah Tribe's Water Claims Against Farm
• NY High Court Probes If State Emissions Cap Preempts City's
• Feds Sue Wash. Company Over Barge's $1M Oil Spill Cleanup
• Trump Wants To Use Firms That Cut Deals For Coal Leases
• Calif. Opposes Bid To Freeze State Corporate Climate Regs
• How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
• 3M Tells 2nd Circ. Conn. PFAS Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• Key Takeaways From The 2025 Spring Antitrust Meeting
• Machinery Co. Says Insurer Owes $12M For Fire Losses
• Morrison Foerster-Led Infineon Paying $2.5B For Auto Tech Biz
• What PFAS-Treated Clothing Tariff Bill Would Mean For Cos.
• Design Co. Denied Exit From Hurricane Subrogation Suit
• Plastics Group Loses Challenge To Calif.'s Pollution Subpoena
• Sidley-Led Excelsior Wraps 2nd Energy Fund With $1B In Tow
• White & Case Gets In On Trade Hiring With Ex-Treasury Atty
• Justices Halt Order To Reinstate Federal Workers
• 9th Circ. Partially Reverses LA Port Co.'s Coverage Suit
• Homeland Secretary Waives Fed Laws For Calif. Border Wall
• No Basis To Revive Leasing Withdrawals Ruling, Trump Says
• FAA, SpaceX Failed Adequate Review For Starship, Groups Say
• WHO Cancer Report May Spark Gasoline Toxic Torts
• Trump Reopens Security Review Of US Steel-Nippon Deal
• Michigan AG Plans To Sue PCB Makers, Issues Call To Firms
• Pair Of Blank Check IPOs Raising $411M To Pursue Mergers
• SolarEdge Claims Get Tossed Again In Second Try
• 3 Firms Lead $5.7B Stonepeak, Woodside Louisiana Gas Deal
• A&O Shearman Adds Mayer Brown Energy Infrastructure Duo
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
• Bayer Wants Supreme Court To Review Roundup Litigation
• GOP Sens. Attack Calif. Waivers Despite Parliamentarian Ruling
• Chevron Hit With $745M Verdict Over La. Coast Pollution
• Judge Halts Denver Dam Work For More Enviro Review
• Youths Ask Alaska High Court To Stop LNG Project
• 6th Circ. Allows Tenn. Gas Plant Pipeline To Proceed
• Toshiba Fights Claims Over Alleged Hydro Plant Defects
• What 2nd Trump Admin Means For Ship Pollution Compliance
• Mass. AG Emerges As Key Player In Consumer Protection
• Insurers Accuse SoCalEdison Of Sparking Eaton Fire
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Novelis Seeks $15M For Recycle Facility Construction Delays
• Foster Garvey Hires Ex-Karr Tuttle Real Estate Atty
• Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Kirkland-Led Brookfield Buying Colonial Pipeline In $9B Deal
• 3 Ways The Trump EPA Could Impact The Chemical Industry
• Ex-SunEdison Exec Gets 'Historic' $34.5M Deal In SOX Case
• 3M, DuPont Sued Over Ga. Carpet Industry's PFAS Pollution
• House GOP Launches Bid To Undo Calif. Emissions Waivers
• International Disputes And Trade Lawyer Heads To Foley Hoag
• GSA Moves To Eliminate 'Wasteful' EV Charging Stations
• Nestlé, Other Parent Cos. Freed From Baby Food Metals MDL
• Tribes, Great Lakes Group Seek Appeal Of Enbridge Decision
• 'No Serious Question' Federal Firings Broke Law, Justices Told
• What Cos. Should Know About U.S. Minerals Executive Order
• Amazon Bids For TikTok As US Ban Nears, And More Rumors
• Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
• IRS Considering 16 Additions To List Of Taxable Substances
• Narrowed Challenge To RI Offshore Wind Project Proceeds
• 5th Circ. Presses Jackson, Miss., About Lead Levels In Water
• DC Judge Probes EPA's Reasons For Freezing Climate Funds
• Aspiration Partners Gets Interim OK For Ch. 11 Financing
• Groups Say Interior Is Ignoring Aging Calif. Oil Platforms
• Enviro Group Says Pa. Power Plant Is Violating Coal Ash Rule
• Calif. Tribe Sues After DOI Rescinds $700M Casino Eligibility
• Environmental Cleanup Co. Seeks Refund For Retention Credit
• How The ESG Investing Rule Survived Loper Bright, For Now
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
• Norfolk Southern Investors Appeal Train Derailment Ruling
• National Highway Agency's Ex-Top Counsel Joins Sidley In DC
• In-House Expert Testimony Is Tricky, But Worth Considering
• Trump Admin Layoffs 'Probably Broke Laws,' Judge Says
• PacifiCorp Owes Another $36M After Latest Wildfire Trial
• Norfolk Southern Asks Jury To Spread Blame For Ohio Crash
• FDA Beats Challenge To Approval Of Elanco's Cattle Gas Drug
• Gov't Says Climate Webpage Takedowns Reflect New Priorities
• Trump Admin Fights Wash.'s Bid To Expand Layoff Injunction
• Wireless Industry Asks FCC To Loosen NEPA Rules
• Issues To Watch At ABA's Antitrust Spring Meeting
• Ga., Army Corps Beat Ala. Challenge To Water Use Plan
• Green Groups Sue NY To Spur Climate Regulations
• Atlanta Settles Enviro Group's Suit Over 'Cop City' Site
• Tracking Changes To AI Evidence Under Federal Rules
• EPA, Citibank Fight States' Bid To Restart Grant Funding
• House Sends Disaster Tax Relief, Other Tax Bills To Senate
• State Extended Producer Responsibility Laws: Tips For Cos.
• Judges Say Hurricanes May Justify FERC Pipeline Inaction
• King & Spalding Hires Mayer Brown PFAS Expert In NY
• Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield
• Oil & Gas Dealmakers Undaunted Despite Industry Worries
• Co. Suggests Chemical For IRS' Taxable Substances List