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Environmental - May, 2025

298 articles

• Split 9th Circ. Won't Unblock Trump's Gov't Overhaul
• Enviro-Focused Community Bank Exits FDIC Consent Orders
• Court Sinks Iowa Farm's Challenge To 'Swampbuster' Law
• Shell Speculated About Conn. Environment Goals, Group Says
• Judge Says Stalled Colo. Dam Construction Poses Big Risks
• DOE Yanks $3.7B In Funding For Clean Energy Projects
• No Point In Vacating NEPA Ruling, Gov't Tells 8th Circ.
• The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit
• Mass. Transportation Agencies Sued For $1.2M In Runoff Fees
• Wachtell, Akin Steer EOG On $5.6B Energy Deal
• House Bill Tax Tweaks Would Hinder Renewable Projects
• Trump Admin Says States Can't Fight Wind Permit Pause
• Mass. Can't Delay Developer's Suit Over Brownfields Credit
• Strathcona Lobs $4.3B Offer For MEG, Snags PE Investment
• Shell Told To Disclose Climate Risk Docs In RI Terminal Case
• Projects Get Some NEPA Relief, But How Much Is Unknown
• Monsanto-Funded Researcher Influenced Panel, Jury Hears
• Judge Sees No Harm In BLM Drill Permits Near Colo. Grassland
• Texas Justices Keep Court Orders On $3.4B Water Pipeline
• Insurer Waived Arbitration For Many Reasons, NJ Panel Rules
• DOT Calls States' EV Charging Funding Suit Premature
• Monsanto Won't Get Damages Offset In $100M PCB Tort Loss
• Fla. Appeals Order To Monitor Indian River Manatees
• Big Oil Caused Woman's Heat Wave Death, Novel Suit Says
• Interior OKs Utah Mine In First Fast-Tracked Energy Review
• Kids Launch New Climate Case Over Trump Energy Orders
• What Gene Findings Mean For Asbestos Mesothelioma Claims
• Texas Bars Some Property Tax Hikes Above Voter-OK'd Rates
• Crowell & Moring Hires Ex-EPA Deputy Assistant Admin In SF
• RJ Reynolds Lied About Carbon Offset Of Vapes, Suit Says
• Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• High Court Restores Federal Approval Of Utah Oil Railway
• 16 States Sue Trump Admin Over Cuts To Science Grants
• Elon Musk Is Leaving White House Role, Trump Admin Says
• DOI Faces Energy Co. Suit Over Fort Berthold Oil Lease
• NRC Has No Defense For New License Rules, DC Circ. Told
• Feds Ask SC Judge To Toss Suit Over Frozen Grant Funding
• Feds Tell Justices 9th Circ. Wrongly OK'd CWA Citizen Suit
• Judge Shields NY Congestion Pricing From Feds' Threats
• Feds Won't Appeal Offshore Fish Farming Permit Decision
• CFPB Energy Loan Rule An 'Unlawful Power Grab,' Suit Says
• DOL Tells 5th Circ. It Will Craft New ESG Rule For 401(k) Plans
• SunCoke Energy Expanding With $325M Phoenix Global Buy
• Groups Claim Mass. Offshore Wind Will Harm Views, Wildlife
• Oft-Forgotten Evidence Rule Can Be Powerful Trial Tool
• Insurance Atty Talks FEMA Cuts As Storm, Fire Seasons Near
• Musk, DOGE Fail To Nix States' Suit Against 'Limitless' Power
• Proterra Investors Push For Final OK Of $29M Settlement
• Greenpeace Fights To Walk Back $666M Pipeline Verdict
• Gorsuch Says Oak Flat Ruling Will Harm Native Generations
• Bayer, Monsanto On Hook For $611M Roundup Cancer Awards
• 9th Circ. Revives Tribes', Green Groups' Power Line Suit
• Expert Says DuPont Knew Of PFAS Risk At NJ Site
• Trump Withdraws Biden's NEPA Greenhouse Gas Guidance
• EV-Maker Polestar Faces Investor Suit Over Financial Reports
• DC Circ. Backs FERC In NY Grid Upgrade Cost Fight
• Energy Order Brings Risks For Lenders And Borrowers Alike
• What's At Stake As Trump Admin Targets Carbon Markets
• NC Justices Say Insured's Failure To Read Doesn't Bar Claim
• Ex-Solar CEO Can't Arbitrate Fraud Suit Now, Judge Says
• LA County, Pasadena Shirking Eaton Fire Inspections, Suits Say
• Feds Can't Turn Off NY Funding In Congestion Pricing Fight
• High Court Won't Hear Apache's Bid To Undo Mining Decision
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Trump Says 'It's Time For Nuclear' And Orders New Reactors
• Nonprofit Orgs. Want In On States' Wash. EV Funding Fight
• Judge Extends Block On Trump's Government Layoffs
• Groups Look To Block Trump's Monument Fishing Order
• SoCal Edison To Pay $82.5M Over 2020 Bobcat Fire Costs
• Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
• Judge Skeptical Of Harm In Recall Of Tribe's Gambling Eligibility
• Battery Co. Li-Cycle Gets Ch. 15 Nod Amid Glencore Sale Bid
• Guggenheim-Backed Housing Proposal Upheld In SC
• House Budget Would Sap Emerging Energy Tax Credit Market
• La. Sued For Blocking Community Air Monitoring Sensors
• Critics Decry Budget Bill As Clean Energy 'Attempted Murder'
• EV Carmaker Lucid Gets Inflated Biz Suit Trimmed, Again
• Proxy Proposal Omissions Rose Post-SEC Bulletin, Study Finds
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Crypto Fund Owner's Appeal Of $231M Fine
• EPA Warns States, Tribes On Clean Water Act Authority
• Calif. Judge Likely To Extend Block On Gov't Reorg, Job Cuts
• Ill. AG, Trump Tower Strike $4.8M Deal To End Wastewater Row
• Federal Gov't Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Tariff Strategies For The US Renewable Energy Sector
• Congress Kills Calif. EV Program Waiver, Other Climate Rules
• Coalition Backs Calif. Tribe's Fight Over $700M Casino Project
• Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Michigan Seeks 6th Circ. Rehearing In Enbridge Pipeline Row
• 5th Circ. Denies Challenge To La. Oversight Of Carbon Wells
• Ore. Fire Verdict Brings PacifiCorp Damages To $385M
• SC Judge Restores Frozen Federal Grant Funding
• Gold Mine Risks Alaska Preserve And Whales, Tribe Claims
• Offshore Wind Farm Foes Back Trump Permitting Pause
• EPA Chief Defends Trump Plan To Halve Agency Budget
• 3 Tax Issues Manufacturers Should Watch In 2025 Budget Bill
• Solvay Wants Sanctions For 3 Firms Over Confidential Info
• Ky. Judge Nixes Treasury's Bid To End Labor Contracts
• Distributor Can't Duck Revised Crab Price-Fixing Suit
• Trump Rule Would Upend Endangered Species Status Quo
• Simpson Thacher, Hogan Lovells Guide $1.75B Shipping Deal
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
• FWS' New 'Harm' Proposal Draws Praise, Concern For Species
• Tax Credit Repeal Would Deflate US Hydrogen Development
• No Bad Faith Means $461K Case Returns To Fla. State Court
• Nonprofits Seek To Block 'Sweeping' AmeriCorps Cuts
• State AGs Say No To Nixing Wireless Site NHPA Reviews
• Gov't Says Unions Too Slow In Calling For Halt Of Restructure
• Chicago Orgs Fight Feds' Bid To Drop Dredged Waste Suit
• Health Clinics Say Fake Trash Fee Scheme Cost Them Millions
• Russia Challenges EU Carbon Border Tax At WTO
• GOP Will Push Calif. Waiver Vote, Dems Will Jam EPA Noms
• Former Hemp Worker Brings Paraquat Suit Against Syngenta
• Judge Revives Suit Challenging BLM Lease Sales In Utah
• 2 More Countries Sign WTO Fishing Trade Pact
• DC Circ. Ponders Letting Gov't Claw Back $20B In Green Funds
• Carrier's Kidde-Fenwal Ch. 11 Deal Barred By Purdue, AGs Say
• Interior Dept. Lifts Freeze On Empire Wind Project
• Chicago's Climate Deception Suit Heads Back To State Court
• DuPont And Garden State Clash In PFAS Trial Opener
• 5th Circ. Says EPA Flubbed Texas Air Finding, Must Redo
• Calif. Climate Superfund Bill Faces Legal, Technical Hurdles
• NC Gov. Tacks On $891M To Hurricane Recovery Plan
• Energy Cos. Escape Pa. County's Climate Change Suit
• Squire Patton Adds Miami Litigator With In-House Experience
• 9th Circ. Mulls DOJ Shield Of Jones Day VW Documents
• Wash. Tribe Can't Ax Wildlife Refuge Protection Suit
• Tesla Tells Justices Challenge To La. Sale Ban Should Stand
• Green Group Says Trump Admin Stalling On Logging Records
• Trump Calls On Justices To Stay Block Of Gov't Restructuring
• Pot Farm Can't Challenge Colo. Regulators' Alleged Inaction
• Disaster Relief Biz Partner Won't Split Duke Payout, Suit Says
• NJ, DuPont To Face Off In Landmark PFAS Trial Series
• Holland & Hart Hires DOJ Environmental Appellate Chief In DC
• DC Circ. Says Vt. Didn't Waive Hydro Dam Review Authority
• 5th Circ. Reverses Intervention Denial For Border Wall Cos.
• Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans
• $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
• $666M Pipeline Verdict 'Poster Child' For Reduction, Judge Told
• Wis. Tribe Urges Army Corps To Reject Enbridge Line 5 Permit
• Ore. Tribe Looks To Redefine Columbia Basin Fishing Rights
• Unions, Groups Seek Injunction To Block Gov't Restructuring
• Regulatory Rollback Orders Legally Risky, FERC Chair Says
• Toshiba Unit Can't Get Bench Trial In Hydro Plant Dispute
• Energy Dept. Expands Review Of $15B Worth Of Grants
• House Tax Bill's Foreign Rules May Finish Off Energy Perks
• Battery Recycler Cites 'Green' Funding Uncertainties In Ch. 15
• Only Certainty About FAR Reform Order Is Its Uncertainty
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• NJ Toxic Spill Rule May Hamper Property Sales, Panelists Say
• Enviro Justice Efforts After Trump's Disparate Impact Order
• Feds' Memo In Filing Mishap Is Privileged, NY Judge Says
• Insurer Wants Smokestack Demo Cos. To Pay For Damage
• AI Startup Perplexity Seeks $14B Valuation, And More Rumors
• Senate Confirms Trump's Pick For EPA General Counsel
• NC Furniture Maker Gets Pretrial Win On Helene Coverage
• Tree Removal Is Major Cost Of PacifiCorp Damage, Jury Told
• Labor Groups Sue HHS Over Workplace Safety Agency Cuts
• 5th Circ. Declines To Rehear SEC's Kroger Proxy Decision
• Interior Policy Aims To Shorten Oil And Gas Leasing Reviews
• House Panel To Fold $3.8T Tax Overhaul Into Budget Package
• Abbott Signs Bill Codifying Immunity For Corporate Execs
• Fla. Court Won't Let State High Court Weigh Taking Query
• Ohio Water Utility Sues Chem Cos. Over PFAS Cleanup
• EPA Plans Cutbacks And Delays To PFAS Drinking Water Regs
• The Risks Of Trump's Plan To Fast-Track Deregulation
• Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.
• States Ask Court To End Trump's Wind Project Freeze
• Eckert Seamans Enters NYC With 11 Hawkins Parnell Attys
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• Ga. Law Shields Pesticide Makers From Failure-To-Warn Suits
• Gov't To Restore Climate Webpages After Lawsuit Pressure
• Lawsuit Challenging Trump Energy Order May Be Premature
• Pa. Court Debates RGGI Membership Without Lawmakers' Nod
• Senators Grill Allstate, State Farm Heads On Disaster Claims
• State Farm's Emergency Rate Hike Request Approved In Calif.
• House Panel Clears $3.8T Extension of 2017 Tax Overhaul Law
• Climate NGOs Attack EPA Appeal In Funding Clawback Fight
• Law Firms Expected To Settle Veteran's TCPA Suit
• Ga. Property Owner Says Insurer Must Pay For Burst Pipes
• What New Study Means For Recycling Compliance In Calif.
• Proposals Against Phillips 66 Threaten Corporate Law
• 6th Circ. Vacates Paper Cos. Superfund Liability Ruling
• Ex-FERC Chair And His Chief Of Staff Join Holland & Knight
• 3M Says It'll Pay $285M To End Past, Future NJ PFAS Claims
• Judge Blocks Oak Flat Land Transfer Until High Court Review
• Hawaii Judge Awards Damages For Navy's Red Hill Fuel Leaks
• Duke Renews Push To Duck NC Town's Climate Damages Case
• Green Groups Fight Feds' Effort To Rescind Bird Protections
• Michigan Denied Exit From Edenville Dam Collapse Litigation
• 3 Firms Steer $2.1B Pan American's Canadian Silver Co. Buy
• Calif. Tribe Can't Halt Decision On $700M Casino, Feds Say
• Colo. Justices Give Green Light To Exxon, Suncor Climate Suit
• Balancing Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order, Int'l Agreements
• Mich. Judge Won't Certify Paper Mill Noxious Odor Class
• Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
• Broker's Insurer Wants Out Of Suit Over Bad Advice
• GOP Floats $30,000 SALT Cap, Renewed R&D Credit
• 3 Firms Guide NRG, LS Power On $12B Natural Gas Deal
• Calif. Judge Blocks Trump's Gov't Reorganization, Job Cuts
• Pa. Top Court Snapshot: Cap & Trade, Prosecutor Power
• Energy Group Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Utah Tribe Challenges Colorado Parks' Bill Over Historical Ties
• States Sue To Nullify Trump's Energy Emergency Order
• Renewable Energy SPAC Taps Surging Market For $150M
• EPA Broke Trust Duty In $16M Ovintiv Settlement, Court Told
• Mitigating Import Risks Around Southeast Asian Solar Cells
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• Clients Rely On Enviro Attys' Know-How On Rocky Reg Turf
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• Arbitral Ruling In EU Fisheries Clash Clarifies Post-Brexit Pact
• Insurers Urge 1st Circ. To Undo Oil Co. Coverage Ruling
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Weil, V&E, Torys
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• Feds Urge High Court Not To Take Jury-Right Case
• Colo. Court Sets Next Toxic Tort Bellwether For January
• Trump Admin Defends Gov't Restructuring As Lawful
• 10th Circ. Urged To Undo Insurers' Pollution Exclusion Win
• Feds Secure Short-Term Agreements For Colo. River System
• NC Failed To Act On PFAS Pollution, Chemours, EIDP Say
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• Gotion EV Battery Plant Opponents Meet Skeptical 6th Circ.
• Milbank Hires King & Spalding Tax Planning Atty In DC
• FERC Says Grid Upgrade Bill For Solar Farm Was Justified
• 4 Ways To Leverage A Jury's Underdog Perceptions
• Ga. Landowner Says Exempt Farm Activities Doom CWA Suit
• Zurich Wants Midtrial Win In Fluor $300M Bad-Faith Case
• Sidley-Led Insurer Aspen Leads 2 IPOs Raising $508M Total
• Politics, Tech Issues Top Concerns At Chicago Risk Event
• NC Panel Backs OT Pay For Foresters Who Fought Wildfire
• Shell Says Conn. Draft Shows Climate Review Wasn't Needed
• 16 States Sue DOT Over EV Charging Infrastructure Funds
• Why Hiring Former Jurors As Consultants Can Be Risky
• NY Eyes Injunction Against Feds In Congestion Price Fight
• AI-Focused SPAC Raises $125M As Blank-Check Filings Surge
• What To Watch For As High Court Mulls NRC's Powers
• Geely Lobs Offer To Take Chinese EV Maker Zeekr Private
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• CO2 Conversion Co. Sues Wash. Neighbor Over Toxic Fumes
• Colo. Judge Wary Pausing Dam Construction Can't Be Done
• Ruling Doesn't Bind FERC Auction Approval, DC Circ. Told
• Group Says $1.6M Funding Cut Derails Native History Efforts
• Benton Harbor Must Face Lead Contamination Mass Tort
• Texas Jury Clears Marathon Oil In $123M Force Majeure Case
• Fuel Refiners Say EPA Shirked Duty To Grant Biofuel Waiver
• Oil Cos. Bet On Trump Order To Try Dodging Climate Tort Suit
• DOD Says It Has Standing To Halt Labor Contracts
• Mistrial Declared On Punitive Damages In Bard Cancer Case
• Marshall Fire Suit Must Stay In Colo., Plaintiffs' Attys Say
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Block Climate Change NGO Grants
• Cos. Face Enviro Justice Tug-Of-War Between States, Feds
• Firms Beat Malpractice Suit Over Chicken Plant Pollution
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• Nuclear Plant Renewal Rules Are Sound, Backers Tell DC Circ.
• DC Circ. Judge Doubts Fla. Plan To Permit Clean Water
• Judge Poised To Decide If Mich. Will Face Dam Collapse Trial
• NEPA Repeal Could Slow Down Environmental Review
• 5th Circ. Says Biden Climate Officials' Info Not Protected
• California Sues Feds Over Koi Nation Land Trust Approval
• Calif. Chamber Gets Acrylamide Cancer Warnings Deleted
• Sunoco Expands Into Canada With $9.1B Parkland Acquisition
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• Feds Say Splitting Clean Air Trial Would Harm Public
• States Sue Trump Over Halt On Wind Energy Projects
• Enviro Groups Push Back On Bid To Toss CSX Rebuild Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Review Mass. Wind Farm Permits
• DOJ's Climate Change Suits Test Feds' Powers In State Affairs
• 9th Circ. Says USFS Must Reassess Wash. Forest Fire Plan
• DC Circ. To Decide If 14 Miles Of Trains Is Too Many
• Feds Expand Hunting, Fishing Access In 16 Wildlife Refuges
• Plaintiffs Seek Redo Over Sterilization Co.'s Trial Tactics
• NY Officials Say Feds' Memo In Filing Mishap Is Fair Game
• Texas-Led AGs Defend BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Trump Proposes Billions In Cuts To EPA State Grant Programs
• Texas City Backs Exxon In Recycling Defamation Suit
• NJ Panel Affirms $2.6M Coverage Payout In Cleanup Case
• Debevoise Guides Ara Partners On $800M Low-Carbon Fund
• CR Bard Owes $20M In Ga. Ethylene Oxide Cancer Trial
• Contractors Settle Mass. AG's YMCA Asbestos Claims
• Groups Seek Order Halting Trump's Restructuring Of Gov't
• Miner, Recreationists Look To Dissolve Chuckwalla Monument
• How Attorneys Can Make The Most Of A Deposition Transcript
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• VW, Audi Say Recall Fixes Nullify EV Fire-Risk Lawsuit
• States, Green Groups Look To Vacate NEPA Ruling
• CR Bard Owes For Plant Neighbor's Illness, Jury Told
• Insurance Pros Stress Disaster Mitigation In Senate Hearing
• Senate Votes To Strike EPA 'Once In, Always In' Rule Update
• Hawaii Tenant's Tainted Water Eviction Claims Survive Ruling
• Calif. AG Can't Dodge ACC Recycling Subpoena Suit
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revisit Ruling On Guam Munitions Suit
• Despite SEC Climate Pause, Cos. Must Still Heed State Regs
• Feds Sue To Block State Climate Suits, Superfund Laws
• House Votes To Axe Another EPA Emissions Waiver For Calif.
• Sony Eyes $49B Semiconductor Unit Sale, Plus More Rumors
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer