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Environmental - July, 2025

173 articles

• Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Judge Demands Layoff Plans From Trump Administration
• Calif. Sues Trump Admin Over $4B High-Speed Rail Fund Cuts
• EPA To Lay Off Science Office Workers Amid Reorganization
• Feds Fight Bid To Block Pacific Monument Fishing Permits
• Interior Process Tweaks Will Further Stymie Wind And Solar
• Hearing Set In Phoenix For Oak Flat Copper Mine Lawsuits
• Ga. Facility Exposed Workers, Families To Mercury, Suit Says
• FTC Nixes Exxon-Pioneer, Chevron-Hess Board Ban Deals
• Texas Court Tosses Cities' Challenge To 'Death Star' Bill
• Trump Flexes Air Law Power To Delay Compliance Deadlines
• Top 5 Energy Decisions Of 2025: A Midyear Report
• Snake Spotting Voids OK Of Sprawling Calif. Housing Plan
• Calif. Tribe Renews $700M Casino Suit With Lobbying Claim
• Norfolk Southern Blames Quarry For $2.1M Sinkhole Costs
• EPA Merging Offices As Reorganization Continues
• Chevron, Syngenta Can't Get Paraquat Mass Tort Out Of Philly
• Mass. Cities Seek Order Forcing Trash Hauler To Honor Pacts
• Insurer Says Pollution Exclusion Applies To Asbestos Suits
• NJ Sewer Agency Sued Over $232M Skanska Gas Plant Project
• Neb. Asks Justices To Resolve River Dispute With Colo.
• Pyrophyte's 2nd SPAC Raises $175M To Target Energy Biz
• Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
• Travelers Avoids Bad Faith Claim In Yacht Damage Dispute
• FCC Looks To Streamline Regs For Enviro Reviews
• 9th Circ. Tosses Atty-Farmer's Suit Over USDA Organic Label
• FEMA Targeted In 20-State Suit Over Pre-Disaster Grant Cuts
• US Fights NY's Bid To Move Climate Superfund Suit Upstate
• Calif. Air Waivers Fight Fuels Automakers', States' Uncertainty
• USTR To Probe Brazil's Trade Practices For Possible Tariffs
• Judge Says Navy Must Face Contamination Claim At Calif. Site
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
• EXIM Bank Sued For 'Unconscionable' LNG Project Funding
• The Biggest IP Agency Developments Of 2025: Midyear Report
• 3rd Circ. Backs FAA's Civil Penalty Actions Post-Jarkesy
• Deep Sea Mining Co. Gets Suit Over 'Green' Investments Axed
• EPA Defends Ending Enviro Justice Grants
• FTC Still Bans Ex-Pioneer CEO From Exxon Board, For Now
• Tribes, Enviro Groups Look To Block Copper Mine Land Swap
• Texas Cities Cite Gov't Immunity In Farmers' PFAS Suit
• Monsanto Beats Roundup Suit After Expert Report Failure
• Trash Hauler Accused Of Blocking Competitor Amid Strike
• La Caisse Plugs $200M Into PE-Backed Renewa
• Fla. Tribe Seeks To Join Everglades Detention Center Suit
• Property Co. Says Storm Coverage Row Can't Be Arbitrated
• Lawsuit, Exec Orders Should Boost Small Modular Reactors
• Juries Are Key In Protecting The Rule Of Law
• 4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
• Sunnova Seeks OK For $7M In Ch. 11 Sale Incentives To Execs
• Calif. Legislature OKs Retroactive Solar Property Exclusion
• PVC Pipe Buyers Seek Initial OK Of $6M Deal In Antitrust Row
• DC Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Green Orgs' Drilling Permit Suit
• Groups Renew Push For Everglades Detention Center Ruling
• NY Judge Snuffs Counties' Bid To Derail Congestion Pricing
• Group Urges 11th Circ. To Ditch 'Radioactive' Mosaic Road
• Exxon's Climate Change Skepticism Is Protected, Court Told
• Enviro Groups Sue DOE Over Tenn. Nuclear Site Cleanup Plan
• BNSF Can't Toss Indemnity Claim In Flood Coverage Suit
• Feds Argue Trump's Energy Orders Should Not Be Blocked
• Preparing For Trump Pushback Against State Climate Laws
• Amazon Aims To Flush 'Greenwashing' Toilet Paper Suit
• How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
• Mazda Slams 'Frivolous' Filings In Tossed Oil Burning Suit
• 5th Circ. Cites Expert Errors In Rejecting BP Spill Sinus Claims
• Colo. Court Mostly Backs Coal Mine In Water Permit Dispute
• Courts Face Early Push To Expand Justices' Injunction Ruling
• 9th Circ. Upholds Feds' Arctic Ringed Seal ESA Protections
• Homeowners Must Take Water Damage Coverage Suit To Trial
• Dow, Others Can't Duck NY Water District's Contamination Suit
• How To Strengthen A Case By Mastering Expert Witness Prep
• Hess Faces Investor Suit Over $53B Chevron Deal
• Transportation Policies To Watch In 2025: A Midyear Report
• Trump Taps Holland & Hart Partner For Montana Bench
• Fla. Lawmakers Sue DeSantis Over Detention Center Access
• NC Officials Reject Protest Of $81.5M Helene Contract
• Property Co. Says State Farm Wrongfully Delayed Fire Claim
• ​​​​​​​DOJ Says Calif. Animal Welfare 'Red Tape' Inflates Egg Prices
• Sunoco Faces Another Suit Over Jet Fuel Pipeline Leak In Pa.
• 4th Circ. Pauses Air Quality Suit As EPA Rethinks W.Va. Plan
• Harmonized Int'l Framework May Boost Advanced Aircraft
• Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Sink EPA Pesticide Seed Exemption
• DuPont Reaches $27M Settlement In NY PFAS Case
• Bills' Defeat Means Brighter Outlook For Texas Renewables
• 10th Circ. Affirms Sentence In $1B Energy Tax Credit Scheme
• Trump Says 50% Copper Tariff Will Begin Aug. 1
• Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SpaceX Seeks Record $400B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
• Insurer Accused Of Dodging $2M Claims For Hurricane Beryl
• Sierra Club Says OMB Ignoring Funding Freeze Info Requests
• EPA Violated ESA With Nitrogen, Soot Standards, Group Says
• Trump Admin Beats Injunction Bid Over Deleted Webpages
• EPA Sued Over Oil Refineries' Hydrogen Fluoride Use
• J&J Seeks To Toss 'Nowhere Close' Band-Aid PFAS Suit In NJ
• Red States Want In On Youths' Suit Over Trump Energy Orders
• 3M PFAS Suit Belongs In State Court, Conn. Tells 2nd Circ.
• 5 Years Ago, The McGirt Ruling Reshaped Tribal Jurisdiction
• Mass. Cos. Must Keep Bottled Water Flowing In PFAS Case
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
• Grocer's Octopus In Olive Oil Also Comes With Lead, Suit Says
• 'Tiger King' Star 'Doc' Antle Sentenced For Wildlife Trafficking
• Fla. Distorted Detention Center Construction, Group Says
• 5th Circ. Wary To Let Surety Stick Chevron With $11M Bill
• Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025
• Trump Declares 50% Copper Tariff, Floats 200% Pharma Tariff
• Wash. Seafood Plant, Steel Shop Slapped With CWA Suits
• Del. Judge Cuts Co-Plaintiff From $57M Refined Coal IP Suit
• Mich. Judge Certifies Edenville Dam Flood Victim Classes
• States Back Enviro Orgs. Bid To Block EPA's Halt Of $3B Grant
• Judge Halts Plan To Slash AmeriCorps Workforce, Funding
• Insurer, Guam School Settle Typhoon Coverage Fight
• Tax Court Says IRS Offer In $57M Easement Case Isn't Binding
• Everglades Plan Won't Spoil Buddhist Temple, Fla. Court Told
• Environmental Regulations To Watch In 2025: Midyear Report
• Texas' Cactus Ruling Clarifies 'Produced Water' Rules
• Trump Admin Backs Off Plan To Revisit Biden Asbestos Ban
• High Court Allows Trump's Gov't Cuts And Restructuring
• ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
• Oil Cos.' Water Pollution Coverage Suit Gets Trimmed
• Fishing Industry Alleges Feds Allow Red Snapper Overfishing
• Michigan Halts Construction Code Rollout Amid Builders' Suit
• Trump Orders Treasury To Restrain Solar, Wind Tax Credits
• Calif. Coastal Agency Gets SpaceX Launch Suit Trimmed
• EPA, Enviro Orgs. Fight Over 'Big Bill's' Impact On Funding Case
• AI Weather Startup Claims Rival Used Trade Secrets
• How Political Divisions Are Stalling Pa. Energy Development
• Green Group, Chemours Battle Over W.Va. PFAS Injunction Ask
• Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2025: Midyear Report
• P&G Beats False Ad Suit Over 'Pure Cotton' Tampax, For Good
• Fla. Condo Says Chubb Insurer Lowballed Hurricane Claim
• Judge Blocks Demolition Contract Switch At Pa. Power Plant
• 139 EPA Workers Put On Leave For Letter Critical Of Trump
• Gov't Must Still Face Claim In Calif. Shipyard Cleanup Suit
• Judge Trims Cities' Challenge To Md. Offshore Wind Project
• Youths Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Federal Equal Protection Case
• Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2025: Midyear Report
• Navajo Nation's Bid To Block Lease Ban Put On 90-Day Hold
• Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers
• How Trump's Trade Policies Are Shaping Foreign Investment
• The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case
• Pacific Seafood Faces CWA Suit For Alleged Permit Violations
• Justices Rewrite Rules For Challenging Enviro Agency Actions
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2025: Midyear Report
• My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer
• NC Gov. Vetoes Bill Stamping Out Carbon Reduction Target
• DHS Says Feds Aren't Funding Everglades Detention Center
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Cooley Leads AI-Focused Chipmaker Ambiq's $75M IPO Filing
• Energy Firm Says Tribal Nonprofit Trade Secret Suit Too Vague
• FCC Floats Pole Attachment Reform In 'Build' Agenda Kickoff
• EQV Ventures' Upsized IPO Tops 4 Listings Totaling $830M
• Solar Farm Halt Can't Rest On Federal Tax Credits, Judge Says
• Judge Backs Forest Service In Idaho Logging Project Dispute
• Demolition Contractor Sues Over Alleged Project Lockout
• 8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work
• GOP Reps. Want Probe Of RI Judge Blocking Funding Freeze
• Despite Dark Clouds, Outlook For US Solar Has Bright Spots
• DC Circ. Stands By Decision Nixing $7B Power Line Fight
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• DC Circ. Tosses Mich. Utility's Grid Upgrade Challenge
• Energy Cos. Say Italy Can't Escape $23M In Awards
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions
• Hurricane Beryl Lawsuits Combined Into MDL
• Texas Solar Co. Files Ch. 7 Liquidation With $3.9M Liabilities
• State Of 2025 Energy Dealmaking: Midyear Report
• ICSID Annulment Proceedings Carry High Stakes For System
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients
• Justices' NRC Ruling Raises New Regulatory Questions
• Willkie Lands Former Orrick Energy Leader In Houston
• 3 Judicial Approaches To Applying Loper Bright, 1 Year Later
• Arrival Investors Seek Approval For $13.3M Partial Settlement
• Newsom Signs CEQA Reform, Aiming To Ease Housing Crisis