Environmental Archive » August, 2025

Environmental - August, 2025

241 articles

• Nuke Plant Restarts: Chances Exist, But Challenges Await
• Amazon Can't Scrap Toilet Paper Suit, Consumers Say
• Real Estate Recap: School Housing, Texas Land, Miami Transit
• DC Circ. Backs Biden Gulf Drilling Plan Amid Trump Revamp
• Norwegian Shipping Co. Pleads Guilty To Pollution Charge
• Trump Admin Yanks $679M In Offshore Wind Projects
• Hurricane Maria Fraud Suit Against Adjuster Thrown Out
• NLRB Atty Joins Blank Rome's Labor Group In Philadelphia
• Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
• FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide
• States Say White House Caved In AmeriCorps Cut Fight
• Trump Ends Bargaining Rights For Workers At More Agencies
• 9th Circ. Rules BLM Can Implement Oregon Logging Plan
• EPA Backs Truck-Makers' Bid To Block Calif. Emissions Regs
• Court Blocks Bid To Keep Everglades Detention Center Open
• Tribal Members Seek 5th Circ. Redo In San Antonio Park Row
• Energy Dept. Extends Pa. Plant's Lifespan, Citing Power Risks
• Red States Fight Youths' Effort To Stop Trump Energy Orders
• Calif. Board's Financial-Grade Climate Standards Raise Stakes
• Hawaii Transient Tax Is Unconstitutional, Cruise Cos. Say
• UK Plastic Packaging Tax Revenue Dips As Exemptions Rise
• FedArb Hires Ex-RTX Legal Chief As Commercial Mediator
• Hotel Group Says Insurer Owes $12.5M For Helene Losses
• Commonwealth Fusion Systems Wraps $863M Funding Round
• Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Buyers Drop State Claims In Target Deceptive 'Clean' Label Suit
• Tribe Wins Limited Approval Of Bid To Intervene In Casino Suit
• Colorado Sues Mobile Home Park Over Unsafe Drinking Water
• Solar Co. Failed To Give Proper Layoff Notice, Suit Says
• Miner, Recreationists Oppose Intervention In Monument Fight
• Feds, Blue States Clash Over Future Of EV Funding Fight
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Make A Deal
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Real Estate Pro From DR Horton
• Proposed NIH Class Can Join UC Grant Cuts Suit, Judge Says
• Mich. Paper Mill Settles Noxious Odor Suit
• Delta To Pay LA Residents $79M For Dumping Fuel On Them
• Farmers Defend Climate Superfund Law Against Challenges
• FOIA Results Wanted Before Ruling In DOGE Disclosure Suit
• Puerto Rico Utility Bondholders Say They'll End Reorg Deal
• Feds Look To Dismiss Calif. Tribe's $700M Casino Dispute
• From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates
• 9 Jury Selection Lessons From The Combs Trial
• Wash. Cities Settle Yacht Club's Clean Water Act Suit
• Fla. ICE Official Warns Detention Center Closure Risks Safety
• Detroit Coke Plant Found Liable For Clean Air Act Violations
• Texas Wants To Back Trump In Calif. Vehicle Waiver Fight
• Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
• Feds, Wind Farm Backers Duel For Wins In Permitting Fight
• Trade Court Remands Belgian Citric Acid Exporter Review
• Ex-TSA Attorney Among 3 New Lawyers At Kaplan Kirsch
• 3 Firms Advise On Crescent's $3.1B Vital Energy Acquisition
• Unions Ask Judge To Block DOD, EPA From Ending Contracts
• Judge Pauses CWA Suit Over Chemours' Ohio River Pollution
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Shipbuilder's Ch. 11 Reopening
• Split 9th Circ. Halts Land Swap With Idaho Tribes' Backing
• Green Groups Lodge 5th Circ. Challenge Over La. LNG Permits
• Biosolid Contaminants Spawn Litigation, Regulation Risks
• Rubin And Rudman Adds Environmental Land Use Law Expert
• Filing Clarifies FTC, DOJ's Passive Investment Stance
• Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
• Pillsbury Hires Renewable Energy Pro From Holland & Knight
• DC Circ. Rejects NM Ranchers' Bird Protection Challenge
• IRS Guidance Sparks Mixed Reaction For Solar, Wind Projects
• BBK Taps Gov't Affairs Director From Interior Leadership
• Fla. Appeals Order To Wind Down Detention Center Operations
• Fla. Judge Orders Wind Down Of Everglades Detention Center
• Nikola SPAC, Related Settlements Reach $33.75M In Del.
• 'Sustainable' Fintech Leader Cops To $248M Investor Fraud
• Biz Groups Appeal Calif. Climate Reporting Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Consumer Advocates Blast FERC Inaction On Power Auction
• NC Senator Says Whirlpool Rigged TED Talk For Ad Campaign
• UC Grant Cuts Over DEI Likely Stifle Speech, 9th Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Rejects Rehearing On Alaskan Willow Oil Project
• NJ Court Halts Tower Linked To Menendez Co-Conspirator
• HHS Wants Out Of Unions' Suit Over Layoffs, Agency Cuts
• EPA Denies 'Sitting On Its Hands' On Pesticide Ban Request
• Engineering Consultant Fights 'Sweeping' Ban On Job Move
• Feds Extend Mich. Coal Plant Order Amid Court Fight
• Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 9th Circ. Blocks Alaska's Bid To Loosen Federal Fishing Regs
• Wash. Seeks To Stop NOAA's Climate Change Grant Cuts
• States Say Kidde-Fenwal Ch. 11 Disclosures Still Inadequate
• Colo. AG Pans EPA Plan To End Vehicle-Emission Standards
• DC Circ. Upholds Crow Tribe Water Rights Suit Dismissal
• Utility Agency Suits May Rise As Calif. Justices Nix Deference
• Ark. Woman Gets Probation After Looting Native Burial Site
• 2nd Circ. Says Section 230 Can't Block EPA Defeat Device Suit
• Chemours Says Injunction Appeal Warrants Stay Of CWA Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Stick BP, Chevron With $11M Well Cleanup Bill
• Sotera Urges 6th Circ. To Toss Investors' Toxic Gas Suit
• Nonprofits, Union Fight Withholding Of AmeriCorps Funds
• Trump Energy Orders Suit Must Be Sustained, Youths Say
• 2nd Circ.: Judge Erred In Remanding Vermont-3M PFAS Row
• Ute Tribe Says 1880 Act Proves Land Ownership Claim
• Chinese Co. Looks To Enforce $217M Salmon Farming Award
• Sunnova's $118M Sale Can Proceed Despite Bank's Protest
• What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
• Feds Say They'll Rescind Biden-Era Species Protections
• DOJ Environmental Atty Joins McGuireWoods In DC
• 9th Circuit Pauses Oak Flat Land Transfer Pending Appeals
• Black Hills, NorthWestern Merge In $15.4B All-Stock Deal
• State AGs Are Turning Up The Antitrust Heat On ESG Actions
• 4th Circ. Revives Ethylene Oxide Suit Against Union Carbide
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Judge Won't Pause Pipeline Suit For Top Court Review
• Tribe, Groups Appeal Oak Flat Land Exchange To 9th Circ.
• GrafTech Investors' Plant Contamination Suit Gets Tossed
• Top Takeaways From Trump's AI Action Plan
• $28M ND Pipeline Protest Case Paused Amid Settlement Talks
• Judge Rejects Energy Co.'s Bid To Toss $200M Hemp Suit
• Vt. Says It Has The Authority To Enact Climate Superfund Law
• AmeriCorps Restores $400M In Slashed Grants, Judge Told
• Texas Specialty Recycling Facility Files For Ch. 11
• Ill. Toxic Tort Jurisdiction Law Raises Constitutional Concerns
• BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
• 18 AGs, Governors Sue To Block DOE Funding Cap
• DOJ Ramps Up Assault On Calif. Truck Emissions Standards
• Interior Dept.'s Clean Energy Rules Could Snag Grid Hookups
• Texas AG Opens Investigation Into Xcel Over Panhandle Fires
• 5th Circ. Backs San Antonio's Park Plan Over Tribal Protests
• IRS Strips 5% Safe Harbor In Solar, Wind Tax Credit Guidance
• Monsanto Asks Pa. Justices To Toss $175M Roundup Verdict
• US Eyeing Tariffs, Port Levies Over Shipping Emissions Plan
• 'Creative' $2.5B DuPont Deal In NJ Is PFAS Road Map For AGs
• Canada Says US Treaty Bars Mich. Closure Of Pipeline
• Environmental Justice Is Alive And Well At The State Level
• 5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
• How To Successfully Challenge Jurors For Cause In 5 Steps
• DC Judge Halts Some USDA Climate Grant Terminations
• Red States Back Feds' Push To End Trump Energy Orders Suit
• 5th Circ. Tosses Challenge To Texas Gas Terminal Permit
• Fla. Condo, Insurer Settle Hurricane Damage Coverage Suit
• FCC Urged To Tackle Health, Enviro Impacts From Cellphones
• Furtive Changes To Federal Health Data Threaten Admissibility
• Shell Faces Retooled Clean Water Act Suit In Connecticut
• US Says It Can't Be Sued Over NM Burns Linked To Wildfire
• Rising Star: Troutman's Elizabeth Phillips Corey
• Hiking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Mich. Tribe Asks High Court To Undo Great Lakes Fishing Pact
• FTC Closes Antitrust Probe Of Calif. Truck Emissions Pact
• Colo. AG To Stay Enforcement Of Gas Stove Labeling Law
• Business Groups Fail To Halt Calif. Climate Reporting Rules
• Trump Taps Democratic Commissioner As Acting FERC Chair
• Water Law & Real Estate: A Special Report
• Judge Blocks Trump Restrictions For $12B In Federal Grants
• Should Judges Explain En Banc Votes? 6th Circ. Can't Agree
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Review Bid To Bar NYC Congestion Pricing
• SPAC Behind EV Maker Nikola, Shareholders Strike Settlement
• Rising Star: Beveridge & Diamond's Andrew Silton
• US Threatens Retaliation For 'Global Carbon Tax' On Shipping
• ICJ Climate Opinion Raises Cos.' Legal, Compliance Risks
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills
• Wind Blade Maker TPI Gets $7.5M Of New Money In Ch. 11 DIP
• Judge, Terumo Attorney Spar Over 'Final Judgment' Case
• DOE Used Secret Group To Undermine GHG Finding: Suit
• Tribes, Enviros Want In On Chuckwalla Monument Fight
• Parker-Hannifin Seeks Toss Of $900M Trade Theft, Antitrust Suit
• Daimler, Volvo Sue Calif. To Block Emission Regulations
• Biden Coastal Drilling Ban Fight Is Moot, Enviro Groups Say
• 4th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Last Claim In CSX Flooding Suit
• AG Watch: Texas Embraces The MAHA Movement
• ESG-Focused Activism Persists Despite Proxy Curbs
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Avi Kupfer
• Bar Exam Reform Must Expand Beyond A Single Updated Test
• Wind Blade Maker TPI Hits Ch. 11 In Texas With Over $1B Debt
• Utah Gov. Cox Escapes Ute Tribe's Bidding Scheme Suit
• GE, UNC Agree To $63M Uranium Mine Cleanup In New Mexico
• Wash. AG Sues Feds For Pulling Climate Resiliency Grants
• Over 2,000 Shrimpers Sue Hilcorp Over August 2022 Oil Spill
• Hawaiian Judge Vacates Letter Allowing Monument Fishing
• Proxy Proposals Shift Away From Politics Under Trump
• EPA Cancels Union Contracts Under Trump Order
• Rising Star: Keller Rohrback's Adele Daniel
• A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations
• SEC Should Restore Its 2020 Proxy Adviser Rule
• Feds, Wind Farm Backers Cross Swords Over Permitting Halt
• Ørsted To Raise $9.4B After Delays To US Wind Farm Sale
• FERC's Policy Work Was A Mixed Bag For Departing Chair
• Ark. Farmers Say Okla. Pollution Plan Violates State Sovereignty
• 6th Circ. Revives Dodge Ram Drivers' Emissions Fraud Claims
• Exxon, Suncor Urge Justices To Halt Colo. Climate Suit
• Calif. Justices Rip Deference To Regulator's Solar Ruling
• Judge Says Insurer Must Face $100M Biz Interruption Claim
• NJ Legislation Highlights From The 1st Half Of 2025
• Trade Group Sues Colorado Over Gas Stove Labeling Law
• Trump EO Requires Appointee Oversight Of US Grantmaking
• EV Makers Challenge New Fuel Economy Rule In DC Circ.
• NY Says 1676 Order Can't Help Tribe In Eel Fishing Regs Row
• Asbestos Trusts And Tort Litigation Are Still Not Aligned
• Closing The Chemical Safety Board Is A Mistake
• Trump Admin Invites Legal Fights With Clean Energy Moves
• NC AG Has Power To Pursue PFAS Pollution Suit, Judge Rules
• ConocoPhillips Agrees To $1.3B Sale Of Anadarko Assets
• Judge Orders Chemours To Cut Discharges At W.Va. Plant
• Insurers Say Property Co.'s $7M Ida Claim Must Be Arbitrated
• 6th Circ. Halts FirstEnergy Production Of Bribery Probe Docs
• Teamsters Say Airgas Released Hazardous Gas On Strikers
• FCC Plans To Narrow Enviro Rules For Broadband Projects
• SC Judge Tosses Charleston Climate Suit Against Energy Cos.
• NC Town Alleges Chem. Giants Hid PFAS Health Risks
• 5th Circ. Sends Refinery Biofuel Exemption Fight To DC Circ.
• Fla. Judge Pauses Everglades Detention Facility Construction
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Divorce Dust-Ups And Judicial Rebukes
• Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Blocks Mich. Landfill From Taking Radioactive Waste
• Calif. Water Toxicity Test Flouts Federal Law, Court Rules
• Ga. Judges Weigh Birth Defect Ruling in Sterigenics Case
• PFAS Reg Reversal Defies Water Statute, Increasing Risks
• Insurer Can't Escape La. Church's $5M Hurricane Ida Suit
• Feds Launch Safety Probe Of SEPTA After EV Bus Fires
• Battle Lines Form Around Interior's Updated NEPA Rule
• Ceramics Co. Seeks Biz Interruption Coverage Over Hurricane
• Interior Dept. Reverses Approval Of Idaho Wind Farm
• Toshiba Unit Can't Appeal Bench Trial Bid In Hydro Plant Row
• Challenge To GOP Enviro Grant Cutoff Can Proceed, Judge Told
• Feds Aim To Shut Off Kids' Challenge To Trump Energy Orders
• Calif. City Sanctioned Over Missing Reports In Dow, PPG Case
• The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
• States Win Ruling To Shield FEMA Disaster Prevention Funds
• Property Co. Backs Calif. Tribe In $700M Casino Row
• NY Loses Bid To Move Climate Superfund Suit Upstate
• Brookfield Nabs $6B Minority Stake In Duke Energy Florida
• California Egg Farmers Join Defense Of Animal Welfare Laws
• Enbridge Asks Judge To Block Mich. Pipeline Shutdown Order
• Utah Tribe Loses Bid To Challenge $16M Ovintiv Settlement
• Oil Co., Tokio Marine Unit Settle $24M Bond Dispute
• Chemical Group Says Fluoride Judge Got It Wrong
• Fla. Tribe Joins Suit Over 'Alligator Alcatraz' In Everglades
• 7th Circ. Won't Put Chicago Climate Change Suit On Hold
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
• DuPont Inks $2.5B Deal With NJ Over PFAS Pollution
• States Can't Block Trump Admin's Cuts To Science Grants
• DC Circ. Upholds FERC's Limited Review Of Texas Pipeline
• Texas Judge Says States Can Pursue BlackRock Coal Suit
• Alaskan Tribe's Breach Claim Axed In Gold Mine Permit Fight
• 2 SPAC Deals Will Take Uranium Miner, Italian E-Grocer Public
• Most Of Property Co.'s Hailstorm Insurance Fight Tossed
• EPA Beats Coolant Cos.' Challenge To HFC Regs
• Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
• NC Legislation Highlights Of The 1st Half Of 2025
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Latham