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Environmental - September, 2025

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• DC Circ. To Decide If Renewable Fuel Exemption Fight Moot
• US Worker Unions Slam 'Unlawful' Shutdown Firing Threats
• Wash. Lake Cleanup Agencies Sued Over Enviro Review
• Senate Bills Look To Return 2,000 Acres To California Tribes
• PFAS Testing Concerns End Coca-Cola Class Action
• 3M Rolls Up Buyers' 'Forever Chemicals' Carpet Suit
• DC Circ. Backs FERC Approval Of Tenn. Pipeline
• Ga. Residents Win Partial Class Cert. On Past PFAS Damages
• Spain Must Pay €332M Renewables Awards, Judge Rules
• Feds Insist They Can Block Michigan AG's Climate Suit
• Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes
• Utah Tribe Seeks Sanctions In Water Fight With Farm Cos.
• EPA Dodges Texas Farmers' PFAS Contamination Lawsuit
• Feds' Clean Air Fix Would Shutter Detroit Plant, Judge Hears
• Chancery Mulls Bid To Toss AI-Linked Battery Co. SPAC Suit
• Terumo Secures $5M Cost Award After Beating Cancer Claims
• State AGs, Not Local Officials, Should Lead Public Litigation
• Sidley, Hogan Lovells Guide Ares' $1B Meade Pipeline Buy
• Solar Plant Justified $45M Easement Break, Tax Court Told
• Trump Admin Opens Lands, Wallets To Boost US Coal
• Wealth Mgmt. Firm Says Insurer Omitted Essential Parties
• Liberty Units Seek Toss Of Auto Co.'s Runoff Settlement Suit
• Duane Morris, DLA Piper Steer $1.2B Hadron SPAC Deal
• Exxon Beats BP's Defense Claims In Brooklyn Oil Spill Row
• Slovakia Seeks €1.83M Default Penalty From Texas Energy Co.
• DC Circ. Examines FERC's Revised Grid Hookup Policy
• Construction Co. Urges Court To Ax Labor Deal Requirements
• Calif. Power Market Law Is A Clean Energy Game-Changer
• Bayer Investors Seek Final OK Of $38M Settlement, Atty Fees
• Chemical Plant Spat Must Unfold In NY, NC Court Is Told
• Feds Say They Have Standing To Block Hawaii Climate Suit
• Judge Won't Halt EPA's $3B Climate Grant Cuts During Appeal
• Keys To Extended Producer Responsibility Compliance
• Demystifying Generative AI For The Modern Juror
• Derailment Litigants Say Attys Duped Them Into $600M Deal
• Utilizing 6th Circ.'s Expanded Internal Investigation Protection
• Calif. Fights Biz Groups' Bid To Halt Climate Disclosure Rules
• Judge Won't Overturn $57M Midwest Energy Win In IP Fight
• Ex-Perkins Coie, DOJ Enviro Lawyer Joins Greenberg Traurig
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
• Standing Questions Loom In Mozambique LNG Loan Dispute
• Texas Wins Remand Of PFAS Lawsuit Targeting 3M, Corteva
• Biogas Co., Lender End Biz Battle Ahead Of Trial
• NJ Amusement Park Co. Won't Get Hearing On Shore Project
• Climate Activists Accuse US Of Human Rights Violations
• Feds Want USPTO Union Suits Over Trump Order Reassigned
• Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Mich. Judge Won't Disqualify Expert From Edenville Dam Trial
• Tribal Co. Sues Feds Over $2M Military Bridge Project Loss
• Judge Says NY Discharge Law Usurps Feds' Nuclear Authority
• Wis. Judge Backs Wildlife Refuge Land Swap Deal
• Driver Says Mazda's Sanctions Bid Is Itself Sanctionable
• DC Judge Won't Reinstate IGs Over 'Obvious' Trump Violation
• Xcel Energy To Pay $640M To Settle Marshall Fire Lawsuit
• Tower Developer Linked To Menendez Ally Wants Suit Tossed
• GAO Says Energy Dept. Must Review PFAS At Dozens Of Sites
• How New Rule On Illustrative Aids Is Faring In Federal Courts
• Philly Alleges Companies Misled About Products' Recyclability
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Lead Mirion's $585M Paragon Buy
• 8 Steps For Industrial Property Buyers To Limit Enviro Liability
• Tribal Groups Back 9th Circ. Bid To Block Ariz. Land Transfer
• Md. County Backs Landowners In 4th Circ. Power Line Dispute
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management
• UC Researchers Win Expanded Injunction Against Grant Cuts
• 5th Circ. Won't Disturb EPA's Denial Of Texas Ozone Plan
• New Illinois Law Opens The Door To More Toxic Tort Litigation
• Enviro Orgs. Ask 5th Circ. To Review Delfin LNG Project License
• Tax Court Slashes $38M In Easement Donation Deductions
• Ship's Owner Can't Shift Blame For Bridge Collapse, Court Told
• 4 Firms Pave Way For $1B All-Cash Drainage Systems Deal
• Foes Slam Feds' GHG Plan As Trump Decries Green 'Scam'
• EPA Still Can't Escape Tort Claims Over Flint Water Crisis
• Law Firms Sued Over La. Hurricane Claim Fee Scheme
• Chemours Asks 4th Circ. To Toss Ohio River Pollution Order
• Sullivan & Cromwell Guides Sempra On $10B Subsidiary Sale
• How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities
• Energy Investor Can Enforce €61M Award Against Bulgaria
• Trump Admin Says Calif. Emissions Waiver Fight Is DOA
• EPA Proposes Rolling Back TSCA Risk Evaluation Regs
• NextEra Dodges Antitrust Claims In $1B Power Line Fight
• 8th Circ. To Hear Tribal Tesoro Pipeline Row In October
• Mich. Panel Reaffirms 3M's Win In Challenge To PFAS Rules
• Perkins Coie Adds Former US Treasury Tax Policy Atty In DC
• 34-Year DOJ Enviro Atty, Deputy Assistant AG, Joins Bracewell
• Judge Affirms JV Ineligibility For Navy Small Business Award
• Feds Oppose Calif. Tribes' Bid To Halt Casino Dispute
• Judge Rules Revolution Wind Can Restart Wind Farm Work
• Gov't Must Keep Waiting To Pursue Oil Cleanup Claims
• Foreign Entity Rules Begin To Shape Clean Energy Deals
• Satellite Biz Bristles At Idea Of Tougher FCC Enviro Oversight
• Calif. Official Questions FCC Power To Trim Historic Reviews
• SoCal Edison Inks Deal To Recover $2B In Woolsey Losses
• Ill. Panel Upholds Monsanto's Trial Win In Roundup Case
• DC Circ. Sides With FERC On Puerto Rican Gas Pipeline
• Moldex Says Rival Is Greenwashing With 'Bio-Based' Claims
• Builder Not Covered In Conn. Park Dispute, Insurers Tell Court
• Groups Decry Bid To Roll Back Ariz. Monument Protections
• Michigan Justices To Weigh Enbridge Pipeline Tunnel Dispute
• Rhode Island, Connecticut Fight To Finish Building Wind Farm
• Berkshire Unit Conserves Land To End NC Runoff Claims
• Revamped Opportunity Zones Can Aid Clean Energy Projects
• Alaska Asks Justices To End Feds' Subsistence Fishing Regs
• Wash. Panel Calls Gas Station Co.'s Insurance Delay Risky
• Calif. Slams Truck-Makers' Bid To Block Emissions Regs
• Groups Look To Block EPA's $3B Grant Cuts Amid Appeal
• EPA Will Maintain Hazardous Designations For PFOA, PFOS
• EPA Pitches Plan For Past Renewable Fuel Exemptions
• EU Agrees To Carbon Tax Concession For India
• Sales And Use Tax Strategies For Renewables After OBBBA
• Strategies To Get The Most Out Of A Mock Jury Exercise
• Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Rejects Trump Admin's Bid To Shield Climate Group
• Satellites Belong In FCC's Enviro Reviews, Agency Told
• Auto Supplier Can Wind Down Biz Amid AG's Pollution Suit
• Judge Won't Let Denver Slip Suit Over Bans On Gas Appliances
• Ex-Im Bank Wants Suit Over $20B Mozambique LNG Project Axed
• WaterBridge Reaches $634M IPO Pricing, Guided By 2 Firms
• Saul Ewing Lands Greenspoon Marder Enviro Atty Trio In LA
• FTC Sends White House List Of Regulations For Deletion
• Bracewell Hires Energy Atty From Baker Botts In DC
• 3 Firms Advise On I Squared's $800M Entek Stake Purchase
• Feds Must Review Wash. Logging Project Over Map Concerns
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law
• Judge Cuts $2.8M From Army Corps Contractor's Claims
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over Buddhist Group's Water Pollution
• DOE Asks Judge To Pull Plug On States' Cost Cap Suit
• Trump Admin Says Judge Can't Protect Agency Union Pacts
• PacifiCorp Owes $63M In Latest Wildfire Trial
• Biz Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Block Calif. Climate Rules
• Judge Seeks Ga. Justices' Input On Bio-Lab Chemical Fire Suit
• DC Circ. Urged To Rehear EPA's HFC Market Allocation Case
• Feds Can't Avoid Property Owners' Navy Flight Takings Claims
• EPA Sued For Dropping Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Regs
• BlackRock Blames Coal Production Cuts On Falling Demand
• US Asks Court To Sink Vermont Climate Superfund Law
• Plant Bailout Cost Approvals Were Premature, FERC Told
• 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know
• Feds Oppose Sierra Club's Bid To Freeze $50M In Border Funds
• Order Halting Ørsted Wind Project Is Valid, Trump Admin Says
• Insurer Must Arbitrate Chemical Injury Coverage Dispute
• Reports Of Chemical Safety Board's Demise Are Premature
• Environmental Groups Say Gov't Won't Share Climate Docs
• FAA, SpaceX Get Early Win In Starship Enviro Review Suit
• Insurer Asks Court To Deny Fla. Tree Co.'s Coverage After Fire
• Environmental Rules On Chopping Block For Gov't Contractors
• 11th Circ. Told Fla. 'Radioactive' Road Suit Must Be Tossed
• FERC Abandons Push To Update Pipeline Review Policy
• Campbell's Soup Admits To Thousands Of Lake Erie Violations
• Energy Trader Tries To Sink CFTC Spoofing Case
• Stop & Shop Says Too Late To Swap Plaintiff In Wipes Suit
• Utilities Slam EPA's Lead Water Rule As Too Broad, Rushed
• Charleston SC Not Appealing Dismissal Of Climate Suit
• How Trump's Space Order May Ease Industry's Growth
• EPA Backs Off Drinking Water Regs For 4 PFAS
• Avoiding Unforced Evidentiary Errors At Trial
• 9th Circ. Says Ore. Water Rights Case Is Still Relevant
• 8th Circ. Pauses Challenges To Abandoned Climate Regs
• DOJ Says States Can't Reverse Grant Cuts In OMB Reg Fight
• States, Tribes Say New Policy Warrants Ore. Dam Case Restart
• EPA To Spike Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
• Liberty Wins Defense Reimbursement In Crane Damage Row
• Chem Industry's Goals For Toxic Substance Law Face Hurdles
• Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
• Trump Admin Asks Justices To Shut Down Climate Torts
• Resilience Planning Is New Key To Corporate Sustainability
• Buyers Seek Final OK In $1.5M Rust-Oleum Greenwashing Suit
• Insurer Doubles Down On Bid To Undo $1.1M Roof Verdict
• Magnesium Producer's DIP Rollup Denied Amid Enviro Row
• Calif. Court Refuses To Block Climate Reporting Rules, Again
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Energy Giants Largely Defeat Climate Change RICO Suit
• Ex-Nikola CEO Seeks To Undo Investor Class In Fraud Case
• CFTC Withdraws Biden-Era Voluntary Carbon Credit Guidance
• Judge Won't Sink Calif. Offshore Oil Platform Suit
• Muscogee Can Continue Fight Over Ala. Burial Grounds
• Cos. Face EU, US Regulatory Tension On Many Fronts
• How EU Is Tweaking Enviro Laws After US Trade Deal
• Trump Admin Should Release Climate Panel Docs, Judge Says
• State Regulators Press FERC To Back $21.8B MISO Grid Plan
• IRS Forfeits Opposition In $37M Easement Dispute, Court Told
• Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Admin's Push To Sunset Energy Regs Faces Hurdles
• Consumers Defend Challenge To Nippon-US Steel Merger
• Biz Groups Ask 4th Circ. To Revisit Ethylene Oxide Class Suit
• Unions' Challenge To Fed. Layoffs, Reorganizations Proceeds
• FERC Urged To Drop 'Ill-Conceived' Pipeline Review Updates
• BLM Says It Will Rescind Biden-Era Land Conservation Rule
• Restored Charging Project Funds Revive Hope For EV Market
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI
• SC Residents Ask 4th Circ. To Revive Marsh Development Suit
• Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning
• $7M Ida Damage Case Settles Amid 5th Circ. Arbitration Fight
• PacifiCorp Fire Property Wasn't 'Lost' But 'Taken,' Jury Told
• 7 Enviro Cases To Watch At The Supreme Court
• NY Climate Law Challenge Moved To Join Similar Case
• States, Oil Groups Push For Wins In Drilling Ban Fight
• Calif. Bashes EPA's Effort To Toss Truck Emissions Petitions
• Mitsubishi Accused Of Dodging Pollution Regs With Deception
• Band-Aid Buyers Defend Standing, Claims In J&J PFAS Suit
• 11th Circ. Told Insurers Wrongly Denied $5.6M To Railroad Co.
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revisit Pause Of 'Alligator Alcatraz' Suit
• Post-Chevron, DC Circ. Again Backs FERC Solar Ruling
• Feds Say Lejeune Litigants Can't Link Chemical To Illnesses
• Tribes, Enviro Orgs. Urge 9th Circ. To Halt Oak Flat Land Swap
• Cenovus Energy Selling WRB Refining Stake For $1.4B
• Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
• Split 4th Circ. Axes States' Challenge To Trump Admin Layoffs
• 3rd Circ.'s Grid-Planning Ruling Will Coax States To Play Ball
• Chamber Accuses Mich. Of 'Gamesmanship' In Pipeline Fight
• Calif. Says Texas Doesn't Belong In Emissions Waiver Fight
• 2 Firms Steer $540M IPO For Oilfield Water Infrastructure Co.
• Groups' Exxon Plastic Recycling Nuisance Claims Can Proceed
• Firefighters Say PFAS Economic And Health Harms Are Real
• GAO Flags Barriers In Tribal Energy Loan Program
• Idaho Developer Looks To Defend $2B Gold Mine Project
• Lawmakers Push To Finalize Tribal Water Rights Settlements
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Olympus Energy Atty In Pittsburgh
• 8th Circ. Vacates Biden-Era, Updated EV Fuel Economy Rules
• Trump Admin Says Enviro Groups Can't Block GHG Report
• Sierra Club Looks To Secure Border Wall Settlement Funds
• Miner Must Show Why Chuckwalla Suit Belongs In Mich.
• 9th Circ. Affirms Irrigation Exemption For Calif. Water Project
• 8th Circ. Won't Revisit Crop Damage Arbitration Fight
• How A 'Risky' Move Fueled Kobre & Kim's Win Over Phillips 66
• Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
• DC Circ. Revives Emergency Defense Rule For Air Polluters
• Ørsted Investors Back $9.4B Rights Issue After US Order
• 11th Circ. Says 'Alligator Alcatraz' Can Stay Open For Now
• Chevron, Exxon Kick Off High Court La. Pollution Case
• Enbridge Asks High Court To Reverse Pipeline Remand Ruling
• EPA Touts 'Ambitious' New Deregulatory Agenda
• Wash. PFAS Contamination Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Atty Can't Duck TCPA Suit Over Camp Lejeune Calls
• Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For HOA Stormwater Suit
• Feds Don't Have Immunity In NM Wildfire Row, Court Told
• Solar Co. Meyer Burger Unit Gets OK For $29M Ch. 11 Sale
• Solar Co. Mosaic Gets OK For Debt-For-Equity Ch. 11 Plan
• Trump's Wind Project Halt Faces Suits From Conn., RI, Ørsted
• FERC Nominee Says He Supports Review Of Removal Protections
• Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
• Feds Sue SoCal Edison Over Eaton, Fairview Wildfires
• Unions Defend Challenge To Federal Work Safety Agency Cuts
• Navigating Brazil's Regulations, Incentives For Green Projects
• Wash. Justices To Review Voter Measure Backing Natural Gas
• Cube Highways Trust Mulls $600M IPO, Plus More Rumors
• Ga. County Can't Recoup Bio-Lab Emergency Response Costs
• How Morgan & Morgan Got Ousted As Top Federal Tort Filer
• DOI Casino Approval Overturned For Ignoring Tribal Input
• Ex-Latham Atty Who Quit Over Trump Deal Joins Stoel Rives
• Feds Move To Sink Mass. Offshore Wind Farm Approval
• Enviro Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Keep Detention Center Shut
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ruling Against Wash. Tribe's Fishing Claims
• 4th Circ. Says Md. Immunity Doesn't Apply In Tugboat Case
• Feds Seek $140M Fine For Mich. Energy Co. Over Air Pollution
• Federal AI Action Plan Marks A Shift For Health And Bio Fields
• 9th Circ. Saves Tribes' Cultural Superfund Claims Against Teck
• Wash. Court Pressed To Immediately End EV Funding Freeze
• Data Center Construction Trends, Challenges In Ill. And Texas
• 5 Key Steps To Prepare For Oral Arguments
• EPA Withdraws Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Rule
• Definitions Of 'Waters Of The United States' Ebb And Flow
• Calif. Senate Panel OKs Property Tax Break For Tribes
• DC Circ. Says EPA Can Freeze Climate Grant Funds
• Two Unions Fight Trump Order Ending Labor Rights
• 11th Circ. Affirms Slashing Ex-Braves' $47M Easement Break
• Dow Faces Investor Suit Over Tariff-Related Disclosures
• Judge Dumps Challenge To Portland Fuel Terminal Ban
• FERC Faces 4th Circ. Heat Over Grid Policy Revamp
• Unpacking A New Era of Compliance For Submarine Cables
• Md. Says Liability Shield Doesn't Apply To Dali Ship Manager
• How Sustainability Reporting Changed In The 1st Half Of 2025
• Plains Takes Majority Stake In EPIC Crude In $1.57B Deal
• Texas Mall Settles $7.3M Hailstorm Coverage Dispute
• Colorado Pipeline Co. Challenges $314M Property Valuation
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw