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Environmental - November, 2025

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• Apple Accused Of Cloaking Conflict Minerals From Customers
• NJ County Wants Out Of State's $400M PFAS Deal With 3M
• Colo. Group Says Oil, Gas Fees Are Taxes That Violate TABOR
• SF Island's Ex-Owner Refutes Wetlands Label At 9th Circ.
• Forest Council Backs Feds In Mont. Logging Project Dispute
• 11th Circ. Urged To Restore Cut To $17M Easement Deduction
• 6th Circ. Largely Shoots Down Ohio Derailment Atty Fee Fight
• Chem Group Rips Colo. Planned Recycling Accounting Ban
• Lowe's To Pay $12.5M To Settle Lead Safety Allegations
• Feds Argue No Urgent Harm In Wash. Lake Cleanup Project
• Oil Giants Sued Over Climate-Linked Rise In Insurance Costs
• EPA Tells DC Circ. Biden-Era Soot Rule Is Fatally Flawed
• Considerations When Invoking The Common-Interest Privilege
• Ex-Nikola CEO Milton Can't Decertify Investor Suit
• Sustainability-Focused SPAC Invest Green Raises $150M
• US, Mexico And Canada Environmental Panel To Meet
• Ex-Admin Of Norfolk Southern Deal Denies Disobeying Court
• What Developers Must Know About PJM Grid Connection Plan
• NRDC Tells 9th Circ. EPA Would 'Neuter' Public TSCA Rights
• Veralto Nabs In-Situ Water Quality Biz In $435M Deal
• Solar Energy Co. PosiGen Hits Ch. 11 After Loan Breach Suit
• Monsanto Must Pay $28M Roundup Award, Calif. Court Says
• 3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In December
• Vt. Farmers, Enviro Org. Seek Win On Climate Superfund Law
• Judge Pushes To Resolve Gaming Status Of $700M Casino
• Tax Court Upholds Nix Of $1.9M Deduction Post-Chevron
• NJ Strikes $49.5M Deal Over Pollution At Superfund Site
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Making The Case To Combine
• Global Net-Zero Shipping Framework Faces Rough Waters
• Insurer Says Bio-Lab Owes $20M For 2024 Chemical Plant Fire
• X-energy Raises $700M To Expand Nuclear Reactor Projects
• Takeaways From Landmark UK Ruling On Brazil Dam Collapse
• Trump's DHS, FEMA Barred From Withholding Disaster Funds
• Calif. Parks Dept. Violated ESA, Judge Rules In Bird Case
• Judge Won't Sink Conn. Water Permit Suit Against Pike Fuels
• US Asks Mexico To Probe Labor Dispute Under USMCA
• Texas Supreme Court Rejects $4B Oil Spill Tax Refund Bid
• Despite Deputy AG Remarks, DOJ Can't Sideline DC Bar
• Trump Excludes Some Brazilian Foods From Higher Tariffs
• Alaskan Tribes Look To Void Gold Mining Project Permit
• Veolia Inks $3B US Waste Deal As Enviri Preps GC-Led Spinoff
• How Trial Attys Can Sidestep Opponents' Negative Frames
• New Trial Bid Denied After $57M Coal Emissions IP Verdict
• Importers Left With Uncertainty After US-China Trade Truce
• FERC Looks To Put LNG Project Work On A Faster Track
• Big Beer, Bots And Billion-Dollar Bids Top Week's Rumors
• 1st Circ. Tosses Challenge To Maine Lobster Boat Tracking
• Conn. Faces Tough 2nd Circ. In 3M PFAS Enforcement Dispute
• 'Not Well-Taken': 2nd Bid To Halt CFPB Energy Loan Rule Fails
• EU Needs Unified Tax Benefits For Electricity, Experts Say
• How New Law Transforms Large-Load Power Projects In Texas
• How Cos. Should Prepare For Prop 65 Listing Of Bisphenols
• 1st Circ. Sends Maine's 3M PFAS Suit Back To Federal Court
• Rule Amendments Pave Path For A Privilege Claim 'Offensive'
• My Miniature Livestock Farm Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• PacifiCorp To Pay $150M To 1,400 Survivors Of 2020 Wildfires
• Nestle Asks 9th Circ. To Nix False Ad Class In Child Labor Suit
• Trump Admin Proposes Weakening ESA Protections
• Green Groups Sue To Block Gulf Oil And Gas Lease Sale
• Eco Orgs. Ask 2nd Circ. To Undo NY, NJ Pipeline Project Nods
• Tribes Challenge Oklahoma Over Hunting, Fishing Rights
• Air Force Asks Justices To Nix Guam Munitions Disposal Suit
• Pierce Atwood Energy Pro Joins Barnes & Thornburg In DC
• Trump's New Pick For CFPB Director Is OMB Energy Official
• Broadband Permit Reforms Survive House Subcommittee
• 9th Circ. Halts 1 Of 2 Calif. Corporate Climate Disclosure Laws
• NTSB Flags Vessel's Loose Wire In Key Bridge Collapse Probe
• Trump Admin May Be Overpromising WOTUS Clarity
• Fla. Condo Says Insurers Handled Storm Claim In Bad Faith
• 1st Circ. May Nix Trump Funding Freeze In 'Weird' Case
• Romania Says Mining Co.'s $4.4B Claim Can't Be Revived
• Litigation Funding Could Create Ethics Issues For Attorneys
• Ill. Justices Mull If Permits Override Pollution Exclusions
• Calif. Species Protections Will Increase Compliance Burdens
• Judge Questions If Trump's Say-So Makes Wind Edict Legal
• NJ Township Seeks To Revise $2.5B DuPont PFAS Settlement
• Tyson Won't Make Carbon Claims Under Greenwashing Deal
• Advocacy Groups Push 9th Circ. To Uphold Fluoride Ruling
• AGs Seek To Freeze EPA Solar Grant Funds During Challenge
• 8th Circ. Affirms Ala. Apt. Owner's $27M Fire Coverage Win
• Decade-Old Mont. Bison Dispute Spurs Call For Legal Clarity
• Tribes Urge Mich. Top Court To Block Enbridge Oil Tunnel
• Trump Hit With Suit Over Plan To Paint Historic Building
• EPA, Army Corps Float Trimming Clean Water Act Powers
• Origin Materials Investors Seek First OK For $9M Deal
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Dynamic Databases
• Justices Seek DOJ's Opinion In Neb.-Colo. River Dispute
• EPA Diluted Facility Upgrade Review Regs, DC Circ. Told
• Willkie-Led Rockland Clinches 5th Fund With $1.2B In Tow
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Eaton Fire Plaintiffs Say Edison Is Delaying Litigation
• Feds' Use Of AI In Permitting, Rulemaking Raises Concerns
• Pa. Budget Ends State's Bid To Join Cap-And-Trade Compact
• Colo. Energy Co. Says It's Out $750K Due To Faulty Meters
• Okla. AG, Governor Feud Over Tribal Hunting Enforcement
• Chamber Asks Justices To Stop Calif. Climate Reporting Laws
• NC Coastal Erosion Spurs Call For Proactive Flood Coverage
• La., Parishes Push To Keep Coastal Suits In State Court
• Customer PFAS Cases Against Conn. Water Cos. Can Proceed
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Say Feds' Overlong Briefs Risk Delays
• Buchalter Won't Be Sanctioned For 'Hallucinated' AI Citations
• Clean Energy Cos. Tap Private Cash To Beat Tax Credit Clock
• Latin American Trade Deals With US Include Zero Tariff Rates
• EV Makers Tell 1st Circ. Fuel Economy Rule Freeze Unlawful
• Tribe Scores Early Win Against Michigan Fruit Processor
• Judge Rejects NY Tribe's Bid To Revive Eel-Fishing Rights
• Chemours Urges 4th Circ. To Lift River Pollution Injunction
• Seaport Developer, Mass. Spar Over $15M Brownfields Credit
• Revisiting Jury Trial Right May Upend State Regulatory Power
• Fuel Excise Tax Is Most Used Carbon Measure, OECD Says
• Ga. Gov. Elevates Atty To Lead State Enviro Finance Agency
• Presidential Firing Limits Needed At FERC, Justices Told
• Building With Lego Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Colo. Hemp Farmers' Subpoena 'Premature' In $200M Suit
• 8th Circ. Will Rehear Travelers' $27M Fire Award Challenge
• 2 Firms Guide Baytex On $2.3B Sale Of Eagle Ford Assets
• Ill. Justices Probe 'Catch-22' In $7B Grain Belt Line Fight
• Energy Dept. Sued Over Blue State Project Award Rescissions
• 'Weird' Bikini Trust Fight Flipped To Summary Judgment Bid
• Pine Gate Gets $800M+ DIP After Revising Rollup
• Boulder Fights Exxon's High Court Bid To Sink Climate Suit
• Enbridge, Michigan Clash On Power To Shut Down Pipeline
• Wading Into NY Wetland Regs' 2025 Changes And Challenges
• Co. Says Excess Insurer Can't Avoid Asbestos Coverage Row
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Networking 101
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Exxon's En Banc Plea Over Atty Fee Ruling
• Camp Lejeune Expert Criticism A Smear Tactic, Feds Say
• Virgin Islands Gives 90-Day Tax Amnesty For Storm Recovery
• EPA Floats Rollbacks To Biden-Era PFAS Reporting Rule
• Defeating Estoppel-Based Claims In Legal Malpractice Actions
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Suit Over Calif. Truck Emissions Rules Sent To Golden State
• La. Condo Awarded $5M For State Farm's Storm Claim Delay
• Fiber Optics Co. Should Refile Antitrust Claims, Judge Says
• Takeaways As Justices Let 5th Circ. Pollution Ruling Stand
• Utah Enviro Agency Objects To US Magnesium Transaction
• Sunnova Ch. 11 Wind-Down Approved Over Release Objection
• The Biz Court Digest: How It Works In Massachusetts
• Pepsi Bottling Partner, CLF Settle Suit Over Pollution Claims
• Calif. Judge Rejects $57M Deal On Former Navy Site's Cleanup
• Insurer Says $4M Excess Policy Excludes Oil Tanker Collision
• Wis. Bill Seeks Sales, Income Tax Breaks For Nuclear Energy
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Energy Exec's Insider Trading Appeal
• NY, NJ Approve Pipeline Project In CWA Permitting About-Face
• Next Steps For DOE's Large-Load Interconnection Reforms
• Nike Beats Bid To Revive Greenwashing Claims At 8th Circ.
• Alaskan Tribes Demand Halt To Canada Mining Permits
• New Jersey Hits 5 Gas Stations With Contamination Lawsuits
• Why Appellees Should Write Their Answering Brief First
• New York Tribe Looks To Reverse Fishing Rights Decision
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cravath, Paul Weiss
• Fossil Fuel Industry Wants Broader Suing Powers In USMCA
• Tribes, Activists Slam Plan To End Park Drilling Protections
• SD Tribe Says Time Is Right To Fight Dakota Access Pipeline
• Federal Acquisition Rules Get Measured Makeover
• Troutman Adds Transactions Pro From Kirkland In NY
• Nuclear Waste Storage Site Opponents Appeal To High Court
• FEMA Says States 'Mistaken' On Disaster Mitigation Program
• Mindfulness Meditation Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 6th Circ. Scraps Objections To $600M Train Derailment Deal
• Energy Co. Execs Lied About Biz, Mont. Project, NJ AG Says
• Fruit Co. Must Face Tribe's Pollution Suit, Mich. Judge Rules
• Dems Nab PSC Spots As Georgians React To High Utility Bills
• 11th Circ. Backs US Claim To Fla. Keys Island In Title Dispute
• Trump Taps Former GOP Congressman To Lead BLM
• American Airlines Workers' Attys Seek $8M In ESG Battle
• Taft Adds DC Water Leader To New Government Practice
• Punitive Damages Awards Should Be Limited To 1st Instance
• AI Litigation Tools Can Enhance Case Assessment, Strategy
• Native Hawaiians Sue Over Blocked Access To Sacred Temple
• Judge DQs Levi & Korsinsky Over 'False Press Releases'
• Clippers Owner, BakerHostetler Named In Fintech Fraud Suit
• Industry, Enviros Oppose EPA Plan To Ditch GHG Reporting
• Judge Voids DOT Directive Tying State Grants To Immigration
• DC Circ. Backs DOE's Tougher Furnace Efficiency Rules
• The Emerging Issues Shaping Real Estate Project Insurance
• Ohio School Says Liberty Mishandled Roof Collapse Claim
• Attys Beware: Generative AI Can Also Hallucinate Metadata
• Wilson Elser Picks Up 6-Atty Team In LA From Booth
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Steer Aircraft Maker Beta's $1B IPO
• W.Va., Chamber Say NY Climate Superfund Law Is Preempted
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Norfolk Southern Fraud Suit
• Meat Giant JBS Inks $1.1M NY AG Deal Over Climate Claims
• DC Circ. Fight Grows Over Energy Dept.'s Coal Plant Order
• Calif. Can't Enforce 'Clean Trucks' Pact, Judge Says
• DC Circuit Charts Path On FERC Orders In Loper Bright Era
• Tribe, Coalition Fight 9th Circ. Bid To Nix Ariz. Land Exchange
• 5th Circ. Asks If New Review Needed For Texas Gas Facility
• 2 Firms Guide Eaton's $9.5B Data Center Cooling Push
• When Atty Ethics Violations Give Rise To Causes Of Action
• Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Lead $12.8B SM Energy, Civitas Merger