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Environmental - December, 2025

195 articles

• Navigating AI In The Legal Industry
• Top North Carolina Cases Of 2025
• Biggest Energy & Environmental Court Decisions Of 2025
• Alaska Fights Feds, Tribes In High Court Fishing Regs Row
• Top New Jersey Cases Of 2025
• NJ Atty Disciplined For Leaving Client Claims In 'Limbo'
• Top Delaware Chancery Cases Of 2025: A Year-End Report
• Notable Pennsylvania Legislation Of 2025
• Mass. Panel OKs $300M Real Estate Transfer Fee Hike
• Ex-Sunoco Atty Joins Greenberg Traurig In Philly
• Mich. Judge Gives Final OK To $150M Chevy EV Battery Deal
• Funeral Home Says Insurer's Fire Coverage Suit Is Premature
• Notable North Carolina Laws Passed In 2025
• Greenberg Traurig-Led Silicon Valley SPAC Raises $200M
• DHS Ordered To Restore $233M Grants To 'Sanctuary' States
• Chicken Cos. Face Injunction, Small Fines For Pollution
• Citgo Fights Local Gov't Climate Claims Before Calif. Panel
• Rivian Shareholder Sues Top Brass Over Post-IPO Pricing
• Insurer Owes $8.9M For Storm Damage, Property Owners Say
• Judges Carry Onus To Screen Expert Opinions Before Juries
• DOI Pauses Work On East Coast Offshore Wind Projects
• Oklahoma Looks To Dismiss Tribes' Hunting Rights Lawsuit
• US Magnesium's $11.5M DIP Needs Revisions, Judge Says
• Nuclear Power Pitfalls And Opportunities To Watch For In 2026
• Ex-Derailment Deal Admin Will Pay $17M To End Contempt Bid
• Mercedes Inks $150M Deal In Emissions Cheating Claims
• Ill. Judge Trims Claims Over Mondelez Cocoa Sourcing Label
• Michigan Can't Shut Down Enbridge Pipeline, Judge Says
• A 6th Circ. Snapshot: 3 Cases That Defined 2025
• Green Groups Sue Over Interior's Environmental Policy Shift
• IRS Relaxes Carbon Capture Credit's Environmental Reporting
• BigLaw And Boutiques Both Shine In 2025's Top 10 Deals
• Okla. AG Says Fed Law Shields Tribal Fishing, Hunting Rights
• Judge Lets White House Ballroom Project Continue For Now
• How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
• Taxation With Representation: Baker Botts, Morgan Lewis
• Battery Co. Factorial To Go Public Via $1.1B SPAC Deal
• Energy Transfer Wants Action On $345M Greenpeace Verdict
• Anti-Fluoride Win Merits $9.5M In Fees From EPA, Judge Told
• FERC Orders PJM To Craft Data Center-Focused Grid Policies
• 9th Circ. Revives National Forest Road Injury Claim
• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2025
• UC Researchers Near Reinstating $7B In DOE Grants
• IRS Guidance Discriminates Against Wind, Solar, Groups Say
• No Enhanced Damages In $57M Coal Emissions IP Case
• Bad River Band Sues Army Corps Over Pipeline Reroute
• OMB Slammed With Suit Over Federal Watchdog Defunding
• Chemical Co. Seeks Contractor's Coverage For Mercury Suits
• 7 Strategies To Optimize Impact Of Direct Examination
• Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Media Combining With TAE In $6B Nuclear Fusion Deal
• States, Groups Urge DC Circ. To Preserve EPA Soot Rule
• Energy Dept. Orders Wash. Coal Plant To Remain Open
• What Defense Teams Must Know About PFAS Testing Methods
• NC Panel Revives Part Of Solar Co. Ex-Atty's Sex Bias Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
• Full DC Circ. Blocks EPA From Freezing Grants
• Philly Agency Sued Over Police Officers' Brain Cancer
• Biggest Colorado Cases Of 2025
• Zurich Owes $130M For Helene Damage, NC Mining Co. Says
• Mich. Tribe Fights Feds' High Court Protest In Fishing Suit
• Insurers Seek Redo After $80.7M Factory Fire Verdict
• States Sue Trump Admin To Restart EV Infrastructure Funds
• Enviro Org.: 'Radioactive Road' Completion Doesn't Moot Suit
• PVC Pipe Buyers Defend Price-Fix Conspiracy Claims
• US, Red States Ask Court To Void Vt. Climate Superfund Law
• How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape
• CFTC Drops Spoofing Case Against Texas Energy Trader
• A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
• 5th Circ. Says Tribal Members' Park Access Claims Are Moot
• New Rule Shows NRC Willing To Move Fast To Reform Regs
• ConocoPhillips Wants Say In Alaskan Oil Project Dispute
• Chemical Processing Co. Admits To Polluting Cape Fear
• Groups Challenge FERC's Texas Natural Gas Project Approval
• Airplane Hangar Owner Seeks $1.4M From AIG In Hail Dispute
• IRS Finalizes Tribal Welfare, Energy Direct Pay Rules
• Beyond Nuclear Pushes Justices To Undo Storage License
• Fishery Says NY, NJ Wind Project 'Obliterated' Fishing Area
• Real Estate Biz Seeks $8.6M Coverage For Rockslide Net
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups
• Tapping Into Jurors' Moral Intuitions At Trial
• Midwest Businesses Drop Trash-Fee Collection Scheme Suit
• Lockheed Martin Must Face Parents' Suit Over Birth Defects
• National Trust Sues To Halt Trump's Ballroom Construction
• Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
• Suncor Is Justices' Chance To Rule On Climate Nuisance Suits
• Mich. Judge Won't Limit Evidence At Dam Collapse Trial
• Steel Co. Strikes Pollution Deal, Resolving Enforcement Suit
• Judge Vacates Montana Logging Plan Over Wildlife Risks
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Skadden, Debevoise
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Orders Review Of Proxy Advisers' 'Substantial Power'
• Alaska Natives Say Arctic Oil Project Ignores Enviro Risks
• Grants Can Be Axed For Political Reasons, DOJ Atty Says
• FEMA's Freeze On Disaster Mitigation Funds Ruled Unlawful
• Nonprofit Says Calif. Gov. Order Wrongfully Blocks Housing
• NC County Sues DuPont, 3M, Tyco Over PFAS Contamination
• Feds Challenge Utah Tribe's 1800 Act Land Ownership Claim
• Sembcorp Entering Australia With $4.3B Alinta Energy Deal
• Offshore Lease Sales Net $279M With Chevron, BP, Shell Bids
• Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump's Face Can't Grace National Parks Pass, Suit Alleges
• PacifiCorp Owes $39M In Latest Wildfire Trial
• Calif. Suit Over $4B High-Speed Rail Funds OK To Proceed
• Judge Weighs Security Claims In Federal Bargaining Case
• Mont. Youths Say State, Gov. Violated High Court Enviro Ruling
• Prepping For 2026 Shifts In Calif. Workplace Safety Rules
• 11th Circ. Urged To Undo Atty Docs Disclosure In Peru Case
• The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami
• Supreme Court Urged To Deny Alaska's Fishing Regs Petition
• Tribunal Tells Ecuador To Pay $221M In Chevron Case
• 6 Ways To Nuke-Proof Litigation As Explosive Verdicts Rise
• V&E-Advised Geothermal Co. Wraps $462M Funding Round
• Feds Fight Bid To Reopen Years-Old Montana Bison Dispute
• Smucker Pet Food Buyers Near Cert. In PFAS Disclosure Fight
• Florida Bill Seeks To Shield Landowners From Pollution Suits
• FERC's Fate Uncertain As Humphrey's Executor Teeters
• NJ Slams Town's Bid To 'Unilaterally Rewrite' PFAS Deal
• Cummins Investors Ink $1.6M Deal Over Emissions Fraud Suit
• Rule Update May Mean Simpler PFAS Reports, Faster Timeline
• Latham Adds Energy Ace From Kirkland In Houston
• AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails
• Trump's 'Unlawful' Freeze Of Wind Projects Gets Blocked
• 11th Circ. Vacates Benefits Ruling In Black Lung Case
• What To Do When Jurors Don't 'Trust The Science'
• Court Remands Malaysian Wind Tower Duties For Details
• 3 Firms Advise Antero Natural Gas Asset Buy From HG Energy
• EPA Asks Judge To Let Solar Energy Funding Cuts Stand
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
• Mosaic Says 'Radioactive' Road Done, Legal Challenge Moot
• Calif. Tribe Looks To Nix Suits Against $700M Casino Approval
• New 'Waters' Definition Could Bring Clarity — And Confusion
• Feds Ordered To Start Turning Over Climate Panel Documents
• EPA Wants Suit Over Refiners' Hydrogen Fluoride Use Tossed
• Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
• Fed. Circ. Questions Whether Ingevity Can Duck $85M Verdict
• Ex-Derailment Deal Admin Faces Irked Judge In Contempt Bid
• Nuclear Waste Storage Worries Too Hypothetical, Justices Told
• 6th Circ. Partially Overturns EPA's Detroit Ozone Ruling
• Jet Fuel Leak Sparks $2M Suit Against Air Force
• Energy Dept. Defends $7.5B Grant Cuts In Political Bias Case
• Berry Grower Sues Norfolk Southern Over Drifting Weed Killer
• Legislation Targets Reversal Of Oak Flat Land Transfer In Ariz.
• Categorical Exclusions Bring New NEPA Litigation Risks
• US Magnesium Creditors Again Ask Judge To Nix Ch. 11 Loan
• Calif. Tribal Water Rights Bill Seeks $500M Fund Approval
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-House Speaker's Adviser In DC
• 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
• DC Circ. Wary Of Russia's Immunity Claim In $250M Award Fight
• 9th Circ. Says Species' Competing Interests Impact ESA Cases
• US, Tribes Ask High Court To Uphold Michigan Fishing Pact
• MVP: Sidley's Justin Savage
• California Vapor Intrusion Policy Should Focus On Site Risks
• Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Methane Rule Delay
• KKR-Led Group Sells Stake In Tokyo Hotel, Plus More Rumors
• Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Chemours Monopolizing Refrigerant Market, Court Told
• NY Judge Won't Nix Madagascar Plant Award
• Seatrium Fights Maersk's Wind Farm Contract Termination
• Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs Want Base's Muster Roll Info
• Trump Admin Moves To Undo Biden-Era Fuel Economy Rules
• Commerce Told To Justify Accepting Korean Exporter's Math
• Enviro Advocates' Challenge To Forest Service Rule Tossed
• Flint Water Case Judge Not Convinced EPA Hid Witnesses
• The Ohio Supreme Court In 2025: A Focus On Civil Procedure
• State, Federal Incentives Heat Up Geothermal Projects
• How Unchecked AI Exposes Expert Opinions To Exclusion
• MVP: Kelley Drye's William J. Jackson
• Chevron Can Back Feds In Gulf Lease Dispute, Judge Says
• NJ Seeks $195M Fee Award In $2.5B DuPont PFAS Case
• 9th Circ. Asked To Reconsider Idaho Land Swap Decision
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation
• 9th Circ. Judges Doubt EPA's Pesticide Ban Review Timeline
• DuPont Can't Shake $1B PFAS Pollution Suit In NJ Appeal
• Monsanto Agrees To $120M Deal Over Ill. PCB Pollution
• Utah Youth Bring Renewed Challenge To Fossil Fuel Permits
• Vapor Evidence Tossed From Causation In Camp Lejeune Suit
• Nev. Tribe Seeks En Banc Review In $208M Water Rights Suit
• Mich. Faces Uphill Battle To Shake Benton Harbor Suits
• Judge Doubts That FEMA Funds Freeze Is Harmless
• US Steel Agrees To Fine Over Monongahela River Oil Slicks
• MVP: Hunton's Shannon S. Broome
• Thai Cabinet Backs Carbon Tax, Border Tax, Emissions Trading
• Chevron Unit Entitled To $80M In Tax Credits, Tax Court Told
• Colo. Hotel Owner Seeks $790K In Storm Damage Coverage
• Bayer Gets SG's Support In Supreme Court Roundup Appeal
• AM Best Says US Home Insurance Market Outlook Is 'Stable'
• Exxon Loses Renewed Bid To Nix Conn. Climate Suit
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit
• Latham-Led Targa To Pay $1.3B For Permian Processing Co.
• Rare Tariff Authority May Boost US Battery Manufacturing
• What MDL Judges Can Get Done With A New Civil Rule
• MVP: Crowell & Moring's David Chung
• Clifford Chance Hires Another Day Pitney Energy Expert In DC
• DOJ Top Enviro Atty Joins Pillsbury In DC