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Environmental - June, 2026

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• ConocoPhillips Again Seeks To Exit Wash. Tribal Climate Torts
• 2nd Circ. Backs NY Gas Appliance Ban In Split With 9th Circ.
• Gibson Dunn, White & Case Lead KKR's $4.2B EDF Biz Deal
• Texas Court Sends 4 Asbestos Suits Out Of MDL Court
• DOJ's $450M PFAS Deal Win For Chemours
• Rail Group Says DC Train Car 'Border Fee' Rule Preempted
• Eversource, Avangrid Say Conn. Grid Law Is Unconstitutional
• FERC Future Fuzzy After High Court's Agency Firings Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Canal Contractor's $4M Adjustment Claim
• Catholic Group's Land Use Case Headed Back To 6th Circ.
• DOJ Says Mich. Climate Antitrust Claims Are Barred
• Ga. Justices Take Up $1.5M Blue Ridge Runoff Dispute
• Lessons For Cos. From Nixed Apple Watch Greenwashing Suit
• SpaceX, Feds Say Texas Is Proper Venue For Land Swap Suit
• Why DOE Isn't Phasing Out Appliance Efficiency Regs
• Tax Court Withheld Evidence In Easement Row, 10th Circ. Told
• Gordon Rees Adds 8 Partners In Northern California
• ICE Scraps Plan For NJ Immigrant Detention Center
• High Court Sends 3 Roundup Cases Back After Monsanto Win
• Power To The Paralegals: Burnout As A Structural Problem
• Volatility May Follow As Justices Make Agency Firings Easier​​​​​​​
• Ore. Top Court Takes PacifiCorp Case As Judge Won't Recuse
• 3rd Circ. Preview: DuPont Pensions, Detainees' Court Access
• Judge Voids DOT Freeze On NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel Funds
• Nokia Sues US Over $3 Billion Superfund Cleanup Bill
• Calif. Federal Judge Speeds Up Review Of FEMA Staffing Cuts
• California Asks Court To Halt 'Catastrophic' ICE Facility
• US Pays Duke Energy $129M To Drop NC Offshore Wind Lease
• Blackfeet Tribe Wants Mont. Water Rights Dispute Tossed
• Justices Asked To Revive Fight Over Texas Sacred Site
• 3 Firms Build $752M Sale Of Cardinal Natural Gas Businesses
• Investor Seeks Dominican Republic Assets For $44M Award
• Ill. Law Firm MSO Bill Clashes With Court Power, Ethics Rules
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Will Resolve Circuit Split Over Pipeline Payouts
• 4 Takeaways From The High Court's Monsanto Ruling
• Chilean Court Nixes $217M Salmon Farm Award
• PACER Fees Will Rise To Fund Cyber Defense Upgrades
• Georgia Cases To Watch In The Last Half Of 2026
• DC Circ. Preserves Biden-Era EPA Soot Rule
• Skadden, Cleary Guide Silver Miner Sinda's $213M IPO
• Calif. Judge Gives Final OK To $48M Emissions Warranty Deal
• GHG Rescission Undermines State Climate Suit Preemption
• Disposables Co. Says Ore. Recycling Law Is Unconstitutional
• State Courts Must Be Gatekeepers Of Expert Testimony
• Wash. Justices Back Climate Act Farm Fuel Exemption Regs
• Ohio Justices Reject Claims Of $115M Utility Overcharges
• Ellenoff, Morgan Lewis Lead NuCube's $500M Go-Public Deal
• Feds Pay $17M To More Than 600 Plaintiffs Over Fuel Spills
• Feds Immune To Cross-Claims In Caltech Pollution Suit
• White & Case Leads Aerospace Parts Biz's Upsized $919M IPO
• Pa. River Group Sues Mineral Facility Over Water Pollution
• Moshing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Brief Iran Sanctions Pause Will Most Benefit Non-US Cos.
• Ark. Farmers Say Crop Dusting Drones Crash And Burn
• McCarter & English Adds Enviro Partner Trio In Indianapolis
• 8th Circ. Backs Immunity In DAPL Protest Injury Dispute
• SpaceX Wants In On Suit Challenging Texas Land Swap Deal
• Otter Tail's $30M Deal In PVC Price-Fix Case Gets Initial OK
• Monsanto Wins High Court Fight Over Roundup Cancer Warnings
• Engineer Traded Off Microsoft's Nuclear Plans, Feds Say
• EPA Proposal Tightens Scope And Length Of NEPA Reviews
• Lawmakers Seek Answers On Ballroom, Reflecting Pool Algae
• Judge Poised To OK NJ's $3B PFAS Deals With 3M, DuPont
• Why Highly Specialized Experts May Risk Exclusion At Trial
• How NEPA Review Has Changed Since Seven County
• Md. Judge Tosses Gulf Species Suit After ESA Exemption
• Green Groups Ask DC Circ. To Halt Pa. Oil Plant Extension
• Chemours Inks $450M Deal Over PFAS Pollution In 3 States
• Landmark Housing Bill Heads To Trump After House Vote
• DOJ Says USDA's 'Socially Disadvantaged' Waivers Unlawful
• Hertz Investor Class Certified After $10M EV Demand Suit Deal
• 10th Circ. Revives Utah National Monument Challenges
• Green Group Wants Records Behind Trump's Weed Killer Order
• States Challenge Arctic Leasing Over Birds, Climate Change
• Colo. Justices Uphold Antero's $215M Fraud Win
• Pa. Town Wants Out Of 'Forever' Sewer Deals With Neighbor
• Green Groups Drop Pipeline Permit Appeal After Stay Is Refused
• Clifford Chance Adds Ex-V&E Debt Finance Atty In Houston
• Drawing A Line Between Settlement Pressure And Extortion
• Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Landmark Housing Legislation
• Md. Voters Can't Weigh In On Data Center Zone, Judge Rules
• 17 States Sue Over Calif. Regulation Of Plastic Packaging
• 3 IPOs Could Raise $791M Combined As Listings Surge
• TerraForm Attys Get $23M Fee In Brookfield Settlement
• 10th Circ. Says Fire Chief Immune From Termination Suit
• 'Campaign Of Hostility': Calif. Sues Trump EPA Over Waivers
• State Telecom Roundup: Before Disaster Strikes
• FERC Says Texas LNG Project Is 'Environmentally Acceptable'
• Md., Colo. Climate Rulings Point To Need For Federal Solution
• Wash. Telecom Says Tribal Burial Site Claims Filed Too Late
• EV Charging Co. Ends Fired Worker's Religious Bias Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Review HFC Reduction Law
• Enviro Groups Say Feds Skirted Review For Gulf Oil Leases
• Judge Extends Block On Wis. Tribe Nonmember Fishing Ban
• FERC Orders Revisions Of Data Center Grid Access Policies
• Split 9th Circ. Says Feds Must Follow ESA In Water Project
• Feds Must Still Restore 'Truthful History' In Parks Amid Appeal
• ICE Ditches Mich. Warehouse After Detention Center Suit
• Colo. Mine Says Permit Order Would Be 'Death Penalty'
• 10th Circ. Revives Air Force Chemical Cleanup Mandate Case
• Tribe Looks To Block Border Wall Through Ariz. Reservation
• Otter Tail To Pay $30M To Settle PVC Price-Fix Claims
• Founding An Autism Academy Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Feds Turn Over List Of Exhibits Pulled From National Parks
• Wash. Hydro Workers Sue Feds To Save Collective Bargaining
• NC County Liable For Highest PFAS Levels In State, Suit Says
• Colo. Says It's Clear: EPA Rebuffed Haze Plan To Prop Up Coal
• US Pays Energy Co. $765M To Give Up Offshore Wind Leases
• $7.25B Roundup Deal Sent Back To Missouri State Court
• Syngenta, Chevron Bids To Move Paraquat Cases Opposed
• Lender Says Co. Defaulted On $5M Loan, Tanked Pot Site Value
• Pa. Land Trust's Exemption Must Be Revisited, Court Rules
• Aquarion Cleared To Borrow $214M, Some For PFAS Work
• Recycler Says City's Wrongful License Suspension Cost $10M  
• Insurance Ruling Extends NY Bad Faith To 3rd-Party Coverage
• Rule Of Law Requires Gov't Engagement With Bar, Not Retreat
• Chevron's Climate Suit Comparison Meets Skeptical Judge
• DOJ Wants NAACP's Air Permit Suit Against XAI Tossed
• 'Cold Comfort': Judge Pans Fed Defense Of Energy Grant Cuts
• Montanans Say Data Center Electricity Rates Need Their Input
• WestRock Must Face Class Claims Over Wash. Paper Mill Odor
• Tribe Says Klamath Water Plan Shorted Salmon For Irrigation
• Coalition Sues To Stop Trump's West Potomac Park Plan
• US Magnesium Creditors Get OK On Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• Orange County Residents Sue GKN Over Toxic Emergency
• Regulatory Rollbacks Complicate Car Co. Compliance Plans
• Judge Says Trump Admin Must Explain Park Sign Burden
• The Paradoxical Duty To Adopt AI When You Can't Bill For It
• Shipowner Says Baltimore Can't Recover Economic Losses
• Ukraine Denied Reparations In Crimea Maritime Fight
• Tribe Moves To Drop Dakota Access Pipeline Suit In DC Circ.
• PE Giants Face Dem Scrutiny Over Data Center Investments
• Raptors Ruling Shows Risks Of Calif. Enviro Suit Intervention
• Corteva Says No To FTC Trial Date In Pesticides Case
• Aerospace Engine Maker Targets $700M IPO
• Alaska Must Pay Tribes $1.8M In Fishing Rights Fee Fight
• Chevy Bolt Owners Ask 6th Circ. To Let Them Opt Out Of Deal
• Reel Justice: 'Tuner' And Modern Juror Sympathy
• How Federal PFAS Bill Would Expand Liability For Companies
• California Soda Ash Miner Hits Ch. 11 With $85M Secured Debt
• Okla. Tribes' Hunting Rights Suits Can Fire Away, Judge Says
• Trump Admin Must Restore National Park Signs For 250th
• 3M, DuPont Seek To Ax Out-Of-State PFAS Claims In Montana
• Feds Drop Appeal To Preserve Trump Wind Permit Freeze
• Feds Award $75.5M Navajo-Gallup Pipeline Contract
• Wis. Tribe Seeks Quick Win In Pipeline Relocation Dispute
• Tribes, Enviro Groups Hail Setback To Utah Monument Fight
• Families Appeal Loss Against Lockheed Martin To 11th Circ.
• North Dakota, DOJ Settle DAPL Case For Verdict Amount
• NJ Policyholders Face Unique PFAS Risks, Coverage Relief
• 4th Circ. Unswayed By Groups Seeking Pipeline Work Pause
• Shell Says Enviro Group Can't Delay Handing Over AI Prompts
• Conn. Asks FERC To Scrap 'Unjust' Electric Co. Grid Bonuses
• KKR, Partners Back Helix AI Infrastructure Venture With $10B
• Feds Illegally Axed Enviro Justice Grant Funds, Judge Says
• Kan. AG Can't Try To Stop Shale Oil Claims From Local Gov'ts
• NY Power Plant Hits Chapter 11 After Nixing Revamp Plans
• NC Gov. Stein Seeks $10B From Feds For Helene Recovery
• Trump Admin's Agency Records Purge Tests Judicial Notice
• Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 3 Firms Guide AI Power Provider ZincFive's $752M SPAC Deal
• States Say Trump's DEI Rule For Contractors Is Unclear, Illegal
• Calif., Santa Clara County Sue To Halt Proposed ICE Facility
• SpaceX Rocket Base Ruining Wildlife Habitat, Green Groups Say
• Feds Say Species Exemption Suits Belong In Appeals Court
• Ariz. Judge Backs Homebuilders, Voids Water Surplus Rule
• North Carolina Accuses Brenntag Of Polluting Public Water
• Mass. Town Sues Over Affordable Housing Plan
• What Prop 65 Listings For Welding Fumes, Drugs Mean For Cos.
• How Trump's Nuclear EO Has Transformed The NRC
• National Grid Attorney Among Picks For Mass. State Bench
• Gibson Dunn Leads Data Center Power Provider's $600M IPO
• $50M Atkore PVC Price-Fix Deal Receives Ill. Judge's Early OK
• XAI, SpaceX Sued Over Data Center Plant's 'Intrusive' Noises
• Arbitrator Rules USPTO Violated Law By Ending Telework
• DHS Waives Park Laws For Big Bend Border Wall Build
• Calif. Courts Shoot Down Santee Housing Project
• Latham, V&E Lead WhiteHawk Minerals' Upsized $200M IPO
• Investor Says Vikasa Still Owes $1.15M For Settlement
• Conn. AG Accuses Biz Owner Of Repeated Pollution Violations
• Judge Blocks Nebraska Power Permit's Emergency Use
• Insurers Look To Appeal Fire Warning Claims Dismissal
• At High Court, Oil Cos.' Suncor Preemption Claims Fall Short
• Environmentalists Challenge EPA Methane Rule Rollback
• Taft Amps Up Growing Denver Team With 3 Stinson Partners
• Donor Inflated Easement's Value To $12M, 10th Circ. Told
• The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms
• Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street
• SF Sues DOE Over Clean Energy Grant's Anti-Diversity Terms
• Port Of Tacoma Deal Ends Pollution Row With Enviro Group
• DC Judge Undoes IRS Wind, Solar Tax Credit Limitations
• Shoals Solar Patent Dispute Kept Alive By NC Court
• Feds Probe Bonfire, Gunfire Damage To Wyoming Petroglyphs
• Wash. Tribe Says Court Misread Prior Fishing Boundary Case
• Ariz. Authorizes Special Tax Districts To Fund Infrastructure
• Developers Stumped By Energy Credits' Foreign Debt Limits
• Conn. Expands Solar Energy System Tax, Limits Exemption
• High Court Won't Hear Florida Takings Case
• High Court Reopens Review Of DOE Furnace Efficiency Rules
• USDA Food Assistance Conditions Halted By Mass. Judge
• EPA Asks 4th Circ. To Back 'Streamlined' Haze Plan Reviews
• Site Redeveloper Fined $500K For Illegal Asbestos Demolition
• Ga. Developer Must Pay $1M, Help Recover Native Artifacts
• The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland
• Alaska Says No Need For July Ruling In Refuge Road Dispute
• State Enviro Agencies Give Cosmetics Regulation A Makeover
• Chevron Polluted Property With Abandoned Tanks, Suit Says
• Trust Tells DC Circ. Security Isn't Viable Reason For Ballroom
• DOE Announces More Financial Support For US Coal Industry
• Tyco To Pay $10M To Resolve Wis. PFAS Contamination Suit
• Mining Cos. Join Feds In Seeking To End Minn. Tribe's Suit
• Exxon Owes $580K For Atty Fees In Gas Station Cleanup Suit
• Atkore Inks Additional $50M Deal In PVC Pipe Antitrust Row
• Is Pattie Gonna Get Out Of This? Patagonia's IP And PR Pickle
• Al Jazeera Beats DMCA Claim, For Now, In Storm Video Suit
• Interior Dept. Must Face Suit Over National Park Sign Removal
• Calif. And Santa Barbara Beat Land Use Challenge, For Now
• New Conn. Pollution Laws Focus On Releases, Not Transfers
• Syngenta Again Tries To Move Paraquat Mass Tort From Philly
• Federal Officer Removal After Justices' La. Pollution Ruling
• Feds Seek To Vacate Endangered-Lizard Listing To Settle Suit
• EPA Unlawfully Delayed Methane Rule, Groups Tell DC Circ.
• Data Center Power Co. Innio Prices Upsized $2.4B IPO
• Competing At Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 5th Circ. Says ChampionX Lacks Rights Under Spill Policy
• Colo. Energy Co. Loses Fight Over ND Oil Lease Cancellation
• NJ Says Most Of $3B PFAS Deal Objector Issues Are Resolved
• Fireworks Cos. Settle Gender Reveal Wildfire Suit For $4M
• OXEA's $8M Policy Covers Toxic Gas Exposure, 5th Circ. Told 
• Pillsbury Hit With Suit Over Alleged $145M Loan Fraud
• SEC Climate Rule Reversal May Spark Fresh Lawsuit
• Iowa Creates Sales Tax Break For Nuclear Energy Facilities
• 5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan
• Derailment Litigants Say Flawed Tests Should Undo EPA Deal
• 4th Circ. Scraps Order Blocking Chemours PFAS Dumping
• Okla. Gov. Vetoes Solar Power Property Tax Break Exclusion
• Feds Blocked From Divesting Wyo. Facility Stewardship
• Feds Say Lejeune Plaintiffs Seek Billion-Dollar 'Windfall'
• Lowndes Launches Homebuilding, Development Team
• Aspiration Co-Founder Gets 14 Yrs In $248M Fraud Scheme
• Calif. Fights Federal Moves To Nix Its Truck Emissions Regs
• Wash. Panel OKs Challenges To Seattle's Comprehensive Plan
• Green Groups Challenge EPA Chemical Leak Rules
• EV Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Sales And Deliveries
• Enviro Group Seeks Delay Of AI Prompt Reveal In Shell Suit
• Brazil Facing 25% US Tariff Over IP, Other 'Unfair Practices'
• Detroit, Water Authority Must Face Insurers' Flood Payout Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Recharge Kids' Suit Over Trump's Energy EOs
• 2 'Rocket Dockets' And The Rules That Propel Them
• Northrop To Pay $75M In Midtrial LA Contamination Deal
• Trump Admin Sued For Canceling Offshore Wind Lease
• Dem AGs Slam Climate Science Removal From Judicial Guide
• Texas AG Investigates Bayer, PepsiCo For Glyphosate Residue
• Why Nuclear Licensees Must Watch 2nd Circ.'s Holtec Review
• Trump Rescinds 50-Year Off-Road Rules For Public Lands
• 5th Circ. Probes Standing In Challenge To EPA Asbestos Rule
• Rail Co.'s $5.6M Irma Costs Met Deductible, 11th Circ. Says
• EPA Beats States' $7B Solar Grant Cancellation Suit In Wash.
• Md. Judge Pauses Shipowner's Baltimore Bridge Civil Trial
• Federal Agencies Say Cactus FOIA Search Was Reasonable
• Ga. Appeals Court Says Septic Waste Fight Needs Closer Look
• GE Can't Change Judge's Mind On Vineyard Wind Work Order
• Ice Miller Adds Commercial Real Estate Pro In Indiana
• Conn. Alters Pot Tax, Gives Cities Aid To Cut Property Taxes
• 2 Firms Advise Data-Center Power Generator's $600M IPO
• States Back Air Force In High Court Munitions Disposal Fight
• Feds, County Say Telecom Drove Wash. Tribal Site Harm
• Minn. Wants 'Egregious' DOJ Bid To Nix Climate Suit Tossed
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Md. Authorizes Tax Credits For Service Station Conversions