/environmental?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Environmental Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:33:21 +0000 /environmental/articles/2383195?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2383195 A $47 million conservation easement deduction for a partnership founded by two former Atlanta Braves players was overvalued, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed Tuesday, saying none of the partnership's arguments undermined the U.S. Tax Court's finding that the easement property was worth far less than it claimed. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:15:37 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382774?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382774 Raw materials supplier Dow Chemical Co. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging its decision to reduce shareholder payouts earlier this year contradicted its earlier claims of its ability to withstand economic uncertainty, including tariffs. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:54:08 +0000 /environmental/articles/2383157?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2383157 An Oregon federal judge on Tuesday tossed a lawsuit challenging a ban on new oil and gas terminals in Portland, Oregon, agreeing with a magistrate that the state of Montana and fuel industry groups failed to show that the ordinance is unconstitutional. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:53:31 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382886?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382886 A coalition of utilities and Republican-led states have told the Fourth Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's recent overhaul of its regional transmission policy exceeds its authority, while consumer and clean energy advocates said that the agency didn't go far enough. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:41:10 +0000 /environmental/articles/2381716?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2381716 After decades of operating under its old regulatory framework, the Federal Communications Commission has modernized its oversight of submarine cable infrastructure, which presents a complex array of legal and policy challenges, including heightened national security vulnerabilities, say attorneys at Troutman. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:19:51 +0000 /environmental/articles/2383149?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2383149 The state of Maryland, injured plaintiffs and other claimants have told a federal judge that the manager of the container ship that slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge last year cannot invoke a nearly two centuries old maritime law to limit its liability for the wreck. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:53:32 +0000 /environmental/articles/2379894?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2379894 Sustainability reporting is evolving rapidly, with fewer S&P 500 companies publishing reports in the first half of 2025 than in the same period last year, suggesting that companies are becoming more selective and intentional about their reporting, say analysts at Orrick. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:45:56 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382878?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382878 Plains All American Pipeline said Tuesday that a subsidiary has agreed to acquire a 55% non-operated stake in EPIC Crude Holdings LP, owner of the EPIC Crude Oil Pipeline, from subsidiaries of Diamondback Energy and Kinetik Holdings in a deal valued at about $1.57 billion, including roughly $600 million of debt. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:20:47 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382950?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382950 A Texas shopping center owner told a federal court Tuesday that it has "amicably" settled its dispute with insurers for roughly $7.3 million in hail damage it incurred, roughly three months after it took them to court. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:05:03 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382546?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382546 Colorado assets of a petroleum pipeline company were wrongly valued by the state for property tax purposes at $314 million, the company said, challenging its valuation for at least the third straight year. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:19:37 +0000 /environmental/articles/2381287?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2381287 As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:19:28 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382203?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382203 Growing U.S. electricity demand has sparked moves to restart shuttered nuclear power plants in order to help feed that appetite for power, but the recommissioning process is far from simple. Here, attorneys who work on nuclear matters outline to Law360 several considerations that go into bringing a plant out of mothballs. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:49:45 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382482?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382482 Plaintiffs suing Amazon in a proposed class action that accuses the retail juggernaut of lying to consumers about the environmental impacts of its toilet paper and other paper products said the company's effort to hide behind third-party forestry certifications doesn't justify the suit's dismissal. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:41:42 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382515?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382515 Momentum in the student housing sector, limits to foreign ownership of Texas land and incentives in Miami transit zones were among the key developments covered this week in Law360 Real Estate Authority. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:14:45 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382397?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382397 The D.C. Circuit rejected environmental groups' bid to scale back the U.S. Department of the Interior's 2024-2029 offshore oil and gas leasing program, finding the plan satisfied all legal requirements. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:50:58 +0000 /environmental/articles/2381752?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2381752 Shipping company V.Ships Norway admitted to illegally dumping oil-contaminated waste in the Atlantic Ocean and was sentenced to pay a $2 million fine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:32:28 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382578?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382578 The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday that it is canceling $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest salvo in the Trump administration's attack on wind power.  Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:57:05 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382520 A Puerto Rico federal court tossed an insurer's lawsuit against a public adjuster alleging it inflated its calculation of damage that a Puerto Rico town suffered from Hurricane Maria in 2017, finding the lawsuit amounts to "overly broad claims of dissatisfaction with the opposing party's conduct during the insurance claim process." Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:59:49 +0000 /environmental/articles/2382201?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2382201 An attorney who spent the first 15 years of his legal career working with National Labor Relations Board has recently moved into private practice and joined Blank Rome LLP's growing labor team. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:13:25 +0000 /environmental/articles/2380820?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /environmental/articles/2380820 Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.