https://www.law360.com/environmental?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Environmental Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 21:50:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481660?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481660 A union-led coalition should not be allowed to pursue an expanded challenge to the Trump administration's reshaping of the federal workforce, the administration argued, telling a California federal judge that the lawsuit is turning into a "litigation safari." Tue, 26 May 2026 21:10:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481902?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481902 A North Dakota federal judge agreed Tuesday to overturn the state of North Dakota's $28 million verdict against the U.S. for failure to control Dakota Access pipeline protesters, clearing the way for a settlement the parties have said is ready to go. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:38:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481866?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481866 The U.S. Air Force has told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that the military branch was required to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act before seeking to renew a permit to dispose of hazardous waste at Tarague Beach on Guam.  Tue, 26 May 2026 19:15:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481853?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481853 A pair of refrigerant companies filed their opening brief asking the Fourth Circuit to revive an antitrust case accusing DuPont spinoff the Chemours Co. FC LLC and a distributor of conspiring to block competition. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:10:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481676?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481676 A Washington telephone company says a bid by the Lummi Nation to seal information containing the locations of sensitive archaeological sites undermines the tribe's claims that a preliminary injunction is necessary since maintaining the confidentiality of those locations mitigates the alleged risk of potential looting. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:56:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481781?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481781 Gas engine maker Innio is seeking a valuation of up to $20.3 billion in an initial public offering guided by Latham & Watkins LLP and Milbank LLP that's set to price amid interest in companies supporting the infrastructure for artificial intelligence technology. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:53:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481625?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481625 Resolution Copper Co. is asking a federal court to dismiss an amended religious freedom and constitutional challenge to a Tonto National Forest 2,500-acre land exchange that includes an ancient Apache worship site, arguing it recycles claims that the Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court have already rejected. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:40:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481906 The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday partially upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction and class certification orders in litigation from University of California researchers against President Donald Trump, backing the reinstatement of grants terminated due to presidential orders against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives while reversing the injunction for those grants that were rescinded without explanation. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:36:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481907?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481907 Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. and its investors have received final approval of a $1.6 million deal ending claims the company hurt investors by hiding emissions control devices in certain engines, causing it to owe $2 billion in payments to regulators to settle Clean Air Act claims. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:54:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481350?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481350 Some people may dislike seeing President Donald Trump on their annual entrance passes for national parks and other federal lands, but that's not an injury that can support litigation over the passes, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. Tue, 26 May 2026 11:40:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481787?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481787 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up Union Carbide Corp.'s appeal of a Fourth Circuit decision that revived a West Virginia woman's proposed class action over a manufacturing plant jointly owned with Covestro LLC that allegedly exposed nearby residents to ethylene oxide. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Sat, 23 May 2026 00:01:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481433?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481433 Thirteen individuals who say they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup for years objected to a $7.25 billion settlement over the herbicide, telling a Missouri federal court Friday that the underlying class action was launched not to litigate active claims but to "launder a liability-management scheme through the courts." Fri, 22 May 2026 23:02:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481324?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481324 A Montana federal judge on Friday seemed slightly reluctant to sanction Connecticut municipalities for moving firefighter turnout gear PFAS claims to his jurisdiction after roughly two years of litigation on the East Coast, suggesting the process of shipping purchaser claims across the nation is typical when complex cases arise. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:37:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2479405?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2479405 Alaskan tribal councils have resumed a challenge to a multimillion-dollar project that will construct a 211-mile mining access road through a portion of the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Reserve, arguing its construction will adversely affect "the heart of a rural area" and its wild abundance. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:33:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481136?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481136 The Trump administration's expanded recreational red snapper fishing permits for four southeastern states were blocked by a D.C. federal judge Thursday, just hours prior to what would have been the start of open snapper fishing in Florida. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:29:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2478767?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2478767 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a $580 billion five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill on Friday to fund roads, bridges, transit and rail improvement projects, and highway and motor carrier safety programs, and establish the first-ever federal regulatory framework for autonomous commercial vehicles. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:04:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2480455?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2480455 Electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc. and its investors have gotten the final green light for their $250 million deal to end claims the company hurt shareholders by underpricing its vehicles and misrepresenting its profitability ahead of its 2021 initial public offering. Fri, 22 May 2026 16:11:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2480467?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2480467 Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania and 23 other states urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that allowed local communities to pursue climate change damages under state law, arguing it jeopardizes states' constitutional right to govern themselves. Fri, 22 May 2026 15:53:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481096?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/2481096 A Florida federal judge on Thursday stayed a Buddhist group's lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over an Everglades restoration project near a temple, after the $500 million funding for the project was reallocated.