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Environmental Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on environmental law. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation and enforcement actions related to environmental issues, as well as policy developments and corporate deals with environmental implications.
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Latest News in Environmental
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April 22, 2026
Chevron Gets Steel Firm's NJ Soil Cleanup Suit Pared Down
A New Jersey federal judge tossed contract claims from a Maryland-based steel company accusing Chevron USA Inc. of failing to clean up pesticide contamination at a New Jersey industrial site, while allowing environmental and indemnity counts to proceed.
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April 22, 2026
SolarEdge Inks $55M Investor Deal Over Europe Sales Claims
A group of SolarEdge Technologies Inc. investors have asked a New York federal judge to approve a $55 million preliminary settlement they reached with the company and two of its top executives, saying it would be a "highly favorable resolution" of their claims that the company misrepresented the demand for solar energy products in Europe.
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April 22, 2026
Permit Vacated For W.Va. Surface Mine Valley Fills
A West Virginia federal judge has vacated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act permit for four valley fills at an Alpha Metallurgical Resources surface coal mine, ruling that the Corps needed to independently evaluate water quality impacts after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency raised concerns.
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April 22, 2026
Insurer Escapes Covering Ga. Atty In $750K Fraud Suit
A Georgia attorney's professional liability insurer owes no coverage for an underlying suit alleging the lawyer conspired with a client to enrich themselves from a litigation funding company by claiming a fictitious suit over a canceled FEMA contract, an Atlanta federal court has ruled, finding that making misrepresentations does not constitute "professional services" under the policy.
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April 22, 2026
Travelers Says Prior Claims Bar $2.3M Habitat Loss Coverage
A Travelers unit urged a Texas federal court to find it owed no coverage for a $2.3 million judgment entered against a real estate broker over claims it negligently permitted a contractor to enter a property and destroy a wildlife habitat.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- State and international environmental regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- Coastal Zone Management Act
- Endangered Species Act
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Safe Drinking Water Act
- Toxic Substances Control Act
- Emissions regulation
- Climate change rules
- Cap-and-trade programs
- Alternative energy initiatives
- Offshore drilling regulation
- State and international legislation and regulation
- Environmental lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Environmental enforcement actions
- Criminal probes related to environmental issues
- Pollution investigations and cleanups
- TRANSACTIONS
- Energy infrastructure projects
- Renewable energy deals
- LITIGATION
- Pollution suits and toxic torts
- Land- and water-use disputes
- Environmental nuisance suits
- Insurance coverage disputes
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of environmental practices
Readership
- Environmental lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Environmental advocacy groups and lobbyists
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals