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GM agrees to cleanup
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray announced on Wednesday that he has reached two settlements totaling $12 million with the former General Motors Corp. over alleged environmental violations. -
Cooper still weighing TVA appeal, gets extension
Cooper WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper has been given extra time to decide if he wants to give the U.S. Supreme Court another environmental public nuisance lawsuit to think about. -
U.S. SC will consider states' global warming lawsuit
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to hear the appeal of power companies in a global warming lawsuit being watched by the Obama administration. -
Dumping cases result in $2.2M
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Tuesday that her office has secured more than $2.2 million from two lawsuits against companies that allegedly dumped waste at construction debris sites. -
States, feds reach $270M settlement
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Wednesday that she is part of a $270 million multi-state and federal bankruptcy settlement with a company that allegedly contaminated a site in Hanover, Mass. -
AG Abbott, Republican SC justices hold on to offices in Texas
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Democrats failed to unseat Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott or three justices on the state Supreme Court. -
N.C. AG mulling future of emissions lawsuit
Cooper WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - After being shot down by a federal appeals court, the future of a public nuisance lawsuit filed by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper against an energy provider is uncertain. -
EPA wants judge to deny surface mining injunction
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged a federal judge last week to turn down a request from the National Mining Association for a preliminary injunction. -
UVa wants Cuccinelli's probe stayed
Cuccinelli CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Legal Newsline) - The University of Virginia has filed its responses to the latest civil investigative demand issued by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the matter of climate research by a former university professor. -
Fourteen states are a part of GM settlement
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The United States Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it, 14 states and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe have agreed to a $773 million settlement with Chapter 11 debtor Motors Liquidation Company. -
Environmental groups come to EPA's defense
Obama CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A coalition of regional environmental groups on Wednesday filed a motion to intervene in defense of the Obama administration's crackdown on mountaintop removal mining. -
Van Hollen files environmental lawsuit
Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit to ensure continued environmental cleanup work at Wisconsin's Lower Fox River and Green Bay Site. -
W.Va. sues Obama's EPA over mine regulations
Manchin CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday the State is filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its attempts to curb mountaintop coal removal in West Virginia. -
Texas AG has more problems with feds
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Thursday filed a legal challenge against the U.S. Department of Education in an effort to secure $830 million in federal education funds for Texas schools, teachers and students. -
Obama backs Blumenthal's campaign, fights him in court
Obama STAMFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Opposing his view on how to regulate greenhouse gas emissions didn't stop President Barack Obama from supporting Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal at a fundraiser Thursday. -
Cuccinelli's subpoena of global warming prof's records stopped
Cuccinelli CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Legal Newsline) - An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge has quashed a subpoena issued by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli seeking documents related to the work of a climate scientist. -
Obama sides against states over global warming enforcement
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama's administration apparently agrees with a recent federal appeals court's decision that said lawsuits are not the proper way to regulate air quality. -
Ruling on global warming professor coming
Cuccinelli CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A ruling is expected in a week on a demand by Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli that the University of Virginia release research records of a well-known climate change researcher, according to The New York Times. -
Ill. AG brings long battle against landfill to a close
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - After a long-running battle over the cleanup of the Hillside Landfill, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Wednesday that a settlement has been crafted that will finally solve the dispute. -
Texas sues feds over offshore drilling ban
Abbott HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sued President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday over its new deepwater offshore drilling moratorium.