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Legal Fight Brews Over Mining Road as Alaska Spars with Interior

A legal analysis of the Interior Department’s intent to block an Alaska mining road is essential before the department makes its final decision in the coming weeks, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said during a congressional hearing Wednesday.

Delaware Supreme Court Denies Bid to Appeal Climate Case Ruling

The Delaware Supreme Court won’t review a recent decision that slashes parts of the state’s climate lawsuit against BP PLC, Exxon Mobil Corp., and other companies, denying an interlocutory appeal request on Wednesday.

EPA Fights to Defend Disapproval of Kentucky State Ozone Plan

Judges pressed the EPA in arguments on Wednesday over whether the agency’s methods of weighing a Kentucky air plan were fair enough to justify denying the state program.

Red States Target Tougher Mercury Rules in Newly Launched Suit

North Dakota, West Virginia, Texas and a group of other Republican-led states are beginning the legal brawl against mercury air toxics standards in a petition for review filed on Wednesday.

Colorado Becomes First State to Restore Wetlands Protections

Colorado lawmakers passed legislation that would restore protections for the state’s wetlands and streams after the US Supreme Court removed federal safeguards for many marshes, swamps, bogs, and other waters last spring.

Rare Toads or Clean Energy? An Environmental Law Fight in Nevada

In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.

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Barclays Under Investor Pressure to Halt Financing for Fracking

A group of 24 institutional investors with a combined $1.2 trillion of assets wants Barclays Plc to stop financing fracking, and argued a recent pledge by the British bank to restrict financing for companies that focus exclusively on fossil-fuel exploration and extraction doesn’t go far enough.

California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

How a Rare Toad Species Stopped a Clean Energy Project

Climate Change Fuels Texas Boom Towns' Water Worries

Insurers Sue Their Own Clients to Dodge PFAS Claims

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Smash My Trash, Dumpster Devil Legal Fees Are Focus of Argument

A defendant pursued for years in a trade secret dispute between two trash compacting businesses—only to see all claims against him dismissed or abandoned—deserves to have his legal fees paid by someone else, an attorney argued Wednesday before the Delaware Supreme Court.

Stormy Daniels Will Return to Court in Test of Trump’s Demeanor

<-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-59a2-d4b6-a98f-fdb766260001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Stormy Daniels will return to the witness stand in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial Thursday morning, testing the ability of both the adult film star and the former president to keep their cool.