Vermont’s first-in-the-nation law to make fossil fuel companies foot the bill for climate change damage is almost sure to spur lawsuits—but probably not for a while, according to an attorney and lobbyist who helped steer the policy.
The EPA hasn’t justified rescinding a Trump-era rule curbing states’ veto power over polluting pipelines and other infrastructure projects, eleven states led by Louisiana claimed in a summary judgment motion.
Extreme weather events that strike with increasing frequency — from record heat waves to floods and damaging storms — are making it harder for electric systems to plan for the future, according to the head of California’s grid operator.
Power companies in separate lawsuits are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule revising wastewater discharge guidelines for steam electric power plants, including those that use coal, saying it’s unlawful.
Fifty-one Trump-era oil and gas leases in southern Utah were affirmed by the Interior Department Thursday after it finished a new environmental review under a settlement agreement with environmental groups.
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.
Two environmental groups that had sued the SEC over its corporate emissions disclosure rules arguing they did not go far enough told the Eighth Circuit Friday evening they are dropping their cases.
Vermont’s first-in-the-nation law to make fossil fuel companies foot the bill for climate change damage is almost sure to spur lawsuits—but probably not for a while, according to an attorney and lobbyist who helped steer the policy.
The US Army Corps of Engineers allowed a renewable diesel fuel refinery project in Oregon to bypass federal review despite its environmental risks, conservation groups claimed in a lawsuit.
Power companies in separate lawsuits are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule revising wastewater discharge guidelines for steam electric power plants, including those that use coal, saying it’s unlawful.
Fifty-one Trump-era oil and gas leases in southern Utah were affirmed by the Interior Department Thursday after it finished a new environmental review under a settlement agreement with environmental groups.
Germany’s second largest coal miner is likely to receive in the region of €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in compensation for the shutdown of its fossil operations, with the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0629846D%20BB%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-cfa1-d495-a5cf-efbb08770002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">European Commission set to heavily cut down on agreed state aid, according to people familiar with the matter.
A Wisconsin gas company can seek insurance coverage from a
The National Marine Fisheries Service has shirked its responsibility to manage Alaskan salmon and left it to the state, which “has destabilized the fishery,” commercial fishing groups claimed in a new lawsuit.
Extreme weather events that strike with increasing frequency — from record heat waves to floods and damaging storms — are making it harder for electric systems to plan for the future, according to the head of California’s grid operator.
The Treasury Department and IRS Friday issued new guidance on the Clean Fuel Production tax credit, laying out that a taxpayer must be registered as a producer of clean fuel at the time of production to be eligible for the credit.
An $8 million settlement to resolve a class action over Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s data breach that impacted roughly 461,100 people is going to receive an early nod from a federal district court.
A day after being convicted of 34 felony counts,
A coalition of Republican senators has vowed not to support any of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, effectively blocking the appointment of new district judges in Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, and other states six months before Election Day.
Columbia University is using lawyers from Manhattan’s Debevoise & Plimpton to investigate student misconduct complaints stemming from recent pro-Palestine protests on campus.
Wood-pellet maker Enviva Inc. can’t keep Vinson & Elkins LLP as its bankruptcy counsel because the firm also represents the company’s largest equity holder, a bankruptcy judge ruled.
Aubyn Krulish and Bill Ojile have joined Snell & Wilmer’s Denver office as partners, the firm said Friday.
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