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ConocoPhillips Asks Appeals Panel to Keep Oil Well Data Secret

ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. on Monday argued for the right to keep exploratory oil and gas well data confidential in a legal dispute with the state of Alaska over whether federal or state law applies to sensitive information about oil wells.

EPA Warns Hostile Nations Are Planning Attacks on Water Systems

The EPA warned on Monday that cyberattacks against drinking water systems are on the rise, and that hostile nations may have already embedded the ability to disable systems in the future.

Army Corps Faces Pressure Over Pricey Oregon Hydropower Dams

Public power utilities, wildlife advocates, tribes, and local elected officials are among the diverse groups lobbying Congress to end hydropower production at eight dams the Army Corps of Engineers operates in the Willamette River Basin.

US Regulator to Issue Carbon-Credits Rulebook Within Months

The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13358Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-9a57-de3b-adcf-daf70a150000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">US Commodity Futures Trading Commission expects to finalize its guidance for carbon credits within the next six months, as it pursues a broader crackdown of fraud and manipulation in the embattled market.

Maryland Judge Denies Oil Industry Bid to Quash Climate Cases

Two Maryland climate deception cases will continue to proceed toward the discovery process, according to a ruling that denies energy industry requests to have the cases tossed.

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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Golden Pass LNG Contractor Files for Bankruptcy, Adding Risk

The lead contractor for the Golden Pass liquefied natural gas project co-owned by <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1466737D%20QD%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-9c22-de3b-adcf-dea3a29e0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">QatarEnergy LNG and Exxon Mobil Corp. filed for bankruptcy, adding to the woes of the Texas project already facing potential delays.

State Treasurers Urge Investors to Oppose Exxon Directors

Treasurers from seven US states want investment firms, including BlackRock Inc., to vote against <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/XOM%20US%20Equity/ESG","_id":"0000018f-9c22-de3b-adcf-dea3affe0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-9c22-de3b-adcf-dea3affe0001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Darren Woods at the company’s annual shareholder meeting next week.

EDF Warns of Huge Contract Losses If Convicted in Paris Case

Electricite de France SA legal team warned at a Paris trial that the utility could end up losing “huge contracts” abroad if convicted in a case over accusations it favored several consultants by awarding them advisory deals without putting them up for tender.

TotalEnergies Hit by Criminal Complaint Over Climate Turmoil

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-9b9c-de3b-adcf-dbbf47160000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">TotalEnergies SE’s bosses were hit by a criminal complaint from climate change activists over their alleged role in disasters sparked by global warming.

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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