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Alaska Mine Road’s Future Hinges on Obscure National Parks Law

The future of a remote Alaska copper and cobalt trove will turn in part on whether the spirit or the letter of a 1980 federal national parks law matters most in the Interior’s Department’s ability to block access to the potential mines.

California Restaurants Stall Climate Progress Over Gas Stoves

In the fight to ratchet down climate emissions and soothe the most dangerous effects of an overheating planet, one of the most withering setbacks in recent memory wasn’t delivered by the oil industry or coal excavators, but, rather, a group of restaurants in California.

Schumer Urges FTC to ‘Pump the Brakes’ on Chevron-Hess Deal

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged the Federal Trade Commission to pause Chevron Corp.’s proposed $53 billion takeover of Hess Corp., arguing the deal would give the oil industry more power to raise gas prices.

Exxon Is Hit With $726 Million Verdict Over Benzene and Cancer

A jury in Philadelphia found Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for $725.5 million in damages due a former mechanic who claimed its petroleum products exposed him to benzene that caused his cancer, according to his lawyers.

Chevron’s EPA-Approved Waste Plastic Oil Too Risky, Court Told

Plastic-waste derived chemicals the EPA has allowed Chevron to make at a Mississippi refinery pose too great a cancer risk to people living nearby, residents’ attorneys told a federal court Friday.

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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Chevron Falls as ISS Tells Investors to Abstain on Hess Vote

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New US Grid Rules to Boost Power as AI Needs Surge

US regulators finalized rules designed to speed up building the power grid of the future, approving the biggest reforms in at least a decade to enable the energy transition, meet soaring demand and offer protection from extreme weather.

Shale ‘Fracklog’ Expands as Drillers Build Future-Output Reserve

Energy companies added to the so-called fracklog for a second straight month in the latest signal of slowing growth in US shale oil output. Shale explorers drilled more crude wells than they fracked in April, marking the first back-to-back increase in drilled-but-uncompleted projects since late 2022, according to a report from the US Energy Information Administration on Monday.

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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