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Biden-Backed Factories Vie for Clean Power From Strained Grid

While accelerating energy demand from artificial intelligence and data centers has grabbed policymakers’ attention, factories big and small are also confronting big hurdles in getting access to a supply of power.

EV Makers Win Two-Year Reprieve to Qualify for US Tax Credits

The Biden administration gave carmakers a partial reprieve in finalizing electric-vehicle tax credit rules intended to loosen China’s grip on battery materials crucial to the car industry’s future.

Gas Stove Air Pollution Hits Poorest the Hardest, Study Finds

Cooking with gas poses a health risk, but new research shows that risk isn’t evenly distributed.

Massachusetts Sues Quarry Over Discharges Into Hoosic River

Massachusetts claims Specialty Minerals Inc. violated various state and federal environmental laws when it released cloudy white wastewater into the Hoosic River.

Army Corps Defeats San Juan Harbor Construction Project Appeal

The US Army Corps of Engineers can start a construction project in Puerto Rico’s San Juan Harbor, beating a second challenge from environmentalists who said federal agencies failed to properly assess environmental impacts, the D.C. Circuit ruled.

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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Prosecutors Seek More Information on Attack, AFP Says

French prosecutors asked survivors and families of victims of a jihadist attack in Mozambique three years ago for more information before a decision on whether to start an investigation into their claims against <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-4f43-d4b6-a98f-ff7760cd0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">TotalEnergies SE of involuntary manslaughter, Agence France-Presse <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SD2T0V073NCW","_id":"0000018f-4f43-d4b6-a98f-ff7760cd0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">reported.

Battery Developer Backed by Paulson, Gates Files for Bankruptcy

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/9474377Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-4edf-d4b6-a98f-ffff94660000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Ambri Inc., which has been trying to build an industrial-scale battery for 14 years, filed for bankruptcy after it ran through all the cash it had received from investors, including firms tied to Microsoft Corp. co-founder <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-4edf-d4b6-a98f-ffff94660001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Bill Gates and hedge fund billionaire John Paulson.

Willkie Expands to Dallas With Three Haynes and Boone Partners

Willkie Farr & Gallagher is launching a Dallas office, a decade after Willkie announced the opening of its Houston office. The two offices together will focus on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and transactional work, both in the energy sector and beyond, the firm said.

Faegre Drinker Brings on Partner Thomas Duncan in Philadelphia

Thomas Duncan has joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in the government and regulatory practice in Philadelphia, the firm said Monday. Duncan represents clients in environmental and energy transactional matters, regulatory counseling, and environmental litigation before state and federal courts and administrative tribunals, according to Faegre Drinker.

GIP, CPPIB to Buy US Utility Owner Allete for $3.9 Billion

Global Infrastructure Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board agreed to acquire <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/ALE%20US%20Equity/CN%20BN","_id":"0000018f-4e43-d4b6-a98f-ff7710930001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Allete Inc., a Minnesota-based utility owner, for about $3.9 billion.

Richest NJ ZIP Code Fights Plan for Low-Cost Homes on Toxic Dump

Millburn Township, whose largest community is Short Hills, may be forced to build on the dump after a state court ruled last month that it will decide where the development will go. The town had agreed to build on the polluted site three years ago, only to backtrack.

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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Ex-Trump Controller Says Cohen Was Repaid From Personal Account

Donald Trump used a personal bank account to repay most of the money he owed to a former lawyer who bought the silence of adult film star <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-4f3a-d4b6-a98f-ff3f595b0001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election, a former <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/3603126Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-4f3a-d4b6-a98f-ff3f595b0002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Trump Organization finance official told a New York court.