State green banks are expecting a historic influx of billions in federal dollars that is poised to scale up clean energy lending across the country and supercharge public-private climate partnerships.
Oil companies drilling offshore in the Gulf of Mexico will have to set more money aside to ensure their drilling platforms and rigs are properly cleaned up as the costs of decommissioning decades-old infrastructure rise under a new rule finalized Monday.
Revised wastewater testing methods required by the EPA under the Clean Water Act are being finalized this week, according to a Federal Register pre-publication notice issued Monday.
Vermont’s allegations that the
Construction workers, firefighters, and people doing their own home maintenance face the greatest potential exposure to asbestos that’s still in buildings resulting in greater than average risk of lung disease and various cancers, according to a draft analysis the EPA released Monday.
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.
US states and municipalities face a daunting challenge — and added costs — girding against weather that’s becoming more extreme. Now a niche market is springing up for investors who are looking to target their dollars toward projects aimed at mitigating those risks.
The US made a huge <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"S7TDC5DWRGG0","_id":"0000018e-e828-d583-afbf-eafc72530000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">technological leap forward this year with the launch of the world’s first plant that makes sustainable jet fuel from ethanol — but it’s Brazilian farmers, not American ones, who’ll initially reap the benefits.
A Colorado ski resort missed its deadline to assert water rights for using a nearby creek for snowmaking, a federal judge ruled, dismissing the resort’s complaint.
The long-awaited final rule reduces the permissible exposure limit of breathable crystalline silica for miners and puts in place stronger exposure monitoring and control requirements for coal and metal and non-metal mines.
A deal with the Environmental Protection Agency to make a final decision on the sufficiency of a state-submitted clean air plan for major portions of Los Angeles and other southern California counties was approved by a federal judge.
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Federal agencies and officials were dismissed from a lawsuit challenging the expansion of Interstate 35 in Texas over its alleged effects on marginalized communities.
Surging price tags to build US offshore wind projects have been driven by swollen borrowing costs, the head of
The US Supreme Court voiced concern about a criminal charge levied against hundreds of Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, as the justices weighed a case that could affect the election-interference prosecution of former President
Former bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and Jackson Walker LLP are likely to be hit with another lawsuit related to the previously undisclosed romantic relationship between Jones and a onetime Jackson Walker attorney.
Carly E. Ginley has joined McGuireWoods as a partner with the securities and capital markets team in Charlotte, N.C., the firm said Tuesday.
Gregor Strojin has joined the Deloitte Legal Network as a local partner in Slovenia, according to a Tuesday news release.
The Justice Department may file an antitrust complaint as soon as next month aimed at forcing
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