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  • February 17, 2026

    Colo. Utility Advocates Dispute Energy Financing Program

    The Colorado Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate, or UCA, claimed in Colorado state court Friday that a recent decision to approve a tariffed on-bill financing program to help customers purchase energy efficiency upgrades violates state law.

  • February 17, 2026

    SPAC Sponsor Execs Kept $29M Biz Breakup Fee, Suit Says

    A blank check company sponsor linked to energy giant Nabors Industries is facing investor allegations that its brass unfairly laid claim to a $29 million settlement sum despite missing a deadline to merge with another company.

  • February 17, 2026

    Pa. Quarry Can't Shut Down Norfolk Southern's Sinkhole Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has allowed the bulk of Norfolk Southern's lawsuit against a Philadelphia-area quarry to proceed, finding the rail carrier plausibly alleged that negligence on the quarry's part led to sinkholes that derailed a trail and cost more than $2.1 million to repair.

  • February 17, 2026

    States Say FEMA Ignoring Disaster Mitigation Funding Order

    Two months after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of a federal disaster mitigation program was illegal, the government has not shown any signs of restoring it, a coalition of states said Tuesday.

  • February 17, 2026

    Coal Exec 'Had No Ability' To OK Paying Bribes, Jury Told

    A former coal executive's defense in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case could hinge on whether a jury believes a law professor's opinion that the Al Nasr Co. for Coke and Chemicals was officially owned by the Egyptian government and whether the executive "authorized" payments allegedly used to bribe Al Nasr officials, according to closing arguments in a federal trial Tuesday.

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