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  • May 12, 2026

    DC Circ. Asked To Review EPA Incinerator Standards

    Environmental groups and a waste industry trade association asked the D.C. Circuit to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's March update to 20-year-old emissions standards for municipal waste incinerators.

  • May 12, 2026

    Race, ADHD Claims Led To Firing, Ex-Oil Co. Staffer Tells Jury

    A former employee for oil and gas company Apache Corp. told a Houston jury in Texas federal court Tuesday that she was fired after her requests for disability accommodations and race-related complaints were not resolved, while the energy company says her performance issues were to blame.

  • May 12, 2026

    Conn. Justices Order New Look At $17M Rate Dispute

    The Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit by Eversource Energy against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority over $17 million in infrastructure improvements, saying the parties must resolve ambiguities in the settlement agreement before proceeding.

  • May 12, 2026

    Feds Tell 9th Circ. They Have Last Word On Pipeline Restart

    A federal pipeline regulator told the Ninth Circuit on Monday it reasonably asserted jurisdiction over an oil pipeline system near Santa Barbara, California, and approved a Texas company's restart plan, saying challenges brought by California and environmental groups are unfounded.

  • May 12, 2026

    NextEra Cuts $9.5M Deal In Nuclear Power Wage-Fixing Case

    NextEra Energy has agreed to shell out $9.5 million to put to rest proposed class action allegations it conspired with other nuclear energy producers to fix wages, according to a notice filed Tuesday in Maryland federal court.

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