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  • August 11, 2026

    5th Circ. Douses Biden-Era Gas Stove Efficiency Regs

    A Fifth Circuit panel castigated the U.S. Department of Energy for pushing through energy standards for stoves and cooktops while failing to follow proper rulemaking procedures, saying the rule was part of the Biden administration's attempts to "make home appliances more expensive and less useful."

  • August 11, 2026

    Crabbers Say Seafood Co. Is Part Of Dungeness Price 'Cartel'

    A proposed class of crabbers urged a California federal judge to reject an Oregon seafood company's bid to escape their lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to cap prices paid to fishermen for Dungeness crab in the Pacific Northwest.

  • August 11, 2026

    Spain Loses Bid For Stay In $156M Award Suit

    A D.C. federal judge Monday denied Spain's bid to pause efforts by a pair of European renewable energy investors to enforce a years-old confirmed $156.6 million arbitral award, instead giving the investors the green light to target Spain's assets in other U.S. jurisdictions.

  • August 11, 2026

    Renewed Gold Mining In Mojave National Preserve Halted

    A federal district court judge has halted gold mining within the Mojave National Preserve, saying the National Park Service violated a law designed to protect sensitive ecosystem by authorizing an Australian company to resume operations in the preserve based on an outdated plan without requiring compliance with current environmental regulations.

  • August 11, 2026

    Feds Say Snapper Suit Moot After Permits Were Nixed

    A lawsuit challenging expanded recreational red snapper fishing permits the National Marine Fisheries Service issued to four states is "dead in the water" now that the permits have been canceled, the U.S. Department of Commerce told a D.C. federal judge.

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