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Latest News in Environmental

  • May 14, 2026

    EPA Floats Relaxation Of Coal Plant Waste Rule

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax Biden-era rules requiring coal-run power plants to treat toxic wastewater so it doesn't seep into waterways, saying the move would reduce the cost of electricity by more than $1 billion a year.

  • May 14, 2026

    House Passes Bill To Narrow Biofuel Blending Exemption

    The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would lift summertime restrictions on the sale of higher-ethanol fuel and tighten requirements for a biofuel blending exemption for small refineries.

  • May 14, 2026

    EPA Proposes Delaying Biden-Era Vehicle Emissions Regs

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a two-year extension on Thursday for the compliance deadline for Biden-era vehicle emissions standards, saying the policy was based on an overestimation of electric vehicle demand.

  • May 14, 2026

    High Court Must End Colo. Climate Suit, Oil Cos. Say

    Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil urged the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to reverse a Colorado Supreme Court ruling allowing local communities to pursue state law tort claims for climate change damages, arguing their claims are "avowedly interstate and international in scope."

  • May 14, 2026

    Cushman & Wakefield Wants Discovery Stay For 401(k) Suit

    Commercial real estate services company Cushman & Wakefield told a Washington federal court Thursday that a proposed 401(k) class action's discovery deadlines need to be paused because of the company's pending dismissal and venue transfer motions.

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  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • State and international environmental regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Clean Air Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
  • Coastal Zone Management Act
  • Endangered Species Act
  • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
  • National Environmental Policy Act
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
  • Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Toxic Substances Control Act
  • Emissions regulation
  • Climate change rules
  • Cap-and-trade programs
  • Alternative energy initiatives
  • Offshore drilling regulation
  • State and international legislation and regulation
  • Environmental lobbying
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Environmental enforcement actions
  • Criminal probes related to environmental issues
  • Pollution investigations and cleanups
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Energy infrastructure projects
  • Renewable energy deals
  • LITIGATION
  • Pollution suits and toxic torts
  • Land- and water-use disputes
  • Environmental nuisance suits
  • Insurance coverage disputes
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of environmental practices

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  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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