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  • November 02, 2026

    Vistra Closes $4B Cogentrix Deal, With DOJ Approval

    Vistra Corp. closed its acquisition of Cogentrix Energy and its 10 natural gas-powered electricity plants on Friday, the same day the U.S. Department of Justice said it was mollified by the company's plan to divest one Cogentrix plant in Maine and another one in the state already owned by Vistra.

  • November 02, 2026

    Tax Court Denies IRS Bid To Revisit Easement Case Ruling

    The U.S. Tax Court said Monday it won't reconsider a September opinion finding a partnership's petition was filed late because of circumstances beyond its control, saying the court has already addressed the IRS' arguments that it improperly excused the lateness of the conservation easement suit.

  • November 02, 2026

    DC Circ. Questions Lack Of Carbon Plan For Gas Terminal

    Judges on the D.C. Circuit on Monday pressed attorneys for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the company behind a natural gas export terminal and pipeline in South Texas on why they walked away from a connected proposal for carbon sequestration near the project without explanation.

  • November 02, 2026

    XAI Fails To Dodge Miss. NAACP Pollution Suit

    A Mississippi federal judge denied X.AI Corp.'s bid to dismiss an NAACP citizen suit alleging that the company has unlawfully installed and operated dozens of polluting natural gas-fired turbines to power its Colossus 2 data center.

  • November 02, 2026

    East Palestine Cos. Say Norfolk Can't Rehash Derailment Fault

    Norfolk Southern already tried to shift the blame for the 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and lost in a jury trial over apportioning a $600 million settlement, so the railroad should not be able to try the same defense in a lawsuit brought by businesses who opted out of the deal, the businesses have told an Ohio federal court.

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