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  • September 04, 2026

    Ohio Justices Tee Up Data Center Vote In Another City

    The Ohio Supreme Court will allow the residents of Trenton, Ohio, to vote in a special election for a proposed city charter amendment that will ban the construction of data centers in the city, which is similar to a recent Ohio high court decision that set up a potential data center vote.

  • September 04, 2026

    Divided 5th Circ. Backs Toss Of Jackson Water Suit

    A split en banc Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit Jackson, Mississippi, residents filed over lead in city drinking water, with the majority holding that the residents asserted rights to uncontaminated water and accurate information from public officials that the U.S. Constitution doesn't grant.

  • September 04, 2026

    Wash. AG Opposes PacifiCorp $1.9B Sale Of State Assets

    The Washington Attorney General's Office has asked the state's Utilities and Transportation Commission to reject Pacific Power and Light Co.'s $1.9 billion sale of its Washington service area to Portland General Electric, saying the deal would raise costs and cut customers off from one of the state's clean energy sources.

  • September 04, 2026

    Judge Allows Expert Swap in Flint Water Crisis FTCA Case

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday allowed plaintiffs suing the federal government over its response to the Flint water crisis to replace a pediatric neuropsychology expert who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, while barring the replacement expert from conducting a new examination or expanding on the original expert's opinions.

  • September 04, 2026

    Ga. Landowners' Water Pollution Dispute Sent To Mediation

    Georgia property owners will mediate a dispute with land developers over claims that the developers polluted streams and a lake on their property during preparations for a solar farm, according to an order in federal court.

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