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  • June 18, 2026

    Enviro Groups Say Feds Skirted Review For Gulf Oil Leases

    A group of environmental organizations has sued the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for issuing oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the agency failed to review how the proposed explorations would influence the environment and endangered species.

  • June 18, 2026

    Judge Extends Block On Wis. Tribe Nonmember Fishing Ban

    A Wisconsin judge says the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians' decision to block nonmember fishing in 19 lakes within its reservation goes against a status quo held for generations, and allowing a last-minute disruption will confuse the public during this year's fishing season.

  • June 18, 2026

    FERC Orders Revisions Of Data Center Grid Access Policies

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday directed regional grid operators to craft their own policies that speed up the connection of data centers and other large facilities to the grid, eschewing a nationally applicable rule advocated by the U.S. Department of Energy.

  • June 18, 2026

    Split 9th Circ. Says Feds Must Follow ESA In Water Project

    A federal regulator must comply with the Endangered Species Act as it operates a water management initiative in southern Oregon and northern California, the Ninth Circuit ruled, without adjudicating particular usage rights among irrigators, tribes and others.

  • June 18, 2026

    Feds Must Still Restore 'Truthful History' In Parks Amid Appeal

    The Trump administration cannot delay restoring information about climate change, slavery and Indigenous history to National Park Service sites by the nation's 250th anniversary while it pursues an appeal, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled on Thursday.

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