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  • October 21, 2026

    Feds' Latest Wind Permit Move May 'Blow Up' Permitting Deal

    The Trump administration has again asked a federal court to let it reevaluate a permit issued for a proposed offshore wind project, a move that a co-architect of U.S. Senate permitting legislation said could derail the bipartisan bill.

  • October 21, 2026

    Utah Defends Approval Process For Northern Corridor Hwy

    A Utah county and a state agency said the law that designated a Mojave Desert national conservation area didn't prohibit a highway through it, as environmental groups alleged, but rather expressly called for a "transportation route" to be identified.

  • October 21, 2026

    DHS Seeks High Court OK To Restart Big Bend Wall Project

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let the agency restart construction of the Big Bend border wall, saying the district court lacked jurisdiction to pause the project.

  • October 21, 2026

    Wind Groups Say DOD Continues To Freeze Project Reviews

    Renewable energy backers asked an Oregon federal judge to enforce an injunction that blocked the U.S. Department of Defense from suspending reviews of proposed wind energy projects, arguing it has continued to miss deadlines and maintain an unlawful freeze on project reviews.

  • October 21, 2026

    Calif. Man Sues Rivian Over Cannabis Test Firing, Wages

    A Sacramento man is suing electric vehicle maker Rivian LLC in California state court, alleging he was wrongly fired after a cannabis test despite not being impaired or otherwise using cannabis at work, and that the company has not fully paid out his wages.

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