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  • July 29, 2026

    Allied Gold's $4B Zijin Sale Collapses Over Timing Hurdles

    Canadian gold producer Allied Gold said Wednesday that its roughly $4 billion planned sale to China's Zijin Gold International has been terminated, citing "no reasonable likelihood" of closing the deal by its drop-dead date. 

  • July 29, 2026

    Calif. Tribes, Enviros Challenge Mojave Groundwater Project

    California tribes and environmental groups are challenging a decision by the federal government to approve a plan to revive a once defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport groundwater beneath the Mojave Desert, arguing that the "ill-conceived water-extraction scheme" will damage ecosystems that are part of sacred Indigenous cultural resources.

  • July 29, 2026

    River Polluter's Owner Gets 10 Months For Unpaid Taxes

    The owner of a chemical processing company was sentenced to 10 months in prison for failing to pay federal taxes, according to court filings, after his company pled guilty in the same case to polluting a North Carolina river.

  • July 29, 2026

    Mass. Judge Says Roundup Suit May Survive Justices' Ruling

    A suit against Monsanto over the alleged cancer risks of the weedkiller Roundup may still be heading for trial after a Massachusetts federal judge said Wednesday that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring certain claims against the company doesn't necessarily doom the case.

  • July 29, 2026

    Texas Ties Sway Transfer Ruling In SpaceX Land-Swap Fight

    A D.C. federal judge has allowed SpaceX and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to shift a dispute over their planned land swap to Texas, finding most significant aspects of the case are tied to the Lone Star State.

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