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  • August 12, 2026

    11th Circ. Backs EPA, Fertilizer Co. In 'Radioactive' Road Case

    The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday rejected an environmental group's challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision allowing the construction of a private road with a radioactive byproduct from fertilizer production, finding EPA regulations don't categorically bar such use.

  • August 12, 2026

    UMich Law Professor's Pro Bono Work Not FOIA Fodder

    The University of Michigan doesn't have to turn over the emails a law professor sent as part of her environmental pro bono work in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, after Michigan state court ruled that the emails don't count as public records under the law.

  • August 12, 2026

    Wash. County Wants Out Of Burial Site Development Suit

    Whatcom County, Washington, has asked a federal court to dismiss the sole claim against it in a lawsuit from the Lummi Nation over broadband construction that allegedly disturbed ancestral remains, arguing that the county cannot be held liable for how it reviewed permits for the projects.

  • August 12, 2026

    1st Circ. Urged Not To Revive Puerto Rico Climate RICO Suit

    Fossil fuel companies have urged the First Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a racketeering and antitrust lawsuit from several Puerto Rico municipalities claiming the companies misrepresented the climate dangers of fossil fuel products in causing a pair of hurricanes.

  • August 12, 2026

    Insurer Says Property Owner's Hail Claim Lacks Proof

    An insurer says a property owner's request that a Tennessee federal court declare that its building was damaged in a "significant weather event" improperly asks the court to rule on competing expert opinions on the storm's severity, rather than any legal claims in the $10 million coverage dispute.

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