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Environmental Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on environmental law. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation and enforcement actions related to environmental issues, as well as policy developments and corporate deals with environmental implications.
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Latest News in Environmental
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March 13, 2026
Trump Orders Restart Of Calif. Coast Oil Operations
The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday invoked the Cold War-era Defense Production Act directing Sable Offshore Corp. to restart a pipeline in Southern California that was shuttered in 2015 following a massive oil spill, drawing the ire of environmental groups that say the "defective" pipeline is too dangerous.
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March 13, 2026
AIG Policy Excludes $150M Pollution Coverage, 7th Circ. Finds
A Seventh Circuit panel on Friday ruled an AIG unit has no duty to cover $150 million in legal costs for Sterigenics and its former parent company following input from the Illinois Supreme Court on how to apply a pollution exclusion in the relevant policy.
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March 13, 2026
DuPont Can't Trim Lead Exposure Case, Judge Advises
A DuPont company and Hammond Group Inc. shouldn't be allowed to whittle down a proposed class action accusing them of exposing Indiana children to lead for decades, according to a federal magistrate judge's recommendations that rejected arguments that the plaintiffs, who say they have lead in their bones, were not injured.
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March 13, 2026
Fla. Land Use Bill Passes With Controversy Quelled In Part
On the final day of their annual regular session, Florida lawmakers passed a bill that imposes a variety of preemptions on local governments' land use review after they removed parts that threatened Miami's Urban Development Boundary but left in a provision that clears a path for a controversial project in Miami Beach.
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March 13, 2026
Colo. Recycling Law Faces Challenge From Lubricant Group
A trade group for lubricant producers has claimed in Colorado state court that the implementation of a new recycling program led to members being charged "exorbitant" and "illegal" fees by a nonprofit run entirely by its direct competitors and which represents oil and gas giants such as Chevron and Shell.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- State and international environmental regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- Coastal Zone Management Act
- Endangered Species Act
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Safe Drinking Water Act
- Toxic Substances Control Act
- Emissions regulation
- Climate change rules
- Cap-and-trade programs
- Alternative energy initiatives
- Offshore drilling regulation
- State and international legislation and regulation
- Environmental lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Environmental enforcement actions
- Criminal probes related to environmental issues
- Pollution investigations and cleanups
- TRANSACTIONS
- Energy infrastructure projects
- Renewable energy deals
- LITIGATION
- Pollution suits and toxic torts
- Land- and water-use disputes
- Environmental nuisance suits
- Insurance coverage disputes
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of environmental practices
Readership
- Environmental lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Environmental advocacy groups and lobbyists
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals