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  • October 03, 2026

    Up First At High Court: Climate Torts & Munitions Disposal

    The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its new term on Monday, when the justices consider whether state courts have the authority to hear climate change lawsuits that seek to hold fossil fuel companies liable for local damages caused by greenhouse-gas emissions and whether federal courts can hear constitutional challenges to veterans benefits laws.

  • October 02, 2026

    PACCAR Can't Nix Drivers' Faulty Diesel Engine Warranty Suit

    A Washington federal judge ordered PACCAR Inc. to face a proposed class action alleging it sold faulty diesel engines, rejecting its Clean Air Act preemption defense and ruling that the suit plausibly pleads claims that the alleged defects breached the engine warranty. 

  • October 02, 2026

    Texas Judge Blocks Border Wall Construction In Big Bend

    A Texas federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall in the Big Bend region, siding with conservationists and advocates who claim the federal government unconstitutionally repealed environmental laws to fast-track the construction.

  • October 02, 2026

    NJ County Files Latest Climate Risk Suit Against Big Oil

    ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron and others owe hundreds of millions of dollars for environmental disasters caused by fossil fuels, a New Jersey county claimed in the latest suit accusing the oil giants of concealing the climate change risks purportedly posed by their operations.

  • October 02, 2026

    AGs, Enviros Sue Over Rollback Of Biden-Era Fuel Standards

    The Trump administration was hit with multiple suits by a coalition of 27 attorneys general and environmental groups Friday challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's recent decision to roll back Biden-era fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks.

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  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
  • Coastal Zone Management Act
  • Endangered Species Act
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