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  • May 01, 2026

    Sioux Tribes Fight Black Hills Mining Plan Over Sacred Land

    Nine Sioux Nations are asking a South Dakota federal court to block the approval of exploratory drilling in the Black Hills National Forest, saying the federal government didn't consider the potential effects the project will have on a sacred Indigenous worship site that contains hundreds of cultural properties.

  • May 01, 2026

    1st Circ. Lets NH Emissions Program End During Appeal

    The First Circuit allowed New Hampshire to continue the repeal of its motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program after a federal district judge preliminarily blocked the state from doing so, finding the state will likely prevail on appeal.

  • May 01, 2026

    Mass. Residents Sue Over Data Center's Expansion

    A group of Lowell, Massachusetts residents has accused the state's Department of Environmental Protection of wrongfully approving "a flawed air quality plan" for the expansion of a 14-acre, 352,000-square-foot data center that's allegedly been polluting their community.

  • May 01, 2026

    NC Statehouse Catch-Up: Data Centers, AI, School Funding

    North Carolina lawmakers are several weeks into their 2026 "short session," and already they are taking big, multi-bill swings at data centers, public-facing energy costs and artificial intelligence. They also seek to make entertainment ticket pricing more transparent and raise the state's minimum wage for the first time in nearly two decades.

  • May 01, 2026

    Exxon, Widow End Suit Over Cancer Death Linked To Benzene

    The widow of a former gas station and industrial worker on Friday dropped her suit alleging ExxonMobil Corp.'s benzene-containing products caused her late husband's fatal cancer, according to a joint motion.

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  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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  • Endangered Species Act
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  • Insurance coverage disputes
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