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Latest News in Environmental

  • July 31, 2026

    Amazon Misled Buyers On Seafood Sustainability, Suit Claims

    Shoppers accused Amazon on Friday of overstating the sustainability of seafood sold under its Whole Foods Market brand and others, claiming in a proposed class action that the company uses "unqualified, unsupported, and at times untrue environmental and ecological representations" to trick buyers into paying more for the products.

  • July 31, 2026

    Conn., Developer Settle Suit Over Alleged Harm To Public Land

    Connecticut and its environmental protection agency have settled a state lawsuit against a developer they accused of destroying public lands by removing several acres of trees and vegetation to install a basketball court, a three-car garage and guesthouse.

  • July 31, 2026

    Enviro Groups Say FWS Habitat Rule Favors Economics

    Environmental organizations are accusing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of surrendering its own authority to balance environmental impacts with economics in a recent rule change that gives more weight to financial concerns when assessing sensitive habitats.

  • July 31, 2026

    DC Circ. Backs FERC's Revised Grid Hookup Policy

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday endorsed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's revised policy for hooking up new power projects to the grid, saying the agency clearly acted within its authority to address growing interconnection backlogs.

  • July 31, 2026

    Teck Asks Justices To Ax Wash. Tribal Cultural Loss Claims

    A Canadian mining company is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling that revived Washington tribes' natural resource damages claims for alleged pollution of the Columbia River, arguing the appellate court upended an environmental cleanup statute's tradeoff between broad liability and limited remedies.

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