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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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February 27, 2026
Energy Transfer Secures $345M Greenpeace Judgment
A North Dakota state judge Friday entered final judgment in favor of Energy Transfer, finalizing a $345 million defamation and property damage verdict against Greenpeace in a dispute over the Dakota Access pipeline protests, according to a statement from Greenpeace.
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February 27, 2026
Exxon's Bid To Pause Tribes' Climate Suit Met With Skepticism
A Washington state judge expressed reluctance on Friday to grant Exxon and other oil giants' request to pause two tribal lawsuits alleging a decades-long campaign to downplay the harm of fossil fuels until the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on the viability of climate torts in a Colorado case.
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February 27, 2026
Defamation Litigation Roundup: Exxon, Steelers, R&B Singer
In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 highlights a decision from a Texas federal judge preserving Exxon Mobil's case against California's attorney general stemming from a fight over recycling technology, as well as a fan's suit against an NFL star.
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February 27, 2026
Trump Admin Says 9th Circ. Can't Revive Energy Orders Suit
The Trump administration has urged the Ninth Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit by youths challenging President Donald Trump's energy-related emergency orders, saying the courts can't be used to micromanage U.S. energy policy.
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February 27, 2026
Sunoco Sued Over Pipeline Leak In Philly-Area Neighborhood
Homeowners in a community north of Philadelphia are suing Energy Transfer, PBF Energy, Delta Air Lines and a host of other energy companies, alleging that their negligence allowed a pipeline to leak a "massive" amount of jet fuel that contaminated the soil, drinking water and air, destroying their properties.
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