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  • September 03, 2026

    Oil Cos. Seek Quick Appeal To Nix Suit Over Heat Wave Death

    Exxon, Chevron, Shell and other oil giants say they plan to seek appellate review of a Washington judge's order refusing to dismiss a civil suit over a woman's 2021 death that alleged the defendants knew their products were intensifying extreme weather patterns but downplayed risks to maximize profit.  

  • September 03, 2026

    Judge Decries 'Gamesmanship' In Nixing EPA Waiver Moves

    A federal judge has struck an initial blow against the Trump administration and congressional Republicans' aggressive use of the Congressional Review Act to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's move to make Clean Air Act waivers for California subject to potential rescission by lawmakers.

  • September 03, 2026

    Alaska's Izembek Road Work OK'd Despite Axed Land Swap

    A federal judge has slapped down an environmental group's bid to preliminarily stop the state of Alaska and a Native village corporation from beginning construction on 2.8 miles of road adjacent to the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

  • September 03, 2026

    ISun Ch. 7 Trustee Sues Former Execs Over Self-Dealing

    The Chapter 7 trustee in the bankruptcy of solar power company iSun Inc. accused the former CEO and Chief Financial Officer of sinking the company into insolvency through self-dealing and hidden debt transactions, saying in an adversary suit their actions were reckless.

  • September 03, 2026

    Fla. Panel Revives State's Indemnity Suit In Diving Injury Case

    A Florida appellate court revived an agency's lawsuit seeking indemnification from Miami Beach in a decades-old complaint brought by a man who became a quadriplegic from a diving injury, ruling the judgment in favor of the city was premature because the underlying case hasn't concluded.

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