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  • May 08, 2026

    Pa. Monastery Conversion Co. Allegedly Skirted Sewer Rules

    A Pittsburgh developer converting a former monastery and school into apartments kept the original sewer connection and failed to turn over information and fees to the local sewer authority, the authority said in a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court.

  • May 08, 2026

    Canceled Solar Grants Suit In Wrong Court, Wash. Judge Hints

    A Washington federal judge on Friday hinted that she lacks jurisdiction over a multistate challenge to the federal government's cancellation of a solar energy project grant program, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent indicating that a bid to reinstate the funding would belong in the Court of Federal Claims.

  • May 08, 2026

    Oil Groups Say Offshore Drilling Exemption Moots Lawsuit

    Chevron and offshore industry groups have told a federal judge that the recent exemption of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activities from Endangered Species Act requirements moots a lawsuit challenging federal evaluations of offshore drilling's effects on endangered species.

  • May 08, 2026

    Lummi Nation Seeks To Block Telecom Digging At Burial Sites

    The Lummi Nation is asking a Washington district court for an order that would block a telephone company from continuing to construct a broadband project at a site where Indigenous remains have been unearthed, arguing that they have not been allowed to assess the damage or properly rebury their ancestors.

  • May 08, 2026

    Clarity Sought On Energy Tax Credits And Foreign Debt

    The IRS should issue more guidance on what kind of debt arrangements can limit a development project's access to clean energy tax credits under new prohibited foreign entity requirements as uncertainty over financial liability and ownership becomes a major market concern, practitioners said Friday.

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