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• February 25, 2026

  EPA's Cancellation Of Solar Program Is Illegal, States Say

  A coalition of states has urged a Washington federal court to bar the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from clawing back roughly $3 billion in federal funding for solar energy projects, arguing it can't rescind funds already obligated.

• February 25, 2026

  9th Circ. Upends $8M Asbestos Verdict Against BNSF

  The Ninth Circuit has ruled that BNSF Railway Co. cannot be held strictly liable under Montana law for transporting asbestos-containing vermiculite and letting vermiculite dust collect on tracks and its railyard, upending the $8 million jury verdict awarded to the estates of two former Libby, Montana, residents who developed mesothelioma.

• February 25, 2026

  BP Says Wash. 'Odors' Suit Smells No Better 2nd Time Around

  BP Products North America Inc. again urged a Seattle federal judge to reject a putative class action over fumes from the petroleum company's Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine, Washington, arguing the two named plaintiffs are poor representatives of the proposed class.

• February 25, 2026

  BLM Nom Faces Sen. Committee Heat Over Public Lands Stance

  President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday faced tough questions from a Senate energy panel over prior comments he made that advocated for selling off large swaths of public lands.

• February 25, 2026

  Enbridge Cites 'Painful' Risk In Bid To Delay Line Shutdown

  Enbridge Energy LP insists that a Wisconsin federal court has the authority to pause a looming shutdown of a portion of its Line 5 pipeline, telling a judge that keeping the crude oil and natural gas liquids line running amid an appeal would prevent "painful, irreparable harm" to consumers, workers and energy markets in the U.S. and Canada.

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